Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-20

special program for the benefit of
the day nursery will be given at the
Princess theatre Wednesday afternoon
and evening, Jan. 90
There will be a matinee at the Audi
forum Saturday afternoon, Dec %, at
2.30 o'clock when "Freckles," drama
tizaton of Gene Stratton- Porters much
read book, will be given.
The dates for the remaining entertain
ments in the Union course are: Jan. 10,
Benjamin Chaplin i'm a Lincoln mono
logue; Feb. 10. the Schubert male quar-
tet and reader; Feb. 25, stereopticon lee
ture on Fields and Fjords of Norway"
by Prof. b. II. Baumgardt.
BY agreement of attorneys the case
of the state of Vermont and Capt. w.
o. Cooley of Co. I, First Vermont reg
iment against Albert C. Buzby. late
sergeant of the company. for the alleged
conversion of a shirt. will be heard next
Monday in the municipal court.
Christmas exercises were held this
morning in the free kindergarten A
Christmas tree with gifts for each child,
was furnished by the Womans club and
friends. Osmer Fits appeared in the
role of Santa Claus. The kindergarten
Will reopen Tuesday, Dec. 81, after
weeks vacation.
The company appearing at the Audi
forum Saturday Dec 2S, matinee and
night in "Freckles" is the identical
No. company now filling long
engagement in New York city. CLOSING
there tomorrow night and starting Mon
day on a tour over the Fox Eaton cir
cult. The New York newspapers speak
very complimentary of "Freckles.'
Frank II. Foster, So, for 30 years a
prominent attorney in Topeka, Kansas,
lodi 4
ball academy and of the law department
of the University of Michigan. He had
served as one of the police commission
ers in Topeka. He leaves his wife,
whose maiden name was Harriet B.
Franks, a brother, Willis C. Foster of
Walpole, two sisters, Velma Foster OF
Brattleboro and Florence Foster OF
Washington. ID. c. Mr.. Foster was a
native of Walpole, N. H.
The Association of Embalming Col
leges held it's annual meeting in Phila-
delphia recently. and following the GUS
tom of the last five years each institu-
ton granted to one of its graduates.
who has demonstrated exceptional ability
in the profession, an honorary degree.
William H. Bond, of Bond & Son, I'M
dertakers, of this town received from
the Eckels college of Philadelphia the
degree of Doctor of Sanitary Science
England to receive this honor Mr.. Bond
has been contributor to the Casket,
Sunnyside. the Embalmers' monthly
magazine and other trade and profess
sional journals. About IS months ago he
was awarded the Clark medal for his
article in the Undertaken on Creation
VS.. Competition"
The Baptist Bible school will observe
Christmas much as in former years.
Next Sunday the opening service at IL
o'clock will introduce the little folk in
have been in training a few weeks. In
the afternoon the children will sing at
the Home for the Aged, assisting DR..
Cow in the service. On Monday at $50
the beginners and the primary classes
VIII have supper at the church; at 6
the older classes, including those of
high school age, will be served supper
in the social rooms. At T. or as
soon as possible thereafter, these class
es and delegations from all other classes
in the school will gather in their Bible
school rooms and bring their gifts for
the less favored ones of the town These
gifts will be distributed by the committee
Tuesday morning. On Christmas morn
ing the superintendent will accompany
the children's choir to the Memorial
hospital and the town home on Bonny-
vale road where they will gladden. the
hearts of the shut-ins with their bright
faces and Christmas songs.
The law firm of Chase G. Daley will
be dissolved by mutual consent Jan. l.
This is step that has long been con-
templated by Charles S. Chase and Will
liam r. Daley, the members of the firm.
and for the present they Will occupy
the offices they now occupy in Crosby
block and business that has been start
hp fur Aarc
ship will be continued. Mr.. Daley came
here from Bennington April l, 1907, and
the Chase az Daley office was opened
Mr.. Chase coming here from Whiting
ham Oct. ! the same year. and from
that time they have continued together.
When the partnership was formed IL
was with the understanding between the
two attorneys that when Harrie B.
Chase, son of Mr.. Chase, was admitted
to the bar he would enter into a part
nership with his father and that under
standing was agreeable to both During
the years that the two men have con-
Quoted the business there have been the
most cordial relations between them and
1t is because of no personal differences
that the change is about to be made.
The meeting of the Brattleboro Wo-
mans club on Wednesday evening, in
the Congregational church. was open to
the public Miss Bee Mayes, Pe-ahm-e-
squeet, a young Indian woman of the
Chippewa tribe, was introduced by Mrs
John c. Dewitt, president Of the club
Miss Mayes wore her native costume of
buckskin, with fringe and bead decora-
tons and beaded head band Her mu-
steal voice and expressive gestures, with
her own intense feeling for her subject
made her talk of great interest to her
listeners She told about her life as a
child. spent with the tribe, the training
of boys and girls for endurance the
great love of her people for music. ex-
pressed in songs for all occasions, their
knowledge of everything in the natural
world. and the duties of each member OF
a family. She related several of the in
teresting Indian legends and illustrated
the music by singing the songs and
playing the melodies upon her harp, the
instrument which seems to her best
adapted to the Interpretation of Indian
music and which her people call ''the
singing bow" Miss Mayes is completing
her musical studies in the New England
Conservatory of Music, after graduating
from the government school at Law
renee. Kans,
After reporting to the court that they
could not agree on a verdict IN the suit
of Herbert ]. Clark of West Brattle-
boro against William Petrie of Guilford
Monday afternoon the jury OF Ave men
were sent back to consider the case
longer. and within 10 minutes they came