Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-22

church will have their annual Thanks
giving food sale in the chapel Tuesday,
beginning at noon.
The knights Of Columbus gave party
and dance in their rooms Wednesday |
evening. There was a good attendance
and the evening was very enjoyable.
David T. Perry has about completed
the new cement bridge on the Brook
road. known the Hertzberg bridge. He
began the work about four weeks ago
and the cement work is all done and
the surface has been graveled, all that
is now lacking being an iron railing
Joseph Fisher lost part of the thumb
and third finger of his left hand Mon
day afternoon while at work in Felch
& Piers chair shop He was running
rp-saw and in some way his fingers
came in contact with the saw He was
taken to the Memorial hospital for
treatment.
Game Warden Henry ]. Allen was noti-
fed Friday night that a young buck
deer was lying dead in Richardson's
pasture on the Marlboro road He went
there to Investigate and found that
somebody had shot buck whose horns
were just coming through. He dressed
the animal and it was sold.
The annual meeting and banquet of |
the Knights of Wesley was held in the |
vestry of the Methodist church Wednes-
| day evening. The ladies' aid society fur |
| nished a chicken-p pie supper, following |
which these officers were elected: Pres, |
| Howard Sharpe; vice pres. Vernon |
Wells; sec Warren Hyde; treas, Lloyd |
| Robinson.
Local postofiice officials are not anti
cipating any great rush at the opening
| of the parcels post system in this
! country Jan. 1, and although the local
| office is in cramped quarters it Is
| Thought that vyi1 ha
| to handle the slight increase in bus
mess that probably will follow. AS bust
ness increases from the parcels post
law the deliveries probably will be made
by hired wagons and eventually develop
| into contract system
1t is no exaggeration to say that John
Philip Sousa is known as the greatest
band man in history, and he has long
since become an American institution
He and his music have become famous in
every civilized country on the globe
also in uncivilized localities for even in
the wilds of Africa he found the native
Kaffirs using monographs with Sousa
records. Sousa and his band, accom-
panied by three great soloists, will be
heard here next Monday evening, Nov.
20, at the Auditorium.
George Washington Bailey, the local
modern Samson, continues to indulge in
feats of strength and endurance. He is
employed by Charles f. Allen, florist
and manufacturer of cement blocks, and
Monday morning he started after a rec
ord in making blocks In eight hours
he cast and finished 156 blocks 20 inches
long, eight inches broad and eight inch
es high The average number done in
eight hours is between So and 20. and
Mr.. Washington did more than double
what Is considered a good days work
by a man of ordinary strength. He is
scheduled to meet Cyclone" Burns of
Boston in a wrestling match the first
week in December, but the place has
not yet been decided.
Instead of the harvest dance which it
} was planned to have in the Brooks
f House Thanksgiving evening the com
inittee has decided to hold a Thanks
giving ball. 1t had been planned to hold
a costume party in conjunction with
the harvest dance and to have the din
ing room suitably decorated. An orches-
ira of II pieces has been engaged from
the Boston Opera company and as the
players are those who play for the
grand opera productions in Boston a
musical treat is anticipated The COM
= mittee in charge consists Of Dr. G.. r.
= Anderson, II. r. Lawrence, H. r.
| Brown George e. Sherman, Dr. Leslie
S. Edwards, Dr. II. L. Waterman. O. F.
Benson, II. c. Rice and Lawrence X.
: Barber.
. J The appropriation of $4,000 for the
| Brattleboro House, which was voted at
the annual town meeting, called for the
=. purpose, included the furniture and
, everything that goes with the hotel
This week Selectman A. E. Merrill took
an inventory of the property there, as
c Miss Jennie Bushee has given up the
e place and is preparing to open the
new lodging house in Charles Miner 5
= new building on Elliot street. The Sc
{ | lectman had the task of going thrOnOh
D the 40 rooms and checking off the prop
:, erty as listed on Is closely typewriter
S pages of foolscap paper. He finished the
e job Tuesday morning, and says that
e everything was found as given on the
d list furnished by the commission which
Y bought the property.
An article on Parcels POST in the
e Postal Guide for November says: Dis
= tinctive parcels post stamps will be is
e sued to each postmaster. On and after
January l, 1919 ordinary postage stamps
) will not be valid for postage on fourth
l class matter. The widest publicity
I should be given Immediately to the fol-
i lowing features of the proposed parcels
y post regulations: That distinctive parcels
post stamps must be used on all parcels
g post matter, beginning January l, 1913
II and that such matter bearing ordinary
u postage stamps will be treated "helt
{ for postage; that parcels will be mail
l. able only at post offices, branch pos
Offices lettered and local named stations
It and such numbered stations as may b,
n designated by the postmaster; that al
i parcels must bear the return card of thu
e sender; otherwise they will not be ac
If cepted for mailing"
" First grade or clerical examinations
IS will be held by the United States civil
r. service commission in Brattleboro Feb
% l, 1913, for filling vacancies they may
u occur in the various branches of thu
It federal service in Brattleboro and III
W immediate vicinity as follows: Interna
lie revenue district of New Hampshire
II maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
l. Office deputy United States marshal
20 state of Vermont, and others wher
T. similar qualifications may be required
= Applicants must be at least Is years o
TX age at the time of examination, of suit
"a able physical condition and citizens o
" the United States. A pamphlet is issue
= containing specimen examination ques
= tons and full particulars in regard t
er the requirements, which may be obtain
l. ed with the necessary application form
re from Miss Frances r.. Guild, local sec