Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-29

Tor George Is. GedSl6e OF SpTlnBnelu,
Mass, his three lots on Oak Grove park
to John Lindsey.
The board of civil authority will meet
in the selectmen's room at 3 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon to consider the ques-
ton of the abatement of taxes for the
past year.
The body of Mrs. Clara Fairbrother
of Westminster was brought here for
burial in Prospect Hill cemetery Satur-
day. Rev. ]. r. Cow officiated at the
committal service.
The funeral of Constantine Agerello,
the Italian who died at the town farm
March 10, was held in st. Michaels Ro-
man Catholic church Saturday, Rev. Faith
err C. Il. Fountain officiating The burial
took place in the Roman Catholic ceme-
terry.
Fred II. Harris and Ernest H. Harris
have remodelled the interior of their
motorboat, Gray Wolf, 3D." during the
winter and instead of having seats across
they will use chairs. They also have re-
painted the hull blue and will change the
name to The Blue Streak"
During Saturday night the heaviest
snow storm of the season began, and
when it stopped Sunday evening liz
inches had fallen On the hills the fall
was more than 10 inches. This fall fol-
lowing that of Thursday, made more
snow than at any other time during the
winter, and after sidewalks were SHOW
eled off it was piled high in the cutters.
Traffic on the Brattleboro street rail-
way was held up a few minutes We'd
nesday afternoon about LIS o'clock by a
lumber sled which was stuck in the
dirt between the rails at the corner OF
Linden and Chaplin streets. With the
a a nf m Df horses some
of the passengers on the car and the
motorman and conductor the sled was
moved.
Tomorrow and Monday will be the last
call for dog licenses this year. Town
Clerk c. S. Hopkins will be on duty
Saturday and Monday evenings to give
every one a chance to secure a license
at the regular rate. On Tuesday. April 2,
the price for licenses for males will be
81, but the price on females will remain
at $500. To date $50 licenses have been
issued by the town clerk, about the same
number as the corresponding week last
year.
George A. Eels has given the contract
to build his new apartment house a the
corner of South Main street and Canal
street to Kennedy & Peterson of Wor-
cester Mass, who entered the smallest
bid of the six firms who offered bids.
Kennedy & Peterson promise to begin
work May 1 and have the building ready
for occupancy by Sept. l. Their bid was
much lower than some of the others
because practically all the tools and APP
paratus necessary to build are at the
Austine Institution which they are build
ing The structure will cost more than
originally was contemplated by Mr.. Eels
as a change has been made in the plans
as described in The Phoenix several
weeks ago, to provide for a store in the
basement.
Although efforts are being made to
have Greenfield represented in the Twin
State league the coming season it is
known that the fans of Northampton are
making overtures and would like to be
embraced in the combination of base
ball teams. Greenfield has not been rep
resented in organized baseball for a
number of years, but it is probab BILE that
that town will join the league this year
If it does not Northampton probably will
be asked to join and those who remem-
Der the rivalry between this town and
Northampton several years ago would
like to see a team from there IN the
league. Letters have been received here
urging that Northampton be admitted
to the league. Last fall the baseball
enthusiasts in that town were anxious
to have the matter decided during the
winter.
THE Passion Play as produced in
1870 at Oberammergau, will be the sub
ject of the stereopticon lecture In the
Universalst church Sunday evening at
o'clock, and will be the last lecture in
the series for the year. One hundred
colored views will illustrate this last
presentation of this remarkable religious
drama which. every 10 years, attracts
thousands of people to the quaint village
nestled among the hills. Everyone can
not go to Oberammergau and witness
the play, but one can see a true, vivid
portrayal in picture and lecture. The
set is the best to be had on this sub
ject and consists of beautiful and arts.
tic colored views. No further comment
is necessary because the name Passion
Play" at once solicits attention anC
awakens interest. There will be specla
music by the church choir. The public
is welcome.
The extraordinary popularity Of
Madame Sherry" which comes to the
Auditorium Thursday evening, April IL
is undoubtedly due to the infectious
melody, "Ev'ry Little Movement" sc
industriously employed from the rise OF
the curtain to its final fall 1t is GER
tainly tuneful and irresistible. and it is
worked into the piece with some skill
and builds up many a dancing effect
The dancing, too, Is a large element Of
the production and is extremely attrac-
tive. The Birth of the Butterfly" II
the first act, sung and danced by Yvonne
and a number of young women, is very
pretty, and in addition to the variou:
dancing incidents suggested by Every
Little Movement" there Is an elaborate
dance near the end of the second ac
used as plot expedent More dances o.
various characters are introduced
throughout the piece by the different par
Elephants in the comedy.
The week of April 1 to will bt
'Rexall week" in nearly 5000 drue
stores in this country and as will bt
seen by the Brooks House pharmacy
advertisement in this issue of The
Phoenix c. e. GRAHAM will observe the
week with variety of offerings in Rexal
products. Mr.. GRAHAM has been boost
ing the ReXall remedies since 1908, the
year the company was organized, and Is
an enthusiastic member of the organiza-
ton. The Rexal druggists are working
together on cooperative plan forming
an organization with members in al
parts of the country. With large plant
and a candy factory in Boston and ship
ping points in other cities the RexaI
druggists offer for sale more than 800
products from stationery and confection-
cry to guaranteed remedies, a different
remedy for each ailment In talking this
week of the growth of the Rexall bust
ness Mr. GRAHAM said: "The growth Ii
the result of every member of the Rex
all orga nization living up to the com
pany's motto, The most OF the best fol
the least money.
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