Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-23
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, AUGUST % 1912

The First Regiment will play at the
Republican Rally at Island park Monday
evening.
Rev. Henry Lamb Of West Brattleboro
will lead the devotional services I'm the
Congregational chapel this evening at
7.9O o'clock.
The annual meeting of the Spofford
Lake Fish and Game league will be held
at Silverdale today. A clam bake will be
served In the grove.
Rev. Charles Inglis of London will
preach in the Centre church next Sun
day, DR.. 1nglis Is giving a series of
Bible readings-at Mortified this week and
continuing into next week.
w. II. Haigh, tailor, will open his
shop on Elliot street next week Satur-
day. Mr.. Haigh has enlarged the scope
or his business, as will be seen by his
advertisement, which will appear On next
weeks paper
AS in former years. the women of the
Methodist church are asked to earn a
dollar for the benefit of the church At
some later date they will meet for a
social and tell how they earned their
dollars.
Frank s. Pratt, who always has been
a Democrat and who was a candidate
for state auditor on the Democratic
ticket two years ago, has been appointed
member of the Roosevelt campaign
committee.
Men from a manufacturing plant in
Grand Rapids, Mich, have been at the
jewelry store of II. H. Thompson this
week arranging new silent statesmen
cases and wall cases for showing goods
The fixtures are of mahogany and when
placed in position will improve the in
terior appearance of the store to a
great extent.
Lawrence p. Filion, 2, died in the
home of his parents Mr.. and Mrs
Peter T. Fillon, on South Main stree,
Wednesday afternoon of Inflammation OF
the bowels. The child was born in this
town Nov. a. 1909. The sympathy of the
many friends of the family goes out t
them in their bereavement. Prayers will
be offered in st. Mchael's Roman Cath
| Ole church this afternoon at 2.3O o'clock
A change has been made in the stat,
at the Empire theatre on Elliot street
w. A. Wesley of Gardner, Mass. who
has had several years experience II
the moving picture business, is now act.
Ing as manager of the house and Johr
A. Wheeler, who is part owner and who
has been manager the past three years
mas entered the employ of the Contra
| Vermont railroad and Is working a.
brakeman on the West River branch.
In the regular meeting of Protec
| tive Grange Wednesday evening the lit
rary program included songs by Grang,
choir. Miss Bessie Knowlton, Mrs Cols
| c. Morse, c. s. Hopkins and H. w
Sargent; songs by Miss Carlotta Hop
kins; recitation by Mrs Ida B. John
| son. reading by Miss Helen Hopkins
discussion of a question by c. S. Hop
kins. II. W. Sargent, Mrs Mary j
Currier. Mrs Lois Clark, Mrs. E1ler
Lockwood and Mrs. Bessie B. Knowl
! ton,
Five demurrers were filed by H. G.
| d F. f. Barber this week to the suffici
ency of the papers drawn up by Chas,
" Daley in the suit of the Dewitt Gro
Gerry company against o. T. Ware an,
others, directors of the Grange store
in which suit the Dewitt company seek.
to recover S11OO. charging that the de
PENDANTS permitted the corporation t,
| contract debts in excess of the statutory
limit. Two other suits brought agains
the company on the same grounds stan,
IN the same situation. The suits wer,
brought in March, 1911, and the paper!
several times have been judged insuffici
ent. The case probably will not be trieo
at the coming term of court
The 14th annual school of instructio,
for health officers will be held in Bur
hngton next Monday to Thursday, in
| elusive. In the opening session Gov
John A. Mead and President Thomas O.
Middlebury college will speak Health
ofncer Henry Tucker of this town /:
scheduled to take part in the discussion
, tuesday afternoon of a paper on 9TH,
| relation of health officers to the public.
Dr. Henry d. Hoton, secretary of tn,
state board of health, will give a pape
VI hxreri
noon The closing session, Thursda,
morning, will be given up to a papel
and qestion box, the paper being emit
tied Legal aspects of sanitation" h,
Attorney Herbert G. Barber of Brattle
boro.
A musical and literary entertainment
OF rare excellence was rendered befor
a good sized audience in the First Bap
fist church last evening under tn.
auspices of the Woman's club, the ar
lists being Arthur Philips of the Lon
don opera, his wife, Frederika Philips
ana his sister, Mrs. Samuel Walker. Mr.
Philips appeared as baritone sooist
| Mrs, Philips as reader and Mrs
| Walker as pianist. Mr. Philips an,
Mrs. Walker are children of Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. j. Philips of this town, for
merly of East Mortified, which gave tn,
recital an added interest Mr. Philips
| save VIDE variety OF selections, in
Guiding the great Toreador song from
car men," and displayed a voice of
remarkably pure quality and unusual car
rying power. He left a delightful i'm
| preston. Mrs Philips manifested ex
traordinary talent as a reader, a charm
ing personality and graceful presence
Both in the accomplishments and her so
10 number Mrs Walker showed excep.
tional technical ability and interpre-
tation.
Program for Pomona Grange Aua. 20
Windham County Ramona Grange will
meet with North River, Victory anj
Deerfed River Oranges in Jacksonville
August 20. The morning session will
open at 1915 with music by Grange
choir This will be followed by transac-