Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-05

tective Grange has been changed from
Jan. 10 to II.
The annual meeting of the Unitarian
parish will be held next Tuesday evening
Supper will be served at 6.3O followed by
the business meeting.
s. w. Edgett & Co. have sold for w.
A. Barber of Leyden 160-acre farm in
Gill, known as the Hammond farm, TO
Professor Newell of Bristol, this state.
About 60 persons attended the watch
night service in the Methodist church
Sunday evening. the program of which
was given in last weeks issue of The
Phoenix.
Prof George c. Cow of Vassar college,
brother of Rev. DIR. John X. Cow of this
town, was elected president of the Music
Teachers National association in the 33d
annual meeting in Ann Arbor Mich,
which closed Friday
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has greatly increased its free de-
livery service. For distances where. 10
cents to Is cents have been collected
there will be no charge hereafter Che
company assuming the cost of delivery,
but where it Is necessary to carry mes
sages long distances small charge will
be made.
II. f. C. Toedt has bought Mrs. C.. a.
lTlpp HOuSe OH bTeen street. POS.
session was given Jan. l. Wallace II.
Geddis, who now occupies the house.
will move from 1t Jan. Is to OF. Pratt
house on Bullock street, to be vacated
by Mrs. c. e. Sturges Mr.. Toedt and
family will move from Terrace street TO
their new home about Feb. l.
An epidemic of chicken pox and Ger
man measles has been prevalent in town
the past month During the month of
December So cases were reported to
Health officer Henry Tucker Since Jan
l IA cases have been reported, which in
dicates that there is no abatement I'm the
diseases. One case of diththeria was re-
ported last week. which is the only one
In town so far as is known by the health
officer.
In the meeting of the board of select
men last evening the ACCESSIBILITY of
widening Elliot street west of the Grange
building was discussed One resident of
that street thinks that future increase
of traffic will necessitate widening the
street and he thinks the town should
do 1t before any more buildings are
erected or improvements are made. The
street begins to widen few feet west
of the building, and the selectmen were
or the opinion thai they would take NJ
action.
given by Alcide Marion and Irah d.
Spaulding was held in Grange hall We'd
nesday evening. About $40 couples were
present and Leitsingers orchestra fur
nished the music. Mr.. Spaudings res
ignation from the employ of the Durham
Brothers company took effect Saturday
evening and tomorrow he will start for
san Diego, CAL, where he will enter the
Curtiss aviation school. Mr. Marion will
fn hn1 do,
ter and the receipts will be used to helm
Mr.. Spaulding while he Is in the West
BY request, another Waiting party will
be given Wednesday evening, Jan. 10.
During the year 1911 the number of
persons who appeared for trial in the
municipal court was 1913. AS usual the
NUMBER answering to the charge of
drunkenness was larger than for any
other charge. The record is as follows.
Drunkenness, 40; violating the automo
bile law, 10; assault, Il: killing deer, =;
neglect to support family. 3; petit lar
cency, 3; statutory offenses 3; vagrancv
Z; larceny, 2; violation of the school law
:; cruelty to animals. 2; unlawful sale of
liquor 2; one each for refusal to pay
rare on railroad train reckless driving
OF an automobile, violating the drug and
sample law, murder, neglect to support
child, selling mortgaged property. OBJ
structing the sidewalk breach of the
peace.
Police all over New England are on the
lookout for George Butler, who is accused
OF shooting George Southwick in North
Walpole the evening of Dec 2S. Butler
is described as being five feet, nine
inches in height, weight IFS pounds. Is
" years of age and of dark complexion.
When last seen he had a heavy black
moustache. He wore dark coat and
trousers, no vest, dark flannel shirt
dark hat and lumberman's wide leather
pelt' Alonzo Crosier of this town was
within few feet of the man when he
drew his gun from his pocket and began
smoothing The first shots hit Southwick
ana then the assailant turned his re-
VoiVer upon horse which was going
along the street. Crosier, another man.
ana a woman and a child who were near
nastened to a place of safety after the
frst few shots Southwick was taken to
the Elliot City hospital in Keene, where
he died.
Dr. Evangeline W. Young of Boston
gave an address on Sex Hygiene in the
congregational church Monday afternoon
under the auspices of the Womans club.
The lecture was one of a course of eight
which DR.. Young is giving on that theme
in this state. The series of talks IL the
beginning of a campaign on the part of
the state federation of Woman's clubs to
obtain needed legislation, to arouse
public sentiment and to show the need
OF wise and careful teaching of sex prob
lens. DR.. Young was listened to ear
nestly by large audience of represen-
tative women of the town and at the end
OF her lecture a majority came forward
to meet her and sign a petition to the
legislature to grant needed legisla ton as
to reporting and quarantining contag ious
diseases. DR.. Young spoke chiefly of the
disaster which comes to our young
people from lack of instruction in mat
tiers pertaining to sex and OF the econom-
lie loss in caring for the unfit who are
largely the outcome of this ignoranc
She said that in Massachusetts, in 1910
over $5,OOO,O 900 was spent in caring for
insane. deficients, alcoholics, etc, while
only about 100000 was spent on schools
And finally. she spoke of the dangers to
the innocent-wives, children and even
trlends-from the diseases which are
the result of sexual sin. DR.. Young's
medical training and her clear-cut per-
sonalty enable her to speak very ac-
ceptably on this difficult topic She i'm
pressed all of her hearers with their in
dividual responsibility for the betterment
of social conditions.