Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-08


and sale early in December
The regular monthly meeting of the
Brattleboro Mutual Aid association viii
be held Wednesday at $50 at the head
quarters, Canal street
rummage and second hand clothing
sale will be conducted by the women of
the First Baptist church in the Emerson
building on Elliott street Nov. a. Is and
10.
A special meeting of the hospitality
committed of the Congregational church
win be held in the church parlors Tues
day, Nov. ~. at 3 p. IN. All members are
urged to be present.
Fred Hubbard Morse of 81 Elliot
street, recently a resident of Geronimo,
Arizona and Mrs. Mary Jennie Caring
ton of Burlington were married by Rev.
Thomas w. owens Oct. 26 The wedding
took place in the Methodist parsonage.
Seeing our country" will be the sub
ject of the first stereopticon lecture in
the series for the winter to be given in
the Universalist church. This lecture will
be given Sunday evening, Nov. II. Fur
Their announcement will be given in next
weeks paper.
The orchestra which will come with
the grand opera Madam Butterfly
next Thursday evening will fill the or
chestra pit. and it is probable that some
of the men Will have to sit outside The
orchestra alone 'will be an attraction of
special merit a delight to all musicians.
worlomen under the direction of D. T.
Perry began laying cross walks on Main
and Elliot streets Wednesday, The walks
are of asphalt and have been covered with
sand until they harden. A walk has been
constructed at the corner Of Main and
Elliot street and across Main street from
opposite the Vermont National bank to
opposite w. F. Roots drug store. Rain
prevented work yesterday.
If anyone thinks that Col Kittrejge
Haskns is soon to lose his position as
postmaster because of the Democratic
victory Tuesday that person is harbor-
ing a wrong idea. Col. HaskinsS term
of Office will not expire until Jan. Il,
1915. When he was appointed to succeed
the late Col. II. E. Taylor the appoint
ment was for four years, beginning Jan.
81, 1911. Consequently his term will not
expire until President ELECT Wilson has
been in the chair two years, lacking a
month and IA days.
The Montpelier Journal Of yesterday
said: &C. II. Thompson. Progressive
party manager for Vermont, left yester-
day for trea tment of one knee which
was injured in an automobile mishap
while campaigning in this state. There
is to be meeting in Burlington of Pro-
gressves next week, to make plans for
the future. The headquarters here will
be maintained until the middle of
December and there is a possibility that
New England headquarters will be es-
tablished here permanently AS soon as
MIR. Thompson completes his work in
this state, he is to go to New Mexico,
where he has large ranch"
Mrs. Viola F., Miller has brought suit
this week against Charles F. Spring and
Edward s. Tubbs to recover $4,000 for
injuries to herself and her horse and
damage to her carriage in an automobile
accident Oct. 9 of this year. She claims
that while she was driving on the Put
ney road near George Herrick's Mr..
Springs Ford automobile driven by Mr..
Tubbs ran into her team overturnng
the carriage and the car The suit is
returnable at the next April term of
county court, II. c. & F. f. Barber
being counsel for Mrs. Miller. Attorney
A. F. Schwenk is bondsman for Mr..
Spring and Richard ]. Tubbs of
Guilforj for his son, Edward 8. Tubbs.
Three patrols of the boy scouts were
formed in a meeting in the chapel of
the Centre Congregational church We'd
nesday evening which was attended by
JIG boys from the Sunday school, After
the movement was explained by Rev.
Roy NJ. Houghton and A. f. Roberts,
formerly a scout leader in Springfield,
Mass, three patrols were formed and
Stewart Stearns was chosen leader of
one, Lawrence Barker of another and
the leadership of the third was left open
until other boys join. 1t is planned to
have eight boys in each patrol. The
patrols now being formed by Rev Mr..
Houghton and Mr.. Roberts are for
members of the Congregational Sunday
onhn nd fh.a
full it probably will be taken up by
others. The members of the new patrols
will meet at the chapel tomorrow af-
ternoon at l O'Clock for hike" up
Mount Wantastiquet.
Chief Of Police George Wilson arrested
Abraham Wolf Wednesday and he was
brought before Judge w. R. Daley
charged with pedjling without a license.
He was canvassng the town with wo-
mems dress goods. Abraham gave his
home address as Boston and pleaded ig
norance of the law. Judge Daley was
lenient and told him to leave the town,
which he promised to DO soon as a
consignment of goods which were COM
ing by express reached here yesterday
morning. When they arrived here Mr..
Wolf signed for them and took the next
train toward Massachusetts. While the
statutes provide that pedders using We
hicles or travelling on trains must pay
for the privilege of selling their goods
1t also says that foot peddlers must do
likewise but there is no provision made
FOR the granting of licenses to the lat
ter class of canvassers. This fact was
discovered by Judge Daley while he was
looking up the law on VOLTS ease.
special meeting of the Congrega ton
al society was held Friday evening to con-
slider ways and means for providing ad-
ditional room for the Sunday school and
to name the necessary committees for
carrying out the plans The growth OF
the school and the need of more room was
discussed, and ii was suggested that In
the event that additional land could not
be bought the chapel could be carried up
another story and perhaps extended far
Their toward Main street. A large num-
her of modern schools utilize two floors.
The excavation under the first floor,
where there already is good light. could
be extended so as to provide for a fine
gymna SUM- It is believed that the nee
essary funds will be forthcoming COM
mittee was elected, with authority to en-
ploy an architect to inspect the premises
and decide as to what changes in the
present building would be practicable. the
committee to report at a later meeting.
The members are Judge James NJ. Tyler
chairman. George L. Durham reasurer,
Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton, George II. Clapp.
Clarke c. Fits. Francis f. Perry Ed
ward c.. Crosby, Mrs. N. l. Hawley, Mrs
Ella q Starkey Mrs q G Fits Mrs