Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-09
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

The Catholic Order of Foresters will
hold a card party and dance Tuesday
evening, Feb. 10.
Elbridge l.. Knowlton is converting his
barn at Al South Main street into six
room cottage, which he will rent.
The Garment Workers union held their
regular monthly meeting Tuesday even
ing in Union hall. Nine were initiated.
The members of st. Mchael's Roman
Catholic church are making preparations
for their annual st. Patricks entertain
ment and fair.
Capt. Crosby's victorious billiard team
will be the guests of Capt. McRae's CO.
horts at a supper to be served in Grange
banquet hall at $50 next Tuesday even
ing.
The women of the Universalist mission
circle are requested to meet at o'clock
Thursday Feb. Is, as there will be work.
A devotional meeting will be held at
o'clock, watchword, Faith"
George Collins, 1.-The human EEL" of
Worcester, Mass, and Fritz Hanson will
wrestle in the Auditorium Saturday
evening, Feb. II. Collins is about Han
sons weight and has challenged him
several times.
Miss Blanche Duffy, nurse in the Me-
mortal hospital, was injured last night by
the explosion of a glass receptacle con-
tanning hot water. One eye was injured
seriously. but just how badly cannot be
told for day or two.
The Valentine fair to be given by the
women of St. Mchael's Episcopal church
in Grange hall Feb. IA, will be open at
o'clock. Supper will be served at 6
o'clock at an amusing farce en-
titled Men not wanted" will be given
by eight young women and will be fol-
lowed by dancing.
About 40 working girls visited the Mu-
tual. Aid association rooms Wednesday
evening to visit a friend recently mar
ried and turned the occasion into a sur
prise for Miss Charlotte Macleod who re-
Gently resigned as director of the asso-
citation They presented her a handsome
travelling case.
H. E. Freyenhagen' of Williamsville,
who has owned and conducted the Merri-
field store in that village the past two
years, made an assignment yesterday to
Deputy Sheriff C. E. Mann of Brattleboro
for the benefit of creditors His schedule
shows liabilities of about $4,000 and as
sets OF about the same amount. Mr..
Mann will sell the property and appor-
ii IN the proceeds among the creditors.
Sheriff George C. Wright of Westmins-
ter and Deputy Sheriff C. E. Mann of
Brattleboro have announced this week
that they will be candidates for the Office
of sheriff In the coming campaign. Sher-
iff Wright was appointed by Gov. John
A. Mead last July to succeed the late A.
H. Thompson of Bellows Falls. To The
Phoenix this morning Mr.. Wright said he
did not want to usurp the rights or
privileges of anybody, but that he had
become greatly interested in certain
work that the state was trying to ac-
complish, particularly in the criminal de-
partment, and had decided to seek to be
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time. Mr. Mann, who is one of the vet
Grams in the business, is one of the most
competent deputies in the county. He
says that the office should come to Brat
tleboro next time, according to preced-
ent. Deputy Sheriff c. l. Knapp. who
has considered being candidate,
thinks it improbable that he will enter
the field.
The case of the state against Ossie
Prouty, charged with having deer meat
in his possession during the closed sea-
son, opened yesterday in the municipal
court before Acting Judge E. j. Water
man and a jury consisting of NJ. ]. Mo-
ran, w. A. Shumway. H. P. Yearly, E.
w. Blodgett, o. F. Benson and S. A.
Richmond. After an all-day session it
was continued until this morning. Dep
| uty Sheriff Frank Wellman, County Fish
and Game Warden NJ. j. Howard. F. L.
| Chamberlin and several other witnesses
teStlned as 10 the appearance Oh ueer
| head which had been found in Mr.
| Prouty's possession last February and
which the state claimed was killed by
| George Carruth Carruth was found
| guilty and fined 800 several weeks ago
| for having killed a deer in the closed
| season. The state rested early in the
| afternoon and witnesses for the defense
testified that Prouty had killed the deer
| in the open season and was saving the
| head intending to have it mounted. The
| skeleton of the head was shown as evil
| dence. States attorney F. E. Barber APP
| peared for the. state and c. s. Chase for
| the respondent.