Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-04

Rev. T.. s. Harrison will have charge
of the services at the Home for the
Aged and Disabled Sunday afternoons
through October.
The executive board of the Brattleboro
Civic Improvement league will meet in
the home of DR.. Henry d. Holton We'd
| nesday evening at 1880.
Mrs. Edward r. Price, who had many
acquaintances in town through visits
here in former years, died in Chicago
| Saturday following an operation.
Bingham chapter, o. E. 81 will hold
a card party Friday evening, Oct. IL, in
the Masonic temple. Member of the or
| der will canvass the town for the sale
| of tickets
The town committee of the Progress
| sive party annouce a big meeting ct 8
o'clock tonight in Grange hall. Henry
| c. Long, candidate for Congress in the
| Sth Massa chusetts district, will speak.
| The Progressive club of Brattleboro will
| be organized
Russell w Blood of Townshend, dis
trict deputy grand master of the Sth
| Masonic district, will conduct school
| for the instruction of officers in the
Masonic temple in Brattleboro next
! Wednesday. Oct. 8, beginning at 10 a.
m. All Master Masons In good standing
are cordially invited to be present.
Men employed on the railroad con-
struction work on the Hinsdale side of
| the river report that a large eagle has
| been seen flying close to Mount Wan
| tastiquet several times this week. The
workmen say that nobody has taken
| shot at 1t and the eagle does not hest
tate to come within a fairly short dis
lance of the railroad operations.
| Sunday the feast of st. Michael, the
archangel, was observed in ST. Michaels
Roman Catholic church. The day was
also Rev. Father Carmodys Goth birth
| day anniversary and the eighth ami
versary of his appointment by the late
Bishop Michaud as pastor of st. Mi
chaers church. Rev. Father Carmody's
parishioners heartily with his many hap
py returns of both anniversaries.
Mrs. Nellie A. Reed, 81, wife of Jacob
| a. Reed, of West Springfield, Mass,
died recently in the Springfield hospital
following an operation. The Reeds NOV
ed from Brattleboro to West Spring
| field two years ago Mrs. Reed was
born in Jewett City. Conn, daughter of
Hiram N. and Mary o. Miner. She lived
some time in Norwich, Conn. The body
was taken to Jewett City for burial
The Womans club is planning to pre-
sent a play, Lady Banstock's Rela-
tions," by Jerome X. Jerome, Wednes-
| day evening, Oct. 16, in the Auditori-
| UNI. Club members are expected to
bring their gentlemen friends, as this
| will be the annual gentlemen's night
The floor of the house will be reserved
| for members and guests, and other tick
| cts will be placed on sale Oct ~ at the
box office.
Contractor ]. c. Connors, who is put
| ting in the new cement sidewalks, be-
gan work this week, on the south side
of Milestone brook. By tomorrow
night, providing the weather is favor
able, the walks from the junction of
| Pine and Canal streets to the road to
the Valley fair grounds will be finished
| Pine street has been completed and
| work of safeguarding is going on on
| South Main street and other streets on
| Prospect hill.
Leo council, Knights of Columbus, will
award a $40 gold piece to the pupil in
the high school who writes the best es-
| say on the subject 1.-THE discovery of
| the Western Hemisphere and it's advan-
| tages. So gold piece will be given
for the best essay on the same subject
by pupil of the 9th grades. either pa
| rochial or public school, The compe-
| titon will probably close about Oct 20,
and previous to that time the judges
will be announced The committee from
| Leo council having the contest in charge
L
KANE and John Eckels, sr.
Lucien Howe of Boston, formerly of
this town, has just issued a book of seven
songs, copyrighted, composed by him
self for high voice with piano accom-
paniment. The songs are: "Adown the
River" dedicated to Clyde Long, words
by Eben E. Rexford; DO I Love Thee?"
to Nine; Mary Howe, words by John G.
| Sake; For Thee Love-" to Barron
Berthald, words anonymous; 20 Swal-
low" to Miss Lena Marshall, words by
Lisa A. Fletcher; IF Stars Were Really
Watching Eyes" to Edward johnson
1.-THE Singing in Gods Acre" to Miss
Ethel Greenwood. words by Eugene Field;
sleep Little Pigeon" to Nine. Mary
Howe, words by Eugene Field. They
make charming collection of songs,
high class in every respect, and the mel
odes are delightful, of character which
will leave lasting impression upon APP
| preciative musicians.
Marie Sabbott as molly Summers"
| and Cecil Lyndon as TON Stanhope"
were the big hits of THE Three Twins"
at the Auditorium Saturday evening.
| This musical comedy was filled with
laughs, with Miss Sabbott and Mr.. Lyn-
| don as the chief laugh makers. The plot
was almost invisible, which is usually
the way in musical comedies, but II had
to do with Tom Stanhope, son of Gen.
| eral Stanhope, a martyr to dyspepsia,
and his adventures. Mr.. Lyndon took
the part of Tom, also that of Jack OAR
| ling, to represent whom Tom, without
being aware of it disguised himself. The
comedy revolved about the misadventures
brought about by this disguise. The mu-
sic was good, although the chorus sang
| with the loud pedal on most of the time,
and the scenery was fine. especially that
in the scene of the electric swings.
| Bruce" the brindle bulldog owned
by Dr. c. G.. Wheeler. was killed Sun
| day by his owner. Bruce and DR.. F.
r. Newell's Airedale terrier went on
| hunting expedition Sunday morning in
| to West Rrattleboro and had an en-
| counter with a hedgehog Bruce"
emerged from the battle with the bris-
ties of the hedgehog sticking SO thickly
| to his head that persons who saw him
did not know for moment what he was
| He wandered about West Brattleboro
| short time and somebody notified Dr.
Wheeler that his dog was suffering much
| pain from the wounds. The doctor went
| to West Brattleboro in his automobile
his dogs head and muzzle, but the an
imal was so plentifully stuck with them
that the doctor took him out of the viii
lage and mercfully despatched him. The
dog was eight years old and had been
owned by DR.. Wheeler six years. He
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