Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-29

A home missionary box sent to a
Vermont pastor a few days ago by the
women of the Congregational church
was valued at $137.53.
The shareholders Of the Brattleboro
Cooperative Savings & Loan associa-
ton will hold their annual meeting in
the office of NJ. p. Davis Wednesday
evening, Dec. IL.
MY Lady's Shoes, and other Poems
is the title of an attractive booklet of
80 pages issued by Arthur H.. Goode-
nough of West Brattleboro. There are
30 poems, well written and covering an
interesting range of subjects.
Three baskets, each containing enough
supplies for a Thanksgiving dinner for
six, were given away at the Princess
theatre Tuesday evening. Those who re-
ceived baskets were Mrs. Ruth Rogers
Ballou, Wendell Phillips and Mrs. Alex
ander of Wilmington.
The issue Of the Music Trades Review
of Nov. 26 contains a picture of L. II.
Barber. the piano dealer of this town,
standing beside a deer in front of the
Windham County House in Newfane.
The paper gives an account of the
shooting of the deer by Mr.. Barber and
says the local hunter shot it while
he was running after the buck.
Ut. henry fucker mas served as
health officer eight years, and on Mon
day morning signed his 17OOth burial
permit, This does not mean that 100
people have died in town in eight years,
as the health officer signs burial permits
both for those who die here and for
bodies that are brought into town. When
the health officer is out of town the
town clerk signs the permits and it is
estimated that Town Clerks William s.
NpvNtOp and O. 9 HnnkinS have ciUnaI
about 100 in eight years.
Search has continued this week for
the body of Richard Whelan, who was
drowned at the Connecticut River
Power company's dam at Vernon Nov.
10. Employees of the company have
dragged the riverbed and walked the
banks as far as the Massachusetts line,
but the body has not been seen. Last
Sunday the water was again drawn off
and the river was fully as low as it was
the previous Sunday. a diver employed
by the Holbrook. Cabot & Rollins cor
poration searched in the vicinity of the
dam, but without finding a trace of the
body.
The fourth annual roll call of Wan
tastiquet lodge. l. O. O.. F., was held
Monday evening with a good attend
ance. The third degree was conferred
upon six candidates and after the bust
ness meeting luncheon was served and
speeches We're made by several MEM
bers. John Henkel of Springfield, Mass.
who is the next to the oldest member
in the lodge in membership and in
age, was present and greeted his old
friends. John R%etting, who is the Oldest
member. was unable to be present, on
account of Illness.
The company which will present my
Cinderella Girl at the Auditorium to-
morrow, matinee and night, is practical
ly an all-star one. Knox Wilson, who
heads the cast, was principal comedian
with Anna Held in her long New York
run, and starred for five years in the
original production of The Burgomas-
ter" He was also the star feature O.
The Land of Nod" for three seasons
and has been connected with a numbel
of other New York successes. A prom
nent feature of MY Cinderella Girl" i!
the celebrated Broadway beauty chorus
There are II solid song hits.
About 1900 pounds of turkey an,
chicken We're needed to supply the din
ner tables at the Retreat yesterday. Tn
inmates were given a typical Vernon
Thanksgiving dinner and the menu wa
as follows: Tomato soup with croutons
roast turkey with oyster dressing, glib
let gravy, cranberry sauce; roast chick
en- with currant jelly; boiled sweet pc
%tatoes, mashed potatoes. hubbar,
squash, onions;. sweet tomato pickles
celery; pumpkin pie, rice pudding
squash pie, pineapple ice cream; brea,
and butter; vanilla creams, cocoanu
crisps; coffee. milk. tea, cocoa; oranges
bananas, apples; ~raisins, nuts. The fes
%tivities closed last night with a dance
Miss Ida Blanchard, daughter , o
George Blanchard of Dwight street
IID1x-nIyo ,-o. ,aA,;I - Cl..1o- =
Howard of this town at the home o
the bride Monday afternoon, Rev. Dr.
J.. s. Lyon of the Second Baptist churcl
performing the The brid
wore a blue travelling suit and carried
bride roses. The wedding marches wer
played by Miss Lillian Hart. Miss Lii
liam Johnson and Albert Hutchings o
Portland. Me-, were the attendants. TIL
house was prettily decorated with palm
and ferns, and a number of intimat,
friends of the bride and groom wer,
present. The couple left Monday after
noon for a wedding trip and will max,
their home in Portland, Me-, the groom
being stationed at Fort Mckinley. Mr.
Howard is the son of Mrs. Harriet B
Howard of Main street. He and hi!
bride came to spend Thanksgiving will
his mother.
lsadore Groper was arrested in Pitts.
field, Mass, and appeared before thu
district court in that town Saturday or
a charge of being a fugitive from jus.
tice. He was arrested by Pittsfield offic.
ers for Sheriff C. f. Mann of this town
who says that five bills had been found
gains Groper by the Windham county
grand jury, charging him with obtaining
goods under false pretenses by USING
worthless checks. Upon his appearance
in court Groper engaged counse and
said that he would light extradition,
Sheriff Mann went to Pittsfeld today,
He expects to offer enough evidence to
the authorities so that the extradition
papers will be granted. 1t is alleged that
Groper bought a quantity of apples and
other farm produce in Wilmington and
other towns in the western part of the
county and gave checks in yme and
the checks later proved to be of no val
ue. If the papers are issued authorizing
the sheriff to bring Groper to this state
he probably will be tried in the next
term of the county court.
One of the most forceful addresses
that has been delivered in Brattleboro
in a long time was that given by Mrs,
George w. Coleman of Boston in the
First Baptist church Sunday evening or
Present day Mormonism." The other
churches closed their doors, and in spite
of a hard downpour of rain a large
audience aGGauphlal tn haar MIRO Cola