Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-26

President Guy Potter Benton of the
University of Vermont, Burlington, has
been engaged to deliver the graduation
address at the Brattleboro high school
commencement.
Charles f. Lockwood observed his 50th
birthday anniversary Wednesday even
ing by an informal party in his home
on Canal street. where he entertained
few intimate friends. Cards were play
ed during the evening.
Elder Henry s. Weeks of Schenectady,
N. Y, has accepted a call to become pas
tor of the Advent Christian church in
this town. He will enter upon his du-
ties at once. Mr.. Weeks expects to
move his family to Brattleboro soon.
The officers of Protective Grange will
hold a reception in Grange hall Monday
evening, Jan. 80, from to II o'clock
There will be short program and re-
freshments will be served, followed by
dancing. All members of the order are
invited to be present.
S. w. Edgett & Co. report the sale
of two building lots on South Main
street and Pellet street, belonging to
the ]. c. Pellet estate, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph E. McVeigh, who buy for an in
vestment This is the last of the val
liable property in this town owned by
the Pellet estate, which consisted of
UP into building lots.
Mrs C. II. Thompson has been en-
gagged as assistant to Miss Mary F. Fits
in the free kindergarten, to succeed Miss
Florence Foster, who Is taking course
of study in the Clawson- Hamilton COM
mercial college. Mrs. Thompson will
take up her new duties Feb. 1. She will
go today to Colrain to visit relatives,
and on Monday will read paper on
M hnfo =,
Fortnghtly club in Pittsfeld, Mass.
Fritz Hanson wrestled Ed Adamson
of Chicago. who weighs 40 pounds. in
Hartford Conn, Tuesday evening. Ad-
amson won the first fall in II minutes
and 81 seconds with a crossbar and leg
hold and Fritz won the next two in %
minutes and IS seconds and IL minutes
and Is seconds with barlock, arm and
| scissors holds. 'Smiler' Livingstone,
who was after the Brattleboro man for
match two weeks ago, was not heard
| from but VIII Bingham an Englishman,
| challenged Fritz. During the evening
Bingham won two rounds from Turra
| Mykia, japanese.
On account of the Sunday evening
services which will be held in the Con-
gregational church during February and
March, the Bible lectures in Old Tesla =
ment history and the prophets now being
|
| ued for the present. In their place the
pastor will take up a study of the book
| of Acts beginning tonight 1t is ear
nestly hoped that the members of the
church and parish will make special
effort to be present at the Friday even
ing services as we'll as at the Sunday
evening evangelistic meetings.
George w Woodhouse, IA, who died in
| Rutland Saturday, was a native of this
frur
| burg high school he went West and was
employed on government surveys and
| in steamboating work on the Mississippi
| river. During the Civil war he was en-
gagged in the quartermaster' department
on the dispatch and transport boats or
the lower Mississippi, Tennessee, Cumber.
land and Yazoo rivers. He married in
1859 Miss Gorilla B. Wright of St. Johns
bury, who survives. He also leaves q
brother, Charles w. Woodhouse of Bur-
| lingtOn, and a sister, Mrs. s. r. Crow.
ley of Muscatine, Iowa.
At the meeting of the social service
department of the Woman's club Tues
day afternoon at st. James's parish hall
the question of providing the town with
rest room was discussed. Mrs. JANE
Morse Smith of Brattleboro, who /.
president of the Woman's club of tina
place, gave an interesting talk on VIVA
had been done there in making such
room success, in which their efforts
had been backed by the board of trad,
and other organizations of the town. 4
committee of five consisting of Mrs. VIII
liam II. Whiting, chairman, Mrs. Georg
Minis, Mrs j. e. Cornell Mrs. W. I,
Grout and Miss Nina Hall were appoint
ed to act with the advisory board of tn,
club in further considering the matter
-lGreenfield Gazette and Courier, Jan
20.
In railroad accident in Chenang,
Forks, N. Y, early Tuesday morning
in which a sleeping car occupied by 9
members of John w. Vogels minstre
company was telescoped, two member
of the company received fatal injuries
TWO others were badly hurt, Mrs. Voge
sustained a nervous shock and an en-
gneer was injured. The company CAV,
two performances in Brattleboro Jan 6
and entertained many people, which
gives the accident local interest
Those who died from injuries wer
George F. Kelley of Claremont, n. H.
the interlocutor and bass soloist, an,
Ed. {. Hays, one of the premier en-,
men, who had an act of musical special
ties in the second part and who wa
one of the best end men in the minstre
business. The other two who were in
: jured were JameS Conroy of Bridgeport
Conn, who was in a dancing and dia
rogue act here and Carl Holman of Day
ton. O., who was one of the two dancer
in baseball costume. 1t is alleged tina
signals were disregarded by the trai,
following the sleeping car. AS the 10
connective crashed into the car the actor
were thrown from their berths an,
scalded by escaping steam and no
water. The injured persons were takel
to hospital in Binghamton, N. Y.
j. Eugene Rogers, for the past 13 year
the Brattleboro agent for the America
Express company, bought Saturday tn
! plumbing business and stove store which
mad been owned by John Calvin NOR
than q years and previous to that b,
T. n. White and White & Calvin. Sine
MT Galvins death. Dec. 26, the bushes
had been conducted by his son, John +,
Calvin. Mr.. Rogers took possession
Monday w. o. Young, who was EN-
ployed as foreman in the business NOR,
than 20 years, will remain in his emplo,
as Will the rest of the employees Mr.
Rogers will fulfill the contract at tn,
Austine Institution, which was begun b,
Mr.. Calvin. The new owner has beef
popular with the shipping public durin,
MS employment by the express compan,
here and under his direction the bust
ness OF the office has more than doubled
Previous to coming to this town he wa.
auditor for the company and also wa
spare man, covering New England an,
points in Canada @ T. Stona Of Nau