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

A dance will be held in Red Mems
hall tomorrow evening.
The annual election of officers of Brat
tleboro camp, No. 1887, Modern Woodmen
of America, will be held next Tuesday
evening, Refreshments will be served
after the meeting.
Fourteen student nurses from the
Brattleboro Memorial hospital went to
Newfane Saturday in automobiles owned
by DR.. G.. r. Anderson and Kenneth II.
Mosher. Supper was served to them at
the Newfane Inn.
III women of the Baptist church Will
serve a chicken-pie supper and conduct
in the chapel a sale of useful and fancy
articles Thursday, Dec. 5, at . p. m. At
O'Clock Miss Bane and Miss Hawley
will give a musical in the church.
The women of the Universalist church
will serve a hot meat dinner in Grange
hall next Tuesday afternoon from II to
. o'clock. Those having a year book
will note the change in date. The full
menu is published elsewhere in this pa
per.
An orchestra has been formed in the
high school with the following members:
Piano. Viola \. Harris, 1913; violins,
Philip b. Putnam, 1915, Maud b. Miller,
post graduate, Florence L. Coombs, 1916,
Lamoille I.angworthy, 1916; comets,
Merrill Haskell, 1915, Ruth Hale, 1916.
The social committee of the several
Masonic bodies has arrange a series
of sociables to be held on the following
dates, to which all Master Masons and
their families are cordially invited: De-
cember 4, January s, January 20, Feb
ruary 26, March 26. Tickets ms be
secured from any membe or the COM
mittee or of E. Wales at the Masonic
temple.
A branch of the 1. C. s. fraternity
was formed Tuesday evening with the
following officers: Pres, John ]. Eckels,
jr.; vice pres, p. NJ. Ferriter and Wal
ter Hyde; sec, F. n. Anderson; treas,
Leon Stevens. About % young men en-
rolled as members of the fraternity and
NJ. w. Sperry of Keene, superintendent
of the Vermont district for the Inter-
national Correspondence schools, gave
a brief address and NJ. E. Dunn, the
local representative, spoke. The frater-
nifty will nave headquarters in the
American building.
The railroad pitch tournament be-
tween the red and blue teams of the
Vermont Wheel club began last Thurs
day evening. Following are the mem
bers of the teams: Reds-A. e. Wilson
bIN > "a - NOOh, T.. W.. lldll, "a L L
Brasor, w. C. Schorling, b. NJ. Weber
c. r. Crosby, H.. E. Harris, F. L
Chamberlin, r. G.. Allen, Glenham Jones
E. w. Blodgett, H.. l.. March, Fred w
Reed. Blues-L. X. Barber, capt; J.. NJ
Dugan, H. G.. Pratt, w. E. Blanchard
w. H. Fletcher, F. II. Harris. G. o. Alb
bolt, Charles Voetsch, L.. G.. Tasker
George Wellman, Henry Wilson, DR.. II
p. Greene, w. d. Smith, T. A. Sullivan
The hines urara Sayaral or \ abaal a
the close of play last night.
The South, it's heritage of song anC
story" will be the subject of the stere,
opticon lecture in the Universalist churcl
Sunday at Z p. m. One hundred view.
will Illustrate this unique phase of on
country's life. The lecture will revea
the tremendous advance made in indus.
tries, commerce, etc, in the past few
years. Among the many places visited 6
few are Washington, Richmond, Charles,
ton, st. Augustine, Savannah, New Or.
leans, Tuskegee Institute, Florida anC
other states. There will be some charm
ing pictures of negro life and sugges
tons of the old plantation days, botf
fascinating and interesting. The lee.
ture affords a splendid opportunity t
acquaint oneself with the Southland
and its varied life. The public is wei.
come.
The open season on deer closed Mon
day evening at 5 o'clock and it Is esti-
mated that the total number of bucks
killed in Windham county will be be-
tween 200 and go, much below the mum
Der killed last year. Local hunters die
not have especially good luck, but those
reported as securing trophies since last
Friday are Paul D. Cobb, who shot a
2OO-pound buck in Vernon Monday morn
ing, Floyd Whitney, who brought down
a 2~00-pounder in West Guilford FRIDAY
morning, Charles Stockwell, who aimed
with deadly precision at a 175-pound
specimen Friday morning at Marlboro
North pond, Chester Sargent, who Sc
cured one that weighed ~15O-pounds at
the pond Friday, Arthur Miller, who
stopped a 150-pounder on Melrose hill
Saturday and L.. II. Slater, who bowl
ed over one weighing 1875 pounds at Marl-
boro North pond Saturday.
Postmaster Kittredge Haskins left
with all the merchants and business
men in town this week forms which
they are expected to fill in and return
to the postoffice by Dec. 3. The forms
give information in regard to the new
parcels post law which goes into effect
Jan. |, and the business men and mer-
chants are asked to answer the follow
ing inquiries: What is the average
number of fourth class parcels now
mailed by you daily? 2-Nhat will be
the average number mailed daily by
you when this law becomes effective ?
Their average weight? Their average
size? What proportion of the entire
number will be for local delivery? A.
WIZ your parcels be mailed in large
quantities at stated intervals or will
there be a regular daily mailing? 81
What percentage of parcels will be in
suredE Registered? ~Perishable? Fragile ?
6-When the c. o. d. feature is placed
IN operation what percentage of your