Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1915-10-08

The Ladies Enterprise society will
hold Il regular meeting with Mrs. G. II.
Davis on Estey street Wednesday, Oct.
Ii, at 3 o clock.
The big organ which the Estey Organ
Co., built for the residence of Henry
FORD, maker of the Ford automobile,
was shipped to Michigan Saturday.
The First Regiment band will give
its last concert Of the season next Mon.
day night at 8 O'Clock on the Brooks
House balcony. AS the stores will be
open that night it is likely that there
will be big crowd on the street.
Owing to the death yesterday of
Bryan Gale, halfback on the high
school football team, the Glover league
game scheduled to be played on Island
park Saturday with Keene high has
been postponed. A definite date for
playing the game has not been set.
Observed on the street: She paused
to look at the display in joweler's
window. Touching the arm of her
father she said "Daddy, theres II
ring | would like. " "Speal to young
er man than | am, DEAR he replied as
they moved away from the window.
A party of 60 relatives and neigh
bors surprised Monday night Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Barber at their home on
upper Dummcrston road The occasion
was the 10th wedding anniversary of
the host and hostess and a valuable
| gift was presented TO Mrs. Barber as a
memento of the occasion. Refreshments
were served and the evening was very
enjoyable.
The automobile fire apparatus was
called Monday morning at $40 to
the building owned by the Eels estate
in the rear of the Abbott apartment
and Canal streets. Trouble with Il chin
ney was the Occasion for the alarm
which was one of several that have
been sounded for the same chimney
There was no damage.
Dolphis Fourier of 224 Main street
Bridgeport, Conn, has written Chief-of
Police George Wilson that he has beer
informed that his brother, Alfred Four
iner, a wooden weaver, was killed by {
freight train six weeks ago between
White River Junction and Brattleboro
He says his brother was 33 years old
five feet four inches tall, weighed 14(
pounds and had dark hair.
Police Chief George Wilson has re
ccivcd news from the postal depart
mcnt that the post Office at Eatol
Center, n. H., has been burglarizc,
and money order blanks numbered iron
sos to 600, together with the none,
order stamp and type, has been stolen
The thief is in u position to make on
his own money orders and genera
warning is issued to beware money or
dcrs from that post office numbered So
to 600.
Charles w. Cleaveland, merchant, ha
bought of Fred Thomas of Guilford tn
Ansel Barber place in Guilford, on tn
road from Guilford to West BrattleborC
1t includes 10 to 20 acres of land an
! is situated near w. II. Tyler IS farm
Mr. Thomas is son of the late Mrs
Barber. He has been living on tn
place. About year ago both Mr.. an
Mrs. Barber died within q brief perio(
Mr.. Cleaveland bought the place for
summer home.
The first meeting of the Brattlcbor
I Woman S club for the year was hel
) in the Congregational chapel Wcdnesda
l afternoon. Reports of the state fedel
t alton meetings in st. Adams in Jun
+ were given by Mrs. A. l.. Maynard
Il Mrs. G. c. Fits, Mrs. +. w. Nichols
n Miss Edi'l N Gilkey and Mrs. Z. /
l. Smith. , Il. rteen new members wer
l.Ia III AFnN
elected re, ling secretary in place O
n Mrs. Dana II. Gilman, resigned. Mr.
& William H. Bond was heard in delight
/. full songs, accompanied by Mrs. Arthu
d p. Carpenter.
? Through the generosity of friends {
{ the children Miss Helen Mars of til
) Chautauqua Association of Pcnnsy
I vania will come to Brattleboro once
- month for seven months to help mother
u and those interested in the Junic
Il Chautauqua club and playground wor
1t is felt that her visits will be an il
S centive for the community work bcgu
n here for the children. Her first Wis
< will be next Monday and the mcctn
e will be held in the kindergarten room
# in the Emerson building at 3 o'cloc
$ Al interested are invited, especial
4 teachers.
:, Rev. and Mrs. T.. S. Hewitt eel
=. brated the fifth anniversary of the
- marriage Tuesday evening. Between
" and 20 neighbors and parishioners can
to greet them with good wishes al
is congratulations. Mr.. and Mrs Hcwi
lg received many useful gifts, includii
1t a sum o. money. In view of the ia
lie that the,fifth anniversary is n woodC
ii one, the guests brought wood, rangil
,. from fre-wood to toothpicks. The eve
III ing was spent with games, music, rea
k. ings and refreshments. The guests fro
If out of town were DIN Hewitt of Win
n sor and Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Leavitt al
&c Mr.. Hoyt of South Vernon.
a Suit has been entered in coun
ly court against Roswell f. Warren N
e. Ford C. Warren of Hampton, Washin
ut ton county, N. Y, and William sea
ut of Whitehall, N. Y, to recover $3l
The plaintiffs are Elizabeth M. Hunt
of Brattleboro, Mary j. Hunter
~ Poultney and Ruby f. Hunter of Ora
II vile, n. Y. 1t is alleged that on Ju
o. 1o1R +ha dofondontc took un0pr