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1 , THE VERMONT PHCENIX, BRATT JifeBORO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1905. 2 BRATTLEBORO LOCAL NEWS Tho next Masonic soclablo will bo hold Thursday ovenlng, Dec. 21. P. n. Putnam and C. E. araffam at tended a Mystic Shrine meeting In Boston last night. Don II. Scovlll has sold his Interest In a restaurant In Northampton to his part ner, Sidney Hall. Both nro former resi dents of Brattleboro. The appeal of the town of Brattleboro from Judge Waterman's decree regarding tho JSO.OOO bequest from Col. William Austlno for a hospital has been allowed by tho probate court. Tho appeal was filed In the county clerk's ofllco Snturday. Thero was a largo attendance at tho auction on tho Sholes farm Friday. A. W. J. Wllklns was the auctioneer, nnd nil the personal property was sold. It was decided not to sell tho farm for less than tSCOO, and as . no bid was received tho trustee rotnlned possession of It. An 6ffort will bo made to dlsposo of tho farm at prfvato sale. Deputy Sheriff E. It. Thayer has taken possession of tho sporting goods store In Itay building, formerly operated by W. II. Snow, by virtue of a breach of conditions of n chattel mortgago given by Mr. Snow to Orlln II. Ellis. The con tents of tho storennd a piano will bo sold by auction at tho American House on Saturday of next week. Attorney General C. C. Fitts went to Woodstock Wednesday to attend a murder trial In county court. Ills Intention was to be In Wlilto IUver Junction yesterday and to go to Windsor this morning to remain until nftcr the execution of Mary Rogers, hot for the purpose of witnessing tho hanging, but to bo on hand In case any nttempt was made through some technicality to prevent tho law from tak ing Its course. Leon Hall nnd Miss Mlna Burt were married Tuesday, Nov. 2S, in Manchester, N. H. Mr. Hall established nnd ran suc cessfully tho restaurant In tho Odd Fel lows' building which ho sold a short time tico to his brother, Ernest S. Hall. Miss Burt was employed there three or four years. Sho wont early last summer to Atlantic City and later to Narragnnsett Pier. Mr. und Mrs. Hall have gone to Jacksonville, Fla., on their wedding Journey. A special village meeting will bo held In Festival hall Monday evening, Dec. is, at 7.30 o'clock, to act upon the- report of tho water committee, nnd to see if the village will vote to own nnd operato a water supply system and to issue bonds therefor. A meeting was set for last night, but It was found that It would not bo legal as It did not give sufficient notice to tho voters. The date was changed to next Tuesday, but on account of tho Audi torlum being engaged It was put oft until tho 18th. Washington despatch to tho Burlington Free Press Mondny: "In the drawing of seats In the House today, Representative Foster secured a place on tho centre alslo somewhat back of tho middle row of desks. Representative Hasklns's name was among the last to bo called and he was forced to toko a seat In Cherokee strip, the name given to a few seats used 6y the overflow of tho Republican majori ty nnd separated from the rest of tho Republican members by tho seats of the Democratic minority." The Lome Elwyn stock company which opened a week s engagement at tho Au dltorlum Monday night made good from the start, and large audiences which were well pleased have greeted the perform' ances each evening and Wednesday after' noon. Tho company takes tho lead for a repertoire organization playing at popular prices, and Is particularly strong In specialties. This evening "The Ltttlo Minister" will bo presented. "Cinderella' Saturday afternoon Is particularly adapt ed for. pleas tup.tlio children, nnd the clos ing performance Saturday evening will be The Fatal Likeness. The coffer dam built by Crosby & Parker, contractors for putting In tho Sunset Lake Water company's water system, to turn the course of Whetstone brook while a pipe line was being laid under tho bed of the brook, was washed away Sunday, the heavy rain having swollen the stream to such proportions that the dam could not resist the pressure. In building the dam 180 bags of sand wore used, and all of thorn were carried down stream and lost. Aside from tho loss of the dam, however, luck was on the side of tho contractors, for the work of laying the Iron pipe under tho brook had Just been completed. All of the pipe for the 3V4 miles which will be laid this season has nrrlved and about half of It has been put In the grouhd. Tho records of tho Brattleboro drug gists covering sales of linuor on Dhvsl- elans' prescriptions during "November have been hied in tho county clerks omce, as prescribed by law. Tho pre scriptlons conform to the law, showing that tho action of the stato s attorney In calling attention to previous errors In this respect has had a good effect. There still appears to bo opportunity for tho adoption of corrective measures. The records show that one man bought 1 1 Quarts of whiskey during tho month, nearly nil prescribed by one physician and nearly all bought at one store. Tho Biles for the month by tho local stores were as follows: C. E. Graffam 71; F. 11, Holden & Co. 1G7; Ceorge E. Greene 189 C. F. Thomns 19G. The total number of sales was C23. Ono physician gave 174 prescriptions. One of the features of tho concert 'to bo given by the Mozart Symphony club at tho Auditorium next Thursday even ' tn& Dec. 7, will bo the playing of Richard Stoelzer on the viola d'nmour. To those who aro familiar with this Instrument a description of its qualities and con struction will be of Interest. It has 14 strings, similar to tho viola In theory, but far more 'exprpsslvo In sweetness and power of tone, nnd must be heard to be appreciated. When listening to It, a per son at times gets the Impression of a complete ensemble, and a melodious voice, Tho enchanting music which has been ollclted from these instruments has in duced poets and great old composers to oall it the viola of love. In 1720, tho viola u amour was most favored, and oontlnued so, up to the 18th century rhen It became entirely obsolete. Seven of the strings aro used only In bowing, white' tho balunee are directly under tho original seven, nnd vibrato In unison It Is the largest instrument lield under the 'chin. Herr, Stoelzer was the first soloist who Introduced this instrument to the American public, nnd values his pres ent vloliid nmour nt $1000. A pay tratrr on tho Central Vermont railroad plungvd into the rear of Con ductor Robert Wheeler's passenger train at Dwlght's station, neariAwkerst, Tues day night at 8.18 o'clock! TGJorgo Mason of Northtleld, Mass;, brakeman on tho passenger trnllr, had n collar lone broken and Was badly shaken up, and tho rear passenger car was badly smashed, con ductor Wheeler was In the baggage car when the collision came. He was thrown but not seriously hurt. Tho passenger train left New London op tlmo and the pay train followed soon afterwards. The passenger train reached Dwlglit'a a trl tie- ahead of 'scheduled timet and was Just starting out when tho pay train crashed Into it. Rrakcman Mason stood on the rear platform when he saw tho pay train coming. He stopped on to the ground, thinking he would luvvo time to signal tho oncoming train to stop. The rear passenger car contained but a few pas sengers, and none of them were hurt, The car and second locomotive wero lock ed together so that they could not bo sep arated. The pay car was switched oft and was drawn to Brattleboro by Con duntor Wheeler's train, arriving about r o clock Wednesday morning. W. Oare of Brattleboro, railway moll clerk, was on the train. The pay train was In charge of Conductor Joseph Young and Engineer Church of St. Albans. BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL. II. D. Ryder, county examiner, gave examinations to 15 teachers In Brattle boro Friday nnd Snturday. Tho annual business meeting of mo Brattleboro East society will be held In tho Congregational vestry next Wednes day ovenlng nt 7.15 o'clock. Bishop A. C. A. Hall of Burlington will mnko his nnnunl visitation to St. Mich ael's Episcopal church tonight and will prench at 7.45 o'clock. A class will bo confirm ed. Fort Dummcr colony will hold Its regu lar meeting nt Red Men's hall Mondny evening, to be followed by a social. Danc ing nnd card playing will bo In order. All members aro requested to bring friends. A copy of tho opinion of the United States Supreme court In tho appeal of Mary Rogers was received Snturday by Attorney General C. C. Fltts. In tho opinion delivered by Judge Dny, ench of tho four points raised by Mrs. Rogers s attorneys is considered separately, and Is dismissed ns not affording any ground for federal Interference. The opinion would fill two columns of this paper. Unndolph Burke, young son of Mr. nnd Mrs, J. II. Burke, was hit on the hend Monday by n stone thrown by ono of the children nt tho Canal street school build ing, and n gash was cut In the top of his head. On iv previous occasion a stone was thrown through a street car window and nt another tlmo a driver of ono of tho Estey teams was hit by n missile. There ought to be some way to prevent such annoyances. Lafayette Thayer, 81, n native of Marl boro, died In Somcrvllle, Mass., Nov. 25. Ho had been with Fairbanks & Brown, tho Boston house of the Fnlrbnnks Scalo company, 40 years. Ho leaves three sis ters, Mrs. Roslnn Kingsbury of Nebraska nnd Mrs. O. J. Hale nnd Mrs. Joseph Bishop of Halifax, nnd one brother, Orson Thayer of Brnttlcboro, who Is employed by F. Z. Dickinson. Tho funeral was held In Somerville Nov. 27 nnd the burial was In Sloansvllle. N. Y. Manager Fox has secured n star attrac tion which will appeal especially to tho lovers of good music, for next Thursday night, Dec. 14, when tho Mozart Symphony club will be heard nt the Auditorium. This, organization has appeared with sig nal success In all the large cities of the country. The Ixwlsvllle Courier-Journal said of the concert given In that city: "Musical ears have never heard such harmony blended from stringed Instru ments, ns this expert organization fur nished last night nt the Masonic temple. Tho audience was enraptured." Dr. E. R. Lynch brought suit ngnlnst tho town of Brattleboro Saturday, throuRh Lawyer Arthur C. Spencer, to recover damages In the sum of $500 for Injury to his horse. Dr. Lynch ullcges that on Sept. 30, while driving across the Iron brldgo at tho Junction of Elliot nnd Frost streets, near tho Fletcher mill, his horso stepped through a hole In tho planking and was thrown nnd hurt so that he has been wholly deprived of the use of the horse since then. Tho accident, ho al leges, wns the result of neglect on the part of the town. Unless the case Is settled It will bo tried In county court. Edwnrd Klrkwood, driver for tho Val ley Grain company, wns taken 111 with scarlet fever Mondny nnd was tnken to the Isolation building at the Brattle boro Memorial hospital. Five members of Andrew Klrkwood's family are now 111 with tho disease. Mrs. Klrkwood and four children. They are "comfortably" 111, but not seriously so. Miss Ethel Klrk wood was tho first to be taken 111, and Mrs. Klrkwood and two children took the disease from her. It is not known where Edward Klrkwood contracted tho fever, as ho does not live with his parents on BIrge street, but with his wlfo at 03 Elliot qtrcet. Miss Janet Davenport, who wns taken 111 last week. Is Improv Ing. Under a heading "By Attorney Gen eral Clarke Fitts" the Boston Post pub llshed Mondny what purported to bo nn Interview with Mr. Fitts In which he was quoted ns saying that thero was no longer any hopo for Mary Rogers, that her lawyers had taken advantage of every loophole, that tho decree of the United States Supreme court had sealed tho womnn's fnte, etc. Mr. Fltts character ized the "Interview" ns outrageous and said tho only basis for It wns a telephone call from tho Post asking him If he would attend the hanging, to which he replied: "No," asking If Governor Bell would be present, to which he said: don't know," nnd nsklng If any new move wns to bo made In Mrs. Rogers s behalf, to which ho answered: "I don't know." Rev. II. R. MJles recently spent n week In Hartland holding services In the In terest of the Vermont Forward movement, nfter n series of meetings covering nlno weeks. Rev. I. W. Swart of Hartland says In the last Issue of tho Vermont Missionary concerning these closing ser vices: "The messages wero In perfect hnrmony with nil that had been done before, and fitted Into the past so smooth ly that the development wns constant from tho beginning of tho nlno weeks till the close. The message was largo, but tho man behind tho message was larger. Tho Christian workers have been encouraged. A general Interest has been nroused. Tho Hartland church desires to express Its thanks to the Brnt tleboro Centre church nnd pastor for their contribution to this blessing, nnd feels they hnvo loaned to us what we could In no way have secured without their assistance. Their release of tlielr, pastor became a direct blessing to us." Miss Florence Arabella Eames, 24, youngest daughter of Mrs. Persis Eames, died Sunday morning at her homo on Union street. Sho had been 111 sevcrnl months with tuberculosis. Miss Karnes was born In South Decrfleld, Mass., Jnn 7, 18S1, nnd wns a daughter of James M. and Persia (Howe) Eames. Sho wont with tho family to Vernon when sho wns a child and lived there until 12 years ngo, when Mrs. Eames nnd children camo to Brattleboro. Mr. Eames died 21 years ago last June. Miss Eames nttended me Brattleboro high school before beginning work In tho overall factory. She was a member of tho Unlversallst church nnd Sunday school nnd of tho Young People's Christian union. Besides her mother sho leaves two sisters, Miss Altn Eames and Miss. Alice Eames, both of Brattle boro. Tho funeral was held nt her lata home nt noon Wednesday, Rov. R. K Marvin of Franklin, Mnss., formerly pastor of the local Unlversallst church, officiat ing. Tiie oearers were u. s. Howe, A. N. Howo and E. E. Howe, uncles of Miss Eames, and S, L. Rice, a cousin. Tho burial was In Vernon. Herbert N. Gunn, formerly n Brattle boro real estate agent, is legally dead, oven though he may not be dead In fnct. After hearing testimony on tho question Friday Judgo Z. II. Allbee of Bellows Falls decided thnt Gunn wns dead and appointed Frnnk W. McCluro admlnlstra tor of his estate. On"account of personal Interest In the case Judge E. L. Water man uskod Judge Allbee to sit In his place, Gunn left Guilford, whero ho wns living with Mr, and Mrs. E. D. Conyers, last May, leaving a letter In which he said ho should Jump from a Joy line steamer In Long Island Sound after weighting his body. Two weeks later a weighted body was round in Long island Sound, nnd although part of the face was missing ail acinus or description tallied with the description of Gunn. At the hearing Friday Mr. and Mrs. Conyers testified that for six to eight months Gunn had acted as though mentally unbalanced. Affidavits from Gunn's brother, who thought the body was that of Gunn. and of the undertaker and medical examiner In Wlckford, R. I were presented, and Georgo H. Thompson of Brattleboro, who went to Wlckford to see the body, testi fied that he believed It to be that of uunn. F. D. E. Stowo nttended tho poultry show In Springfield, Mass., yestordny, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Cm gin of Camden, N. J., wero nt C. E. Allen's Thanksgiving. Mrs. C. F. Blnghnm Is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. H. A. Wlllcy, In Newport, N. II, Miss Florenco Allen of Hudson, N. Y., was nt tho homo of her parents over Thanksgiving. Miss Ijucy Hnynes returned Mondny af ter spending Thanksgiving nt her homo In Bennington. Mrs. Mnrcus Bobbins returned Mon day from a visit of several weeks In Chicago and other places. Miss Coutrcmnrsh, who has been trim mer In Mrs. Noil's millinery store, re turned (o Boston Monday. Prof. Arthur Field of Colby academy returned to New Ixindoir, N. 11., Tuesday after u visit wltn his cousin, S. A. Daniels, Senator George E. Morrison of Snoo, Me., has been In town this week on busl HON. lie Is one of the directors of the Peel's Food company. Mrs, Francis Goodhue. Jr., nnd child ren returned Tuesday to their liome In Gcrmantown, Ph., after spending some tlmo nt Col. Frnncls Goodhue s. Cnrl Anderson nnd Oscar Larson start ed Wednesday for Berkeley, Calif., to live. They havo been nmong tho host known of Bnittleboro's younger Swedish residents. Clydo Chamberlain, son of Mr. nnd Mrs. E. A. Chnmberlnln, started Wed nesday for Daytona, Fla., where ho will work for his uncle, C. O. Chamberlain, In n notel during the winter. Rev. H. R. MIIoh nitonded n mooting of the churches of the Windham nnd I'nlun conferences nt a Forward Move ment nUly In Bellows Falls, which be gan Wednesday and closed yesterday. Clifford Davis, who had been In St. Jolmsbury n short time, enme to- Brat tleboro Mondny for a visit of several days before returning to his homo lri Worces ter. Mr. Dnvls Is on the start of tho Wor cester Telegram. Miss Julia L. Dolan, trained nurse, for merly of Bmttleboro, who underwent nn operation on the glands of her throat In tho Rutland city hospital recently, Is im proving rapidly nnd will soon bo able to return to this town. Dr. Henry D. Holton, s-cretnry of tho sUito board of health, went to Burlington yestenlay to attend a meeting of the board. The commission appointed to ri virto tho Vermont statutes hns a.sked Dr. Holton to be In Essex Junction today for a conference relative to tho state health laws. Fred Spencer, Luther Hawley nnd Ar temas Wllklns returned this wevk to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Horatio Smith, Ned Leonard nnd George Pierce to Amherst college, nnd Horace Seott. Stuart Frost and his guest. John Spcngler. to Renssnlacr Pulytechnli- In stitute, Troy, N. Y. Harry P. Greene, who has studied In tho Cornell "medical department, matric ulated In the second year class of the medical department of the University of Vermont nt tho opening of sessions for this year on Mondny. The medical school Is now held In the building recently com pleted at nn expenso of $100,000. There nre 175 men In the medical department this yenr, nn Increase of 25 over Inst year. Chester Sanders Lord, managing editor of the Now York Sun, has recently com pleted 25 years of service with that paper, and the anniversary wns celebrated by a breakfast at Delmonlco's, where a lovnlg cup was presented to Mr. Lord. A com pany of 100 wns present. Including In addition to members of the Sun staff many others prominent on other news papers who were formerly connected with tho Sun, Including Clifton L. Sherman, managing editor of the Hartford Courant. Only 13 out of 110 nppllcnnts to practice pharmacy passed the recent examination of the state board In Columbus, Ohio. Three of the successful candidates wero from Cleveland, ono of them being Theo dore P. Babbitt, youngest son of the late Rev. J. II. Babbitt of West Brattleboro. Mr. Babbitt, both before and nfter he studied nt a college of pharmacy In Phila delphia, wns nn employe of George E. Greene's drug store. Mr. Babbitt visited In town several days within n few weeks, Tho Burlington Free Press published the, following Saturday In Its special correspondence from Washington: "Rep resentntlvo nnd Mrs. Klttredge Hasklns, who lived at n hotel last winter, have this year taken n hnndsomo flat In the Connecticut, one of the newer nnd most handsome of the many lint houses In Washington. Mr. nnd Mrs. Hasklns have tried housekeeping nnd boarding nnd n winter In a fnshlonnble npartment house, equipped with n cafe, will ndd still more to their experience." Mr. nnd Mrs. Christie B. Crowcll nnd young son left Brattleboro Tuesday after noon, going to Springfield nnd from thero on their Journey across tho continent over the New York Central, Burlington, Denver nnd Rio Grande nnd Southern Pacific railroad systems. Their destina tion will be Benlcla, Mrs. Crowell's former homo, 30 miles from San Francisco. Mr. Crowcll will leave there tho day after Christmas, but Mrs. Crowcll and son will remain until next summer, when Mr. Crowcll will travel to California ngaln to return with them. Dr,. Lane on "The Social Evil." Tho Brattleboro Professional club held Its second meeting of tho season Mondny evening In the Brooks House. Dr. W. 11. jtiio gavo a cnmprenen8ivo paper on "The Social Evil," nnd Dr. G. B. Hunter took u leading part In the discussion which followed. Supper was served. Dr. Lano spoko at some length upon tho ex tent of tho social ovll. giving figures which wero surprising in their revelations. Ho said thero were hut three attitudes possi ble toward proposed methods relating to the regulation of this ever increasing evil. Thoro nro Indifference, govern mental control nnd an active personal crusade. Indifference is the attitude of tho country nt the present dny. It has proved n failure. Governmental control has been tried In other bountrlcs nnd JniB been found Ineffectual. An nctlvo personal crusade remains to bo tested. Its success depends, not upon collectlvo fnlluences, vigilance committees, social purity leagues, etc., iJwerful ndjuvants ns they nro, but on tho quickening of tho Individual conscience of every man nnd woman to n profound sense of personal responsibility, Tho gloss which comes from hard work Isn't always to bo found on the clothes of tho man who has tho genuine stamp of genius on his brow. Chicago News, The Kidneys When they are weak, tor pid, or stagnant, the whole system suffers. Don't neg lect them at this time, but heed the warning of the aching back, the bloated face, the sallow complexion, the urinary disorwer, and begin treatmentat on with HoodsSarsaparHa whichcontains the best mM safest curctive substances), POP tMllmn.l.l. - ... tend fo7S;iVX" SJtm,ll C I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mate. The Winthrop Stocking -Shoe Price $1.501 FOR BOYS. Prifce $1.50 THE SHOE. Solid and strong in every part. Made from Western tanned Chrome Wax Calf. For fit, style and service it has no equal f f llrAk STOCKING V V rxn J THE STOCKING. Extra heavy and warm, per fect glove fitting. Made from high grade Carolina long staple cotton For fit, comfort and service it has no equal 9 This shoe is carried by all leading retailers in New England. If you cannot find it at your home store we shall be glad to send you a pair from our Brattleboro retail store on receipt of the price, $1.50. You will be pleased with the handsome appearance of the shoe, and its durable wearing qualities. DUNHAM BROTHERS CHURCH AND FRATERNITY. The Unlversallst Church. The Ulble study class will meet prompt ly nt 7.10 this evening. Head Nehemlah and bring your lUbles. All the members of this parish and friends nre Invited to attend the recep tion to be given this evening by tho Murray club to those who participated In "The Chimes of Normandy," at Grange hall. Mr. MaBseck will conduct the service nnd give the sermon on Sunday morning nt 10.30. The men's class nt noon on Sundny will take up the consideration of tho revolu tion In llussla under tho leadership of James F. Hooker. The young people's meeting will be held nt 7 o'clock on Sunday. The ladles' circle will meet early Thurs day afternoon for work. At 4 o'clock business will bo transacted. At 6.1B a line chlcken-ple supper will be served. Kverybody Is Invited to attend nil these gatherings, and enjoy them to tho fullest extent. Unitarian church, Ilev. E. Q. S. Osgood, pastor. Service ever)' Sunday nt 10.30; Sunday school nt 11.45. Theme for next Sundny, "Advent Lessons." All nre wel come. Klrst Church of Christ, Scientist. Sun day service nt 10.15 a. m., subject, "Is the universe. Including man, evolved by atomic forco?"; Wednesday ovenlng testi monial meeting nt 7.30. All aro welcome. First Baptist church, Ceorge H. Law son, pastor. Morning worship, 10.30. Subject of sermon, "The Ordinances of the Church." Ulble school, 12 m. ; even ing worship. 7, sermon by the pastor. Tuesday, 7.30, social of Young People's union; Friday, 7.30, prayer meeting. Centre Congrcgatlonnl church, Itcv". ll. It. Miles, pastor. Morning service nt 10.30. The pastor will prench upon "Putting I.lttlo Things In tho Place of Large Ones." Sunday school at 11.15; evening song ser vice, nt which the choir will bo assisted by n chorus, nt 7 o'clock. The pastor will speak upon "Tho Obedient Will." Methodist church. Ilev. A. II. Webb, pastor, 52 High street. 10.30 a. m., prenchlng by the pastor; 11.45 a. m., Sundny school; 1 p. m., Junior league; (! p. m., Kpworth league; 7 p. m., social meeting, preceded by n service of song. Next Tuesday evening tho class meeting will be omitted on account of tho union service for Sunday school workers. Fri day evening, prayer meeting nt 7.30. West Brattleboro Baptist church, Ilev. J. A. Mitchell, pastor. Notwithstanding tho rain of last Sunday ovenlng n good number nttended tho .union temperance service In the Baptist church. A stirring address by llcv. W. II. Davenport, field sccrotnry of the Vermont Anti-Saloon league, was listened to with deep Interest. Tho union chorus sang several tcmper nnco hymns, Next Sundny the services will bo ns usual. Morning worship will begin nt 10.30 with sermon by the pastor; Ulble school nt 11.45; Christian Endeavor service at G p. m. ; nt 7 p. m. evangelistic service, with short sermon and good music. Young nnd old nnd tho strangers ns well nro cordially Invited. "SI Stebbtns," Famous Rural Play, Com Ino Dec, 16. "SI Stebblns." which Is booked for tho Auditorium Saturday nftemoon and even ing, Dec. 1C, Is full of bright features, laughablo Incidents and funny situations, yet devoid of coarseness. It is only n laugh producer throughout and It is the old story of love and devotion under dlfllcultles encountered through parental opposition nnd by cupldlan strategy won ns usual. Tho production is especially noteworthy becnuso the plot is In such pleasing nccord with tho simplicity of tho surroundings and Is so well and even ly brought out at tho close. The com pany introduces a distinct novelty in the shnpe of n continuous performance, be ing filled with several first class special ties. Dan Darlelgh's manner and acting Is ns truo a typo as could be found with out the flaws usually found in such a production. Tho members of the company nro artists in their re spective lines. A fitting close to the performance Is a genuine good old fash ioned country ilance, strict attention be ing given to evory detail In Its perfect presentation. Millinery. Wo are still receiving new Roods consist Ing of Hats, Feathers, Flowers, 'etc., And are making up dally something entirely different In Hats and Toques. Fancywork for Christmas gifts re ceired to be sold on commission. MRS. H. E. BASCOM 83 Main St., Second Floor. ATHLETICS WON AT FALLS. BELLOWS A sociable will be held In Odd Fellows' hall Wednesday evening, Dec 13, to which nil Odd Fellows, Ilcbekahs and ' their friends are Invited. There will be danc ing in both halls. The sociables held pre viously have been very enjoyable. The business meeting of U10 Daughters of the American Revolution, for the an nual election of officers, will be held at the home of Mrs. Annie Q. Cobb on Lin den street on Tuesday, Dec. 12, at S o ciock in me aueirooon. Defeated the Strong Aggregation There 22 to 12. Tho Athletics defeated Bellows Falls Tuesday evening nt that place In ono of the fastest nnd cleanest games ever play ed on tho floor there. The first half ended with n scoro of 6 to 5 in favor of tho Athletics. In tho second half, by fast passing nnd good shooting, the Athletics Increased their load and held it for the re mainder of the game. It. Bothwell and Stafford did tho best work for Brattle boro and Bankhardt for Bellows Falls. ATHLETICS. BELLOWS FALLS. Klley. Ig rf, Gorse Stafford, rg if. Frost 11. Bothwell, c c, Bankhardt It. Bothwell, If rg, Thompson EHIs, rf ff Llvermore Score. Brattleboro Athletics 22, Bellows Falls 12. Goals from floor, Riley 3, Staf ford 3, n. Bothwell 3, Ellis 2, Bankhardt 3. Gorse 1. Referee, Piper of Bellows Falls. Timer, Wales of Bellows Falls, Time, 20m. halves. The Athletics will go to Turners Falls Dec. 13 to play the strong Father Mat thews team of that place. Brattleboro Independents Will Have Games Tuesday and Friday. Basket ball has not been played in Festival hall this week, owing to the at tractions each evening In the Auditorium, but lovers of tho gnme will be given, satis faction next week, when Managers Allen nnd Cobb of the Brattleboro Independ ents havo arranged two games against Strong professional organizations tho Adelphl Athletics of Bristol, Conn., Tuesday night and tho MIddletown Inde pendent team of MIddletown, Conn., Fri day night. These two organizations havo been tho contestants In the final struggle for tho Connecticut state championship tho past three seasons. Doran, formerly of Brattleboro, Sears and other noted professionals will bo seen with tho Adel phl team. Sixty employes of the Woodbury Grnnlto company went out on a strike at Hnrd wlck Tuesday, and on the following day tho company locked out all of the em ployes, so that about 350 men of the village are now out of employment, A wise wife knows that flattery Is the real key to her husband's pockotbook. HAVE YllRiED the new Quick Desserts that grocers are now selling? They are justly termed Easy to Make" as nil ingredients are in the package. Three complete products-. TZerta guick Pudding and D-Zerta Perfect Jelly essert at 10c. per package, and D-Zerta Ice Cream Powder, 2 packages for 25 fenjs. ,fve choice flavors of each. A trial will convince you how easy it is to have the finest desserts with no labor and little expense. Order to-day. FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS We wish to call your attention to our stock o Watches, Clocks, Rings, Jewelry, Silverware, Toilet-ware. Watches, Toilet-ware and Signet Rings seem to be the articles most called for at present, and we feel es pecially proud of our stock in these lines. We invite you to inspect one of the most complete holiday stocks we have ever shown, and advise early buying as the rush of the last few days before Christ mas makes careful selection difficult. EstablfchedlMa. H. H. THOMPSON. At Wilcox's New York Bargain Store Santa Claus For the 15th year will make his headquarters at this store and he is now here in all his glory with the largest and finest lite of CHRISTMAS PRESENTS to be found in this section. DOLLS. Wo liavo tho largest line of all kinds of dolls to be found anywhere. Elegant Dressed Dolls, Kid D0II3, Worsted Dolls, China Dolls. Bisque Dolls, Rubber Dolls, nnd Rag Dolls, at all prices from 10c to4 IRON TOYS. Railroad Trains. Steam Engines, Auto mobiles, Hook and Ladders, Horse Cars, Electric Cars, Trucks, Milk Wagons, etc. GAMES & BLOCKS IN LARGE VARIETY. BOO KS. We never have had so nice a line of Books as we have now and we can give you great values. CELLULOID PRESENTS. Work Boxes, Collar and Cuff wvo, hcwuc ana ruDDon Jttoxes, Toilet bets, Handkerchiet noxes, Picture Books, Postal Card Albums, Hand Mirrors, Hair Brushes. China Department We have the largest and prettiest line and best values that we have ever given. Salad Dishes, Choco late Sets, Sugar and Creams, Breaa and Butter Plates, Bon Bon Dishes, Cups and Saucers, &c. We can mention only a small part of the large and varied lines we carry, but come in and look them over. NEW YORK BARGAIN STORE. Brattleboro, Vt Greenfield, Mass. I. iu 1 r JOHN B. DUNLEAVY, Custom Tailor, RTTinSR BUILDING", BRATTLEBORO. Up .one flight, H. E. TAYLOR A 80N Insurance, Crotby Block. Brattleboro.Vt. O Mother Nature I teach me, Ilka thee, To kiss the season, and shun regrets. George Meredith. H. E. BOND & CO. Funeral Directors and Furnishers. Vt 1 Main oirooi, ro- .,. nv.i..i.nn. nrnmiOJi Hpslacncc 1 Hesldcncc JOB PRINTING. E. L. HILDRETH & CO ' 1 4 jus. a B!ttBKB " " - -