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VOL. LXXYII. BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1910. NO, 50. DON'T FORGET The Furniture Store WHEN DOING YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING We have many things not found elsewhere. Our goods are adapted to every member of the family, and are sure to give lasting satisfaction. We can accomodate every purse. It's a pleasure to show. EMERSON & SON Everything for Housekeeping BRATTLEBORO, VT. Clawson-Hamilton College, WE SOLD The farm we advertised last week to a Bratt-man, and he Is happy. Let us make you so. Forty-acre farm In Massachusetts, on main road, 10 acres In tillage, bal ance pasture and wood; about three hundred dollars In wood and timber could bo sold from place, running water; good cottage house and barn, silo, fruit, near neighbors, four miles to church, stores and high school, butcher,' baker and grocryman pass the door, price $1600; an Ideal llttlo home. Have you a small farm that you will exchange for 160 acres und buildings In N. H., value $2000. WANTED Ten thousand to twenty thousand acres of number one hard wood timber, only the best wanted. Send us a description of your Ileal Estate If you wish to sell. We are having calls every day for real estate of different kinds. S. W. EDGETT & COMPANY, Brattleboro, Vt. HOLIDAY SPECIAL OFFERINGS FOE THE COMING WEEK. COTTON SEED MEAL. 1.C3 (this Is one of the concentrated feeds but what the value has to bo dem onstrated to the feeder; It Is a foundation to tho feeder; It Is the greatest milk producer In the world, when mixed with other grains and properly fed). 400 bags Rye Middlings 1.40 1000 bans Unicorn Dairy Feed 1.65 1000 bags Bile's Union Grains 1.65 1000 Schumacher's Stock Food 1.40 Wo are pleased to note that the farmers are appreciating corn goods fresh ground, sweet and yel low as gold. Wo grind for our customers Tuesdays. E. Crosby & Co. Warehouse call, 135 Office call, 104 go MORTGAGES go THAYER & QALE, Minneapolis. Minn. For Sale ! TWO HOUSESj NEARLY NEW Six rooms and bath, electric lights, gas, furnace, hot and cold water on two floors, hardwood finish, polished floors, A quick sale desired. J. B. RANDOLL. TRADE STATISTICS INDICATE 'Hint this country is Iti a state of imexam pled prosperity. The coming jcurpromises to Ik; even more pro-peroiis tliiin the lust. Thousands of.'llrms will employ additional ollii-e help, lietween now anil next Sprnir, and Wi; t-htill have many moiu culls lor our graduates than we can supply. YOl' may share In the gciicial prosi erlty of the country by graduating Irom the Clawson 1 1 h mi It on College next tprltiR. Hut you must enroll soon. A special term will legin JAN. 2 Inc., Brattleboro, Vermont "E have many useful and pleasing articles that make nice Xmas gifts. ROBBINS & COWLES Hardwarcmcn A NICE HOME ! THE WINTHROP ADAMS HOUSE WASHINGTON ST. 9 room houso piazza two sides, one on lck of ell. 5 rooms on first lloor, bath, hot and cold water, furnace, electric lights and wired for telephone, (2 shares of aqueduct water), also a nice barn 22 x 204 feet, finished outside same as house with windows and blinds, 2 stalls; buildings all slated and ropainted this year. We will sell the house and barn with a good garden and make prices right, Hero is a nice homo for someono on, one of tho most attractive streets in town. Do not forget that we have somo of the best lots In the Village to dlsposo of for homes or rental houses. Ono lot on Wash ington St. 6Gxl0G feet. In office Monday, Wednesday and Sat urday evenings, WM. C. HORTON'S AGENCY 75 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vt, Four per cent Guaranteed Beginning January 1st, 1911, THE BRATTLEBORO TRUST COMPANY Will pay its depositors in the Savings Department at the rate of 4 per cent. Money will be placed on interest the first of every month. Money deposited the first ten days in January will draw interest from the first. FIRE INSURANCE A POLICY W HiL Ins. Co. of America, NEW YORK. SANFORD A. DANIELS, Agent Room 8, Crosby aaantctl. w A.VIT.I) At once, school lonelier In Oull- lunl. AUdri'Mi U. r. .MIl.l.l.u. ou-iw w AN TBI). Live poultry und ttutl) lioh vans. EVANt IIIUis. Townsliciid. Vt. WANTED l'laco for boy to do chores and attend school. E. J. WATKIl MAN, Brattleboro, 43-tf TANTUIJ One good man to run double edger In circular ww mill HOLDEN & MARTIN. M-tf WANTED Two girls not less than 20 11 year old, to llnl.sh tissue paper. Ap p 1 y to WM. ROBERTSON. Putney. Vt. WANTED To let to a reliable party. t the cutting of 4') cords of wood and Iocs. Address BOX ONE, Westmoreland, N ii. 4S-S0 "WANTED Good llrst quality yellow birch, either dry or in the log, also oak, chestnut, pine, spruce and hemlock in the log. HOLDEN & MAltTI.N. tf UTAXTKD- Ity a business man, a M "homelike" place In IJrattloboro, to board, witn telephone In house; along electrics preferred. Mention price and conditions. Address, INFORMATION Bl'REAl'. Newfane. Vt. 50-lw A.vnSD Men to learn the automobile business. We qualify you for good positions or refund your money. The best practical automobile school In this sec tion of the state. Our graduates can pass the state examination. Competent chauf feurs earn from $20 to $35 per week. Now is the time to enroll. Write today for Catalogue A. STERLING GARAGE AND PRACTICAL. AUTOMOBILE SCHOOL., 423 Hamilton St., Schenectady, N. Y. 46 Special SloticcB. T OST Tuesday mornlnu. belt pin; And. XJ cr please return to The Phrenlx Of fice. 50-lv IILVVE POH SALE three Buffalo robes. Inquire of A. C. WALKEH, CJreenleaf St.. West Brattleboro. 49-DO rpUK ItEOIXA Pneumatic curiKM cleuner X price reduced Irom Si'ilo h; rent tor tl per day. O. T. DDUME. Tel. 311-4 4(1 tf ITU'It making and repairing. Special ' attention to fur coats. Hours 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. MRS. E. E. HOLMES, 27 Oreen St.. tel 25-12. 36tf ft A MB into my enclosure, two sheep. KJ Will tho owner please prove prop- erty. pay charges, and take them away. A. H. WOHDEN. South Halifax. Vt. , C-1 ILMAN & H ELY A It, Surveying. X Drafting, Blue Printing. Old Boundaries resurveyed. Estimates on grading and concrete construction. Tele phone. tf I' OST A Beagle Hound, male, 5 months Jk old, black and tan head and body, legs white with lino black spots, answers to name "Max." Any one giving infor mation that will lead to llndlng same will be rewarded. DANA G. PEKItY, West Dummerston. Vt. 49-lw WH have purchased the store and saw mill hum A M. Mcrrllleld, and tiro runnliiif the witno under the lirm it Wlllliunxville M'fV Co. We are In the market to do nil kinds ol custom snwlng and lurnlsli bill tlmlier We will lo buv liurd and wift wood tlmlier. Including oak and ash, and pay ck-Ii on deliv ery. We are alio in tho in rket to buy timber lots of all kinds. Willltinibville M" V g Co. Williumsvllle, Vt. PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER Katharine Dunleavy Room 6, Crosby Block Telephone HI 12 LIBERATION NOTICE This is to certify that I have this day given my son. Harold F. Newell, his time for tho remainder of his minority and will collect none of his wages or bo re sponsible for his debts on and after this date. (Signed.) N. N. NEWELL. December 1, 1910. 48 Fire Engines For Sale On account of the Installation of a high pressure system of water works, tho village of Brattleboro offers two of Its .steam fire engines for sale. This Is a raro opportunity for a small community to secure, at low cost, a fire engine in perfect condition. Address W. H. PETtBY, Village Clerk. NOTICE Owing to the Increased cost of doing business and that there may be one price to all, we, tho undersigned merchants of Brattleboro, Vt., do hereby give notice that on and after Jan.l, 1911, shall cease to give cash discounts for trade. All bills paid on or before Dec. 31, 1910, will bo discounted as ln tho past. V. C. CLARK, II. S, GOODENOUGH, R. II. AMIDON. FREEMAN SCOTT, . F. E. YOUNG, II. B. IIAUS, GEO. O. ABBOTT & SON, J. 13. BUSIINELL, J. U STOCKWELL, B. II. LERAY. GEO. W. HARRIS in Grocery Dept. JOB PRINTING. E. L.HILDRETH & CO. y Having regard to its financial sircngin as (mown ny its statement, tho "Queen" In entitled to your con tldcnce. On liehnlf of Itself and Its local agents It respectfully invites your nntroiiHirc. nnd promises in return to fulllll Its obligations with promptitude and liberality. Capital and Surplus 54,279,745 Block. Tel. 41-2. got .Sale. IjVJUaALh-Choice lot ul tuiiu uud. nul Jj Uh.N A: MA It II A. aj.tt I.UIl SAI.h' k'lln . .. - -J . . i v. (.iijiif OlULi -a. wood. It. J. PQLL1CA. Tel. 44-4. IVOR SALE Christmas trees. W. L. jl WALKBlt, West Brattleboro. Tel. Al-J- 50-lw lOIt SALE Hay. looso or baled for cash only. HOUGHTON FARM, I'ut ney, Vt. 43-tf lOll SALE Pure bred Chester White -- i'iBS. WALTER F. WALKER, bum ineratun, t. 41-tf ITlOlt gALl.-llludgcit .V .Manor portable JJ o.en in mmd condition. II..M. CU.N.MUv. Lake l'leii.-nm. Maw, .VMw IOH SALE Three sleigh hacks, For X particulars address 1'. O. Box BC5. .Northampton. Mass. -j-u lUR SALE Hemlock boards, plank and An i4"d'"B Ulnur. DOOL1TTLE & 23-tf IVOR bALL Family driving horse and j- ecuiid-liand sleigh. Address "W," care HicPhu-nlx Olllce. 50 tf VOll SALE One round Andes heating X..,s.'v?l fo.r,oil1' ln Urst-class condition. FRED C. BItOWN, 11 Bullock St. 4S-tf l'Olt SALE Imported brass crib and w,.ma,..rt'-'s llt llillf Price. Iniulro of .MHS. M. E. BltllTAN, Brooks louse. I7Vj(fALE (iu4jiu tHKiiiLj.. .mi wuter to A2 llllVeuiid ullMtltltlei lilxr.mt, ... ' oierlieut. ruin- si?es.-' i-z ij ; u. p. OuAKLbs I A. I X H. Aneiil. touinm M. ' 41) 1 1. IfOU SALE Hulled corn, made old fash loncd way hardwood ashes; also spruce Christmas trees. UEOUGE SHL' I MAN, 5',s South Main St. 50-51 VOlt SALE Combination billiard and ! a. pool table, belonging to tho Hydro 1 fountain club, Is In gocnl condition; 1 set .w. . wna usuu uul nine, cue racK and about 2 doz. cues. LEON WHITE. Treas., C. L. Cobb, Sec. 170H SALE A good workhorse about . It years old, and weighing 12uo pounds. Will work or drive single or double; also a No. 7 U. S. Cream Sepa rator In first class condition. B. II. SMITH, Newfane. Vt. 50-51 IOlt BALE Pair bay geldings finely matched, weighing about 2suo, an old team and an Ine.xienslvo team, a rugged pair that are proven steady nnd true, capable of lots of hard work. Terms reasonable. Apply to It. S. EDDY, North St., Brattleboro, Vt. 49lw . M)K &ALE Dry hard wood atnvn i1 length, split or In chunks. Orders filled quicKiy tor staoie manure for lawns and sardenB, oam for i,iwn8i nnrt satll1 for building purposes. Teams furnished for general Jobbing. Have for sale ono pair of heavy work horses, weight 21)00, HENUV O. CLABK. Brattleboro. Vt. FOR SALE I VALUABLE WOOD LOTS One 41) ucic cheep imstine. one small lanu. lielongliiR to the etliiio ol the late Sauluid Aiidieiis, of fiulirord. Vt. (iKOHIil. V. AN IltKV.S Wnnnsocket. II. 1. rpO RENT Furnace-heated rooms at 4 X Hortou Place. 50-lv rpt) KENT - Furnished rooms, centrally loot. X ted. Address, "K23" care The l'ha-ulx. rpo RENT Seven room tenement on iBIrge street. JIOLDEN & MARTIN. rpo RENT Furnished room with heat, -I for gentleman. No. 4 Wllllston St. rpo RENT Six-room downstairs tene X ment, all modern conveniences, G Ret ting Place. HERBERT G. BARBER. rno RENT 7 room tenement, steam X heat, 34 North Main street, second lloor; possession given Dec. 15. Inquire on premises. 47-tf $1 6 to Florida Special R. R. Excursions, to Jackson ville (Pullman train) ln 28 hours; lcavo New York City January 4th, and 18th. igunt will escort parties; the last ex cursions of season for tho low fare; Enclose stamp for full Information "at once" INFORMATION BUREAU. Newfane, Vt. OYSTERS We carry the famous Sealshipt Our Doughnuts are fine, also our Bread, Pies and Cakes G. E. WARNER & CO. The Taking of Life Insuranco Is a demonstration of truo affection and tho most substantial moans whoroby a man may show his thought fulness for the future comforts of his family. National Life Insuranco Co., Montpelier, Vt. (Mutual). H. E. TAYLOR & SON, Iniuranee. Crosby Block, Brattleboro. TWELVE PAGES BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1810. THE VERMONT PHCENIX. Published in Ilrattleboro every Friday by THE VERMONT PHCENIX COMPANY W. E. IIUIlIlAltn I'icsldcnt and Treasurer. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.50 A YEAR, Sl.00 for eight months; 75 cents for six months; 50 cents for four months; 40 cents (or three months. All subscriptions are pay able strictly ln advance, and all papers are stopped promptly at their expiration unless the subscriptions are renewed. Kates of display advertising furnished on application. Small classified advertisements, 10 cents per line first insertion, five cents per line each subsequent insertion. (Entered at the Ilrattleboro post office as second class mail matter.) VALUE OF 1910 CROPS. That "nothing short of omnlscence can grasp the value of farm products of this year" Is the way Secretary of Agriculture Wilson exprrsses his feelings when ln his annual report, he estimates tho value at JS.026,000,000. The corn crop of 3,121, IISl.OOO bushels exceeds that of the record year of 190C and Is 14 per cent larger than the average for the last five years, but Is slightly under tho totals of 190S and 1900. In dollars Its value Is about $1,500,000,000. The South now produces a third of this crop. The cotton crop has a farm value this year of 900,000,000, or 13 per cent above the live-year average. The year's hay Is worth $720,000,000, also 13 per cent alove the average. The pro duction of spring and winter wheat amounts to C1.7C7.00O huhls, or about the flve-ycnr average, but Its value Is 7.6 above average, or $025,000,000. Oats Is tho fifth in point of value, or $3S0,005, 000, 12 per cent nlKive average. Next in line ranks the potato, preliminary estimates which place the crop at 32S, 7S7.00O bu.he!s, or S per cent alovo average. Beet sugar valui-s up to'tJl, 000,000, which, with the cane sugar crop adds up a total of $97,000,000. Tobacco Is 2il per cent above average, or 207,150,000 lminds, valued at $95,000,000. Ikirley Is a llttlo off average, but its value Is higher, with the total of $27,000,000. Flax seed runs up to $33,000,000, exceeded only in 1909; rye to $23,000,000; rice to $10,000, 000 for a billion-pound crop, 25 per cent above average. Hops went 13 per rent below average. As a remedy fur the high cost of living, Farmer Wilson suggests that consumers organize to buy direct from the farmers. President Taft wished to appoint Charles A. Prouty of Newport chief judge of tho new court of commerce, but Mr. Prouty expressed a wish to re main an Interstate commerce commis sioner and he will therefore continue to serve In the otllce which he has filled so ably the past 20 years. The closing of the present Congress will be most notable by tho retirement of an unusually large number of veteran legislators, some of the first order of ability. The Senate will lose Hale, Aldrlch, Depew and Scott of West Virgin ia, Beverldge, Dick, Burrows and Carter; the House, Tawney, Fowler and Scott of Kansas, Boutell, Cnlderhoad, ilcKInley, Cocks, Alexander, Herbert Parsons and others. Senator Dolllver has been re moved by death and his place Is taken temporarily by Lafayette Young. The Fair Haven Era Is a minority of one among the newspapers of Vermont In being "glad that the state senate de cided to keep the time lock on the state constitution." Tho Era fears that with out a time lock there would be a dis position to tinker the constitution at every session of the legislature. There was certainly nothing revolutionary about the plan proposed, which required favorable action by two sessions of tho legislature and acceptance by the people before the organic law could be changed. In re fusing to allow the people to say whether they want tho time lock removed and In repudiating the party platform ten sena tors are paving the way for a political convulsion which will mako Clement's strenuous campaign In 1902 look tame. How many of theso ten senators could have been elected or even nominated If they had been frank enough and honest enough to announce last summer that they would not support tho party plat form and that they were not ln favor of trusting tho people? Lenlslature Adjourned to Jan. 3. Tho Vermont legislature voted yester day to adjourn last- night until Jan. 3. It was necessary to resort to a roll call in the House before the question was de cided. What the Time-Lock Clause pretends to Mean. St. Albans Messenger. The man does not live that understands logic and that can argue logically that the necessity for tho proposals ot change ln an organic law ot a commonwealth will fall on certain calendar dates, and no other. That's what tho decennial time lock clause pretends to mean. Can Easily Be Stopped; also Dandruff and Itching Scalp. If Parisian Sago doesn't stop falling hair, Itching scalp, and eradicate dandruff ln two weeks, Wilfred P. Root stands ready to refund your money without ar gument or red tape of any kind. Parisian Sage will put a fascinating radiance Into any woman's hair in a few days. Susanne Calahan, of Hotel Royal, Bucy rus, Ohio, on March 25, 1910, wrote; "Mother's hair began to come out very badly and her scalp was so sore It was very hard to do anything for It, Parisian Sage proved a grand Buccess every way. Her hair stopped coming out, dandruff all disappeared, soreness all left the scalp and her hair Is coming In again very nicely." Large bottle 60 cents at Wil fred F, Root's. Wood and Good mean the same ln Tea and Coffee the world over. Call for "Primrose" Tea and "Gilt Edge" Coffee. DORMITORY BURNED Farnsworth Hall, Vermont Acad emy, in Ruins Fire Started Shortly Before 1 o'clock This Morning Administration Building Saved by Sudden Shift of the Wind. Farnsworth hall, one of the main buildings nf Vermont academy ln Saxtons River was burned this morning. Tho flro started from some cause unknown shortly before 1 o'clock. A strong wind caused the flames to spread rapidly and In an hour tho entire structure was In ruins. No one hnd been In the building since early In the day. the students and teachers left Wed nesday for their Christmas vacation. All of their effects were burned except a few trunks and n little furniture. " Farnsworth hall was a handsome three story brick building, containing quar ters for 50 students and several teachers. It was the first of the present main buildings to be erected. It stood at tho left of the administration building ns one approached the academy grounds from the village. The fire was discovered by a man ln the village, who gave the alarm, ran to the academy grounds nnd aroused Prin cipal Iawson and others. It Is thought that the fire started in the front of the building on the first floor. The wind was blowing flercly at the time and only by miracle was the administration building saved. The sills and cornice of this building caught fire and everybody en the scene supposed that the structure was doomend, but the wind suddenly shifted, turning the flames away and the blazes which had started on the outside wood work soon died down. Farnsworth hall was built In 1S83. It was named ln honor of the late John A. Farnsworth of Saxtos River, one of the staunch friends and supporters of the school In its early days. The dormitory was valued at $30,000 and only a small Insurance was carried on It. The fur niture belonging to the school was valued at $2000. Three pianos were burn ed. There l a large 1o.m on the effects of t.ie students nnd teachers. Mot of the students quartered In the dormitory were bns wiio wore working their way through school and the los will bo a se vere hnndlcnp to them. Some plea will he made to reimburse the boys for their los. The destruction of Farnsworth hall Is a serious blow to one of the most worthy educational Institutions ln Vermont. Now Is the time for the alumni and others In terested in the institution to rally to Its support. Principal Lawson will call a meeting of the trustees ns soon as possi ble. The winter term of tho academy will open Jan. 2. Arrangements will be made for quarters for all of the boys through use of rooms In Jones hall nnd other buildings. "THE HOLY CITY.' Thirty men, red-eyed and disheveled, lined up before a judge of the San Fran cisco police court. It was the regular morning company of "drunks and disor derlies." Some were old and hardened, others hung their heads in shame. Just as the momentary disorder attending the bringing In of the prisoners quieted down, a strange thing happened. A strong, clear voice from below began singing: "Last night as I lay a-sleeplng, There came a dream so fair." Last night! It had been for them as a nightmare or a drunken stupor. The song was a contrast to the horrible fact that no one could fall of a sudden Bhock at the thought the song suggested. "I stood In old Jerusalem, Beside tho Temple there," the song went on. The Judge had paused. He made a quiet Inquiry. A former mem ber of a famous opera company, known nil over the country, who was awaiting trial for forgery. It was lie who was singing in his cell. Meantime the song went on, and every man In the line showed emotion. One or two dropped on their knees; one boy, at the end of the line, after a desperate ef fort at self-control, leaned against the wall, burled his face against his folded arms, and sobbed, "Oh, mother, mother!" The sobs, cutting to the very heart the men who heard, and the song, still welling Its way through the court room, blended in the hush. At length one man protested. "Judge," said he, "have wo got to submit to this? We're here to take our punishment, but this " He, too, began to sob. It was Impossible to proceed with the business of the court, yet the Judge gave no order to stop the song. The police sergeant, after an effort to keep the men In line, stepped back and waited with the rest. The song moved on to Its climax: "Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Sing for the night is o'er! Hosanna in the highest! hosanna for evermore!" In an ecstacy of melody tho last words rang out, nnd then there was silence. Tho judge looked into the faces of tho men before him. There was not one who was not touched by the song; not one In whom some better Impulse was not stirred. He did not call tho cases singly a kind word of advice, and ho dismissed them all. No man was fined or sentenced to tho workhouse that morning. Tho song had done more good than punish ment could possibly havo accomplished. Youth's Companion. LOCAL OVERFLOW. A fair sized number attended the dance given by tho hose toam In Orange hall last evening. Lcltslnger's orchestra fur nished music. Dr. C. R. Aldrlch and C. A. Harris caught nine pike in the Connecticut river yesterday. The 'aggregate weight was 26 pounds. The officers of Oasis encampment, I. O. O, F., for the coming year were elected last night as follows: Chief patriarch, F. C. Dunklee; senior warden, Fayette Mil ler; rec. scribe, W. J, Cain; fln. scribe, D. W. 'Tcnney; treas., C. G. Staples; Junior warden, II. A, Johnson. Tho royal pur. pie degreo was conferred upon two can didates. A drop of 30 degrees from 11 o'clock yesterday morning until 7 o'clock this morning was noted on one thermometer In town. Yesterday morning the snow was melting nnd tho mercury registered 33 degrees above zero while this morn ing it wns 2 above. The storm which had been threatening for some days ar rived Bhortly after noon yostcrday and pushed along by a swift north wind was out of this district before eight o'clock. In clues to the south the sleighing is re ported to be good, but only enough snow fell hero to spoil the skating. Steps will undoubtedly be taken to clear a skating place near the Island and .the sport will not be interfered with to a great ex tent. LOCAL OVERFLOW. Miss E. C. Sparks Is making n local cnnvnss for A. E. Atwood's Brattleboro souvenir calendar for 1911. The annual Christmas treo of tho frco klndergnrten will be held In their rooms Thursday, Dee. 22. Friends are Invited. E. Wales will hold a reception for his evening dancing class In Orange hall Tuesday evening. The public Is Invited. Pocahontas council will hold Its election of ofllcers for the coming year next Thursday evening, Dec. 22. All members ate requested to bo present, Tho cups given by F. A. Thompson for flist prizes In the Vermont Wheel cluuu billiard and pool tournament are on exhi bition in Vaughan &. Burnett's window. The Brattleboro Trust company an nounces thnt beginning January 1 It will pay depositors In Its savings de partment interest at the rate of four per cent. The local grangers who attended tho nnnual meeting of the state Grango at Burlington this week were Mr. arid Mrs. II. W. Sargent, Mr, and Mrs. F. B. Pier and Mrs. H. S. Dearborn. Supper for members of the Vermont Wheel club will bo served ln the Grange banquet hall Saturday evening. Tickets may be procured of the janitor. The hour of the supper has been fixed at 9.30 .to give those employed In the stores an op portunity to attend. The annual Christmas tree and supper of the Unlversallst church will be held Dec. 23. Supper will be served at 5.30 o'clock and afterward an entertainment will be given, the special feature of which will be a stereoptlcon lecture on the Ufa of Christ by Rev. D. E. Trout. All friends of the tuberculosis camp will be very welcome at the donation party which will be held tomorrow after noon in the Congregational chapel fronv 2 to 5 o'clock for the benefit of the patients. Light refreshments will bo served and a chance will be given all to meet Miss Schumacher and Miss Love Joy, tho new nurses ln charge. It Is hoped that there will be a generous con tribution from housewives and friends Interested ln this work. When visiting ball teams and fans come to Brattleboro next season they will seo one of the best ball parks In this section of the country, If plans now in mind are carried out. The managers of the Island Amusement company, which Is spending a large sum of money on Improvements on tho Island, have arranged for a grand stand, pavilion, bowling alleys, pool and billiard parlors, a dance hall, and a base ball diamond and athletic field that will be a credit to the town. The baseball field will lie with tho home plate near the south west corner of the Islnnd and the centre fielder will play in front of the bill board. A grandstand, to scat between 1200 and 1300 people is already In tho course of construction. Tho seats will bo commodious and around the top a four foot promenade will make it easy to get to the seats. The grandstand will be about 1S5 feet long and the lowest seat will be six feet from the ground. The dancing pavilion will be 48 by 72 feet and the management Intends to put In an excellent floor and to finish the Interior so that It will be attractive. Downstairs a bowling alley will be installed. Other attractions, such as a movable stage which can be placed In front of the grand stand and upon which vaudeville acta may be performed, and picnic grounds for children and others parties are being planned. In the spring the grounds will be rolled and the diamond put ln excel lent condition. BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL. Mrs. Thomas Ryan visited this week in Hanover, N. H. Miss Grace Perry is working In Fen ton's store during the holidays. B. M. Rowand of Everett, Mass., visited; his son, L. D. Rowand, over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Dunham went to Boston yesterday to spend a week. Miss Elsie Smith spent Sunday In Bel lows Falls with her sister, Mary Smith. Miss Mary Doyle, who spent several months In Brooklyn, returned yesterday. William Ellis and family havo moved from Spring street to Springfield, Mass. Mrs. E. O. Rogers of Alstead, N. H., Is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. L. New man. Mrs. Oscar Dion of Schenectady, N. Y., is visitlg her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Holmes. Mrs. Pearl Clapp, who was in the Me morial hospital three weeks, returned to her home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Jackson of Springfield, Mass., spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Balloy. Mrs. A. B. Shaw, who has had a posi tion In Donncll & Davis's millinery shop, returned to Boston Wednesday. Mrs. II. F. Stevenson has broken up housekeeping and Is boarding with Mrs. O. F. Bailey on Canal street. Postmaster Taylor was out Wednesday for the first time after being confined to the house over a week by illness. J. L. Sexton, who was Injured about three weeks ago by a bale of hay which fell on him, Is able to bo out again. Mrs. Mary E. Howard will return to day from Saxtons River, where she has been visiting three weeks or more. Thomas Hopkins nnd friend returned Monday to their home ln Springfield, this state, after a two weeks' visit In town. Harry W. Cobb of East Lexington, Mass., visited at the home of Mr. ami Mrs. W. A. Gilbert the first of the week. Mrs. William Martin went Wednesday to East Boston to spend tho holidays with her sister, Mrs. David Fitzgerald. Station Agent E. J, Guthrio Is moving from Prospect hill to ono of PatncK Fleming's new houses on Forest street. Mr. and Mrs. C. Cota were in Walpola this week to attend tho funeral of Mr. Cola's father, which took placo Tuesday, Amos Cowan of West Roxbury, Mass.. who Is employed on the gymnasium ac the Retreat, has taken a room at 18 Clark street. Dennlson Cowles, president of tho Brattleboro Board of Trade, has been elected a member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Harvey will go today to New York. On December 23 they will leave for Florida, where they will spend three months. Mrs. A. F. Stone and Mrs. Newton Thayer of Townshend, were guests at the home of Mrs. Stone's daughter, Mrs. W. E, Timson, over Sunday. Mrs. Howard Emery of Oregon left Tuesday for Newburg, N. C, aftr spending a week with her mother, Mrs. A. A. Sanborn, of Chapln street. W. II, Proctor and Attorneys, II, O, Barber and R. G. Bacon havo been In Now York city this week taking depo sitions In the suit of tho Hooker, Corser & Mitchell company against the proprie tors of the Mohawk Overall company of Schenectady, N. Y. M-lo-na stomaoli tablots turn a weak stomach Into a strong one, In a short time, stop sour stomachs and stomach, misery In five minutes Wilfred F, Root guarantees them. Large box 50 cents.