Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
BRATTLEB ORO.

1921 at their recent lawn party.
There will be II dance at Silverdale to-
morrow night from s to - o'clock, Lett
singers orchestra furnishing music.
The Epworth League held an enjoyable
lawn sociable at the home of William
Winslow last evening. From so to IS
persons were present.
The w. c. T. L. held a regular meeting
yesterday afternoon at the y. NJ. c. A
rooms The lawn party, announced for
July IA. has been postponed to July p. 1t
will be held at the home of Mrs. Henry
Tucker on Canal street.
The next meeting of Brattleboro chap
ter, Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, will be held at the home of Mrs. Joel
F'agg in Guiford, Aug. &c. when Mrs
Flagg, Mrs. G. p. Miller and Miss NJ E.
Smith will entertain the chapter.
A fire cracker thrown by a man at the
Brattleboro House Monday morning shat
tered two windows in an electric car
which was passing at that time. Super
intendent Jones tried to find out who the
man was, but was not successful.
Isaac Blomberg. saw tender at the S. A.
Smith company factory, had the middle
finger on his left hand crushed under
log which he was turning on the car
riage Tuesday so that it was necessary
to amputate it back of the first joint.
P. Fleming has been confined to his
bed since Friday with injuries. He drove
to the railroad station with some ma
terial in an express wagon and while
there his horse started, throwing him to
the ground. His back was hurt and he
received internal injuries so that he is I'M
able to walk although he is improving.
Emidio Mancni has brought suit
against his brother. Boito Mancini for
damages in the sum of $4,000 for injuries
he sustained on June :. when Boito threw
stone at him. striking him in the side
and breaking one rib. The suit was
brought through Lawyer r. c. Bacon.
1t will be heard in county court. An
gelo Gorborino furnished bail for the re-
spondent
perfect day and a genial company of
friends and neighbors, numbering about
$50, helped to make the Fourth the usual
pleasant occasion at the home of Charles
Harris of West Brattleboro This is the
third picnic that has been held there upon
Independence day during the past four
years. The neighborhood was we'll rep
resented, besides a large number who
came from some distance. 1t might also
be interesting to note that the two oldest
people of the district We're present
Charles Harris and Mrs. Lydia Gage, and
that there were also present five former
teachers of the district. After a hearty
repast under the beautiful naples on the
lawn so admirably fitted for the purpose
sports and games We're enjoyed by young
and old. Prizes of money were given to
the winners. The last, and perhaps the
most exciting number on the program
was an exceedingly close ball game. The
score was kept nearly at a tie until the
very end. The final score was 1927 in
favor of Clarence Thurber's team. The
interest in the game was well attested by
hearty cheering by the spectators. In
the evening about 60 of the number pres
ent adjourned to Dunklee hill for
the usual display of fireworks and ba-
looms Singing of patriotic songs at the
Dunklee home fittingy ended a very en-
joyable day.
Mrs. Nina Hunt Hayes and H. S.
Taintor of New York We're secretly mar
ried one day last week at the Little
Church Around the Corner in that city
Mrs. Taintor was Nina Hunt of Weathers-
field, a member of the distinguished Hunt
family of Bratteboro which produced
Richard Morris Hunt, the architect and
William Morris Hunt, the artist. Her
father still lives in Weathersfeld, and she
has two brothers, one prominent as an
architect and the other an officer in the
army. Miss Hunt was a girl of striking
beauty and she won the heart of Francis
h. Hayes an eccentric young millionaire
who had a fine estate in Lexington,
Mass, Their domestic life was unhappy
and was aired frequently in the news
papers. After they separated and while
Mr. Hayes was living at Ascutneyvile
he was assaulted by the Hunt boys and
badly beaten. Hayes died in Dover Eng
land. Mrs Hayes contested her hus-
bands will and in the compro-
mise settlement she is said to have
received over 81 ,OOO, 900 for herself and
her SON She now has a country place
on Long Island She is the owner of run
ming and jumping horses of note and has
frequently won blue ribbons at the New
YORK horse shows Mrs. Hayes and Tain
tor first met in Brattleboro at the Valley
Fair two years ago Mrs. Hayes had one
of her running horses here for the races
at that time and Taintor was in charge
of the runners from the Evarts farm i'm
Windsor and rode in the races both days.