Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-07-15

Company I, V. N. G., will leave Sun
day on the 217 train for three days of
target practice at the state rifle range at
Mortified. They will return to Brattle-
boro Wednesday afternoon.
a pike caught in milestone brook near
the railroad arch Saturday. afternoon by
William Ellis of South Main street at
tracted much attention. 1t was over two
feet long and weighed go pounds.
The town check list was revised this
week to conform to the grand list a
good number Of names were taken off by
reason of removal from town and death,
and few new ones were added.
Judge +. w. Gibson said positively
this week that he would not be a candl-
date for a place on the school board at
the annual meeting which will be held
next Tuesday evening at o'clock He
does not feel that his legal practice will
| allow him the opportunity to do justice
to such a position
When the honor list of students was
read at the graduation exercises in the
Auditorium the names of Eva l. Cooper,
Adele A. Cowles and Evelyn Emerson,
OF the class Of 1911. were omitted unin-
tentioRally They were among those who
maintained an average of so per cent or
more through the year.
Members of the Brattleboro CHAPTER.
d. A. r., assembled at the home of Mrs
f. !. Swift last evening to meet inform
ally Mrs. Clayton N. North Of Shore
ham, state regent. who came here to
accompany the Brattleboro party to the
pageant in Deerneld today Refresh
ments were served
Howard Merrill Whitney. Ii months.
son OF Phillip l.. and Laura Blanchard
Whitney, died Monday after a brief III
ness. The funeral was held in the home
| on the Putney road Wednesday afternoon
| at 2 O'Clock. Rev. Roy NJ Houghton,
pastor OF the Centre Congregational
church. oficiated and the burial was in
Meeting House Hill cemetery.
a free lecture on Christian Science will
| be given in the Auditorium Thursday
| evening at 8 o'clock by Mrs. Sue Harper
Minis, c. S. D.. of Atlanta. Ga. Mrs
! Minis is an authorized lecturer of the
| First Church Of Christ. Scientist. of Bos-
| ton She has been connected with the
church long time, and she is consld-
| cred one of its best lecturers. The public
| Is assured of an interesting address
! Everybody is invited
Mrs. Juliet Pillsbury. 70. sister Of DR..
| Henry Tucker, died suddenly Wednesday
! while going on the train from Lynn to
| her home in Tilton n. H. Mrs Pills
| bury and her sister. Mrs A. j Pulsburv
also Of 1flton, visited Dr. Tucker and
! they went to Lynn to visit before going
| nome. She appeared to be in her usual
| health when she left Lynn but she was
! seized with severe heart trouble and
! died just as the train reached Lowell
! Mrs. Pillsbury was "A former resident OF
/ Lynn, where her husband was a promi-
! nent shoe manufacturer. DR.. Tucker Will
| 90 to Tilton this afternoon.
The school calendar for the coming
| year in district No. is as follows: Fail
| term begins Sept. and ends Dec. p:
/ winter term begins Jan 3 and ends
| March "a; spring term begins April II
ana closes, for the grades. June Ii and
| for the high school June 2l For the
/ christmas vacation schools will close
! Dec. n and open Jan. .: for the spring
| vacation they win close March q and
! open April II. School will not be in
! session the following days. Tuesday
! afternoon and the whole OF Wednesday
and Thursday in Valley fair week
| Thanksgiving day and the day following.
Washington's birthday; Memorial day.
! All of the Connecticut river is being
| turned into power at the Vernon dam
! For the first time since the plant was
| put IN operation every drop Of water
/ which flows down the river Is passing
! through the wheel pits Water had been
! running over the spillway from a foot TO
! I'VE feet deep all the spring but the river
/ began falling 50 rapidly this week that IL
! was decided not to allow any more water
/ I" go To waste. No water has been going
| over the spillway since Wednesday. The
! present flow Of the river Is annie 10 RIM
/ the plant at its fun capacity IL all the
/ water is used. During the day the water
! Is drawn down a little and at night IL
/ rises again. Unless there is decided
! further shrinking OF the current no trou-
/ hI" VIII he experienced IN running the
/ power house at It's fun capacity The
J aT do 4
/ site l'rattl"boro. Root Island is above
/ water and various bits Of old beach are
/ showing up along the waterfront The
! Hunt farm meadows are a succession of
/ pools of stagnant water with "a decidedly
! unsaNury odor
/ The salvation Army services Sunday
/ VIII be the farewell Of Capt. Bessie Hoke.
1 VINO has had charge of the corps here
] the past 10 months. At the latest I'm
/ spection Of the books by Adiutant Sner
/ "i Hartford July the corps was found
/ To be in better condition in every way
] than ever before, and the interest shown
/ by both the public and the corps is great
| er captain Hoke's stay In Brattleboro.
/ though short, has been successful al
/ though she has worked seven months
| without "A lieutenant, through there be-
/ ing SO much illness among the officers in
! New England. Her new appointment Is
! Gardner. Mass, and she will be accom-
! PdIlltu lHelt ny cadet Ada GOSS, who also
| Will make her farewell next Sunday
| captain Hoke Will be succeeded by Can
| tain and Mrs. Waiting of Somerville
! Mass. who are officers of ability and
! have been successful in their commands
! through their earnestness. The welcome
! meeting for Captain and Mrs Waiting
| will be conducted Wednesday evening at
| = o'clock, All are invited to attend to
| unite In giving them a hearty welcome
! In the monthly meeting of the Mutual
| Aid association Monday the supervisor
| Miss Mabel LOOMS, gave a summary of
| the work which had been accomplished
! during the year since the association
| moved into regular quarters. At
| the start two attendants were
employed, in October the number was in
creased to five and last month another
was added. Even with this corps the
association is unable TO meet all the de-
mands made upon it. During the year
the attendants have performed 1919 days
labor on calls The supervisor has made
s5l calls. The association has received
Cyl calls for aid. but has been able to
| I'LL only 4A. In the first month % calls
were hlled, but the average since Janu-
uary has been 20 calls a month. Febru-
airy was the banner month with 90 calls
the attendants and supervisor have cared
Tor ~ patients This does not include the
| large number where trained nurses were
sent out by the association. The associa-
| ton has had "a maternity cases, 26 chron-
| &c cases and II mild GASES, besides
large number of cases of temporary i'll
ness.
Deputy Sheriff c. F. Mann went into
| the milk business IN q uhoIasaIa sco1a