Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-05-13

eminent will meet at 3 o'clock.
The Epworth league will observe its
2lst anniversary Sunday evening at $50
in the Methodist church. A special pro-
gram has been arranged, and an interest
ing and helpful service is expected,
Every Epworthian is urged to be present.
All are welcome.
Observing some red cedar flakes in the
window of the Brooks House Pharmacy
Wednesday a woman went into the store
and called for some saltines. The clerk
politely told her that she would find
them in the grocery store whereupon the
woman hastily scanned the shelves and
said; "Oh! l thought this was a grocery
store | saw the toasted flakes in the
window
A committee of the Vermont Bar as
ISOLATION having in charge arrangements
for a complimentary banquet to Chief
Judge John w. Rowel of Randolph ex-
Judge James NJ Tyler of Brattleboro
and ex-Judge Henry H. Powers of Nor
risville. have made tentative plans to
have the banquet in the Pavilion hotel
in Montpelier May "A. 1t will be given
primarily as a compliment to Judge Row
ell, who will be IS years old June 3.
Tomorrow is the last day OF grace for
licensing dogs. The statute provides that
all unlicensed dogs may be killed after
May 10, and it will be impossible to take
out a license Sunday. Practically the
same number of dogs were licensed this
year as last year. The records Wednes-
day showed that 1854 dogs were licensed
this year as against 1853 last year. 1t is
expected that a few more will come in at
the last minute 1t is the belief Of the
selectmen that there are number of
dogs which live from year to year with
out a license. Warrants will be issued
to the members Of the police department
directing them to kill all unlicensed dogs.
The annual meeting of the Windham
Union of Congregational Ministers will
be held in the parlors of the Centre
church. Brattleboro, Monday, May %, at
10 o'clock a. IN. Following Is the pro
gram: Devotions, Rev. Benjamin Pen
noch of Grafton: book review, Rev.
Charles +. Hayward of Springfield es-
say, Rev. w. J. Ballou Of Ludlow; SER
mon, Rev John LeFevre Of Jamaica;
| Biblical study, Rev. George +. Chaplin
of SaNton River: What do you mean
by the divinity Of Christ?'-three 10 min
ute papers by Rev Roy NJ Houghton
Of Brattleboro, Rev. +. j. Lewis Of West
Brattleboro and Rev. Daniel Mcintyre Of
| Townshend. All Congregational ministers
are urged to attend this meeting and all
the meetings of the pastors institute in
| the Baptist church.
In the annual meeting of the Woman :
/ Alliance Of the Unitarian church Wednes-
/ day afternoon in the home OF Mrs. Mary
/ c. Warder in The Colonial plans were
! made for the entertainment of the Con-
/ necucut Valley Alliance societies in Brat
/ tleboro June $ The annual meeting Of
! the societies will be attended by dele
/ gates from the Unitarian churches OF the
! Connecticut valley north of Hartford.
/ Conn The program includes some strong
/ speakers, among them being Miss Ellen
! Low Of Brooklyn. y. Y, president Of
/ the national Womaus Alliance Mrs Car
/ foremost women in the organization, and
Rev Samuel Maxwell. pastor of the
/ Greenfield Unitarian church. Luncheon
Will be served at noon by the Brattleboro
/ branch. These officers We're elected Wed
I nesday: President. Mrs Mary c. Warder
vice president. Mrs. John u. Barrows
secretary. Mrs +. .. 5. Osgood: treas
urer. Mrs. Harry G. Freeman The
treasurer reported a good balance in the
treasury
The West river bridge received a test
| last week which removed the last shade OF
| doubt that its condition was sound after
| the repairing. Twenty head OF cat =
| tie, aggregating about II tons in weight,
| were driven across the bridge in a close
herd. Not only was this a greater weight
| than would be put on the bridge at any
but II was a n,rtiruIarl,. savers strai,,
from the Vibration nrodured ne che sta,
ming Of the cattle close watch ,,a 9
tent ana II vas found That tba ,,ihratior
Of the structure hardly was nercertihIo
Anotber fest was given tbat nroyod satIs-
/ f,ctorv SOM question vas raised &c "a
the ,bilitv az tba bridg. to v,itbst,rd tho
! vibration pro5urad nv rafting horse
through it The selectmen nut this to n
J practical test by having SeleCtman stat
ford drive through at top speed while
/ the other members Of the board watched
the effect No vibration was perceptible
and the selectmen were satisfied that the
bridge was in the best possible condition
for "a structure of its kind,
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danger OF a serious hre' lew minutes
work with stream from the chemlcal en-
slne put out the blaze Besldes the uam-
| age TO the car the corner OF lhe DuldlhS
| IN Whlch II stood was damaged by SMOKE
ana the paint was Dllstered padly. Inc
fire department responded IN quick time
to an alarm from box SO and there was
! plenty of help on hand few minutes
| after the fire bazed up. The danger OF
an explosion of the gasoline in the car
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