Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-08


lower part of the house.
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
Sunday School union will be held in the
Baptist church Wednesday evening. a
supper will be served at $50, followed
by social and the business session.
Flora Vevler of Colraln has been
granted a divorce from Walter H. Vevier
by the superior court in Greenfield Mass.
on the ground of desertion and BIAS been
given permission to resume her maiden
name, Flora +. Williams.
The record of one local weather OBJ
server shows that in March, 1909, the
mean minimum temperature was 2S de-
grees and the mean maximum 40 degrees,
while in March, @9i0, the corresponding
figures were 1922 and 494 degrees.
The funeral of Mrs. Jane Ryder who
died in the Home for the Aged and Dis
abled Wednesday, was held in the home
Friday afternoon at o'clock. Rev. DR.
John r. Cow, pastor of the First Baptist
church, officiated and the body was taxi
en- to West Wardsboro for burial.
The funeral of Mrs. Eta NJ. Pratt was
held in Bonds undertaking parlors Fri
day afternoon, Rev. ID. Il. Trout, pastor
of the UniVersalist church, officiating
The body was taken to North Brookfield
for burial Mrs. Tidd Of Northampton, a
cousin of Mrs Pratt attended the funeral
Mr. and Mrs. r. s. Berg have sold their
house and lot on Beech street, Greenfield,
Mass, to Conrad Keffer, through Walter
s. Carson's real estate agency. They
bought the property two years ago in
tending to move to Greenfield, but as their
daughters are employed here they have
decided to remain in Brattleboro.
Harold George, seven months old, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin George died
pf i'm
their home on Main street. The funer-
al was held Tuesday afternoon in the
home Rev. ID. f. Trout, pastor of the
Universalist church, officiating, and the
body was taken to Rupert for burial.
Miss Sarah Boyden sustained a slight
shock al the home of Freeman Scott
Saturday and was taken to the Memorial
hospital where she is making a good
recovery. She had been at the Scott
home earlier in the afternoon ana for
some reason she returned to the house.
She was found in an unconscious con-
dition at the front door by Mrs. Scott.
Plans are being made for important
changes at the tuberculosis hospital at
the DR.. Waterman farm. 1t is expected
that before the camp is opened for the
summer an adequate sewage plant will
| be installed and a bathroom added. The
capacity of the house will be increased
greatly by the addition of an upper
veranda. Last season only six patients
could be Accommodated but several more
would like to go to the camp this season
if the arrangements could be made.
The new ventnating system in the Au-
| ditorium had its first hot-weather try
| out Saturday No heat was on in the
auditorium except in the dressing rooms.
| The temperature in the main room rose
! to 81 degrees soon after the audience
! gathered and in the gallery it was Sc.
/ Many complaints were expressed at the
! conditions and it was impractical BILE to
| open the doors and windows ON account
! of the light The ventilating fan was
started and within a few minutes the
! temperature was reduced to 20 degrees,
/ where it remained throughout the per-
| Torrance. The system demonstrated its
| ability to take care of hot weather con-
ditions as well as cold.
Friday was the last day in which dogs
| could be licensed at the regular rate.
| At the end of the day the records in
! the town clerks office showed that 32S
| dogs had been licensed At the close OF
the same day last year 81 dogs had
| been licensed. In looking up the records
| yesterday it was found that the total
| number registered was 1928, exactly the
| number which were licensed on the same
date last year The total registration
! last year was 1852. 1t Is believed that
there are at least 100 dogs in Brattleboro
| which go through each year without be-
! ing licensed. The selectmen will begin
a systematic campaign against them May
| 10. Every police officer and constable
will be furnished with dog killer ;
| warrant.
The first squad of the Washington par
| ty reached BattleborO Friday night at
1925 tired, but happy. OF the III who
started on the trip only about 60 re-
| turned the rest having stopped off to
visit along the way home. Principal f.
b. Smith and Mrs Smith left the party
at New York to visit in their former
home in Plainfield, ~ j. Miss Florence
Allen was in general charge of the party
the rest of the trip. Members kept
dropping off all along the way and it
was difficult to ascertain just how
large the high school family was. At
Springfield it appeared from the count
that one eXcursonist was missing, but
it is probable that the figures were at
fault. The young people had some very
strenuous days, but most Of them had
enought energy left to sit up several
hours to tell their families all about
the trip. The rest of the excursionists
have been coming home through the
week
In the annual meeting of the womans
auxiliary to the Y. NJ. c. \. Tuesday
afternoon the officers of last year were
u.
o. Abbott; vice presidents, Mrs. L. w.
Hawley and Mrs. c. c. Fits; secretary,
Mrs. II. w. Spaulding; assistant secre-
tary, Mrs, o. G. Convey; treasurer, Mrs.
q. G. AVerill. These officers will elect
the remaining members of the executive
board. Mrs. c. II. Thompson led the
devotional meeting which preceded the
business meeting, and she read DR..
Morgans The hidden years of the
Nazarine. Miss Emily Clapp played
the piano In the business meeting the
report of the treasurer showed that all
bills We're paid and that about $40 re-
manned in the treasury. 1t was voted
to give the boys of the Magnet club a
complimentary banquet the evening of
the exhibition with which the boys will
close their indoor season, The auxiliary
voted recently to support the Magnet
club in any way possible and they took
this means of expressing their good will
toward the new organization.
The first claim for damages on account
of the conditions of the streets which
were dug up last fall in order that water
mains might be laid was made the Sc
lectmen early this week When the frost
went out of the ground a small hole ap-
peared where the pipe line crossed the end
of Elliot street in passing from Williams
street to Frost street This hole was re-
paired, but little later a bigger section
of road fell in and the repair gang was
called out again. 1t was thought that
there would be no further trouble at that
place but the last of the week one of H.
H. Winchester's horses slumped through
again and was somewhat scratched
shaft of the wagon was broken. Mr.
winchester put in claim to the select
men for damages and they informed him