Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-13
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meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
Charles Davis on Estey street.
The odd Fellows will hold a dance Fri
day night in the large hall. Music will
be furnished by Leitsinger's orchestra.
The hunting season on coons and foxes
will open Sunday, Oct. Is. Hunters are
advised to wait until Monday. The Yer
mont law provides for fine and imprison-
ment for hunting on Sunday.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the Civic improvement league was held
in the home of DR.. II. d. Holton Wednes-
day evening. Plans for installing a bub-
BILE fountain at the junction of Main and
High streets and for the work for the
coming year were discussed.
Frank Whorfe, who is employed in
Mosher & Cobb's livery stable, and Mary
Bradshaw of Spofford, n. H., were mar
ried at II o'clock Wednesday by Rev. d.
E.. Trout, pastor of the Universalist
church. The wedding took place in the
new Doolittle building on Spring street,
wnere Nj. and Mrs. Whorfe will live.
The Van Dyke log drive next year will
be one of the largest that ever came down
the Connecticut. The company plans to
ha We 60, 900 feet in it's regular drive be-
sides 20, 900, 900 to 80, 900, 900 feet now in
two big jams at Fifteen Mile falls. There
were about As, 900, 900 feet in the drive
Wnlcn was cledGbu lIOIl NdlldSlllutl
lake recently.
Mrs. A. J. Stearns was pleasantly sur
Irised Wednesday afternoon when 20
member of the Woman's Mission circle
of the Universalist church called at the
home of Mrs. A. j. Pierce to spend the
afternoon with her. The time was spent
in a social way until $50 o'clock, when
the entire company enjoyed supper with
Mrs. Stearns, who is a shut-in, after
xxbioh oil ratlrnp1 tn their homes.
Miss Eleanor Elizabeth Hanna of West
BrattleborO, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Il.
S. Hanna. and George Washington Van
Valen of Hackensack, N. j., were mar
ried in the Universalist parsonage at l.3O
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon by Rev. d.. ~
Trout. They were attended by Mrs. G.
S. Squires of West Brattleboro and Will
liam G.. Allbee of Hackensack. a single
ring service was used. Mr.. and Mrs.
VanValen will live in Hackensack, where
Mr.. VanNalen is an electrical contractor.
With tn exception of the opening of the
new Knights of Comlumbus headquarters
there was no general observance of Co
lumbus, day, which this year was a legal
holiday for the first time in this state.
A good number of fla gs were hung out,
the letter carriers made only the morning
deliveries and the post office was closed
in the afternoon. The public schools were
in session, but they are having Il holiday
today. There were no sessions of the
p%arochial school yesterday.
The first devotional meeting of the
Christian union of the Universalist
church will be held Sunday evening at I
o'clock. Reports of the national conven-
ton held in Portland, Me-, in July will be
given by the delegates, Miss Gertrude
Plummer and Miss Grace Cooper. Re-
ports of the state convention in Bethel
in August also will be given by the
delegates, Miss NJ. L. Edward and Miss
Alice Eames. All members and those
interested are urged to be present.
More than so members of the Epworth
league of the Methodist church and a
few friends thoroughly enjoyed a pow
erty social Wednesday evening in the
homes of Miss Glenna Blaisdell and Mrs.
Emma f. Bartlett at 10 Grove street.
Fines We're imposed for not complying
with the regulations. A variety of
games were played. Miss Gertrude Mich
OILS and Willard Hall won the prizes for
best costumes. D%oughnuts, cheese and
coffee We're served.
The Young Peoples Christian union of
the Universalist church met Wednesday
evening in the vestry. 1t was the an
nual business meeting and the reports of
the officers were read, after which officers
We're elected. A president was not elect
ed and the present incumbent, n. D..
ClaWSOn, VIII nOlu the once ulllll ms sue
cessor is chosen. The other officers are:
Vice pres, Miss Minnie Flagg; sec, Miss
Grace Cooper; treas, Scott Eames. j. p.
Shurtleff and Miss May Edwards We're
appointed a committee to nominate a
president.
The board of selectmen have chosen
the evening of Oct. 81 as the date on
which the hearing will be held regarding
the proposed building of Blakeslee street.
4 H.. ptaNr .na atxrn, Tho a,.. in
August and a few who We're in favor of
running a street southwark from Pine
street parallel with South Main street
appeared, as did several who were OPP
posed, 1t is probable that the residents
of that section of Prospect hill will be
out in force the evening of the hearing
as there is some opposition to the street
being put through. If the street is made
it will cost the town a good sum of
money for damages, as stra Wberry beds,
orchards and lawns will nav to go to
make way for the improvement. On the
other hand a number of building lots will
be opened which will allow several good
houses to be erected.
Miss Rose Mead, a graduate of the
Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania, arrived in BrattlebOro Monday
to take charge of the bookkeep-
ing department of the characterization
college. Miss Mead has had over two
years experience in public school teach
ing and makes a valuable addition to the
fl Guilty of BrattlbOro's business college.
The enrolment of the school is increasing
yearly, and already a large number of
young people nave been sent into posi-
tons of responsibility in many states.
Two former students are located i'm Eng
land: one i'm Sheffield and one i'm London.
There are other students in Colorado, Tex
as, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Washington and all the New England
states. This week a call came from Mon
tana for IA young man stenographer t.
begin at q handsome salary. The princi-
pal carefully investigates all firms call ng
for help and sends the pupils to none but
thoroughly reliable companies. Among
business firms this institution has the
reputation of sending out hish-grade
office help,