Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-14


night Friday evening, April 81. Dancing
and refreshments will be enjoyed by the
members and invited friends.
The first real ball game of the season
is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon on
the Valley fair grounds. The "Outsid-
ers' will cross bats with the "Estey-
vles"
The Womans club will make its annual
collection of rubbers for the benefit of
the free Kindergarten Saturday, April 10.
Boys will call at the houses and any con-
tributions of old rubbers will be much
appreciated by the committee in charge
Houghton & Smonds have installed
two sections of Arnolds patent telescope
stock boxes. The features of these boxes
Is that they have no covers, but slide
into holders like a drawer Covered with
maroon leatherette, with oXydized copper
trimmings, they present very attrac-
tive appearance. They contain the stocks
of laces, trimmings, braids and veilings
The Melrose on Linden street will re-
main under the management of Mrs
Flora f. Strong the coming summer at
least, although Mrs Strong contemplated
going to Townshend to manage the
Townshend Inn when she bought that
hosiery two weeks ago. Her husband,
Levi j. Strong, will manage the Towns
bend hotel and Mrs. Strong will go there
to assist him a short time, returning to
the Melrose.
Edwin, eight-months- old son of Mr..
and Mrs r. II. Amidon, swallowed an
open safety pin Friday afternoon and 1t
lodged between his throat and stomach.
The child was in great pain and Drs.
O'Connor and Aldrich succeeded in re-
moving the pin with surgical instruments.
No bad effects were sustained by the
baby although the pin evidently pene-
trated the lining of the throat on its
way down.
A room for filing letters and papers is
being built under the Office building Of
the Estey Organ company. An eXcava-
ton has been made for a room 20 feet
wide 40 feet long and about eight feet
high. The walls will be constructed of
cement and the room will be reached by
means of an ELEVATOR. The stones and
gravel have been given to the town, the
stones being used for filling back of the
granite retaining wall which is being
built north of the west end of the iron
bridge on Elliot street.
Fort Dummer chapter, r. A. NJ, held
its annual meeting in the Masonic tenn
Pile last evening and elected these Off
GERS F. II. p, c. B. Crowell; X, o. F.
Benson; S, X. p. Barrington; treas. F.
w. Putnam; sec, w. A Shumway; C.
of H.. a. L. Pettee; p. s., Luther II.
Houghton; r. A. c., William Cushman
NJ Sd V. f. II. Winchester; NJ, I'd W. p.
+. CTOWIl' vi. ISL ' =, r VI Ittltt' tiii p
lain, Kittredge Haskins; stewards, NJ. C.
Houghton and G. NJ. Clay; T., j. A. Tay-
lor; incorporation for three years, A. P.
Simonds; trustee, ]. A. Taylor.
The ]. w. Bishop company of Wor-
cester who were the lowest bidders for
the construction of the Fort Dummer
Mills, and to whom the contract was
awarded, failed to sign the contract, so
the directors this week have awarded the
contract to the B. S. Smith company of
Pawtucket, the second lowest bidders.
The difference between their bids was
less than 5000. 1t is understood, however,
that the Fort Drummer Mills company will
lose nothing by reason of the change in
awarding the contract. 1t is also under
stood that the b, S. Smith company will
start operations next week and that
work from that time will be pushed
rapidly.
Health Officer Henry Tucker has re-
Ceived reports within the past week of
IS cases of measles. The disease exists
in all sections of the town, no one part
having an excessive number. Cases have
been reported on Church place, the
Dickinson farm, three on Birge street
two on Canal street two on Elliot street
one each on Cherry street, Western
avenue and Organ street and several in
West BrattlebOro. Cases of humps on
Frost street. scarlet fever on Birge and
Tyler streets and chicken-pox on Willis
ton street complete the cases reported
Last week Dr. Tucker reported 23 cases
of measles in Brattleboro in his weekly
report to the state board of health.
Willis D. Hayes, an agent of the
United States government. came here
from Keene by direction of the govern
ment and made tests the first of the
week to determine the nature of thu
site upon which the federal building will
be erected at the corner of Main anC
Grove streets. Four holes We're dug anc
gravel was found at a depth of - in one
place, Is in two places and 90 feet in one
place. Mr.. Hayes reported that the re
suit of his investiga ton was satisfactory
He found a layer of sand above thu
gravel. which would turn into quicksant
If mixed with water. Probably no worl
will be done on the foundation this yea
and the building will not be erected unit
an effort has been made to secure al
additional appropriation sufficient to pro
vide court room in addition to thu
post office.
The women of the different denomna
lions met Tuesday in the Baptist churcl
to plan union service in commemora
ton of the fiftieth anniversary o
the estn blishment of foreign mis-
sions An all-day meeting will be he'll
Tuesday, April 25. 1t is expected tina
denomination rallies will be held in tn
morning, with a general meeting in tn
afternoon, with supper at 6. to be fol
lowed by another general meeting in tn
evening Each denomination will be rep
resented by a speaker of note In tn
general meetings, and these speakers wi
appear, one each in the separate meeting
OF their respective denominations. A
executive committee consisting of tn
following officers was chosen: Chairman
Miss Florence Hemenway; vice chairman
Mrs Fred S. Knight; secretary, Mrs. {
H. Thompson; trea surer, Mrs. r. w. Gil
SON Special committees were appointe
as follows: Place of meeting, Mrs. A.
Brown; supper, Mrs t. F. Adams. Mr.
w. C. Stone, Mrs F. L. Smith, Mrs.
II. Stellman, Mrs. G. II. BORNE. Mrs.
l.. Martin; hospitality Mrs. Emma Bar
lett, Mrs. S. Wilcox, Mrs. G. H. Clap
Mrs. H. NJ. Wood. Mrs George lyle
publicity Mrs. w. b. Smith Miss Alver
Walker Miss Irene Pllmpton; must
Miss Emma Gregg; literature, Mrs. w.
Moore, Mrs. Emery Eddy, Mrs. Pearso
Mrs. C. s. Clark, Miss Emma Lumber
ushers. Mrs. G. f. Warner Miss Esth
Barrett Mrs Robert Emery, Miss Ru
Chids Miss Holder, Tickets for u
supper may be secured of Mrs. Robe
Clark, Mrs c. L. Stickney, Miss Izet
Stewart Miss Ruth Childs, Miss MINI
Rawson, Miss Kate Wheeler and MI
Rodney Wheeler
Mi-o-na stomach tablets will put al
keep your stomach In fine shape TIL