Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-05-05


THE Explorer next Monday evening
will be the closing event of the season
in the Auditorium.
The executive committee of the Brat
tleboro Civic Improvement league will
meet in the home of its president, Dr.
Henry d. Hoton, Wednesday evening at
100
A string of nine Ford automobiles at
tracted some attention when driven
through the business section of Main
street Monday morning. They were con-
signed to the Manley Brothers garage.
The first and second degrees were not
conferred in the meeting of Protective
Grange Wednesday night on account of
the Illness of several of the candidates
and officers. The initiation will take
| place May II.
The Daughters of Pocahontas held
| wel-attended dance in Red Mems hall
| Saturday night. TIL next dance will take
place tomorrow, Saturday, evening Mu-
sic will be furnished by Hines e Dugan.
| Everyone Is invited
The managing committee of the cam
| paign to raise 900 for a building for
| boys and young men have made some
progress the past week, but they are not
ready to announce the date for beginning
| the general canvass.
| While returning from Putney Satur-
| udN evening anu MGS. George LOCleS
| and John Fredette were thrown from a
| carriage when 1t was hit by an automo-
| bile. They returned to Putney and then
were driven home in a livery stable car
riage. None of the party were injured.
Arbor day will be observed by the
children of the grades in the public
| schools by exercises from 2.30 to $50 this
| afternoon. The pupils will tell of the
origin of Arbor day, of famous trees,
forest reserves and allied subjects. To
bring local significance to the day they
| will tell of some of the beauty spots of
Brattleboro that should be conserved.
A business meeting followed the devo-
tional service of the Young Peoples
Christian Union in the Unlversalist
| church Sunday evening. Miss Grace
Cooper and Miss Gertrude Plummer were
elected delegates to the national conven-
ton in Portland in July and Mrs +. c.
Sargent and Miss Inez Stowell were
elected alternates. Miss Alice Eames
and Miss May Edwards were elected del
| egates to the state convention in Bethel
next fall.
Public drinking cups have been done
away with in all the wood working fac
tories in Brattleboro in accordance with
an order of the state board of health,
which went into effect Monday. At the
factories of the Estey Organ company
the S. A. Smith company, the Carpenter
company ana the w mite RIVER Cnalr COM
pany the public cups have been removed
and the workmen understand that they
must provide individual cups and must
not leave them where other than owners
can use them.
In the meeting of Bingham chapter, o.
E. s., Tuesday evening officers elected
two weeks ago and the following APP
pointive officers were installed by Mrs.
Maverette Fisher, assisted by Mrs. Dora
| it,Uh nm, mo AL Nrc haI
X. Hall; Mrs. Ruth Mary Davis; Esther,
Miss Clara Eames; Martha, Mrs .Zetta w.
Winchester; Electa, Mrs. Dorothy Gu
thrie; marshal, Mrs May Norris chap
lain, Mrs. Ellen Phelps; warder, Mrs.
Hattie W. Angler; sentinel, william II.
Haywood; alternate. Mrs. Addie Carpen-
ter.
The Brattleboro Woman's club held its
annual meeting in the Congregational
vestry Wednesday afternoon The Of
fcers and chairmen of the committees
gave reports, showing the club and its
work to be in satisfactory condition.
These officers were elected: Pres, Mrs.
: f. B. Smith; first vice pres. Mrs. Fran
els p. Blake: second vice pres, Mrs. II.
: wit; cor. sec. Mrs. II. R. Brown;
treas, Mrs. C. G.. Staples: directors for
three years. Mrs. G.. f. Warner, Mrs. II.
C. Freeman and Mrs. I. d. Bailey; au-
dltor, Mrs. u. -. ADDott. Ine standlns
committees will be elected by the Of
fcers and directors. The tuberculosis
work which has been conducted by the
| club will be continued for the present
but there is a probability that ultimately
it will be turned over to another or
ganization.
Irving benjamin Baldwin, 20. a native
of Chester, died in his home in Montague
Mass, Tuesday, He was farmer &C
years. His first wife. Mary ]. Storm OF
New York. died nine years ago. Apri
s. 1906, he married Mrs. Myra a. Eager
T of Westminster, Mass, who survives
He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. c. A
Van Doom and Mrs. Franc f. Clark OF
| Brattleboro, and two brothers, Adm OF
West Somervile and Malcolm of Chester
| Mr.. Baldwin served in Company +. 16tl
, | Vermont regiment in the Civil war. II,
was a member of Edwin +. Day post
G.. \. r., in Greenfield, and of Mecnan
les lodge of Free Masons in Turner!
5 Falls. During the winters of 1896, fol
D lowing the death of his wife, he visited
p his sister, Mrs Van Doom. here. Thu
funeral will be held this afternoon II
$ Montague City The burial will taxi
. place in Grnnell, Iowa, where he liveC
l several years.
g st. Michaels Episcopal parish held 1T
: annual meeting Monday evening ant
9 elected these vestrymen: Kittredge Has
/, | kinS, e. w, Gibson, H. w. GlpSon, w. Il
- Haskell, f. w. Childs, C. +. Cain, c. r
q Frink, w. II. Haywood and Christopne
y Babb. The report of the treasure
!, showed that the parish was free of debt
u with a parish house fund and an organ
fund in the bank In a meeting of tn
vestrymen Kittredge Haskins was ap
g pointed senior warden by the rector an
n these officers were elected: Junior war
e den, E. w. Gibson treasurer, A. w
il Montgomery; clerk, c. r. Frink; dele
u gates to the diocesan convention in Rut
: land in June. Kittredge Haskins. e. w
4 Gibson, w. II. Haywood and c. F. Cain
o alternates, F. W. Gipson. w. ]. Pent
n kel 1t was decided to paint and re
e sisting of w. F. Haskell. w. ]. Pent
r. land, jr., and w. II. Haywood, was APP
r. pointed to have the matter in charg
|, and to install new motor for the or
n gan and put in open plumbing in tn
a building A committee of six was APP
n pointed to secure pledges for the comm
:, year.
d G. II. Chatheld, the coupe driver, me
r. with a serious loss Saturday night, whe
n his carriage was so completely demolish
J. ed that only two wheels remained in
D, tact of the entire conveyance. MI
Chatfeld was on his way to Linde
% lodge with one man as a passenger
~ when he met an automobile comm
:, toward the village. The horse, fright
n ened by the automobile lamps, jumpe
~ to one side and Mr.. Chatfield thinks tn
g automobile struck the end of the cal
N riage, The horse fell. the coupe wa