Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-28
BRATTLEBORO.


Main street.
w. ]. Willis has reprinted, redecorated
and revarnshed hose wagon No. l the
past two weeks.
The members of Dennis Rebekah lodge
are requested to meet in odd Fellows
hall Sunday April 80, at 10 o'clock to
accompany Wantastquet lodge in at
tending divine services in the Methodist
church.
Baracca class No. and the Pkilathea
class held a social in the chapel of the
Baptist church Wednesday evening.
About so were present and spent the
evening playing games. Refreshments
were served.
Brattleboro camp of Modern Woodmen
will have an entertainment, supper and
dance in Red Mems hall Wednesday
evening The entertainment will consist
of vaudeville, and Dugan's orchestra VIII
provide music for dancing. gold
piece and an easy chair will be given
the ones holding the lucky numbers. The
public is invited.
The lecture given oy Prof L. a. But
terrified Friday afternoon in high school
hall was well attended and those pres
ent were greatly interested in the talk.
His subject was THE pathological re-
searches of Prof. Alexander Graham Bell
and their educational value" 1t had to
and was of special value to the teachers
and others.
Under the terms of the will of Mrs.
Lucy j. Lamb, who died April 81 in the
Home for Aged and Disabled, the Home
will receive requests of 10 shares in the
American Central Life Insurance com
pany of st. Louis, Mo- 10 shares in the
Bremmen bank of st. Louis and all money
in deposit in the st. Louis Trust com
pany. DIR. Henry d. Holton is named
as her executor.
A recent issue of the Barre Times
said: ION Easter morning at the home
of Rev. William E. BREASTED, 30 Perry
street Albert b. Cassavaugh of this city
and Miss Maude l.. Baker of South
Barre were united in marriage. Mr..
Cassavaugh is employed at Stevens &
Jones's granite shed. The many friends
of both will wish them long life and
happiness. They will make their home
for the present in South Barre with Mr.
and Mrs Baker, parents of the bride.
Mrs Cassavaugh is a sister of Mrs. VIII
liam A. Moore of Washington street and
until short time ago was resident of
this town.
George A. Gibbs proprietor of the D
and 10-cent store in the American build
ing filed a petition in bankruptcy Tues
day night, through the office of Bacon
& Davis. 1t is expected that the assets
and liabilities will about balance. c. r.
Crosby placed an attachment on the
stock Tuesday morning to secure bill
for rent amounting to $l75 and Deputy
Sheriff C. l. Knapp took possession of
the store as keeper. Mr.. Gibbs bought
the store of Forrest Orkins March l, 1910
He expects to devote his time TO land
scape gardening. The liabilities are
$31S5.02, and the assets are S256O.92, OF
which $3.50 is claimed exempt.
The annual business meeting of the
Epworth league was held last evening in
the league room. A committee was APP
pointed to confer with the other churches
of the town relative to making up a
party to attend the World in Boston
exposition now being held in that city.
The Mercy and Help department report
ed that it had made 616 social and SICK
calls and calls on strangers during the
year and carried 166 bouquets to shut
ms besides carrying fruit and vegeta-
bles These officers were elected Pres,
William A. Moore; vice presidents, Rob-
ert Mitchell Miss Doris Smith, Miss Irene
Plimpton, Miss Glenna Blaisdell; treas,
Abbott Frizelk sec, Miss II. Gertrude
Nichols.
An alarm from box &c. near Milestone
bridge, called out the fire department
soon after o'clock Wednesday night.
A small blaze started in a bedroom on
the third floor of the Vinton building at
the corner of Main and Canal streets,
occupied by two young men, one OF
whom boarded with Mrs Pierre Nc
Cord and hired the room of her. While
passing the building Emerson e. Flagg
ir thought he saw fire in the room and
notified Samuel Wells who lives down
stairs Mr.. Wells ran to the top floor
at once and on opening the door found
that one side of the bed was in flames
He caused the alarm to be given ano
water was secured in rooms nearby
with which the flames were eXtinguished
so that the department was not needed
Just how the fire started is no known
as the young men had been away two
hours. The room is the one in which
Fred r. Boehmer shot himself Feb "a
meeting of the Brattleboro Sunday
School union was held yesterday after
noon in the Congregational church, Rev
d. E. Trout, vice president of the
county Sunday School union, spoke al
Opening and closing exercises" ant
Miss Edith NJ Balch of Burlington, state
secretary of home department work, whC
is making a tour of the county in the
interest of Sunday school work, gave
thoughtful address on The teachers anC
their work" About rs members ant
teachers of the BrattlebOro Sunday
School union were served refreshments
A supper was served in the chapel of thu
First Congregational church in Yves
from all the Sunday schools of Brattle
boro enjoyed. This was followed by al
interesting and instructive meeting Rev
r. NJ Houghton gave an address OF
Religious education in the Sunda!
school," and Miss Bach spoke on "Ou
county standard" Rev. DR.. j. r. Gov
brought the meeting to a close witt
some fine thoughts. During the evening
r. p. Wheeler rendered vocal selection
and it was suggested that next fall
Sunday school census of the town b
taken.
The postponed Lexington and Concor
meeting of Brattleboro chapter, ID. A. r
was held yesterday afternoon in the HON
of Miss Della Miller in West Brattleboro
Miss Miller and Mrs. j. l.. Stockwe
being the hostesses. In the bushes
meeting Mrs. Alice c. Weeks reporte
for the committee chosen to mark For
Brldgeman in Vernon. She announce
that the town of Vernon has appropriate
ed $50 to assist the chapter and that tn
site would be marked June 81, the 156t
anniversary of the burning of the fort, b
a boulder taken from the farm on whic
the fort stood. A bronze tablet suitabl
inscribed will be set into the boulder
Mrs Stockwell gave an excellent sketc
of Paul Revere followed by n SOM
Sword of Bunker Hill'' by Mrs. w. /
Stellman. Mrs. II. r, Brown read Long
fellows poem, paul Reveres Ride.
Violin and piano music was furnished b
Miss Goldie Johnson, Miss Maud Mile
Miss Della Newcomb, Miss Elizabet
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