Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01
DUNN ERSTON.

Miss Mildred Halliday of Brattleboro
was a week-e end visitor at Elmwood.
Miss Alta Dennison and Miss Ruth
Robbins were at A. f. Robbns's Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry ST. Cyr of Athol
were present at the Martha Washing
ton ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert p. Reed and
daughter, Mildred, of Brookline visited
last week at C. o. Reeds.
Road Commissioner Leon Crosby de-
sires to state that he worked out 5000
more than he Is credited with in the
town report, which was furnished by the
state The error in the town report is
due to no fault of the auditors or of
the town officers.
The figures in the annual town report
are attracting unusual attention this
year. The account of the fire warden,
e. c. Tenney, shows that the total cost
of lighting the fire on Black mountain
was $142S.52. The amount received from
the state was $l1SS.26; the towns. share,
8 per cent of the grand list, was $210.36.
and the state disallowed 1890, Some of
the larger items were as follows Holden
& Martin, labor, supplies and use of au-
tomobile, $S5S.43; D. f. Shea, food,
lemons pickles and cheese, $125.0S. The
other items were largely for transpor-
tation and work ~ fighting the fire. The
fire broke out on Sunday and was sub
rlued on Friday. The maximum number
of hours for which any individual was
paid was 10, which would represent II
days work at 10 hours day. 1t is I'M
derstood that the stem Automobile
fund $780," in the treasurer's report rep
resents the special appropriation for high
ways by the town and the additional
sum received from the state In couse-
quence of the special appropriation. The
indebtedness of the town Feb. ID, 1912,
was $7l4067
The ladies' of the Grange benefit So
'ciety gave their third annual Martha
Washington bah Feb. p. The AFFAIR was
up to it's usual high standard, but not
as many were present, owing tie the Sc
verify of the weather. The entertain
ment was planned after the manner of a
presidential reception. Shortly after
eight o'clock Waes's orchestra played
an inspiring march and President Taft
and wife (Mr. and Mrs. u. G. Davis
and children ellis johnson and Miss
Nellie Davis preceded by four ushers
(Walter Hall, Miss Marion Wilder, Har-
ry Brown and Hazel Newton) marched
to the head of the hall and received the
following guests: General Washington
, and Mrs. Washington (Mr. and Mrs. h.
II. Brown, John Adams and Mrs. Ad-
ans (Fred Miller and Mrs. Lulu John
SOM, Thomas jefferson and Mrs. Jeffer-
son Oh. c. Hszolton and Mrs. Abbie
Patch), James Madison and Mrs Madi-
son Geon Crosby and Mrs. &. c. Ten
ney), Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
(Mr. and Mrs II. o. 'Downs), Hon. Phi
lander C. Knox and Mrs. Knox Charles
Laughton and Miss Elsie Hazelton), Hon.
Mr.. MacVeagh and Mrs. MacVeagh per
ley Lynde and Miss Florence Ray, Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Roose-
welt (Mr and Mrs. Charles Wnliams)
Frank Wilder announced the guests at
the vestibule door and W. f. Walker
was the efficient floor director. The
four early presidents and their wives
were in the costumes of their day, the
others in modern evening attire. The
supper was up to its usual high standard,
consisting of creamed fish, salads, cakes,
ice cream, tea and coffee Dancing con-
tinued until late hour. Guests were
present from Brattieboro and Putney-