Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14

DCTO VIII tOnuuCl the Cidpci StiNiNt at |
the Retreat Sunday afternoon at |
o'clock.
The mission circle of the Universalist
church will meet next Thursday at $3.50 |
in the church parlor. The watchword |
will be Courage" Rev. d. e. Trout |
will speak.
In place of the regular service In the
Unversalst church Sunday morning a
memorial service for Miss May Edwards,
who died in Greenwood, Neb, June 4,
will be held.
Children's Sunday was observed in the
Universalist church Sunday morning and
the program as published in The Phe-
nix was carried out , Fourteen children
were baptized.
1t is sometimes necessary to go away
from home to get the news. John e.
Tasker was elected an alternate to the
Democratic state convention, but he
never knew that he was Democrat.
George w. Bailey has been confined
to his home several days with a very
severe case of blood poisoning. Sew
eral days ago while shaving he cut his
chin and Immediately afterward went to
Aliens greenhouse where he is employ
ed, and spread fertilizer upon some
plants. Some of the fertilizer was
blown into the cut and blood poisoning
soon resulted.
j. w. Ryder of the Boston & Maine
railroads real estate department is here
| appraising the property west of the rail-
road tracks which will be used in the
| new railroad developments. Nothing
definite is known as to when the work
of making the improvements will be be-
| gun, as the Grand Trunk road has not
announced whether that company will do
the work or accept the Boston & Names
bid.
Bailiffs Barber, Richmond and Ware,
| Chief Sanders and Driver Horton in
| spected horses in Gardner and Green
| field this week and found pair that
suited them in NJ. j. Tetreaults stable
in Greenfield. Yesterday they bought
the pair, giving in exchange the blacks
which have been in the fire service sew
eral years and a cash bonus. The new
pair will arrive today They are hand
some and we'll PATCHED, chestnut in col
or and weigh 5000, Mr. Tetreault secured
them in Ohio.
Two men engaged on e. c. Crosby 8
| new garage on High street engaged in a
wordy wrangle Saturday afternoon and
after a few minutes of vocal pyrotech-
MICS attacked each other with their fists.
one showed much superiority in both
offense and defence and soon had his
opponent looking like a rag baby, with
a torn shirt and other parts of his wear
ing apparel in a much dilapidated con-
dition. The other employees looked on un-
til the victim hosted a flag of truce,
then returned to their work and the in
cident was closed
The descendants of James Scott, one
of the original settlers of Halifax, en-
joyed a reunion in the homes Of Mr.. and
Mrs Fireman Scott and Mr. and Mrs
c. f. Warner Wednesday. A very pleas.
ant day was spent. Those from out OF
town were Mrs. Horace Scott of Louis
vile, KY, Mrs. Jessie Brown of North
ampton, Mrs. Fannie Heath of Water
bury,s Conn, Miss Nellie NJ. Starr o
Wilbraham, Mass, Mrs. George Davis
Mr.. and Mrs Deane Davis, Miss Heller
Woodward of Shelburne Falls, and DR.
and Mrs. Walter Scott Tracy of Troy
n.
, While Lawrence G.. Sherman was a
. | Bigelow's boat house Saturday Afternoon
getting ready for his part in the pageant
, he lost his balance and fell backward
t from one of the floats into the Connec
| ticut He pulled himself back to tn
v float and returned to his home to secur
dry clothing Hiland Tasker and Law
renee Barber, who also were canoeist
= in the first episode, were enjoying
e cano trip in the little river when thei
s craft capsized ana they were throw
d into the water. AS both young men ar
e good swimmers they had no difficult
s in reaching shore.
The Holstein- Frfesian Association
America took no action, at its annus
= meeting at Syracuse, N. Y, June 5, o
- the project of building a permaner
l. home for the organization, the propo
= sition appearing In the call for tn
: meeting being withdrawn. AS state
:, last week, the letter ballot COMMITTEES
u appointed last year, presented it's repol
l. which was favorable to the project. Tn
failure of the association to take actio
on the matter leaves things just as the
k were before, which is gratifying
Q Brattleboro people as it means that tn
a office of the secretary, where about
V persons are employed will remain her
i at least for the present. The Holster
n Friesian Register says editorially tn
q week that it does not believe a perma
s nent home for the association ever wi
i be built, and there are many good ree
IS sons why it should not.
r AS has been the custom for the la.
IF three years, the committee having tt
: matter in charge will observe tomorrow
June Is. as red tag day. The proceed
IS will be used for the purpose of keel
ing the rest room on Elliot street ope
Al to the public. All our townspeople {
= well as those in neighboring towns rea
lie what this room has meant to tire
- mothers with small children who con
"A here to do their trading, and need ju
- this kind of a room in which to res
"a eat their luncheon and do their waitin
:. Light lunches are furnished by the m;
!, iron in charge for those who wish al
\ tea and coffee are served at all times
L. those who bring their own lunches. I'll
10 solicitors will begin promptly at
10 o'clock and will make a thorough cal
m vass of the town, thus giving ever
IN body a chance to help in this wor
a Respond generously to the solicitors.
rs Edward Dix, machinst at the Fo
I'd Drummer Mills, and Policeman E.
~ Worden afforded amusement for crow
lie of spectators about $50 o'clock Satul
I'd day night while the officer was tryir
n, to arrest Dix. The machinist was we
Id under the influence of liquor when
8. hailed a group of young men in front
d, the Brattleboro garage on Main stree
IN and as they did not like the tenor
In his remarks a short scrap ensued. o
err ficer Worden came in sight and Il
Id combatants, with the exception of Di
I'd disappeared. The officer placed Dix III
by der arrest but instead of going pea cab
to the municipal hosiery the young ma
-, declared war and sailed in with bo
~ fists. They clinched and the crowd al
De plauded the fast work Of both men. M
90 Worden succeeded in getting grip {
90 Dix's wrist with a twster but til
- method of punishment did not preve