Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-02
VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTIEBORO FRIDAY, AUGUST

Mrs. John e. Scott underwent an OPP
Grafton Tuesday in the Springfield Me-
mortal hospital. 1t was very successful.
The selectmen will soon replace the
old iron watering trough near the Mon
itor block with substantial cement
one.
The Universalist ladies will hold a
food sale next week Saturday after
noon at ]. M. Lambs store at 3 o'clock
sharp.
Mrs George Howard, who had spent, a
few weeks with Mrs Helen Jeffords, re-
turned to her home in Lowell, Mass,
Monday.
Caspar and william Bemis, who had
been visiting their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. p. Felch,' returned Tuesday to
Gresham.
Rev. and Mrs A. L. Hill left Monday
for Lyman, Maine, where they will spend
the month of August at Mr.. Hills for
mer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Keyou, Mr.. and Mrs
II. w. Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. G. S.
Smith went Monday to York Beach to
stay two weeks.
II. NJ Howard was called to Ashburn-
ham last week by the death of rel
alive. He is visiting at other places be-
fore returning home.
Dr. Edmund LaChaine, who has been
taking postgraduate course at Har-
ward medical school, returned yesterday
and is resuming his practice.
Mrs. E. L. Robinson and two children
left Thursday for a visit in Lebanon,
Conn, where Mr.. Robinson and son, AL
bert, have been several weeks.
During the month of August there
will be a regular morning and evening
| service at the Baptist church. Mid
week service this evening at 7.30 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Quirk of Pitts
| field, Mass, visited a few days at ]. E.
| Mann's last week Their daughter, Miss
Rose, who had been here some time, re-
turned with them Friday.
Edgar Burroughs has bought of Miss
Julia Stearns the house on Brattleboro
street adjoining the Roman Catholic
| church. He has also bought the Gale
lot off Crescent street of Mrs. Arthur
Johnson of Amherst. Mass.
The running hose team will hold a
dance in the town hall Aug. s. This
will be preceded by vaudeville enter
tainment. Among the principal features
Of the latter will be the appearance of
Pello, the famous female impersonator.
Two freight trains collided in the local
freight yard Tuesday evening. The train
from the. south backed into the down
freight standing in the yard, smashing
the caboose and demolishing two Or
three freight cars. wrecking train
was sent for and the wreck was cleared
away about midnight.
In a meeting of the fire department
Friday evening it was decided to hold a
| field day some time during the latter
| part of August. The following commit
tee was appointed to make suitable ar
rangements: r. D. Taylor r. l.. Howe
H. j. Delphy and C. II. H. I.angille. The
running hose team is planning to COM
pete at North Adams on Labor day ant
is practicing often in preparation.
w. N. Pike narrowly escaped seriou:
injury last week Tuesday. He wa:
crossing the railroad track south of hi:
house on a load of hay. Just as the
horses had gotten upon the track ht
spied the 4.20 train from the south onl!
a few rods away. He managed to ge
the horses off the track but the Wagon
was struck and Mr.. Pike was thrown
on the pole between the horses, re
ceiving many cuts and bruises about thu
head and body. The wagon was de
, | molished and the hay scattered.
Rev. Asa NJ. Bradley took his troup o
| Boy Scouts for a pilgrimage to historic
Deerfield last week Wednesday. The.
went by train to Greenfield and by troll
ley to Old Deerfield where they VISITED
Memorial hall and the old cemetery
One Of the interesting features of tn
day was a visit to George Sheldon
I | Deerfield's historian and oldest resident
| Mr.. Sheldon seemed much interested II
meeting these boys from Ebenezer Hins
dale's town and in a conversation wit
q Mr.. Bradley spoke Of their ancestors
John Sheldon OF Deerfield and JOSEF
Bradley OF Haverhill, members Of a par
ty who went to Canada in 1706 to ne
gotate the redemption of the captive:
The boys were shown many histories
relics in the old Sheldon home by Mr.:
= Sheldon. They returned to Greenfield fo
dinner and later enjoyed an automobil
o ride to Turner's Falls, making day Ion
to be remembered by these boys
e The building of the railroad, with owe
1000 men employed in construction worl
T. has made business lively for Hinsda
merchants. Pay day comes twice
month to the employees on the job, ar
the last payroll, which was the large
:, A good slice of this amount Is left
town. The merchants receive a genera,
II patronage, and there are many famil
in town who are taking boarders. Boar
It ing places are by no means equal
the demand, and the men are glad
= pay good prices when they can secu
suitable accommodations. The post Off
officials are very busy these days, pa
ticularly just after pay day, when Il
men send considerable money away
re money orders and registered mail. Il
y ,dustries are having trouble keeping he
n this summer, as wages are somewh
8. higher on the railroad project, whe
,r they work II hours a day and sew,