Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-15
MT PHOENIX BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, MARCH 15 1919

equipment well up-to- date for this sea-
son.
Miss Charlotte Davis of East Dover be-
gan work for Mrs Charles II. Willard on
Tuesday. Miss Ella Derry who has been
at work for Mrs Willard the past three
years, closed her engagement on We'd
nesday. She will rest for a time at her
home in Brookline before taking another
place.
Mrs. Hermon Van Schaick of Scarsdale,
N Y, with her little son, Paul. is at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Austin of Harmonyvie Mrs.
Van Schaick reports water farmine in
Scarsdale caused by the frost penetrat-
ing so deeply into the ground as to
freeze the pipes.
A large number of citizens attended
the banquet of the Brattleboro board of
trade held last Saturday at the Brooks
House. They all came home filled with
enthusiasm for booming the West River
valley We expect to see something
done this summer in the line of making
the beauty of the valley known to the
outside world.
The Hadassah league met in the ves-
try of the Baptist church yesterday
There was a good attendance. busy
afternoon was spent in benevolent sew
ing, after which lunch was served by
the hostesses, Mrs. Alma Kidder and
Mrs. Norma Howard. A social period
followed, which is always a feature of
the league meetings.
Mr.. Jelly has finished his contract of
cutting and hauling logs for Mr.. Guild
on the Nal Bemis farm and has moved
to Bellows Falls. We miss his "Bobsled
Pullman" from the road, also his cheer
full greetings and smiling face. An in
teresting feature of his teaming is his
use of the bit and bride on the oxen
and driving them with reins like horse
team.
Among a small herd of deer seen on
West street recently was one with a
broken leg. It was able to run with the
others, but did not touch that foot to
the ground. 1t Is supposed to have been
injured by a bullet during the open sea =
son last November. No doubt there is
much suffering among wounded deer
which the hunters fail to kill after hit
ting them once. 1t should be the aim of
every true sportsman to reduce this suf-
fering to the minimum.
A meeting of the finance committee OF
| the West River Valley association, OF
! which c. H. Evans of this town is chair.
| man, will be held tomorrow, Saturday
| forenoon, at 10 o'clock in Townshend
| Inn to perfect an organization and tc
! decide upon plans to be adopted in rails.
| ing money. Mr.. Evans and ]. H. Ware
president of the association, will pro.
vide complimentary dinner to mem.
| bers of the committee, at the Inn. Din.
ner will be served al IL, so that those II
| attendance will have opportunity to leav,
| on the southbound train at 100.
| A lady in town has received a posta
card which contained the prayer which
has gone the rounds so extensively, es
| pecially among the superstitious, accom-
| panied with a prediction of dire results
| If copy is not made and sent to som,
| friend with the request to keep tn,
chain unbroken also the prediction o
some great blessing on the ninth day i
the request is obeyed. The recipient o
the card feels indignant, and feels tina
some annoyance may be experienced b.
the superstitious If the practice is con
tinued. 1t is a question whether the re
quest in the form generally used doe
| not violate the postal laws.