Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14
THE VERMONT PHOENIX BRATTLEBoRo, FRIDAY

Prof. Lewis b. Patton of the Hartford
Theological seminary will preach in the
Congregational church Sunday morning.
The logs ahead of the big drive have
been floating down the river this week In
large numbers. 1t is expected that the
main drive will arrive here next week.
The Universalist Sunday school will
hold its annual outing and basket pic
mic at Island park Saturday, June ",
from 9 a. m. to $50 p. m. Members OF the
church and parish are invited.
bill authorizing the Connecticut
River railroad to buy the Vermont VAL
ley railway of Vermont and the sullivan
county railroad of New Hampshire. now
being operated by the Connecticut River
| road under lease, was signed Tuesday
| by Governor Foss In Boston
The high school athletic meet will
take place on the Valley fair grounds
| at 230 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, the
Junior class challenging the three other
classes. Coach Diedrich Stolte will
direct the events The treasury of the
| athletic association Is a little behind the
| game, so the usual charge will be made
| for admission.
In making up the list of tax inven-
| tories for 1912 the listers assessed 2147
separate pieces of real estate. The num-
Der of dwelling houses separate from
| farms was 1912; number of farms 155
| store and business places and large
tenement houses 49, factories, ware
| houses. sheds, ETC., So; building lots and
| odd pieces of land $685.
The state board of health has given
permission to the Brattleboro tubercu-
| losis committee to continue to maintain
a tuberculosis camp on the Reyes farm
this summer and the camp is being put
in condition to be opened some day next
week 1t will be in charge of Miss Mary
| e. Schumacher, superintendent of the
| Memorial hospital, who will furnish two
nurses from the hospital to care for tn,
/ patients.
The N. f. o. P. held a very enjoyabl,
young peoples night Wednesday. Sup.
per was served in the banquet hall to {
large crowd. A very pleasing entertain
ment was given by the children, con
ssting of readings, recitations and sing
ing. This was followed by dancing. Ii
the next regular meeting, June 26, Su
preme Warden Daniel F. Sherwood an,
Deputy Supreme Warden F. p Peabod.
will be present 1t is requested tina
every mmber attend. A salad suppe
will be served from $50 to s o'clock t
which all are asked to contribute.
The program at the meeting of Pro
tective Grange Wednesday night wa
in charge of Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Spauld
ing. An article on the early history o
Brattleboro was read by Carl S. Hop
kins. A paper on the early methods o
travelling was given by Mrs. Cola {
Morse. C. l.. Stacy talked on the Gus
toms and expenses of living in war time
as compared with the present time an
Mrs. Stacy spoke of the methods of dom
Homework and the amusements in tn
old times. The program also include
songs by C. S. Hopkins, Mrs. Cola {
Morse and the Grange choir.
: Miss Ruby Mary Green of West Dc
! yer and Edgar Daniel Tracy We're maj
: ried in the presence of a few friends b
Rev. d. E. Trout Wednesday evening
I the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Palm,
= of Green street. The single ring sci
. vice was used The bridesmaid We
g Miss Gertrude p. Howes of this tow
e and the best man was Charles r. Trac
r brother of the bridegroom. Little Catl
erin Palmer acted as ring bearer. TT
!, bride wore white demisette and IL
y bridesmaid light blue marquisette. TT
u ring bearer was attired in light gree
: silk After spending a vacation in We
!, Dover Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy will live
- this town. Mr.. Tracy is employed
the Bradley estate.
: shend Monday and heard the case of Il
n state against Gardner Hill, who w
u charged with pointing a firearm iowa
:. another person without malice. The ca
was continued to Aug 10, and Hill w
l. released in 800 bail on his own reco
q nizance. 1t is claimed that Hill h;
e several woodchucks in a box in his DO
:. session in the woods and was arm
J; with a gun H. NJ. Hulett and c.
: Carr of Townshend were walking
: gether and saw the box lying on t
IL ground and examined it. While tn
II were doing so it is alleged that H
5. fired the gun in the air to brighten thel
d They were the means of having a wa
q rant made out for his arrest.
If Louis LaFrinea, sc, died about 3 oclo
y Monday morning after an illness of thr
t, weeks. He had been in ill health
IS years and had been failing gradua
two years. He was son of Frank a
a Martha U.araine) IaF'rinea and was DO
y, Jan. 81. 1876, in Plattsburg, N. Y. ]
= came to Brattleboro with his parer
when about 10 years old, and attend
the public schools here He leaves
II father, mother, two sisters. Mrs. Walt
~ Mclaughlin and Mrs. Arthur York
y this town, and two brothers. Fred L
% Frinea of Schenectady, N. Y, and Fra
- LaFrinea of Brattleboro. The funeral W
- held Wednesday morning at st. Michae
10 Roman Catholic church and the bur
~ took place in the Roman Catholic Gem
- terry.
er A pretty home wedding took pla
" Monday evening in the home of Mr. a
m Mrs. f. l. Phelps, when their daught
l. Miss Stella Jennie Phelps, was MARI
ID to Ralph Cleaveland Wilson. The 81
m vice took place at 8 o'clock, Rev. d.
IN Trout. pastor of the Universalist chur,
g. performing the ceremony, using a SIM
I'd ring service Only near relatives of
re bride and bridegroom were present. r
In couple stood before a bank of evergre
re and laurel blossoms and under an ar
t. of white from which was suspended
ty wedding bell. The brides dress "
se white nuns yelling with white satin q
t lace. wedding march was played
RS Miss Violet French cousin of
ty bride. The wedding couple receiI
many gifts, including dinner set, lin
silver, etc. Refreshments of cake a
ice cream were served. Mr.. and M
Wilson left next morning for Springfe
ho Mass, for a short wedding trip.
a,o their return they will live at Ore
=" street, where they will be at home af
~ June 20. Mr.. Wilson is a son of Mr. a