Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-17

Catholic church.
The 40 hours devotion in honor of the
Blessed Sacrament will begin in st.
Micha els Roman Catholic church We'd
nesday, May %, and close Friday, the
24th
Glass No. - of the Baptist Bible
school met with Miss Mary Horton
Monday evening to plan work for the
coming year. after which refreshments
were served and a very pleasant even
ing was spent
The much admired pair of roans, own
ed by Frank Larrow. which were under
consideration for use in the fire depart
ment. were sold this week to A. b.
Clapp. Mr.. Larrow has also sold hand
some pair of bays to E. II. Miller of
Dummerston.
The annual convention of the Vermont
state council knights of Columbus, was
held in Montpelier Tuesday. These Of
ficers were elected: State deputy, j. A.
Cosgrove of St. Johnsbury; Sec, G. +.
Mann of Brattleboro; treas, Arthur
Moore of Barre; warden, John Smith of
Rutland The next annual meeting will
be held in Brattleboro.
C. C. Bennett, the balloonist who was
burned badly by gasoline flames while
preparing to make an ascent on the
Valley fair grounds in 1908, sustained a
fracture of one shoulder in Lynn, Mass,
Saturday. His parachute worked badly
and he dashed against the roof of a
house. Bennett has made about 1000
flights.
Glass No. 10 of the Baptist Bible
school, j. E. Hall, teacher, has elected
these officers for the coming year: Pres,
Miss Della NJ. Sherman; vice pres, Mrs.
Myrtle Knight; Sec, Mrs. c. S. Sargent;
treas, Mrs. d. l. Howard; social COM
mittee, Mrs A. A. Chamberlain; devo-
tional committee, Mrs. Ida Butler; en-
tertainment committee, Mrs. N. l.. Ken
ney; sewing committee, Mrs. Enos
White; flower committee, Mrs. c. S.
Hopkins; membership committee, Mrs.
Addie X. Adams.
Ernest Porter, who is employed at
the Retreat. went out on the Retreat
meadows Wednesday morning and in
a short time caught more than 400
pounds of carp pike, pickerel and suck
ers. The fish swan into the meadows
when the water was high and as 1t
went down the fish in the water were
left in depressions in the ground. They
were caught easily and Mr.. Porter had
no difficulty in filling several large tubs
with several varieties. When dressed in
the Retreat kitchen they weighed $50
pounds and were served to the inmates
for supper Wednesday, Last year a SIM
liar catch was made on the same mead
owS.
The exchange sale of tickets for the
band show closed at o'clock Monday
morning in the Brooks House pharmacy
and opened at the same hour in the
Auditorium box office Long before
o'clock a line had been formed in the
lobby of the town hall building and
at o'clock it. extended through the
door to the cement walk outside. The
first boy to arrive in the lobby was San
ford Smith He appeared at 1870 Sun
day night and held the first place in line
until the office opened. The second boy
took the next place in line about $3.50
o'clock and after that they came regu-
larly until a few minutes before s. 1t
is possible that some other arrangement
of changing tickets will be made next
year.
A lawn party for the benefit of the
teachers retirement fund was held on
the high school lawn Wednesday after
noon from to O'Clock and a good sum
was Melted for the fund which is being
raised toward pensioning teachers
throughout the state who have seen
more than 25 years of service. Music
was furnished during the afternoon by
the high school orchestra, which was on
the porch of the high school building.
-Se%tees end chairs were placed on the
lawn and candy, home made food and
at the tables were: Candy table, Miss
Mabel Applin, Miss Minnie Rawson, Miss
Orlana Ranney Miss Harriet E. Rallion,
Miss Grace Pike lemonade table, Miss
Lucy Stevenson, Miss Ethel Goodale,
Miss Ethel Eddy, Miss c. Hope Bolton;
home ade-food, Miss Clara Carrutn,
Miss Bessie Wood, Miss Mary Croker,
Miss Esther Crowell.
Arguments were made in the supreme
n Iiar Tita in he
of Mrs. Ellen Frederick of South New
fame against Mrs. Lillian A Morse of
the same place. In the county court the
plaintiff was awarded damages of $500
for the alienation of her husbands af-
fections. The defence saved 10 excep-
tons, on which they took the case to
the supreme court w. r. Daley appear
ed for the plaintiff and F. E. Barber for
the defendant. The case Is with Judge
Loveland Munson. The case of John b.
Manley against Peter Johnson, A W.
Rockwell as bail, also was argued This
was an action of deceit for concealing
mortgages on real estate to obtain cred
1t in an automobile trade. In the county
court the plaintiff was awarded $500 and
costs, and the supreme court affirmed
the decision in a former session. John
son left the state, whereupon the plain
tiff brought a writ against Mr.. Rock
well as bail. F. E. Barber appeared for
"A.
ter for Mr.. Rockwell
Miss Izetta Theresa Willis, daughter
of Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Willis, and Clyde
Vale Chamberlain, son of Mr. and Mrs
Edmund A. Chamberlain, were married
Wednesday morning at o'clock by Rev.
ID. d. Trout in the home of the brides
mother on Main street in the presence
or only the immediate families. A single
ring service was used and the couple
were unattended. TIL bride wore a trav-
cling dress of tan whipcord trimmed to
match and carried a bouquet of bride
roses. Mr.. and Mrs. Chamberlain left
on the Us train on a 10 days wedding
trip. during which they will visit in New
York city, Albany and other New York
cities and towns. Mrs. Chamberlain was
born in this town and when an infant
went to Meriden, Conn, with her pa
rents She attended the high school of
that city and following the death of her
father, H. b. Willis, who was with the
wilcox & White Organ company, return
ed here with her mother about four
years ago. She graduated from the
Ciawson- Hamilton business college and
up TO within few months ago was
employed at the Bratueboro garage. She
mas been prominent In the social and
church work OF the Universalist parish.
teaches Sunday school class and Is
well known as a pianist of ability and
an artist of good attachments ME-
Chamberlain also is a native of Brattle-
boro and attended the high school
Since leaving school he has been en-
MIR gA.t In thA l.NN-