Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-03

The chemical wagon responded to a
still alarm Friday afternoon for a grass
fire on the railroad bank at the east end
of Terrace street.
The April meeting of Sunshine
ciety branch l., was held in the home
Of Mrs. b. S. Miller Friday afternoon, 30
members being present. 1t was Inter-
national day. The annual meeting will
be held may 81.
w X. Ware has men at work at
Lakeside. Spofford lake, making i'm
provements in anticipation of the open
ing for the summer season. Mr.. Ware
will have the personal management of
Lakeside. the coming summer
The bailiffs and board of civil au-
thority will revise the village check list
in H. Il. Taylor & Sons office tomorrow
evening at 100 o'clock. All voters whose
names are not on the list, to be used
at the annual village meeting next Tues
day, should be represented in the meet
| ing tomorrow night
James H. West, Ga, who died from
| brights disease in Chicopee, Mass, Fri
| day, had charge of the Belcher e. Tay-
| lor agricultural tool companys exhibits
| a.. the Valley fairs regularly about 20
years. He was one of the directors of
| the company and devoted all OF his ac-
| tive business life to it's service as tray
cling salesman.
| Perry and Burdett finished work Mon
| day on Strand avenue, where they had
| been making borings and blasting under
the direction of Road Commissioner
| Henry G.. Squires. Mr. Squires is i'm
proving and widening that street which
has been the cause of much discussion
| in the meetings of the board of select
men for nearly one year
In the meeting of the board of select
men Monday night it was voted that the
| town accept Willow street as a public
thoroughfare, providing the seectmen
are furnished with the deeds and a sur
vey of the street. The street has been
in use for several years and recently the
| selectmen were petitioned to accept II
for the town. 1t is on Frost place OPP
posite the foot bridge across MILESTONE
brook.
Thomas F. Moriarty, who died in
! Westfeld, Mass, Monday. was a native
of Bratteboro He lived 2S years in
Greenfield and 16 years in Westfield,
being employed as a stationary engineer.
He was a member of the New England
Order of Protection in Springfield. He
leaves wife, two daughters, two sis
tiers and two brothers. His brothers are
| Daniel Moriarty of Knoxville, Term,
and John Moriarty of Florida
Miss Martha Howe gave a party Fri
day afternoon in her home on Harris
place to IS of her young friends in rec
ognition of her ninth birthday ami
versary The children played hide-and
seek and other outdoor games. Ic,
cream. cake fruit and candy wer,
served The birthday cake was cut b!
Miss Martha and given to her guests
The gold signet ring which was in thu
cake was found by Miss Evelyn Austin
Miss Howe was the recipient of man.
handsome gifts. The afternoon was al
occasion of great enjoyment for all o
the young people present.
An effort will be made by the select
men and road commissioner to straight
en- Elliot street near the junction o
School street, keeping in mind the vel
fare of the people whose houses are OF
land owned by the town. The hous,
owned by John Baker, next west o
School street on the north side. stands
in the street about two feet and one o
William Martins houses on the south
side of the street, farther west, projects
into the street. Several verandas ais
encroach upon the highway. Gilman &
TIelyar will resurvey the street and what
ever changes are made will be mad
with as little damage as possible to tn
residents Three maple trees may hav
to be sacrificed
A matter of local interest which will
come, before the next legislature vii
, be a petition for a charter for a stan
, dard gauge railroad between Brattlebor
and Wilmington, to run through tn
southern tier of towns, Guilford Hal
flax and Nottingham. The privilege o
using both steam and electric powe
probably will be asked. The surveys mad
when the subject was agitated a lon
time ago are available and will ali
greatly in making the plans. Organic
atoms will be formed in Brattleboro an,
Wilmington and perhaps in some othe
towns in the interest of the project
With the industrial developments nov
going on in the Deerfield valley it /
) believed that a railroad connecting tina
valley with the Connecticut valley a
Brattleboro would be a paying invest
ment
Miss Mary Agnes Yauvey, daughter o
J Leslie b. and Annie Early Yauvey, an
, Frank Holland son of Fred and Mar
! Gardner Holland, all of this town, wer
/ married in the rectory of ST. Michael
, Roman Catholic church Monday evening
l at 7.30 o'clock by Rev. Father NJ.
? Carmody. The bride wore a dark blu
travelling gown, trimmed with lace an
hat of burnt straw, trimmed wit
ribbon Ito match her gown. Miss Ev
Pellerin, the bridesmaid, wore a dar
{ Eckels, jr., was best man. Mr.. and Mrs
' Holland left on the S.34 train for
r wedding trip of several days. They wi
/ make their home here upon their re
turn Mrs. Holland gradua ted from tn
parochial school in the class of 100!
She has been employed by the Este
Organ company since then. She Is as
sistant organist in st. Michael's Roma
, Catholic church. Mr.. Holland has bee
employed in the action department {
the organ company since 1910
The high school class of 19l
T will hold graduation exercises in tn
r Auditorium Tuesday evening, Jun
: 49, President Guy Potter Bento
{ of the University of Vernon
l will deliver the graduation addres
, and as he Is one of the best speaker
J in this country the high school is for
tunate in securing him for the evening
Rev. DIR. John r. Cow of the Baptis
: church will deliver the baccalaureat
sermon Sunday, June 49, The class da
exercises will be held on the high schot
lawn Monday afternoon and the elias
} day officers will have charge of the pro
gram which will be as follows: Presi
, dents address, julius F. Kuech; elias
. grafton, Everett l.. Wentworth; elias
poem Miss Cecilia A. Johnson; elias
Z history, Miss Rosabel Miller and Mis-
Marion F. Bartlett; class prophecy, Mis-
Harriet Emerson and Miss Addie T
. Warren; ivy grafton, c. Warner Hor