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

Genuine Irish potatoes have been on
sale in the local market within the past
few days-that Is, they were imported
from Ireland
II. F. Weatherhead, real estate agent.
has sold the Warren Niles farm of 200
acres in Halifax, owned by George Hill.
to H. e. Nickels of Cherryfield, Me.
The women of the Baptist church will
serve strawbury supper at o'clock
charge of Mrs. John r. Cow and Mrs.
Charles r. Crosby.
A special matinee of the band show
"A Night or will be given in the Au-
ditorium at 2.30 tomorrow, at popular
prices. 1t will be the same in every way
as the evening performances.
Frank Adams Snow of Keene and
Miss Hazel Carrie Woods of Winchester
N. H., were married by Rev. ID. E.
Trout In the Unversalist parsonage
Monday evening at 1890. They were un-
attended. Mr.. Snow formerly lived in
this town.
Cotton Mather of Marlboro. who ap-
piled for a second class liquor license
two weeks ago. probably will make no
further efforts to secure It as it is I'M
derstood the fee asked by the license
commissioners would be $1,000, an amount
prohibitive in a town of that size.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Hunt Bull
lock, who died May 8, was held in the
Home for the Aged and Disabled Friday
afternoon at 315 o'clock. Rev Dr. John
r. Cow OBLIGATED and the burial took
place in Prospect hill cemetery. Her
nephew. William Bullock Clark of Balti-
more attended the funeral.
From 65 to 20 hands are now en-
ployed at the Fort Drummer Mills cotton
factory New help is being taken on as
fast as satisfactory applicants present
themselves. Out of 100 spinning frames
40 are in operation, 81 looms are run
ming. also 26 of the 80 carding machines.
Cloth is being made and marketed.
= In a heavy fog Monday afternoon the
Central Vermont passenger train which
left Brattleboro at 1915 ran into a gro
Gerry wagon at Harrisons Station, near
New London. killing a man and a girl
and injuring two boys. Albert p. Beck
with, driver, had just taken the children
into his wagon and drove upon the
track as the train came around a curve
and bore down upon them. Beckwith s
body was carried several hundred feet
The mother of the children saw the ac-
cdent and was Frustrated.
Austin George caught the record trout
of this season Tuesday at the mouth
cottage in Chesterfield. While working
around the cottage he fastened a rod
to the bank and threw the bated hook
into the water. He started to return
home but remembered that he had left
the rod outdoor and returned to get it
He found the line unreeled and extend
ing many feet into the river When he
reeled the line in he was surprised tc
find that he had securely hooked fat
trout IA inches long.
Rehearsals for the pageant will be
held next week as follows: At Grange
hall, Friday, May II, allegorical dance
the drama, p. M; allegorical dance
art, p. M; first settlers, 790. Saturday
May IS. Grange hail. watercure days
$50. Next week all evening reheasals
will be held at Island park Monday
May 20: Ethan Allen, p. M; Indians
s p. m; Deerfield' captives. $50 p. m
days, u.s. Swedish episode SIS We'd
nesday evening, May %: Watercure ball
7.3O; Boston street scene, $50.
Miss Gladys May Evans and Sewal
Leon Purinton were married Wednes-
day evening in the home of the brides
parents on Maple street by Rev. DR.
]. r. Cow in the presence of only the
immediate relatives of the couple.
single ring service was used and they
were unattended. The bride wore
mauve travelling gown with hat ana
gloves to match, and carried a bouquet
of roses. The house was decorated with
palms, cut flowers and marguertes. Fol.
lowing the ceremony refreshments wer,
served and Mr.. and Mrs Purinton lef
on the $50 o'clock train for New Yorl
city, where they will remain about one
week. Mrs. Purinton Is a daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Evans and wa:
born in this town. She attended the pub
lie schools here and graduated from tao
high school with the class of 1909. After
leaving school she was employed by
E. l.. Hildreth & Co., and last summer
taught in the kindergarten on Elliot
street Mr. Purinton Is deputy superin-
tendent of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance company for this district.
The elective and appointive officers o.
Beauseant commandery, Knights Temp
lar. We're installed Wednesday night by
the retiring eminent commander, Major
c. Houghton, E. Fl. Putnam acting as
marshal Following the installation the
order of the Red Cross was conferred
Following are the newly installed of.
ficers: George NJ. Clay. f. c.; Winfret
Fl. Lane, Cen; Charles II. Niles, c. G..
Kittredge Haskins, prelate; Jesse E
Haynes, S. w; William A. Shumway
j. w; William c. Horton. treas; Frank
w. Nichols, rec; Farley F. Crown, stan
dard bearer; John T. Wright. asst
standard bearer; William j. Pentland
jr., sword bearer; Frederic C. Adams
warder; Ovando E. Randall, Sd guard
Edwin III. Putnam, asst. Sd guard; Will
liam Cushman, I'd guard; Herbert A
Staten, asst. % guard; Lewis c. Stiff
LIST guard: Charles NJ. Colt, asst. Isl
guard; William B. Vinton, armorer; ]
Albert Taylor, sentinel; William III. Vim
ton, trustee; Walter s. Stearns, organ
list; Ephraim Fl. Crane. musical director
Herbert G. Everleth, rep. for Putney
Henry Kidder, rep. for Wilmington
The trustees are Isaac D. Bailey fol
3 years. o. E. Randall for 2 years
William H. Vinton for one year; cor
porators of building association. Major
c. Houghton for 8 years. Frank B. Put
nam for 2 years. William H. Vinton fol
l year