Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-07-26
Tbe l)ermunt pbonis.
TWELVE PAGES
BRATTLEBORO.

The women of the Universalst parish
are planning to hold a lawn party in
the near future.
Rev s. G. Barnes of Springfield, Mass,
will preach in the Congrega tional church
Sunday morning.
The ladies' society of the Baptist
church will serve ice cream and cake
during the band concert to be given on
Prospect Hill Wednesday evening, July
81.
The rear of the log drive went over
the dam at Bellows Falls Sunday.
force of men are now working steadily
running the logs through the sluiceway
at the Hinsdale- Vernon dam.
The baliffs have offered a s25 reward
for information leading to the arrest and
conviction of any person guilty of pull
ing in a false fire alarm or of damag-
ing the fire alarm system.
The young women of the Centre
church will meet Tuesday evening at
73O to sew. The women of the parish
will meet in the chapel Thursday At 2
O'Clock to sew for the missionary box.
One of the big turbines at the Connec
ticut River Power company's power sta
ton in Vernon was found to be broken
from some unknown cause several weeks
ago, and men are now at work putting
in a new one.
The meetings in the Baptist chapel
on Sunday evenings are increasing in
interest. John Mcieon will lead the
meeting next Sunday evening and j. e.
Hall will have charge of the music.
Everyone is welcome.
Apple growers in this locality are pre-
dieting a short crop this fall. This is
attributed to the fact that the spring
was late and that just as the trees were
blooming there were several heavy
winds which blew the blossoms away
before they had time to propagate.
As Duane F. Farr was driving one of
G.. O. Abbott & Sons delivery horses
down Williston street yesterday fore
noon the horse stumbled and fell, land
ing crosswise of the street, and Mr.. Farr
was thrown off the wagon. Both thlls
were broken and the tip of one of the
horses ears was cut off, but no serious
damage was done.
Congressman Plumley announces that
the House committee on public buildings
and grounds has approved the bill in
troduced by him increasing the limit
of the cost for a public building in
Brattleboro. The omnibus bill will not be
reported to the House until December,
but when it is reported the appropria-
ton for the public building here will be
included The amount to be carried by
this item will be determined by the
committee later
Because so many calls are received by
the information operator at the tele-
phone exchange for the scores on days
that Twin State league games are
scheduled it has been decided that the
company will make no special efforts to
get the scores and give them to sub
scribers. This rule was put in opera
ton last evening and queries as to the
result of the Bellows Falls Bra ttleboro
game brought forth the response that
the information operator was not inform
ed on the subject. The big league scores
have not been given for several weeks.
The height of the BURBERRY season
has been reached but the crop this year
is light in this locality because of the
late spring and on account of the long
drought. The berries are small and do
not have as sweet a flavor as in for
mer years. Raspberries are fairly plenti-
full, but blackberries are not numerous
The crop of blueberries in Chesterfield
is many thousand quarts short of the
yield of last year, although some patches
are yielding good supplies The price
in the local markets is Is cents quart
and it probably will not go any lower
The Brattleboro Democratic caucus to
elect Is delegates and is alternates to
attend the county convention next Tues
day will be held in Grange hall to-
morrow night at s o'clock. A Democrat
ic town committee will be elected for
two years. The county convention will
be held in Brattleboro at 1870 O'Clock
and is entitled to a representation OF
49, The call states that it will be held
in Festival hall, but on account of re-
pairs there it will be called to order In
Grange hall. SO far as is known, nc
contest for any of the offices is pending
A woman with baby in her arms
had narrow escape from injury wher
an awning in front of Houghton & ST.
monds's store fell while a clerk was
raising it Wednesday afternoon about
o'clock The woman had just taker
the child from a go-cart and was start
ing up the steps at the north entrance
of the store. While the clerk was rolling
up the awning the metal chain broke
| and the entire upper part fell to the
sidewalk with a crash. The woman AM
child were not hurt, but the metal rol
at the top of the awning hit the go.
cart and part of the awning fell on it
In years past the water supply at tn,
town farm often has failed in times o.
dry weather, ana THIS year was no eX'
ception. The supply is not completely
exhausted but after going over the sit
uation Overseer of the Poor Oscar 7
Ware decided last week that more
water should be provided for the farm
He enlisted the services of Henry ST.
monds, a farm hand at the Retreat, ant
Monday they went to the town farm
Mr., Simonds held a witch hazel crotchet
stick in his hands and after going abou
40 rods from the house 1t Is said tina
the crotch lin the stick, which was
pointing upward, began to turn towart
the earth and such was the power Of
attraction which drew 1t downward tha
the bark was split in Mr.. Simonds':
hands. The divining rod was stuck II
the ground to mark the spot where 4
| had pointed downward and Tuesday
hole was dug. About four feet dowr
water was found and at the depth o.
SIX feet there was a good supply. Pipe:
| Will be laid and the water carrlet
through them to the house.
John Cavanaugh. 90, for many years 6
weli-known Irish resident and one o
the towns Oldest citizens, died In hii
| home on Williams street early yester
| day morning of complication of dseas
| es, He had been in i'll health abou
| three years. but was not confined to hi!
| he'd until three weeks ago Mr.. Cava,
| naugh was born in Dingle Ireland. ant
| was a son Of Daniel and Mary (Henefin
| Cavanaugh. He was the last survivor
| of a family of four brothers and tw,
sisters. He came to this country 60 year.