Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-07


meet with Mrs. Scion Richmond on Oak
Grove avenue Wednesday afternoon.
Henry X, Wight, 49,; the most prom
inent citizen OF Indian orchard, Mass,
who died Monday, lived in Bratteboro
in his boyhood and graduated from the
high school here.
Brattleboro camp. M. W. A., attended
the morning service in St. Michaels
Episcopal church Sunday. Rev. Andrew
Harper, jr, gave a sermon especially in
teresting to the Woodmen.
The finance committee of the Brattle-
boro pageant consists of Mrs. G. e. War
ner, chairman, Charles G. Staples and c.
L. Stickney. The committee urges that
all persons having bills against the pag-
cant send them at once to some one of
the members.
The White Manufacturing company
of Brattleboro, recently organized with
a capital of $4,000 by Edward G.. Chace,
Clement A. Brown and Harold Il. Whit
ney, was Incorporated for the purpose
of making sample cloths for the Fort
Dummer Mills.
Another team bought by Charles K.
Crosby for E. Crosby & Co., to be used
in the grain delivery business, began
work Monday. The horses are a hand
some pair of gray geldings Weighing
200 pounds and were bought of F.. A.
I.arrow for 800. The truck, also new
was made by the Abbott Downing COM
pany of Concord.
r. j. Fenton e. Co., have arranged to
give the scores of the American and Ma
tional leagues each evening in their
south window. The scores are received
by telegraph Immediately after each
game and are displayed on boards in the
window. The service is proving popular
wi M nhan for I'D aol,
scores of persons go to see what the
results In the major leagues have been.
Rev. Father Carmody announced last
Sunday that the interior of st. Michaers
Roman Catholic church was to be re-dec-
Grated by Donate Buongeono of New
York city. Mr.. Buongeono will begin
work next Tuesday and the interior of
the edifice will be entirely redecorated in
cream and gold. In making announcement
Rev. Father Carmody said that without
doubt this would make the interior of the
church the most beautiful of any Catho-
lie church in the diocese.
Daniel Manning, who had been confined
in the Retreat since May /, appeared be-
fore Judge William R. Daley Moday
morning and answered a charge of lewd
and lascivious conduct. He was senten-
ced to not more than four nor less than
three months in the county Jail at New
fame, but the sentence was suspended
and he was placed on probation for
period of one year. States Attorney +.
E. Barber favored the probation sentence
as Manning had been confined month
The meteorological record for the
month of May. taken at 16 High street,
elevation 312 feet, by F. r. Vaughan,
shows the following figures: Maximum
temperature, May "a, plus 30; minimum
temperature, May 4, plus 81; mean tenn
perature, plus 56.15; maximum barometer,
May 20, 1922 nchees; minimum barome-
ter, May 9, 1850; mean barometer, 1886;
clear days, A; prevailing wind, south;
precipitation, 4.79 inches; precipitation in
May 1911, 1.94 inches; precipitation to
June l. 1912, 1918 inches; precipitation to
June /. 1911, HOB inches; excess OF pre-
cipitation this year, plus SIS inches
Work has been simplfied and ef1cl-
ency greatly increased in the press
rooms of E. L. Hildreth G. Co. and The
Vermont Phoenix Co. in Harmony
building through installation of individ-
ual-drive motors for the various presses.
The motors were furnished by the
Sprague Electric Works of 527 West 34th
street, New York city, and they have
been set up by Hamilton c. Cav, an
expert electrician connected with the
Sprague company's Boston office. In the
basement for the cylinder presses two
D horse power, two 3 horse power. one
horse power and one ~ horse power
motors have been installed. These motors
are mounted on the presses and thew
allow eight different speeds, forward
and reverse. In the job press room the
equipment includes seven q horse power
motors, variable speed, the controller
being at the right hand of the operator
so that he has absolute control of the
machine. Mr.. Cav has been engaged in
the work the past four weeks ana is
now putting on the finishing touches to
a very complete and satisfactory lob.
Irah d. Spaulding again narrowly es-
capped injury when his bplane fell about
90 feet in Athol Saturday afternoon. He
mad assembled about 100 feet from the
fair grounds and was making a good
flight, with a large crowd watching. He
New In southerly direction and when
near some trees near lake Ellis the
aeroplane encountered what Is termed an
air pocket" 1t gave a sudden dip and
the propeller whired around without i'm
parting any apparent momentum to the
machine and then Spaulding shut off the
power as the biplane. was dropping rap
idly He was about so feet from the
ground when he shut off the power and
suddenly the biplane dipped toward the
earth and continued falling with in
creased rapidly. Spaulding kept on the
upper Sue ana was un1nJured when IL
crashed into the ground. The biplane
was wrecked worse than it was on the
Valley fair grounds here three weeks
ago. Both planes were broken, the pro-
peller was smashed, and the engine dam
aged somewhat. Spaulding left Tuesday
for Mansfield, Ohio, where he will fly for
Glen Curtiss today and tomorrow.
John Cain, "A, died in his home on
Chestnut street Sunday morning from
complications brought about by old age.
He had been well known and re-
spected resident of the community 80
years. He was born in Portadown Ire
land, Sept. IS, 1887, a son of James
and Jane Hickland Cain. He married
Dinah Black of his native town in 1865
and 80 years ago came to this country
with his family. After brief stay in
New York city he came to this town and
had since made his home here, being
employed by the Estey Organ company in
the shipping department up to two years
ago when old age compelled him to give
up active labor. He was member of
st. Michael's Episcopal church. Besides
his wife he leaves one daughter Mrs
Jane Atkinson, one son, George C. Cain,
both Of this town, and five grandchil-