Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1915-10-08

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Artbnr T., Tripp has sold his house
~ Wnstorn avenue to DIR. Hal l.. Wa
tarman and has moved TO the Crosier
bonse on Green street. DIR. Waterman
viii move TO the Trip house. He has
exchanged his house on Elliot street for
western property.
Jacob p. Estcy of this town won the
only point for the Amherst golf team
in its match against Dartmouth on the
course of the Hanover Country club
Saturday. Each team had six men and
tbe score was ) to l in favor of Dart
mouth
About 60 members and friends of the
Harmony club held dance Friday
in their club room in Harmony build
ing. Earle w. Woodward and Guy G.
Jones furnished music and A. NJ. Ben
nett of West Brattlcboro furnished re-
freshments.
Brattlcboro chapter d. A. r., has re-
ceived an invitation to the celebration
of the 25th anniversary of the national
society, ID. A. r., to be held in Memo
rial Continental hall in Washington
Monday afternoon, Oct. II, at 3 o. clock
and at clock in the evening.
Russell Cushman, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Cushman OF Guilford street,
fell recently from an apple tree while
at play, fracturing two bones i'll his
left arm. He was taken to the Me
: mortal hospital where DIR. Anderson and
, DR.. Aldrich reduced the fracture.
G Edmund Bosquct of Fall River,
| Mass and Miss Laura Trahan of 81
Y South Main street were married Monday
morning in st. Michael s Roman Cath
Ollie church, by Rev. Father James
Fogartv, acting pastor of the church.
Both are employed in the Fort Dummer
mill.
= In the meeting of the Baptist church
Y Friday evening the action of the Chris
G tian Endcavor society on the previous
Tuesday evening was approved and
confirmed. In accordance with this ac-
t ton the Endeavor meeting will be held
: Wednesday evenings hereafter instead
}, of Tuesdays evenings.
!. Mrs. Albert w. Rockwell entertained
d the Monday Bridge club at the Rock
:. well cottage at Spofford lake Sept. 80
the members of the club leaving town
in the morning by automobiles. Lunch
n con was served at noon and the after
L. noon was spent socially. The day was
o an ideal one and a pleasant time was
l. enjoyed.
!. r. II. Briggs & Son of Brattleboro
y were awarded first prize in the aged
herd class for Guernseys at the Rock
ingham fair. They won second on
he young herd and second on calf herd
s. first in these two classes and second in
AZ he hnr al, tn
at Smith of Greene, Me.
70 The date for the boxing bout between
ne Arthur Pelkey of Chicopee, Mass, the
ID former "white hope" and George w
10 Bailey, the Vermont strong man, has
al been set for Oct. ~ in Festival hall
to Bailey challenged Pelkey some time
ago and Pelkey replied last week tina
he was ready to meet Bailey. at an,
10 time on conditions to be named b,
ng Bailey.
% An investigation into the. recen
20 death in the North Adams hospital O
- -. Mrs. Leon Convey of Wilmington ha
80 satisfied the Vermont authorities tina
r. whatever criminal act or acts Nigh
al. have been in a measure responsible fo
m. her death they were not committe
~, within the borders of Vermont, and j
consequence any steps toward prosecl
tion must be made by Massachusett
SIS authorities.
nr One of the plate glass windows
In the office of the Twin State Gas
=, Electric company was broken SUI
no day in n peculiar manner. Richar
NJ Bowen was driving touring car Il
IN the Main street hill when one of ii
wheels ran over a stone in such a wa
he that it was snapped with such fore
to against the heavy glass that it broI
a hole in the window large enough
lpermit man s fist to be put throua
"a. IL.
~ Clerks from Houghton & Simonds
20 store were entertained Friday night
~, ~ the home of Mr.. and Mrs. a. Y. Kir
Nv nv wood of Birge street, the occasion b
40 40 ing the Dist birthday anniversary
~. Mrs Kirkwood s son, Horace Winche
oy ter. A social time with music was G
elp ioyed and refreshments of ice-cream an
VI cake were served. Rev. and Mrs. A.
H. B. Ward and Miss Lillian Ward
Westminster were present, Mrs. Wa
and Mrs. Kirkwood being sisters
inc The Brattleboro Water Works Co.
lgc building a cement dam about 300 feet loI
ere at Sunset lake. The dam will be abo
ms two feet higher than the old dam of stoI
-ei and will raise the water in the lake, whi'
It'll covers about 100 acres, two feet. c.
ir; X Tenney is in charge of the work, whi'
ms will be completed sometime next wee
). 1t has been the plan of the owners
E. the water works for some time to
md crease the storage capacity of this al
ay, against the possible future time when Il
us village would increase in population to
FL point where an additional water supp
MS; would be required. As it is now this
les serve supply is seldom drawn upon, b
art it was decided to make the improvemc
me- now.
an w. News was received Friday of t
az death of Henry o. Leonard of Ca
bridge, Mass, formerly of Brattlebol
Mr.. Leonard was the father of Orvi
OBJ r. Leonard of Detroit, who was burr
of hero Sept. II. He leaves two dang
-ur- tiers, Mrs. Leopold j. Rotting Of y
ON Clemens, Mich, and Mrs. Adm