Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1915-12-03

The Brattleboro Savings bank We'd
nesday declared its usual semi-annual
dividend of 3 per cent, payable Jan. /.
A Buick Six Roadster, the only auto
mobile of its kind in Brattleboro, came
Tuesday, the property of Rev. Roy M.
Houghton.
Leon Cushman, II, son of Mr.. and
Mrs l.. Il. Cushman of Thomas street,
shot his first deer Tuesday, Nov. 20,
in Wilmington. 1t was buck and
weighed 200 pounds.
|. G.. Crosier has sold his house on
Green street, formerly owned by II.
u. Chamberlain, TO John t. Howard of
Putney, who has disposed Of his prop
crty there and will move to Brattle
boro.
4 meeting of the Woman 5 auxili.
rry of St. Michael's Episcopal church
will be held this, Friday, afternoon
with Mrs. Charles Guild on Myrtle
street. Miss Helen Brown will read a
paper on Las Cruces
Frank Mancui has installed very
attractive shoe shining stand in his
shop en- Main street. The stand is of
marble with four chairs and brass foot
rests. 1t is placed in the front of the
shop near the windows and attracts at
tention.
What was left in position of a spur
track that led from the main track
across the grade crossing at Bridge
street. was removed Tuesday so as to
prepare for the laying of the concrete
station platform on the east side Of the
railroad.
Hattie Mae Durham of Athens has
filed petition for divorce from
William o. Durham of the same town.
They were married in Pepperell, Mass,
April IS, 1906, and lived together un-
til Nov. 10, 1915. She alleges intolcra-
bic severity and refusal and neglect to
support.
Work was begun Wednesday on the
east side of the tracks at the railroad
station, and the platform and approach
from the grade crossing is torn up i'll
several places for the laying of pipes
and digging of trenches for the plat
form foundations. The flagpole on the
station was put in place Tuesday and
an American flag promptly raised to
position.
William Bennett of Freeland. Mich,
and Miss Alice Rose Mather, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Mather of
West Brattleboro, were married Thurs
dav, Nov. %, in the parsonage of the
West Brattleboro Congregational church
| by Rev. Henry Lamb. They left ON the
afternoon train for a wedding trip and
are to make their home i'll FTeeland.
The session of the United States
court which was set for Tuesday of this
week in Rutland has been continued
to Dec. IA. In the regular order Of br5i
ness the case of the government aGains'
George c. Averill of this town, ailegml
violation of the national banking
laws, would DO heard at this fern. bat
the parties interested have agreed tC
a continuation of that case until the
February term.
Edwin Ransom Amidon, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. Il. Amidon of Vernon, anC
Miss Gertrude Sophia Akley, oldes
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Bert Axle,
i Of West Brattlebcro, were marie,
! Monday afth. nom nj the Cniversalis
parsonage by Rev. ID. +. Trout. Mrs
Amidon had been employed in the home
of George Hubbard in Vernon. They
, will live in tenement which has beer
finished off for them in c. l.. Amidon Z
house.
The annual rollcall of Wantastique
lodge. /. 0. o. f.. held Monday evenlni
was marked by an unusually large al
? tendance, over 100 members being pres
$ ent. =. G.. Jonathan Howe, one Of tn
S oldest members of the lodge, spoke a
G some length of the early days of tn
lodge. p. G. j. L. Putney of Woodstock
p member of Wantastiquet lodge VIII
n had not attended meeting of thl
: lodge in % wears until that evening, n
+, so spoke. p. G. c. G. Staples, chairma
@ of the building fund committee, made
). report of that committee and p. G. 4
q F.. Roberts, chairman of the furnishing
# committee, reported for his committee
g +. II. Brasor entertained with severe
Y vocal selections and Earl Woodwar
d gave piano solos. Refreshments wei
IL served.
The board of appraisers for Windhal
county, in a meeting held in Brattl
boro Saturday, heard an appeal by Il
" Connecticut River Power Co. of Ne
Hampshire from the appraisal of II
listers of the town of Dummerston {
err the transmission line built last summe
Of about five miles of which is in Dun
ny merston. 1t was appraised at $500
Ii and the company appealed to the t,
ce commissioner, claiming that the a
n, praisal was too high. The tax col
so missioner appointed f. p. Adams
he Marlboro, o. R. Clayton of South 10
ay donderry and A. A. Dunklcc of Vern
re to hear the matter and report to hi
al The hearing was held in the paroba
mt Office Saturday afternoon. Harold
Jet Whitney appeared for the power 90
l, pany and A. +. Schwenl5 for the toy
ne of Dummerston.
ed
Protective Grange held a regular me
FOR ing Wednesday night. 1t was decided
u.s. change the date of the next meet
no. from Dec. 10 to Dec %, on account
ee. the State Grange meeting in Burlngt
he Dec. IA, II and 16 1t was voted to h,
he a series of socials this winter. Fred
as. Spaulding, jr., James Goodrich, Philip
of Franklin and +. w. Sargent We're
led pointed as committee in charge. The
MI Inv tho