Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-18

house on Clark street, which was part
ly burned some time ago
The II clock train from Brattleboro
northbound Monday morning was de-
layed two hours at Dummerston when
connecting rod on the engine broke.
Sixteen members of the choir of st.
Michael s Roman Catholic church went
on scighride to Bcrnardston Fcbru-
rary 10. A turkey supper was served
by Landlord Moat.
DR.. L. ID. Richie, who has been To-
Gated at Wilmington the past five
years, has moved to Brattleboro and
opened veterinary hospital at 90
Pine street. He is a graduate of the
Collins Veterinary college.
During the month Of January 10 fam
lilies were assisted by the Associated
Charities. The need this winter is
greater than usual, because of i'll health
and lack of employment. The eX-
penditures were as follows: Aid in ILL
ness, $3.50; medicines, $6.44; provisions,
$l5.S6; fuel, $l2.53; total, $41.33.
In the annual meeting of the New
England Shorthorn Breeders associa.
ton held in Greenfield, Mass, Fri
day George f. Taylor, ir, of Shelburne
was reelected president and Walter s,
Pratt of Brattleboro was chosen vicN
president. Mr.. Pratt was one of the
speakers at the after-dinner exercises.
w. f. Haskell, jr., backed his runa-
bout out of the yard of his home on
Chaplin street directly in front of the
car from West Brattleboro due on Main
street at 2.l5 'clock Friday afternoon.
In the resulting collision the fender of
the trolley car was broken, n mud
guard of the automobile bent and some
other slight damage done to the ma
chine.
In the quarterly meeting of the
Holstein Friesian club of Vermont, held
in Burlington last week, it was voted
to hold the annual meeting in Brat
tleboro August 9. at which time the
annual election of officers will take
place. The club was organized last
April with 81 charter members, and
il now has a membership of 2l0. G..
+. Gregory of Dummerston is presi-
dent of the club.
Mrs. Rosetta p. Flagg's Sunday
school class of young women met in her
home February 10 for their annual bust
ness meeting and election of officers
The following were elected: Pres, Miss
Nora Jaquith; vice pres, Miss Jessie
Pierce; treas, Miss Alvena Walker;
sec, Mrs Eula Carpenter. Reports for
the year were read, after which a So
cial time was enjoyed. Mrs. Flagg
served refreshments.
Forty-threc from the First Baptist
church, with Rev. G. E. Tomliinson,
went on sleighride February 10 to
South Newfane, where they held an
other Chapman-Alexander echo meet
ing, Rev. Mr. Tomkinson presiding.
The women of the Baptist church in
South Newfane served an excellent
supper before the meeting The la
dies quartet and the mixed quartz,
from the local church rendered several
selections.
Miss Eliza Davis was very pleasant
ly surprised III her home in Crosby
block February 10 by the arrival of a
few of her friends in honor of her
S4th birthday anniversary, which was
Friday Miss Davis was guest at
supper of Miss Anna Davis at the Ma
tual Aid rooms and on returning home
found the party awaiting her arrival
She was presented q sum of money.
The evening was spent socially and re-
freshments were served.
The annual meeting of the Univer-
salist church was held February 10 in
the church parlor, the pastor, Rev. Del
mar f. Trout, as moderator. Mrs.
Helen Newman was elected clerk and
Fred c. Sargent ives elected treasurer.
| The resolutions committee appointed
consists of Miss Ada Mason, Mrs. Lar
kin Amidon and the pastor, ex-officio.
1t was voted to have the biennial roll
call after Easter. The treasurer re-
port was the most satisfactory III the
recent years of the church.
Miss Maybelle Spaulding was given
{ surprise party Friday night at hen
home on West street by 20 of hen
young friends, in honor of her lStE
| birthday anniversary. Miss Spauldina
was presented some beautiful gifts
which included gold chain from min,
of her friends in the Holstein- Friesiar
office, a gold barrette from the mem
bers of the j. c. b. club, of which She
is a member, and a gold ring set will
an amethyst, her birthstone. Games
were enjoyed and refreshments were
served.
Postmaster Michael J. Moran an
nounced Saturday that he had received
bulletin that the postoffice depart
mcnt will accept personal or private
checks i'll payment for stamps, money
orders and collect on delivery package
at the risk of the postmaster of III,
given station. The bulletin say
further: 1.-THE department could no
well authorize the issue of money or
dcrs in exchange for personal or pri
vate checks except at the risk Of tn
issuing postmaster, whose iud9meu
as to the quality or worth of tn
checks might be at fault
Eddie Bolin of Brattleboro lost
finish catchas-catch-c wrestling
match at Boston February 10 to Pete
Goulette. Bolin won the first fail wit
Il head chancery and bodJ hold in .
minutes and % seconds. Goulettc wo
the second with n head scissors am
body hold in lG minutes and 80 second
and the third fall with the same hold
in 81 minutes and 40 seconds. Bolin re
fused to wrestle on any terms excep
the winner-take-al basis, so Goulett