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

DC Drought here today.
Rev. Delmar f. Trout will conduct
the services at the Home for the Aged
the rest of this month
Fred Laird, a representative of the
National Life Insurance Co., has taken
desk room in the Office of IL. E. Taylor
& Son.
Washington birthday will be OBJ
served in Brattleboro next Tuesday by
a general closing of the Stores it be-
ing a holiday.
The choir of the Centre Congrega
tional church intended to go to Gull
ford this evening to give a concert,
but on account of illness the event has
been postponed.
The meeting of the Woman s Home
Missionary society of the Methodist
church, which was to have been held
yesterday afternoon, has been postponed
until next week.
The Company | basketball team will
meet team from the local high school
this, Friday, evening at 8 clock in
the Armory. 1t is planned to have two
preliminary games
A chimney fire in one of the apart
ments at AZ South Main street resulted
in telephone call for the automobile
combination truck Wednesday afternoon
about clock There was no damage.
A joint meeting of the Woman s
guild and the Woman S auxiliary of st.
Michael's Episcopal church will be held
in the home of Mrs. George Tyler at 3
Tyler street, this afternoon at 3 clock.
The last of the ladies' nights by the
Vermont Wheel club was held Tuesday,
about $50 being present. Dancing,
to music by Leitsinger's orchestra, and
cards were enjoyed. Refreshments
were served.
The Windham County Rural Letter
Carriers association will hold it's an
nual meeting in the selectmen s room
in the town hall building, Brattleboro,
Feb %, at 10 o'clock. c. f. Harrington
of Putney is the secretary.
Dennis Rebekah lodge gave a mill
tary whist party Wednesday in Odd
Fellows hall which was well attended
The prizes were won by Mrs. Florence
p. Switzer, Hubert Johnson, Mrs. /. D.
Bailey and George Martell. Refresh
ments were served.
Protective Grange conferred the first
and second degrees on three candidates
Wednesday. The third and fourth de-
greeS will be conferred Wednesday ev-
ening, Feb. %, followed by supper to
which all members are requested to
make contributions as usual
There was large and enthusiastic
gathering Of Woodmen in Red Men s
1,,1N IL,
didates was given the fraternal degrees,
after which there were short speeches
for .he good of the ORDER followed by
y social hour and refreshments.
e. SpatNs of Halifax was admitted
TO the Memorial hospital early Tues
day morning with the tendOns of the
first two fingers of his left hand sew
cred at the knuckles. The fingers came
in contact with saw. DR.. George r.
Anderson hopes to save the fingers.
Ralph Otis Thayer of Dummerston
and Julia Ethel Maude Stone of Oxford,
Mass, were married Wednesday evening
by Rev. d. E. Trout in the Universalist
parsonage on Williston street. They
were unattended. A double-ring ser
vice was used. Mr.. Thayer is a son
of S. Otis Thayer of Brattleboro. The
couple will live on farm in South
Newfane.
The j. B. G.. club of young women
gave a pretty valentine dance in the ar
mory Monday evening at which large
number of young people were pres
ent. The hall was attractively decorat-
ed with red and white streamers, big
hearts and other insignia of the season.
I..4 >. l.
The patronesses were Mrs. S. A. Rich
mond, Mrs. Lester S. Barber and Mrs.
C. A. Baker.
The Mary Field Hadley class in the
Congregational Sunday school was
pleasantly entertained Tuesday night in
the home of Mrs. w. A. Gilbert of
Williston street, the hostesses being
Mrs. C. p. Spencer and Mrs. Gilbert
1t was a l0-cent sociable for the pur
pose of starting a fund for furnishings
for the class room in the church house
Games were played and refreshments
were served.
Herbert p. Yearly sold Wednesday tho
handsome three year-old bay mare, Cole
Metal, by Gun Metal, to n. F. Whccle,
of White River Junction Mr.. Yearly
bought Gold Metal about six weeks ago
of X. f. Mosher. She was raised by II
II. Winchester and Mr.. Yearly colsid
ers her an exceptionally fine animal fol
the race tracks. A. V. Woodrow came
here Wednesday to take the colt t.
White River Junction.
The public schools closed yesterday
noon until Wednesday morning. TO
day is visiting day for the teachers
and as Tuesday is Washington S birth
day, a legal holiday, it was decided
not to open the schools for the session
Monday, but to have school day mex
week Saturday to make up for the los
of Monday. All of the teachers of tn
schools will go to other places to visi
schools today and will have the res
of the time for Il brief vacation.
A benefit social was held in the HON
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Davis o
South Main street Tuesday evening AM
was largely attended and very muc
enjoyed. It was under the auspices o
Pocahontas council and was attende
by members Of that organization, tn
\. +. o. p. and friends, about 10 he