Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-17

Howard G. Rice entertained at q lunch.
con Tuesday at the Country club.
One young man pleaded guilty in the
municipal court Tuesday to a. first
offense of intoxication and paid u fine
of So and costs.
The annual gymnasium exhibition of
high school pupils under the direction
of the physical directors, Diedrich
Stolte and Miss Constance Adams, will
be given in the Armory Thursday even.
ing, March 90.
The March issue of Rexall Ad-Van-
tages, monthly magazine devoted to
that organization of druggists, contains
an excellent picture Of Charles f.
Graffam of this town, president of the
Central New England Rexall club.
The Salvation Army supper Thursday
March 9, was success, about 100
persons being present. Those who
bought tickets and could not attend
themselves gave their tickets to others,
and in this way about 25 needy per-
sons, mostly children, were provided
for. The Salvation Army melted q
good sum.
Hopkins, the florist, has decorations
in his window in keeping with st.
Patrick S day and they are very at
tractive. In the foreground are sever
al shamrock plants and other greens,
and at the rear Of the window is an
Irish lad with trousers of green silk
and high hat, playing harp.
A large dog owned by Samuel NJ.
Cooper Of Clark street ran in front of
car No. 6 of the trolley line on Canal
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killed. The wheels did not mutilate
by being crushed by the motor box un-
der the ear.
The trial of NJ. Hirsh, accused of
promoting lottery by soliciting
members for so-called furniture
club, which was to have been held
Monday, was postponed one week
owing to the inability of Attorney E..
w. Gibson of counsel for the respond
ent to be present.
The Estey Organ company recently
began selling locally large consign-
ment of pianos which came into its
possession at the time of closing its
St. Louis retail store. Since starting
the local campaign the company has
sold in Brattleboro alone eight Esteys,
eight Waldorfs and two pianos of other
makes.
The heavy SNOW storm last week has
I had tendency to dispel the feeling
among the farmers that sugaring is al
most at hand, as the weather indicated
the first of the week. Many of the
( farmers who thought that it was going
to be an easy matter to break their
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their minds since the arrival of the last
two feet of snow This last storm will
make the quality of the product much
better
Leonard & Roess moved their cigar
store and mandatory Tuesday from
Hooker building on the east side of
Main street to the store in Crosby
block which formerly was occupied by
X. II. Amidon as grocery store. The
new quarters have been made over for
the new business. A composition floor
ing has been laid, n metal ceiling put
in and other improvements made. Leon
ard & Roess have provided some new
fixtures and have very attractive to-
int,co store.
The annual inspection OF Beauseant
commandery, X. t., will be held this
evening in the Masonic temple, Grand In
spector Il. f. Sir George f. Root OF New
port being the inspecting officer, He will
be accompanied 10y Right Eminent Sir Ed
ward j. Bates, grand commander, OF Ben
nington, and his staff. Visitors will be
present from Bellows Falls, Greenfield,
Mass, Rutland and Newport. The Order
of the Temple will be conferred. \ course
dinner will be served in the banquet hall
by Bingham chapter, O. f. s, at G11
o'clock
In the meeting of Wantastiquct
lodge, |. O. o. f., Monday night the
trustees presented set of rules for
governing the new Odd Fellows
temple which will be ready for tenn
porary occupancy the last of this
month and probably formally opened
in April. The rules embodv some for
the government of the bowling al
leys, the pool and billiard rooms and
the general care and treatment of the
building and its contents. The first
degree was conferred on eight candi-
dates
The engagement of Miss Coda Cor
rea, a daughter of Mrs, T.. II. A. Cor
; rea of POI West Seventy-ninth street.
West Forty-fourth street, New York
is announced. The wedding will take
place in June Mr.. Harden is president
of the Acheson Harden company OF
that city. Miss Corraa S father was
the late vice president of the Home
Insurance company. Miss Correa, who
with her mother, has spent several
. seasons at Pine Grove Springs hotel
E Spofford lake, and frequently is {
guest at the Gregory farm in DUN
merston, has man. friends in town.
Forty-one members of the Philathei
: and Baraca classes of the West Brat
p tleboro Sunday school sat down to f;
. bountiful sugar supper given by thu
Baracas to the Philatheas Tuesda,
night in the chapel. The tables wer,
: decorated tastefully in green an,
y white, with a shamrock souvenier a
. each place. Immediately following
- the supper an excellent program, con
. sisting of singing, tableauX and a read
ing b. Mrs. Metcalf and toasts b,
. different members, was enjoyed b,
all. Mrs. J.. f. Taylor at the plan