Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-13

feated the eighth grade at Island park
Tuesday afternoon by the score of 81
to 0.
The Grange Home Economics club
will meet with Mrs. H. W. Sargent this
afternoon. The subject for discussion
will be Possibilities Of Sponge Cake
Batter.
While digging potatoes at his cot
tage on the Connecticut river shore a
few days ago Charles P. Spencer dug
into nest Of 81 round white eggs. On
opening one it was found to contain
turtle.
Mrs. Charles w. Hill died in Water
loo, Iowa, Oct. She formerly was
Miss Lizzie Billings of West Brattleboro
and a niece of the late Mrs. Elizabeth
Willis, also a cousin Of Mrs. George
Prouty of Bonnyvale road.
Owing to ill health Miss Susie
Clark, teacher of the fourth grade of
the Main street school, has resigned.
Her place has been taken by Miss Dol
ly Nicholson of Southwick, Conn, a
graduate of the Westfeld normal school
with four years experience.
The Twin State Gas & Electric Co.
has bought for the local division a
new Ford touring car, which will be
converted into truck for general ser
vice work in Brattleboro. Leon G..
White went to Bellows Falls Wednes-
day and drove the car back to Brattle-
boro.
Fred H. Davis, who has conducted a
meat market in the Abbott building,
corner of South Main and Canal streets
three years, will 90 out of business
Saturday night. He has bought a truck
farm in Franklin, N. H., and will move
there and conduct a market gardening
business.
Irwin B. Mosher of Z Horton place
and Annie d. (Ferguson) Guthrie of
the same address, were married Monday
evening by Rev. George E. Tomkinson
at the Baptist parsonage. Mr. Mosher
is employed at the Bushnell grocery
store They were unattended. A single
ling service was used.
Grand Warden P. j. Bagley and
Warden l.. w. Gillett of Prospect
lodge, N. f. o. p, of Bellows Falls
were present Monday night at the meet
ing of Brattleboro lodge Plans for a
public district meeting to be held in
Brattleboro Oct 90 were made. Brat
tlcboro lodge was invited to attend a
public lodge meeting in Bellows Falls
Oct. 20.
A fair-sized audience was present
Monday night at the entertainment
given by the Helen May Abbott com
pany in Odd Fellows temple under the
auspices of the Odd Fellows. Miss
Hazel Hartman, violinist, was espe
cially enjoyed and Miss Rena Hilton
pianist, showed ability as an accom-
PIANIST. She also rendered one solo
Helen May Abbott, reader, who man
ages the company, gave several enter
tanning readings.
Deputy High Chief Ranger w. c.
Renihan of White River Junction in
stalled Tuesday night the officers of st
Michael s court, Catholic Order OF
Foresters, who we're elected two weeks
ago. They are: Chief Ranger, John T
Grady; vice chief ranger, James
Blake; recording secretary, Thomas A
Carey; treasurer, H. B. Haus; speaker
John j. Eckels; conductors, John Cur
ray and Martin Burke; sentinels
!
Mrs. William Stevens, who formerl,
was Miss Lillian Lennox of Brattle
boro, died at her home in New Yorl
city Saturday after long period o
| ill health. She leaves besides her hus
band and father, Robert Lennox o
Hartford, Conn, four sisters, Mrs. Os
car Drury of Providence, r. l., Mrs
Wayne NJ. Reed of Montpelier, Mrs
Sherman McQuaide of Boston an
Mrs. Minnie Erwin of SomervillC
Mass. The funeral was held in NeN
York Tuesday afternoon.
The law practice carried on by Wal
lace Batchelder in Bethel, for 12 year:
up to last April, and since then b.
Wallace Batchelder, George H. Thomr
son and Charles Batchelder under tn
firm name of Batchelder, Thompson
1 Batchelder, will hereafter be conducte
by Wallace Batchelder and George +
Thompson under the firm name of Batci
alder G. Thompson. Charles Batchelder
not now and will not hereafter be COZ
nccted with the Office in any way. Wa
lace Batchelder and Mr.. Thompson al
former Brattleboro men.
, Two civil entries were filed in I'll
municipal court Tuesday Afternoon
J Mrs. G. II. Smith and G. H. Smith hay
, brought suit to recover judgment {
$50 and costs Of 1851 given in IL
municipal court against Sarah an
Horton Sheldon. This case is retur
able Oct. 81. Chase g. Chase are q
torneys for the plaintiffs. Peter PEN
of Townshend has filed an ejectmei
q proceeding against Earl and Nell
Simpson of Windham. This is retur
able Oct. % at the town hall in Win
! ham. Chase & Chase are attorneys Fl
the petitioners.
e Ora Stevens of Homestead place, Ell
? ployed by the Twin State Gas & Ele
' trio Co., was thrown from a wagon al
G his left leg was broken Friday viii
+ he was driving a horse and ligl
load up the Arch street hill from Il
electric light station. The horse bega
= to back instead of going up with ii
! load, and the end of a ladder on Il
load was showed forward when it h
= the side of the Odd Fellows buildin
y catching Mr.. Stevens by the leg al
: throwing him off. He was assisted
, the electric light station and DR.. II.
. Greene found that one bone was bro
. en-. He was taken to the Memorial he