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

gational church will serve supper
Thursday, April 10.
Five persons were received into tu.i
membership and one on probation at
the Methodist church Sunday morning
l.. II. Barber, music dealer, received
yesterday one of the famous Chip
pendale Diamond-Disk machines, the
first one to be received in town.
Several friends of Mrs. NJ. Gordon
gave her surprise March 8. in her
home on Canal street, the occasion be-
ing her birthday anniversary. Games
were played and fruit was served.
The Brattleboro high school basket
ball team will play q Mortified team
in the Armory Saturday evening. The
Mortified team has lost only one game
this season and is said to have unusual
strength for n team of boys.
The meeting of the Oak Grove Par.
Teacher association which was to
have been held yesterday has been
postponed until Tuesday, March 81. All
parents are urged to be present as
these is business of importance to be
transacted
was held Saturday afternoon at o.
ing rooms. Rev. T. w. Owens, pastor
of the Methodist church ofliciated.
The body was taken to Vernon for
burial in the Tyler cemetery.
The New England auxiliary held an
enjoyable socabe in G.. A. r. hall
Tuesday, progressive five hundred
being played at nine tables. The first
prizes were won by Mrs. Charles
Brown and Kern ID. Adams, the conso-
lation by Mrs. Ada Niles Refresh
ments of candy, peanuts and waters
were served.
Miss Gladys Rathbone entertained
a few young friends at her home on
Prospect street Wednesday evening, the
occasion of her birthday anniversary.
The affair was "children s party"
each guest appearing dressed as a
child. Games and music were enjoyed
during the evening. Refreshments
were served.
Dennis Rebekah lodge held pro-
gressive military whist party Wednes
day night in Odd Fellows hall. First
prizes were won by Mr.. and Mrs. E.
w. Huntley, Mrs. Charles d. Hern and
Hubert johnson and the consolation
prizes went to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Cleaveland and Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert A. Wood. Refreshments were
served.
Fire broke out in the Central Yer
mont railroad Toulouse south of the
White River Chair Co. S factory yes
terdav and in response to still alarm
a sleigh load OF hose was sent from
the fire department headquarters, by
which the fire was extinguished, but
not until the small building was prac-
tically destroyed. The damage was
not heavy.
James Meyer of Springfield, Mass, Il
Boston & Maine railroad freight brake
man, had two decorations in his left
forearm stitched up early Wednesday
morning by DR.. Harry z. Greene and
was sent to his home. He was stand
ing in the caboose of his train on Ad
ans S siding, when the engineer sud
denly started the train. His left arm
was forced through the glass in the
rear door inflicting cuts that required
three stitches to close.
The social held in the home of Mrs.
Peltier on the Putney road Thursday
March 9, for the benefit of the Sun.
day school was a great success, both
socially and financially. The bedquilt,
which netted $l1.10, went to Fred
Wood of Keene, n. H., who held the
lucky number it being %. About 20
from the Baptist society attended the
affair, going in big team. Games
and music were much enjoyed by all
and the refreshments were excellent.
The proceeds were about $l450.
There was large crowd at the
masquerade party given in Odd Eel
lows hall Friday evening under the
auspices of Wantastiquet lodge, |. O.
o. f., not far from 100 couples being
present. 1t was the last dance to be
given in the old quarters, as the
lodge will move to its new temple on
Green street before April /. About
% couples were in costume and the
prizes gold watch chain and hand
painted rose jar, were awarded to
Dorr w. Allen and Mrs. John f.
Tasker. Leitsinger' s orchestra fur
nished music and refreshments were
served.
The current issue of The American
Field. sportsmen S Journal published
in Chicago, contains the first of two
installments Of an article by Fred II
| Harris of Brattleboro entitled The
! Willy Ruled Grouse the King OF
/ Them All. 1t is an account of some
hunting expeditions by wcll-knowr
| part of Brattleboro men, including
besides the writer, Doc, Young Doc
Charlie and Ernie, who last season
bagged lS4 partridges and woodcock
The first installment, is illustrate,
with halftone picture of c. A. liar
ris and +. +. Perry, each carrying /;
gun and "A brace of birds, while in thu
foreground is one of their pointers.
The Free kindergarten has been
made happy this week by the installa
ton of new Furlong piano to take thu
place of the old one which was in us,
so many years. The new upright pi
ano has been contributed by the Wo
man 5 club and the Civic league with
generous contribution by l.. II. Barber
Both the kindergarten teachers and tn
children deeply appreciate this gener