Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-09


chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, will be held in Vernon
June 10.
The law offices in town closed Satur.
day afternoon. They will be closed ev.
cry Saturday afternoon during June
July and August.
The new federal building is 60 per
cent completed. The partitions arc
being put in, the electric conduits in
stalled and the elevator enclosure and
stairs being built.
Fourteen women golfers took part
in the handicap play tournament at
the Country club Friday. 1t was
won by Mrs. C. A. Boyden with Mrs.
II. 7. Britain second.
The Crystal Springs Ice Co. s auto
truck moved the household goods
belonging to Rev A. V. Woodwork of
West Brattleboro, from Harwinton.
Conn.,, to West Brattlcboro Monday.
Forty-fvc marriage licenses were is
sued from the Office of the town clerk
Of Brattlcboro in May Of these there
were II of which one or both of the
parties were residents of Brattleboro.
S. f. Douglass has been placed in
charge of the Bart s Kon-Struct-1t toys
department at the $. A. Smith Mfg
Co. S plant, which has been under the
oversight of w. E. Bartholomew, who
left several weeks ago and has not re-
turned.
Daniel Riley, a laborcr, appeared in
the municipal court Friday morning and
pleaded guilty to third offense of in
f., l., 10
of $3.50 with alternative sentence of
30 days In default of the money he
was committed to Newfane Jail.
The Bible class and Mrs. Eugene
Aklcy IS class of the Universalist Sun
day school enjoyed a social time from
3 to o clock the afternoon of June | in
the church parlors The members of the
classes with invited guests made par
ty of 40. Refreshments were served.
Capt. f w. Gibson has received no.
tice from Col. Ira l.. Reeves that Capt.
w. p. Springer, assistant inspector of
small arms practice, will inspect the
range of Company | today and in the
evening the company viii drill and re-
ceive instructions from the inspecting
officer.
attention the night of June | when the
entire building was illuminated for the
benefit of inspecting railroad officials.
The date for the opening of the station
depends entirely upon the time Of the
receipt and installation of the furni-
ture and fixtures.
The annual field day of Connecticut
Valley commandery, No. II, of Green
field and of Beauscant commandery,
No. 7. X. r., of Brattleboro will be
held at Spofford lake June %. The
preliminary arrangements were made
Thursday, June l, at meeting held in
Brattleboro by the field day committees
of the two organizations.
A social for Odd Fellows and their
families was held Friday night III Odd
Fellows S temple and was attended by
n large number. There was dancing to
music furnished by Woodward, Jones
and Donoghuc, and cards, pool and
billiard playing and bowling were par
ticipatcd in by those who did not care
to dance. Refreshments were served.
AT tle recent annual meeting of the
Vermont Domestic Missionary society
Rev Richard II. Clapp of Brattleboro,
pastor of the Centre Congregational
church. was elected director to sue
coed Rev. r. NJ. Houghton, removed
from the state. He also was appoint
ed a member of committee to secure
financial expert or field secretary
for the society the coming year.
The annual meeting of the Western
Aqueduct association was held Tuesday
evening. These officers were elected
nr
Henry ID. Holton; sec. and treas,
George c. Averill; directors, f. c. Cros-
by, a. +. Thurber and l.. f. Holden.
1t was voted to have all unpaid as
sessments paid Immediately, and an adj
ditional assessment of 80 cents a share
was levied, payable July 10 These as
sessments are to pay for repairs. w. j.
Portland, jr., reported that the pipes
were in excellent condition and that
only the routine work would be ncces-
sary the coming year.
George La Kaye sold Friday
through J. l.. Howard $ agency, hi
shoe store and repairing business t.
Leroy II. Wagner of Bridgewater
Mass, who took possession at once
Mr.. Wagner has been for several year
in this business, having been foreman
in shoe factory where recently eigh
million army shoes were made for thu
Russian army. He will install at ono
the Goodyear shoe repairing outfit o
up-to-datc machinery and will carry
large line of men women's and chill
dren S shoes and do all kinds of repair
ing. both hand and machine work.
Many complaints are received by TIN
postal authorities that pamphlets AM
other advertising matter containing
postcards blotters, etc, fastened to
gcthcr with clips and without wrapper
are found in the mails with clips miss
ing and the enclosures scattered as t
render it impossible to reassembl
them. The clips are also injurious t
cancelling machines The postal al
thoritics do not desire to take drasti
action without warning regarding thi
nuisance to them, but are sending on
warnings and requests that the use o
clips be abandoned on postal matter.
The United States civil service con
mission announces that open compel
tive examinations will be held in Bra
tlcboro to ill the following vacancic
i'm the federal service: June 2l-Al
eietant shop sunprintpudpnt at $50