Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-12
SOUTH NEwTANE.
Lightning Throws Man Into Yard.

Der OF pfankS at the houses on the
Marlboro Branch road At Charles E. In
grams house the telephone was burned
out. AT Wallace A. Johnsons the tele-
phone was put out of commission and a
brush near the wires was set on fire, the
wall paper was scorched, also the door
castings on either side, which had been
painted recently.
At Ralph Thayers house the windows
were badly broken, II panes of glass being
smashed. The new cream separator which
had just been put in was damaged. Mr..
and Mrs Thayer were standing in the shed
near the door and Mr. Thayer was thrown
ont into the yard. The flooring board on
which Mrs Thayer stood tilted, letting
her through the floor. The telephone wires
between Mr. Thayers house and Will Hey
bricks were melted or cut into small
pieces, which lay on the ground.
DR.. John S. Stratton was at West
Dummerston Tuesday and Wednesday
Road Commissioner Wood began
work in this part of the town Tuesday.
Orrin o. Ware of Wilmington called
on his aunt, Mrs. Samuel Morse, Fri.
day.
Mrs. Fred w. Morse and Mrs. John
son of Brattleboro were in town We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Whitney and
Miss Holden of Brattleboro were call
ers at c. E. Browns Sunday.
Next Sunday will be observed as
Mothers day at the Baptist church,
with appropriate sermon and music.
The Ladies' Benevolent society met
Wednesday afternoon at the parsonage
instead of the vestry, as was an
nounced.
Deacon Ebenezer NJ. Stratton has
improved sufficiently to take an auto
mobile ride to Williamsville to call on
his sister and brother, Mrs. John II.
Merrifeld and Charles NJ. Stratton.
Miss Helen Lewis, teacher of the
Marlboro Branch school attended the
teachers convention in Brattleboro
Friday and used Monday afternoon for
Arbor day work.
Charles f. Ingram, who is juryman
from Marlboro during this term of
court, was excused from attendance the
first part of the week during the trial
of cases on which he was not drawn as
juror.
The Arbor day exercise, cleaning up
the school yard, was observed at the
village school, also at Brookside,
Thursday afternoon, to enable the
teachers, Miss Edith Landman and
Miss Edith Adams, to attend the teach
ers' convention in Brattleboro Friday
Village improvements being made,
aci do ho 10
ing and painting in most houses, in
clude the outside painting of the
homes of Mrs. Ella S. Willard, Milton
A. Bingham, and Miss Jessie NJ. Blake.
c. X. Stedman of Williamsville is do.
ing the work.
Hubert Brown has advertised to sell
by auction Saturday, May -, his live
stock, farming tools, etc, and some of
their household goods. About May 20
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown will 90 to West
moreland, n. H., to take positions at
the county farm, where they were en-
ployed year once before.
Nine women representing the Won
en- S Missionary circle of this place at
tended the meeting with the Williams
vile Missionary circle last Friday af-
ternoon at Mrs. A. NJ. Mortified s, and
furnished the program. The Williams
vile society served refreshments OF
salads, bread and butter, cakes and
coffee. This is the second union meet
ing of the circles. 1t is hoped that
others may be held from time to time
Mrs. Daniel II. Pratt, SO, was taken
Tuesday morning to the Memorial hos
pital in Brattleboro, where she died an
hour later of hemorrhages. DR.. Lane
of Brattleboro was called here during
the night in consultation with DR.. Cor
don and it was thought best to take
her to the hospital. She leaves in the
home, besides her husband, little son,
Raymond Daniel Pratt, less than two
years old, three children, Martha, Flor
ence and Perley Carruth, by a former
husband, and a stepson, Harold Pratt.
The funeral was held Thursday after
noon in the church.