Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-14

canoes, one TO a. L. SlmOnds ana the
other to DR.. T.. r. Lynch
Mrs. Florence Trendell has received
notice of her admission as member
of the International Association Of
Dancing Masters. The certificate is
dated June 20.
The annual excursion of the Central
Vermont railroad to Block Island yes
.erday resulted in the sale at the local
station of only 81 tickets. This was the
smallest number that ever went on the
excursion from Brattleboro.
The playground committee on Pros
pect hill have decided not to allow Wis
iting children at the playground until
they have been in town two weeks
They decided to do this on account of
the epidemic of infantile paralysis in
other places.
The annual lawn party of the Ladies >
circle Of the Universalist church was
held Tuesday afternoon and evening
ON the lawn of Freeman Scott, 6 Oak
street About $50 was nctted from the
sale of ice cream and other foods and
aprons and fancy articles.
The Home Economics club will meet
with Mrs. f. NJ. Goodenough in West
Brattlcboro Friday afternoon at ;
o clock. The subject will be Different
Ways of Canning Fruit and Berries.
All women of the Grange are invited.
a social time will follow the meeting.
The hearing of the assault charge pre-
fcrrcd against Harry Boyd, driver of the
automobile from which Mrs. William NJ
Randall was thrown or fell on July 3,
which was to have been held Satur-
day in municipal court, was continued
to July II at the request of States Attor
ncy O. b. Hughes.
The ruins of the old Valley mill that
once stood on the edge of Milestone
Bridge street havc been filled in and
the plot is now being graded with n
view to making the site more pleas
ing to the eye than it has been in the
past.
G. A. Bowman was given n genuine
surprise Tuesday evening in his home
on Birgc street by the arrival of 40
friends, all men, who came TO remind
him of his 50th birthday anniversary.
They presented him a substantial sum
of money in recognition of the occa
sion. Refreshments were served.
The annual strawberry supper will
be served by the women in the Union
church at Central park, tomorrow,
Friday, from to : o clock. Rev. ID. f..
Trout, the pastor, will give an illus
tratcd lecture on, immigration, at
40. America, the national hymn, will
be illustrated by colored slides.
The lack of sign in the new rail.
II &c of
open causes many strangers desiring to
take trains unnecessary Inconvenience.
Automobile parties constantly drive
up to the doors and men and women on
foot carrying heavy grips try all the
doors before being convinced that the
railroad was not ready to occupy its
new building when it was completed.
Eleanor Adams entertained 30 little
friends at her home on Tyler street
Monday afternoon from 800 to so,
it being her sixth birthday anniver-
sary. 1t was Il merry little party and
the children enjoyed games and out
door fun. The little hostess received
numerous pretty gifts. Refreshments
of ice cream and cake were served and
n birthday cake was a pleasing feature
of the supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus w. Adams
of Cushman, Mass, who celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary Sun
day, are the parents of Mrs. Emery j.
Eddy of Brattlcboro. Mr.. and Mrs.
Eddy were present. Mr.. and Mrs. Adj
ans have a son, Ira l.. Adams of North
Bennington, and three daughters, Mrs.
Eddy of Brattlcboro and Mrs. Herbert
Reed and Mrs. Arthur Spear of Cush-
man, and two grandchildren.
In the meeting of Protective Grange
Wednesday night the program was in
charge of the officers and included the
following: An evening with the Spears
including jokes, stories by the Spears,
selections on the Nictrola and song
by Walter +. Spear; recitation by Miss
Louise Labellc and Mrs. II. w. Sar-
gent; song, Mrs. Cola c. Morse; read
ing of original story, Miss Nellie r.
Eddy. Lemonade was served.
One of the IIostein-Freisian COWS
which Henry r. Brown bought at the
auction of the Purebrcd Live Stoc k
Sales company month ago was killed
on the Boston & Maine railroad track
opposite Mr.. Brown s farm near the
Dummerston line early yesterday. The
animal probably broke through n
fence, wandered to the track and was
struck by a locomotive. The animal
was one of three which Mr.. Brown bid
Off at 500.