Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-21

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Of ~ fine trout in Gulford brook Sat
urday morning. .r.
Mr.. and Mrs II. W. Legate Of Guii-
ford Center observed their Goth ami.
versary March 80.
The prudential committee of The in
corporated school district has engaged
Milo B. Hillegas, the new state com
missioner of education, as commence
ment speaker at the high school grad
uation exercises June 20.
Mrs. Josephine Noyes entertained the
Canal street Birthday club Wednesday
in Vernon, dinner being served by the
Ladies circle of that place in the
church. The women carried their sew
ing and the afternoon was spent social
ly.
Fort Dummer colony of Pilgrim
Fathers held its regular meeting Mon
day evening in G.. A. X. hall. There was
a good attendance and several candi-
dates were initiated. The meeting was
followed by a social hour and refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. Harriet Bemis entertained the
Daughters circle of the Universalist
church at her home in Crosby block
April Is. The affair was one of
much merriment, games being played
and social time enjoyed. Refresh
mcnts were served.
The funeral of Miss Almira L.
Smith was held Friday morning at 10
o clock in the Home for the Aged,
Rev. George e. Tomkinson officiating.
The body was taken on the ILL
o clock train to Woodstock, her form
er home, where the burial will take
place.
David Kennedy of Keene, N. H.,
who became intoxicated on a mixture
of Jamaica ginger, peppermint and
one or two other ingredients, was
taken to Newfane Jail April Is after
pleading guilty to fntoxication in the
municipal court. He was unable to pay
a fine of 50 and costs.
Twenty years ago the present week q
hot wave extended over the entire east
ern part of the country, and there were
many deaths and prostrations from the
heat in the large cities. For four con
secutive days in Brattleboro the tenn
perature was above so, reaching the
highest mark, So, on April II.
John H. Marks broke the single
string record on the Masonic bowling
alleys Wednesday, hitting the pins
for total of 14l. He had five spares,
the figures by boxes being as follows:
9, 10, II, is, 10, 10, 10, s, IS, s. In
the sixth box he narrowly missed an
other spare. The previous record was
made by Leon White, 1873.
Mrs. Lyman f.. Holden, regent of
Brattleboro chapter, d. A. r., forward
ed to headquarters Friday the returns
from the sale of the facsimile Belgian
flags conducted by the chapter under
the auspices of the Committee for the
Relief of Belgium. The sale amounted
to $104.62 and private checks of $10.-
20 brought the total up to- $114.9l.
| Not all of the returns have been col
lected.
r. Z. Moreton, linguist, and trans
lator for the Hoistein- Friesian associa
ton, gave a talk April Is to the
ID anembers of Company I,@V' "! g. of
-sSee.tis4t- laH gtase--seaa. SOME of hi
experiences in Mexico. lie pointed on
the value of knowing the language o.
a country and explained the difference
between the pure Castillian tongue anc
the varying dialects, such as are foun'
in Mexico. "
A public supper was served in tn
Congregational chapel Thursday, Apri
l13, and was thoroughly enjoyed by ap
. proximately 200 persons. The menu in
Guided cold meats, salad and escallop
, ed potato, besides various side dish
es. Mrs. NJ. j. Larrabee was in charge
l After supper the company met Rev
and Mrs. Richard II. Clapp informal
". The Christian Endeavor societ,
conducted successful candy sale.
q In the annual meeting April |
of Fort Dummer chapter, r. A.. NJ
: II. F. C. Toedt; X, Ferris r. Vaughan
v s., Frederic G; Adams treas, F; W
Putnam; sec. w. A. SUBWAY; c. O
:. H., A. j. Hildreth; P, s., W. +
Sparks; R. A. c., L. C. Stiff; NJ. 3
: v, Glenham Jones; NJ. Cd ", c. /
; Merrill; NJ. list ", F. W. Childs; CO
. porator of building association fc
!, three years, II. F. C. Toedt These o.
!, ficers were appointed: Chaplain, XII
II trcdge Haskins; stewards, NJ
&c Houghton, C. B. Crowell; tyler, w. l
Gibson; trustee, w. A. Shumway.
g The funeral of John Howard Hun
IS er was held Saturday at 9 o'cloc
N in the Universalist church, Rev. De
IL mar f. Trout, pastor, officiating an
g Columbian lodge, F. and A. NJ, pa
=, ticipatng in the service. A quartz
III composed of Miss Miriam Childs, Mi
IL Jean Blodgett, w. A. Gilbert and A
81 thur l.. Clapp sang three hymns. III
Is bearers were members of Columbia
le lodge, Hermon f. Eddy, Harrie
- Chase, Charles W. Cleaveland al
~ Scott +. Eames. The body was take
- on the I'LL O'Clock train to Mort
Newport where the burial took qlaC
- The Woman s Exchange held its a
-, nual meeting Monday afternoon
~, ~ the rest room, Mrs. f. !. Swift, pres
=, dent, presiding. Reports of the Office
~ were received, after which these office
~ We're elected: President, Mrs. F.
- Swift vice president, Mrs. C. c. Fit
r. recording secretary, Mrs, w, A. G
81 bert; corresponding secretary, Miss A
IN die M. Fay; treasurer, Miss Addic