Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-12-29
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Mrs. Rayno of Valley street fell We'd
nesday in her home and sustained
compound fracture of the right leg mid
way between the ankle and knee.
On account of the extra work in
volved the two weeks preceding Christ
mas the local +. w. Woolworth store
declared Christmas cash bonus of
$l.20 to it's employees Saturday night
at close Of business.
Mrs. w. +. Dunlevy gave luncheon
Tuesday in her home on Spruce street
to announce the engagement of Miss
Katherine Fleming, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Patrick Fleming of Oak
street, to Joseph Corcoran of New Lon
don, Conn.
At the regular meeting of Dennis
Rebekah lodge Tuesday these officers
were elected: n. c., Miss May Cook;
V. G., Mrs. Nettie Akeley; rec. sec,
Mrs. Alice Landry; fin. sec, Miss Min
ME Brown; treas, Mrs. Ida Gibson;
trustee for three years, Mrs. Jennie
Moran.
The employees of Durham Brothers
Co. received substantial Christmas pres
ents Saturday from the firm in the
form of cash bonuses. Each employe re-
ccived at least five dollars, those who
had been with the company year re-
ceived $40 and for each additional year
of service the bonus was increased ~.
Invitations have been received in
town to the wedding of Ashley Leon
ard Wright of Brookline, Mass, and
Miss Susan Shaw Hatfield, of Wellesley,
Mass, to take place Jan. 10, in st.
Andrews church. Mr.. Wright is son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Adm Wright, formerly
of Brattleboro, and grandson of the
late Henry o. Leonard.
Miss f. f. Sessions, representative of
the Kurn Hattin Home, is i'll town at
the Melrose hotel on her annual work
for the home. Her visit has been de-
laved because of the very serious i'll
ness of her mother, aud because of this
fact Miss Sessions would much appre
ciate the COOP ration of those who in
tcrest themselves in this work. There
are 100 boys in the school, two oi
whom are from Brattleboro.
An attempt to have meeting of
lawyers of Windham county Saturday
Afternoon for the purpose Of fixing
minimum fees for various legal services
did not develop satisfactorily. Some Of
the attorneys could not attend tie
meeting and others We're obliged to
leave soon after the meeting was start
ed to board trains for their homes. 1t
may be that the matter will be taken
up at the opening of the next term of
the Windham County court.
Fourteen nurses and three superin
tendents of the Brattleboro Memoria
hospital were given Il Christmas part,
Sunday evening at the Brattlebor'
Country club by the Brattleboro phys
icians. A large sleigh took the guest
to the club, where pleasant evening
was spent. The rooms were trimmed
effectively with Christmas decorations
Victrola and piano music was enjoyed
after which a Welsh rarebit spread wa:
served.
The annual Christmas party and sup
per for the beginners and primary de
paltments of the Congregational Sun
day school was held Friday Afternoon
from 3 TO o clock i'll the chapel. There
were 40 little folks present, who en-
ioyed a happy afternoon. Games wer'
played, Christmas carols sung by the
children and Rev. Richard II. ClapI
told a Christmas story. Mrs. d. W
Tenney trimmed the Christmas tire,
again this year, which she has done TO
the children the past seven years. !
supper was served for the little ones.
In the Springfield, Mass, city news il
the Springfield Republican yesterday ap
peared the following: "Helen Power o
Elliott street and Mary Holland o
Holyoke, who were struck by an auto
mobile from Brattleboro, VT, on Dwigh
street Saturday night, We're able t
leave the hospital yesterday. Severa
stitches were required to close tn
wound on Miss Holland s right arm
Miss Power suffered severe bruises o
her right hip and suffered from tn
shock. The name of the motOrist VIII
picked them up after striking them ha
not been learned. -
Sergeant Thor l.. Anderson of til
machine gun company and Privat
Joseph Emerson of Company X O
Springfield have been transferred t
Company I. Both young men are res
dents of Brattleboro A bulletin of I'll
war department is to the effect that a
men who absent themselves from the
military duties, which includes reg
larry scheduled drills, may be droppa
as deserters and treated according
II lurthcr provides that no man oN'
80 years of age shall be commissions
as second lieutenants.
The epidemic of Whoopng cough al
chicken pox which has been prevalel
in Brattleboro several weeks apparent
is on the wane. Less cases were i
ported to the health officer, DR.. Hen,
Tucker, last week than the week b
fore. and to date the record for tn
week is very low. Three cases
measles have been reported in the la
few days, but it is not expected tn
this disease will become prevalent
all the cases were imported and Il
children have not exposed others, it
believed. One case Of chicken pox W
reported Wednesday in the home
Frederic II. Sanford of North street
The primary, junior and intcrmedia
departments of the UniversaliSt Su
dag school gave a Christmas conce
Sunday evening, rendering a pleasi
program of recitations and songs.
supper for the primary department W
served in the vestry Friday Mt
o'clock, after which n decorated Chri