Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-07

VI thc ElTSJ DdpllSU cnufcn, mas DecH
engaged as the Memorial day speaker
by Sedgwick post, G.. A. r.
The annual meeting for the abate-
ment of village taxes will be held this
evening before the village commits
sioners in the Vermont National bank.
j. E. McNeigh has bought through w.
c. Horton S real estate agcncy u dcsir-
able building lot at the corner Of Cen
trail and Pine streets. lie bought for
nm investment.
A special train of 10 cars went
through Brattloboro Friday after
noon carrying Dartmouth students who
were going to their homes for the an
nual spring vacation.
Nal Bemis of Athens has entered
suit in county court against John G.
Gould of Windham He seeks to re-
cover $292.3O balance alleged to be
due on lumber job in 1914.
A recent news item was to the eff
feet that a Newfane man raised 10
lambs from six sheep the past winter.
II. }. Eames Of Esteyville did slightly
better than that, having wintered
eight sheep which had - lambs.
The office building of the II. Wales
Lines Co., has been moved to the side
walk leading from Bridge street to the
front entrance of the new railroad sta
ton in order that grading operations
in front of the station may be begun.
w. G. Rockwell was pleasantly sur
priscd at his home Monday night by -
relatives, the occasion being his birth
day anniversary. A bountiful supper
was served, which the guests brought
with them, and the evening was spent
with music and card playing.
The house boat owned by DR.. L. S
Bowen and others, which broke through
the ice near the suspension bridge while
being transported to a new location and
was left there, was saved. 1t was sold
to Wilson Brothers and they cut the
boat in two and took it ashore.
Return was made Saturday of the
marriage, March 25, by Rev. Delmar
f. Trout, pastor of the Universalist
church, of Charles Henry Ebbighau-
sen, ir., of North Hinsdale, n. H., and
Miss Ruby Pauline Streeter of )
Church place, Brattleboro, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan l.. Streetcr.
The men of Brattleboro lodge, n
i. O. p, held a very successful social
in Grand Army hall Saturday. Five
hundred was played. Henry j. Allen
Of Canal street won first prize and the
consolation prize went to George II.
Hall of Clark street. The pillow
was given to Paul Suffolk of New
London, Conn.
At the close of business at the town
clerk $ office Saturday 392 dogs had
been licensed in addition to one kennel
license for 10 dogs. Last year 407 in
dividual licenses and one kennel license
were issued. 1t is possible to license
dogs this month by paying an extra
premium of 50, and after that dogs I'M
licensed may be killed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Philbrook, who
produced the First Regiment band show
last year, will arrive in BrattleborC
the first week in May to begin rehears-
ais for this years production. The
band committee began this week book
ing talent for the coming show, which
viii be the operetta, Honey Moor
Lane. The dates are May %, 26 anC
81.
Harold l.. Bailey of Bradford, rep
resenting the state department Of az
riculture, who is in town inspecting
for San Jose scale, Tuesday placed il
the Brattleboro Free library a speci
men mount of the gypsy moth. Speci
men mounts are being furnished a
many of the Libraries as possible tt
assist in familiarizing the people will
the appearance Of the insect in it
several stages.
The Aborn Grand Opera company j
meeting with great success in its per
formances at the Brooklyn academy
In very complimentary notice of tn
production of Aida the New York Su
said: "There was no installing o
Cairo Carranza, King William Schus
ter, who also directed the stage. H
hurled his AZ centimeter English VIC
cables over the footlights so that yo
got full value for every word, ful
meaning to his music
Rev Alfred j. Hough of Brownsville
retired from the ministry at the Sc
sion of the Vermont Methodist confe
ence Just held in Montpelier. He ell
tered the conference in 1874. Som
wears ago he was pastor of the Bra
tloboro church., Mr. Hough was til
poet of his conference and his poem
have appeared in different secular an
religious papers for many years. II
has long been prominent in Mason
circles of Vermont ms n member of I'll
state grand lodge. He will spend h
remaining years in New Hampahir
with his children.
The annual meeting of the Vernon
Wheel club was held in the club room
Tuesday night and there was lare
attendance. Reports for the past yea
showed the club to be in excellent col
dition financially. The membership
slightly larger than year ago, 10 MOI
resident members having been adde
and two resident members lost. I'll
officers elected for the ensuing year al
as follows: President o. F. Benson
vice president, A. d. Wyatt; secretar
w. A. Shumway; treasurer, l.. *. Ba
Der; additional governors, G. E. Fosto
G. A. McRae and August Wilson. Aft
the business session luncheon WI
served.
Conditions at the railroad station a
very bad. Work was started Wcdnesd'
rno1ninp in tearing up the north cl