Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-14


o'clock.
The hall used by Sedgwick post, G
A. r., has been re-papered and re-
painted.
The snowstorm Saturday and Sun
day spoiled plans for lot Of May
flower parties.
Dana S. Brownell, d. d. G. II. p,
made his annual visitation to and in
spection of Fort Dummer chapter, r
A. NJ, Friday evening.
Mrs. j. w. Canton and Mrs. F. f.
Dyke gave silver tea Thursday
April 6, to the members of ID. A. r..
living on Prospect hill, also few
neighbors, at the home of Mrs. Canton
from 3 to . o clock.
At the mems annual sugar supper
in the Univcrsaist church April 6
$40 tickets were sold and ..deliciou,
sugar was served. 1t came from Hen
ny r. Brown s farm. The attendance
broke the record for the men S sugar
suppers.
The body of Beulah Anna. Hough-
ton, 10 days, daughter of George Will
liam and Hazel tfToward) Houghton
of West Townshend, who died there
Saturday, was brought to Bpattleboro
Monday morning and buried in Prospect
! Hill cemetery.
Entry was made Monday in county
court of suit by Richard B. Reed of
| Londonderry against the llium Lumber
! Co., a New York state corporation do
ing business at Grafton. The plaintiff
seeks to recover $40S.92 alleged to be
due for labor and supplies and interest
to date of trial.
The village commissioners in their
annual meeting Friday night for the
abatement of taxes suspended village
taxes to the amount of $276.S2, of
which about $75 is considered collecta-
Bile. They also suspended sprinkling
taxes to the amount of $3.50, all of
which is collectable in time.
Patronesses for the presentation of
the comedy, Ready Money, by the Am
herst College Dramatics association
tonight under the auspices of the Wo-
man S club are Mrs. j.. Gray Estey,
Mrs. Charles S. Chase, Mrs. MILFORD II.
Bracket, Mrs. f. Burr Smith, Mrs.
John C. Dewitt and Mrs. Fred L.
Swift.
George Shaw Cook c. b. s., of Chi
cago will give a free lecture on Christ
ian Science in the Auditorium Thurs
day evening, April 90 at s O'Clock,
under the auspices of the First Church
of Christ, Scientist, of Brattieboro.
Mr.. Cook is member of tie board
of lectureship of the mother church,
the First Church of Christ Scientist,
in Boston.
The Junior Mission society of the
Advent Christian churcF, of which Mrs.
+. S. Hewitt is superintendent, held
| its annual meeting V ednesday. These
officers were elected: Pres, Clara Man
digo; vice pres, Ruth Darling; Sec,
Grace Thomas; treas, Stella Belden
The society, which is composed of
young girls, will take up for study
this year the book, AEpund the World
twith Jack and Janet. ~ -
There was unusual Interest here in
the news that the steamship TcnadocS
on which Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ashby
Aof Brattleboro sailed from New York
I Saturday for q trip to South America
| had collided in New York harbor with
the incoming steamship Murillo from
Genoa. The Tenadoes was slightly
damaged and put back to her pier, but
sailed Sunday. The accident, it wa.
claimed, was due to the snowstorm.
The annual meeting of class No. lC
Of the Baptist Bible school was held
with Mrs. Z. r. Thayer at 81 Main
street Thursday. April 6. These OFF
] al
Gale; pres, Mrs. Laura Waite; vice
pres, Mrs. Annie Woodbury. treas.
Mrs. O. b. Mack; see, Mrs. A. +
Boynton; devotional, Miss Cora Hatch
press correspondent, Mrs. Addie c
Van Doom. The visiting and 1owel
committees are the same as last year
also the work committee with Mrs
Sarah Wilson and Mrs. A. /. Gale add
ed. There were II members presen
and an unusually pleasant social hou
,, was spent. Refreshments were served.
The annual meeting of Connect cu
=, Valley council, No. 1G r. & s. NJ
| was held April in the Masoni
temple, the following officers lRine
chosen: Charles II. Niles, r. I. NJ.
Major c. Houghton, d. NJ; James
| Randoll, p. c. of W.; Glenham Jones
5 treas; Harry II. Locke, rec; Arthu
$ V. d, Piper, c. of g.; Lewis c. Still
r c. OF the c.; Arthur l.. Billings, man
sinai; Oscar F. Benson, steward; Fcrri
Il. Vaughan, chaplain; Henry w. 81
5 monds sentinel; William b. Vintor
trustee; George NJ. Clay, corporotor o
e the building association for term c
!. three years. This was the first of a
e OF the annual meetings Of the Masoni
$ bodies, all of which will be held dun
e ing April.
9 Steve Brazach of Wilmington, VIII
n was arrested in Little Falls, n Y, i
a connection with recent breaks in Wi
q mington, and brought here Frida
afternoon by Sheriff c. f. Mann an
q Deputy Sheriff Walter T.. Howe G
p Wilmington, will not have a hearin
{ before the municipal court. He wa
q arraigned Friday afternoon, al
> upon request Of State Attorney
e b. Hughes the case was continued
II Wednesday. Mr.. Hughes filed {
n information against him in county con
&c Tuesday and the case will 30 befol
that court for a hearing Last nigl
I,tt Al l., II