Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-12-08
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fine fox as the result Of his trip.
The annual Thanksgiving night
dance under the management Of Elijah
Wales attracted an attendance of 10
couples. who enjoyed dancing to the
music of an orchestra Of 10 pieces.
A number of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Fadden gave them par
ty at their home on South Main street
recently in honor of their first wedding
anniversary Music aud dancing were
enjoyed and refreshments were served.
Arthur y. Horton, who has been
driver for the fire department % years
or more, finished work in THAI capacity
Nov. 30. The pair of horses which he
has been driving will be sold, there be.
ing practically 10 work for them to do.
G. r. Hodgkins, former Brattleboro
man, who has been president of the
HAMPSHIRE Franklin and Hampdcn Ag-
ricultural society five years, declined
reelection in the annual meeting held
in Northampton Saturday, and j. f.
Porter was elected to the position.
Rev. George II. Miner of Worcester,
Mass, Baptist minister II years of
age, who was entering upon his third
matrimonial venture, and Miss Jessie
n. Crosby, "a, of Yarmouth, y. S., were
married Friday night in the First Bap-
fist church by Rev. George +. Tomkin-
son, pastor.
One of the pleasantest social events
of the season among the younger set
took place Nov. 80 when Miss Eliz-
abeth +. Hildreth entertained about IS
friends at dancing party in Harmony
>, u. |, qv,.t
Amherst furnished music for dancing
and it was highly enjoyable Biagiotti
catered.
Fifty-si1 marriage licenses were is.
sued from the o1ce of the town clerk
during November Brattleboro claimed
an unusually large number for 10 of
them were issued to couples of whom
one or more were residents of this
town. Springfield led the list with IA
couples while six others came from
Holyoke.
The case Of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine, Co., against Edward d. Hart
nett of Windsor, n former agent of the
company in Brattleboro, which was set
for hearing last Saturday in the mu-
nicipal court, was continued to next
Saturday. IIartnett is charged with
embezzlement, the company claiming
that he failed to make returns of the
sales of some machines.
Walter r. Spaulding, VINO went to
the Mexican border as first lieutenant
in command of Company | of Brattle-
bOro and who resigned in August and
returned from the border on a leave
of absence, has received his discharge
from the service. Application has beer
made for permission to hold an elec
ton to fill the vacancy III the first
licutenancy caused by the discharge OF
Lieut.. Spaulding.
A freight engine split n switch neal
the Mt. Hermon station Thanksgiving
morning and tied up traffic for time
The northbound train due here at II
clock the same morning did not ar
rive until after - clock. It was sent
around through Millers Falls and W
the Central Vermont. A train for
Keene from the south also was held
up and a special was made up to car
ry passengers headed for Keene and
Thanksgiving dinners.
The annual meeting of Scdgwick
post, G. A. r., was held Saturday and
the following officers We're elected
Commander, Frank Stockwcl; senior
vice commander, Luke Ferriter; junior
vice commander, +. b. Bissel; quar-
termaster IL. p. Hunter; chaplain, c
p. Nash; officer of the day, T. w. Ia
son; officer of the guard, w. II. Fisher
surgeon, DR.. Henry Tucker; ianitor
and guard, Henry J, Allen; delegate
to state cncampment, r. w. Eason, Pc
ter s. Chase and Henry j. Allen.
Turkey for their Thanksgiving Dime
was served to- the patients and nurses il
the Memorial hospital Nov. 30, tn
trays on which dinner was carried to thu
patients having Thanksgiving decora
tons. The nurses dined together, and
pleasing feature of their gathering was tn
reading of an original poem, suited to tn
occasion, by Miss Frances Stone of Bos
ton. The hospital received fluit, nuts an
grape Juice for the ward patients from tn
Sunshine society and the Baptist Youn
people and potted plants for the patient
from out Of town and cut flowers ior III
nurses table FROM Mrs. George l.. Dun
ham.
A party OF 3 boys under direction O
Scout Commissioners j. Fredrik Nirgi
enjoyed hike to the quarry on Blac
mountain Saturday. Twenty-sevcn {
the boys We're members OF tne $50
Scouts. Four others eligible to the o
ganization also made the trip, as
general invitation had been extende
to all boys eligible to membershi
They went to the mountain by way
the West River road, cooked their dil
ner at the quarry and returned by wa
of the Black Mountain road, traveliH
in all between 10 and II miles
Blasting in the Vernon road tied I
street car traffic in Brattleboro ovr
two hours Friday afternoon. A pie,
of rock from a blast bit an insulato
breaking the feed wire, which fC
across another. Men hunted for son
Time before they found the trouble, b
they made repairs rs rapidly as pos'
bic The Dummerston plant of the Tw
State Gas G. Electric company w
able to furnish power for most ever
thing in town except the trolley rOa
and except in few isolated instanc
there was no loss of time or power G
ccpt to the trolley road.
Miss Agnes NJ. Langua, daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Langua of vi
street, and Fred l.. THESE of IIolyol