Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16
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at the Scott farm.
Rev. George f. Tomkinson will lead
the chapel service at the Retreat Sun
day afternoon at O'Clock.
Scmaphorc signals are being installed
at the north ends of the two new plat
forms at the railroad station.
The Ladies Enterprise society will
serve ice-cream and cake at the bald
concert in Esttyville Monday evening.
All members are requested to carry
cake.
Mrs. Hugh Dunklee entertained
number of friends Wednesday at her
home on Dummcrston road. Cards were
enjoyed during the evening and re-
freshments were served.
The Brattleboro Drug company has
installed set of scales and measuring
apparatus combined, for the use, with
out charge. of those who desire to as
certain their exact weight and height.
A reminder of the cattle sale was
the sight yesterday afternoon of five
men, who had been at the sale, driv-
ing in a touring car through Main
street with two small calves standing
in the car.
A telephone alarm for chimney
fire in tenement house at the corner
of Elliot and Spring streets at 1870
clock yesterday afternoon called the
automobile combination apparatus.
There was no damage.
While Clinton Pratt was working on
the new postoilcc building Saturday
afternoon Il hammer fell and hit him
on the top of the head. DIR. Lynch
dressed the injury.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman s. guild of the Episcopal
church will be held this afternoon
w. Gibson on Oak street. AS this is
desired.
The Baptist Bible school will hold
its annual picnic Saturday, June 81,
on the creamery flats in Centervillc,
where they gathered last year. Mem
bers may take the car leaving Pros
pect hill at 10 o clock or after. 1t will
be a basket picnic.
Mrs. Arthur p. Carpenter and Mrs.
n. d. ClawsOn entertained mt five
hundred Wednesday in Mrs. Carpen
ter home on Myrtle street. Eight
tables were playing. Mrs. Rollin
Brown won the first prize. The hos
tesses served refreshments.
At the meeting of the Mutual Aid
association Wednesday the secretary
reported IS calls for help received in
May. The supervisor reported 81 pa
tients under care and III calls were
made; the district nurse reported %
patients under care and l06 calls were
made.
News has been received of the mar
riage of Claude ID. Adams of Hart
ford, Conn, and Mile. Dora Couture
of New Haven, Conn. Mr.. and Mrs.
Adams will make their home in Hart
ford. Mr.. Adams has been engaged in
the architectural business there the
past l3 or IA years. He formerly lived
in Brattleboro, being a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Z. Adams.
The Boston & Maine railroad and
Central Vermont railroad will run an
excursion to Plattsburg from Brattlebo-
TO June 25. The special train will leave
here at $50 a. m. and is due to reach
Plattsburg. after a steamer ride from
Burlington on Lake Champlain, at Ito
p. m. Two hours will be allowed at
the camp there and the return trip
will begin at Plattsburg at $40
clock.
Fred H. Harris of Brattleboro, ten
mis- champion of New England, is
romping along through the preliminary
rounds of the annual tourney at Hart
ford, Conn, without much difficulty.
lie won his first round match Tuesday
without difficulty and Wednesday won
easily both his second and third round
matches, in the latter not losing even
one game. In the second round he de-
feated w. b. Allen of Hartford, 6-3,
6-l, and in the third round his victory
over Walter Roberts of Hartford was
by the score of Go, Go.
Next Sunday will be observed as
Children s day by the Baptist church
and Bible school. The school will as
semble in the chapel at 1915 for the
professional and every one is expect
ed to be in line promptly. The special
exercises will be held in the church,
but the session of the school will fol-
low as usual. Music for the procession
al will be rendered by the organ and
orchestra of nearly 20 pieces. Several
children will unite with the church
by confession and baptism. The main
floor will be reserved for the school,
The home department and the cradle
role are expected on that day.
The lecturer presented the follow ing
program at the meeting of Protective
Grange Wednesday evening: Reading,
Flag Day, Mrs. A. j. Currier; song,
Old Glory, Mrs. C. f. Farnum, Mrs
Walter Spear, Mrs. Robert Emery;
reading, We Cannot Make Too Much
of the Flag, Miss Louise Labelle;
song, The SOngbird, Grange choir;
reading, The Birds Garden, Mrs. Co
la c. Morse; reading, The Scarlet Tan
ager, Mrs. NJ. A. Fisher; reading
Birds Tenements Require Bathrooms
Mrs. Lois c. Clark; paper on birds
Mrs. o. G. Convey; song, The Bird for
the Farmer, Mrs. c.. f. Farnum and
chorus; contest to see how many could
guess the names of the birds in col
lection shown, Miss Georgia Carver
missing but one.
Gen. Andrew Jackson chapter, No l
L. s. D. of 1912, was delightfully."- en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. H. F
Weatherhead on Brookside terrace Wed
nesday afternoon, the occasion being
the annual meeting. After the reports
of the secretary and treasurer the cleo
tion of officers was held, and an inter