Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-06
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81 and 2S.
The women of the Methodist church
will serve harvest supper in the
church parlors Monday, Oct. 9, from
$50 to 8 O. CLOCK.
The seasons list of attractions issued by
the White Entertainment bureau contains
a picture of Ethel Peggy" Costello, con
cert soprano, formerly of Brattleboro.
Miss Maybelle Spaulding entertained
the j. A. sewing club Friday night in
her home on West street. Refreshments
were served and n social time enjoyed.
The clerks in lIoughton & Simonds s
store met Wednesday in the home of
Miss Maudc Miller, West Brattleboro,
for u social time. Refreshments were
served.
f. n. Mason of 65 Central street picked
head of seeds from sunilower plant in
his garden recently which measured 43
inches in circumference and II inches in
diameter.
William f. Sexton pleaded guilty to
intoxication in the municipal court
Monday. A fine of $l5 and costs of
$705 with sentence of 30 days in
the county Jail was imposed by Judge
Frank f.. Barber. Upon payment of the
costs and signing the pledge for one
year the fine and Jail sentence were
suspended.
Leonard Pierce was given surprise
farewell party Friday night in the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. An
sci Pierce of Canal street, by % young
friends. Mr.. Pierce went Sunday
to Hartford, Conn, where he began
IL, .t,,. al
& Equipment Co. He was presented
handsome travelling bag Refreshments
were served.
d. Frank Shea has bought the So
called Adams place on the llinsdale
road about four miles from Brattleboro.
If present plans do not miscarry Mr..
Shea says that there will be an attrac
tive summer hotel conducted there UNI
der the best of management. The place
has a considerable acreage, wide lawns
and beautiful trees, while the outlook
over the river is a pleasant one.
A horse attached to an American
Express Co. wagon ran from the eX-
press office at the railroad station Fri
day night at o clock and collided
with b. c. Baldwin, s automobile, which
was standing in front of his store. The
mudguard oyer the left front wheel
was torn off and some other slight
damage done. One of the shafts of the
wagon was broken. The horse was
caught on Flat street.
Charles II. Hubbard, formerly of
Brattlcboro, who went rcdently to
Hyde Park, Mass, to live, is in the
Boston City hospital afflicted with in
fantile paralysis. 1t is mild case, af-
fectng one xknce, and the physicians
think Mr.. Hubbard will recover the
use of the knee He is 50 years old,
the Oldest person to have infantile pa
ralysis thus far reported to the Bos-
ton health department.
l.. c. Barnard, SO, a former resident
of Brattleboro, died Sept. % in Scran-
ton, Pa, and the burial took place in
Hoosicls Falls, n. Y, Sept. 2S. Mr.
Barnard lived in Brattleboro "a years
ago and joined Waatastiquct lodge, l.
O. O. +. He leaves, beside his wife
and one son, Harold of Scranton, his
mother, Mrs. S. S. Barnard; a brother,
+. w. Barnard, and sister, Mrs. Ella
p. Russell of Brattleboro,, and sister
Mrs. A. s. Wclch of South Spencer,
Mass.
Frank Tiskc Derby, SO, died in his
home in Dorchester, Mass, Sunday
morning after an illness of about a
year, following the amputation of one
leg. He was a son of Capt. !. w. Derby
and brother of Mrs. Jean }. Wander
veer of Brattlcboro. He was 32d de-
gree Mason. He leaves, besides his wife
four daughters and son. Mr.. and
Mrs. Nanderveer and Capt. Derby went
Tuesday by automobile to Dorchester
to attend the funeral.
The steering knucklc ON August VIII
son s automobile broke Sunday after
noon about 3 clock as he was driving
the machine down the hill on the roao
from Lake Spollorl to Hinsdale neal
the Fiskc homestead, He was not driv
ing fast at tho time and fortunately
the car turned against a bank on one
side of the road instead of shooting
across and going down steep embanlt
ment. Mr.. Wilson was accompanied by
Mrs Harriet Bemis. Neither of the occu
pants was injured and the car was not
damaged.
The work done by local women al
the home of Mrs. Richards Bradley fol
the American Fund for French Wounic,
will be carried on through the winte
at the home of Mrs n. |. Ilawlcy. |
will be in charge of Mrs. II. c. Rice
with Mrs. c. c. Fits acting as treas
urer. Three chests of supplies already
have been sent from here to headquar
ters in Boston, consisting of drawpads
flannel shirts, knitted spOngcs, gauz
sponges, bandages, comfort pillows am
felt slippers. Work will be done Mon
days at 2.30.
The United States civil service com
mission will hold n competitive eXamina
ton at Brattleboro, Oct. II, for the posi-
ton of clerk and carrier in the postollic
at Brattleboro. Applicants must hav
reached their 18th birthday anniver
sary, but not their 45th, on the date o
examination, and must be citizens of tn
United States. Male applicants mus
measure not less than five feet fou
inches in height in bare feet. No NAL
applicant who passes the examination
will be eligible for appointment cithc
as clerk or carrier who does not weig
at least 1875 pounds without overcoa
or hat. 1t will be inadvisable for NAL
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