Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31

for two weeks. 1t will reopen April
10.
The annual meeting of the Brattlc-
boro Country club will be held in the
Brooks House parlors next Monday
evening, April 3.
The every member canvass of the
First Baptist church Sunday raised a.
larger amount than ever before A
budget of $500 was the goal
The first of the blasts to be made in
thc rounding off of the corner of the
ledge at Vernon and Bridge streets was
set of Monday morning shortly after II
clock
One of the trolley cars partially got
off the track on the Main street hill
Saturday afternoon. Trackmen were
engaged in making repairs to the track
there next day.
f. NJ. Goodcnough S men began
work Tuesday wiring Mrs. G. H..
Smith s millinery shop for electric
lights, using the latest improved fix
lures.
Pocahontas council adopted a class
of eight March %. A large number
were present. Sugar ON snow and other
good things were served, after which
dancing and cards were enjoyed.
The board Of trade considers it well
to again remind the business men of
the ACCESSIBILITY of exercising care in
intrusting the collection of bills to-
strangers either firms or individuals,
A false alarm of fire was sounded
from box 43 on Green street at 1l.25
Mnr.I Ia, O., ;,rI
ment of the department answered the
call, but the motor driven combination
apparatus did not attempt the run.
The Bratteboro board of trade has Sc
cured George b. NJ. Harvey, formerly with
the Harpers and now editor and publisher
of the North American Review to be the
speaker at the annual board of trade ban
quot in the Brooks House ON some date the
last week in April
Mrs. II. +. Bascom had a very sue
ccssful millinery opening ON Friday
and Saturday. One hundred trimmed
hats were ON exhibition and were beau
tiful, both in design and workmanship. |
The parlors were well filled both days. |
Fruit punch and waters were served !
Saturday afternoon.
Company A, V. n. g. with headquar-
tiers at Rutland is short II men Of the
required minimum number of g. Lieut.. |
j. c. Waterman, the inspecting officer,
recommended strongly that the COM
pany he recruited Immediately to the
required minimum number. Company |
of Brattleboro had met that requirement
before the annual inspection.
An every-member canvass for fnan-
ces was conducted Sunday after
noon by the Methodist church, the first
canvass of the kind to be made by
that church. The results were very
pleasing, the pledges aggregating con
siderably more than has been pledged
heretofore. After Sunday school a.
luncheon was served in the church, fol
lowed by a devotional service in the
vestry. About 80 canvassers then
started out to secure pledges.
Sanford A. Daniels of yVlliston street
bought Monday the Brown property on
that street, formerly owned by the late
Mr. and Mrs John $. Brown. Previous to
Mrs. Browns death she sold the property, !
consisting of house and lot, to Attorney
Charles H. Hosford of McIndoes from
whom Mr. Daniels bought it. Mr. Hos
ford was in Brattleboro Monday and the
legal documents were executed. Mr.. Dan
icls will take possession Ariil /. He
plans to rent the property and to remain
in the tenement which he now occupies in
Mrs. O. b. Macli's house.
Raymond Crown, -, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin A. Crown of Frost
place, was shot in the left leg Just
above the knee Monday afternoon
while at the home of his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Deyo of West Dunn
merston. He was cleaning a 22-calibre
rifle, not knowing that it was loaded,
when it was discharged. He was taken
to the Memorial hospital, where it was
found that the small calibre bullet was
lodged where it would do no harm and
it was decided not to remove it. The
boy was taken to his home.
An order from the secretary of war.
issued March %, 1916, designates Wal
lace Batchelder of Vermont for appoint
ment as a major of cavalry. 1t is not
understood that this necessarily involves
his being called to the cOlOrs or inter
fcres with his law practice unless an
emergency arises calling for more
troops and officers to command them
Major Batchclder is the senior member
Of the law firm Of Batchelder, Thomp-
mcrly lived in Brattleboro, where he
studied law in the office of Waterman
& Martin.
While Rev. Roy NJ lIoughton of New
Haven, Conn, was driving on Orchard
street Monday afternoon with one OF
Liveryman Allen S teams the hard
pulling in the deep snow caused one
Of the tugs to break and after re
pairs had been made the sleigh ran
against the horse S heels while going
down hill, causing the animal to start
to run. He had not gone far, however
before Mr., IIoughton refined him into
bank, thereby keeping control of him
1t was necessary for the occupants tC
walk home, and the sleigh, which was
taken in charge by Samuel Goodell
was brought in next morning.