Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-12
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Pentland & Son have bought new
Overland motor truck for use in their
plumbing business.
G. l.. Durham has bought of K f.
Mosher an Overland runabout for his
daughter Miss Evelyn Durham.
Joseph Leroy has moved his barber
shop from 106 Elliot street to quarters
in the new pool room ON the same
street.
The Dewitt Grocery Co. has bought
a ton-and-a-half Lippard- Stcwart motor
truck through the agency of the Yer
mont Auto Sales company.
Fred c. Letsinger, leader of the
First Regiment band, has bought an
Overland touring ear of X. +. Mosher.
He has built a garage near his hone
on High street.
The water in the river above the
Vernon dam was drawn down Sun.
day to allow fashboards to be put on
the dam. They had been off since about
the time the ice went out.
Joseph Brockington has sold his
house on High Lawn road to A. V.
Cox. Mr.. and Mrs. Brockington expect
to move next week to Cornish, n. H.,
where they will engage in farming.
The cafe at the Brattleboro Coun-
try club will be closed until May Is,
when new cook and steward will ar
rive to take the place of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bowc, who finished work there Satur-
day.
J. s. Patterson of South Londondcr
Il,
r. l., valuable Great Dane dog which
will be entered in the coming bench
show. The animal has won two first
prizes in big shows.
Mrs. Abby NJ. Harlow Of Crosby
block fell Thursday, May 4, fracturing
the small bone in her left wrist. She
was taken to the Memorial hospital
where DR.. G. r. Anderson made an X
ray photograph of the wrist
Fred Francis Gregory, a farmer, and
Miss Irene May johnson, both of Yer
non, were married Friday noon by
Rev. Delmar E. Trout at the Univer-
salist parsonage. A single ring service
was used and the couple were unat-
tended.
Twenty-one brook trout, varying in
length from II to Is inches, were on
exhibition in Gilman cigar store
window Monday. They were part
of a catch made Sunday at Mari
boro South pond by II. l.. Streeter,
Charles Brockington and John Tucker.
Mrs. Winfield S. Bassett of High
Lawn road began singing soprano
in the Centre Congregational church
choir Sunday, succeeding Mrs. Ar
thur II. Brasor, who was engaged from
Jan. l to April l. Mrs. Bassett intend
ed to take the position April l, but on
account of illness was unable to do so.
The Republican caucus for the cleo
ton of seven delegates to the state
Republican convention to be held later
i'll the month, has been called for next
Tuesday morning at ! o'clock in FEES
tival hall. This brings the caucus one
hour before the opening of the presi-
Dental preferential primary. The Dem
ocratic caucus will be held Tuesday
evening at 10 clock in Red Men IS hall.
Eight cases containing $500 rounds
of 30-calibre cartridges for Company /,
V, n. g., have arrived, as well as a
new outfit of canteens and a consign-
volvers. Just why this last mentioned
consignment should be so large is not
known, for in the past only the officers
of the company and the musicians have
carried revOlvers.
The Greater Vermont association has
taken up with the various boards of
trade in the state where companies of
the Vermont National Guard are sta
toned the matter of continuing yearly
series of preparedness meetings. The
association has suggested the desirable
ity of a standing committee on military
affairs in each board of trade. The
object is to secure for Vermont ideal
military efficiency
The Epworth league held its annual
meeting Thursday, May 4, in the league
rooms in the Methodist church. Re,
ports were read and plans discussed
for increased activity the coming
year, These officers were elected: Pres
ident, Frank A. Shaw; vice president
Herman Kuhner, Fred Fisher, Miss
Doris Wyman, Miss Rachel Iverson
secretary, Miss Lydia Morrill,; treas
urer, Lloyd h. Robinson.
The First Baptist church and Bible
SCHCVl SuHudJ puSScu Specldl TcsO
lutions of sympathy for Miss Mar
Bane, whose mother, Mrs. Atwell +
Bane, died Saturday noon in hospit
al in Lewiston, Me-, following an op
Grafton performed Thursday. Mis-
Bane left Friday for the bedside o
her mother and was with her durin,
the last hours. Miss Jessie Hawle,
went to Lewiston Sunday.
Sidney II. Nixon, whose barnes
shop was burned out in the fire tina
destroyed the Ray building and VIII
has since been located on Flat street
has bought Rexford Benson S harnes
shop on Elliot street. Mr. Nixon ha
moved his business to the Elliot stree
shop. Mr.. Benson, who has built u
good business sells on account of i
health, and he does not plan to tax
up any work until he has had an OF
portunity to recuperate.
An unusual example of continuou
personal service is to be found in tn
ease of Emerson w. Peake, who ha
lust completed 81 years in the famil
of the late Col George w. Hooker a
caretaker of the premises and stabl
On account of Mrs. Hooker's decisio
70 live with her SON James +. Hoo Ike