Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-12-22
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Mrs. L. u. Mastin and Mrs. f.. II.
Crane entertained a number of guests
at auction bridge Friday afternoon
in their home on Western avenue. There
were nine tables playing.
The annual school for commissioned
officers of the Vermont National Guard
will be held in the Armory in st. Al.
bans Dee. 81 and 2S. All commissioned
officers of the state are required to at
tend this school.
The funeral of Williams Simonds was
held Friday afternoon ut clock
at Bond s undertaking rooms, Rev. Del
mar +. Trout, pastor of the Universal
ist church, officiating. The burial took
place in Meeting House Hill cemetery.
The body of Marion Bridges, three
months old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert f. Bridges of Hyde Park
Mass.. was brought here Saturday
for burial. Mrs. Bridges formerly was
Miss Margaret Moylan of Brattleboro.
Grade 0 in the Main street school
held its annual election of officers
Thursday, Dec IA, and chose these off
GERS: President, Leighton Noyes; vice
president, Violet Rathbone; treasurer,
George Lynch; secretary, Martha Howe.
The j. B. G.. club pleasantly surprised
one Of its members, Miss Violet Johns
ton, by giving her a miscellaneous
shower December ii at the home of
Miss Elisabeth Brasor. A covered dish
supper was served, after which music
and games were enjoyed.
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Stone,
wife of Bert Stone, took place Saturday
afternoon at 100 at the First
Baptist church, Rev. George f. Tom
kinson. pastor of the church, officiating.
The bearers were relatives. The burial
took place in Mornngside cemetery
The Vermont Auto Sales company
unloaded Dec. II one of the new Pre-
mier ears for which it has the agency,
also a carload of Chalmers. The fea-
lures of the Premier are an aluminium
motor and a magnetic gear shift. Bar
ney T.. Mead went to Keene, \. H., with
the Premier Friday on business.
Capt. f. w. Gibson received special
orders Friday to appoint a date for the
election of first lieutenant of Com
pany I, giving six days formal notice
of the meeting. He has set Tuesday
Dec. &c, as the date when successor
to Lieut. Walter r. Spaulding will be
chosen by the members of the company
and other vacancies existing at the
time will be filled by election.
The poverty party, the second in a
series given by the Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs, held Friday night was well
attended and very enjoyable. Several
appeared in costume. Music for dane
ing was furnished by Leitsinger, Dugan
and Wales. Bowling, cards and pool
were enjoyed by those not wishing to
dance.
Ring, the Great Dane owned by Jo'
seph Whalen, familiar to all residents
of Reed street and vicinity and to all
lovers of dogs who have ever seen his
great hulk and good natured face, is
dead. 1t was not old age that killed
Ring, for he was not old as dogs go.
He Just died, and is mourned by
many.
At a recent meeting of the trustees of
the Vermont Savings bank a dividend
of three per cent was declared for the
current six months, payable Jan. l, 1917.
This is one per cent above the usual
rate for the same period and was voted
for the purpose of reducing the bank s
surplus to the amount which it is al
lowed by law to hold.
The members of the Unitarian Sun
day school, with their friends, will cele-
bratc the coming of Christmas in the
parish house this, Friday, evening at
O'Clock. A Christmas tree, dancing
and games will furnish the entertain
ment and light refreshments will be
served A cordial invitation is extend
ed 10 all connected with the parish tc
be present.
Jessie Arminda Case of Wilmington
has entered suit for divorce from Thorn
as Amos Case of parts unknown. They
were married at Hoosick Falls, \. Y.
Oct. 81, 1898, and lived in ReadsborC
and Fort Edward, n. Y, where sh'
charges she was deserted Sept. II
1912. She alleges intolerable severit!
rs well as desertion. She asks the carr
and custody of two minor children. Thu
papers are from the Office of 0. f. But
terrified Of Wilmington.
Mrs. Louisa Cove, 80, widow of NJ
V. b. Cove, died Monday night in tn
Home for the Aged and Disabled, Sh
was born in Plainfeld, n. H., July lC
1884, and had been in the Home sine
April %, 1913. She was q daughter o
Enbs and Lucretia (Downer) Spauldin
of Weathersfeld, Vt. She leaves son
w. s. Cove of West Brattleboro. TIL
funeral was held Tuesday Afternoon
and the body was taken Wednesda
morning to Plainfeld, n. H., for buria
Henry f. Fairchild of Merider
Conn, vice president of the Il. Vale
Lines Co., the contracting and built
ing firm which built the BrattlebOr
union passenger station, died in hi
home Saturday. Heart trouble was tn
cause of his death, and while he ha
been in i'll health the end came une'
poctedly. Mr.. Farchild had been
resident of Meriden since 1868. II
saw thu H. Wales Lines Co. grow frol
small beginning to one of tn
largest building firms in New Englan'
and under his personal supervisio
many of the public buildings, factoriC
and residences Of the better class
and around Meriden were erected
These officers have been elected b
Scdgwick Woman S Relief corps Pres
dent. Mary C. Robinson; senior vic
president, Eva A. Clark; junior vic
nrpsident Laura l. Washburn: seer