Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-13

meet with Mrs. II. A. roster ~ D
clock Wednesday, Oct. is. A full
attendance is desired.
The reception to have been given
Oct. 10 by the Ladies' circle of the
Universalist church to the babies OF
the parish and their mothers has been
postponed indefinitely.
Two men charged with first offenses
of intoxication were before the mu-
nicipal caurt on Monday. The bill Of
one for fine and costs was $10.45 and
the other paid 5000.
BY agreement between the United
States and Ecuador and Panama the
limit of parcel post weight between
the countries has been increased from
II to 20 pounds, effective Oct. 10.
The women of the Methodist church
served their annual harvest supper
Monday from $50 to 100 o'clock. The
menu, which consisted of corned-beef
hash, pickles, hot rolls, pumpkin and
apple pie, cheese, fruit and coffee, was
much enjoyed.
All young women and girls who de-
sire to be in the mission exercises in the
program for the dramatic evening dur
ing the state Sunday school convention
are requested to meet in the Baptist
church this evening at $50 O'Clock
for an important rehearsal.
G. s. wilkins hired the quarters on
High street formerly occupied by the
American Express Co., is fitting them
up for q meat market to be opened in
few days. Mr.. wilkins and family
have moved from West Dummerston
to 131 Elliot street.
The dangerous corner of Main and
Flat streets was the scene yesterday
of a slight automobile collision. A
Massachusetts, car was moving down
Main street hill as New Jersey cal
came out of Flat street. No one was
injured and neither car was badly
damaged.
A dinner-dance took place in the
Brooks House Wednesday from $3.50
to 11.30 clock for those who were to
be in the Richardson Brown wedding
party last night and the out-oftown
wedding guests. About % persons were
present. Leitsinger S orchestra furn
ished music, and there were handsome
decorations of palms and yellow chrys
lanthemums.
The Brattleboro w. G. T. U. will meet
with Mrs. George E. Greene, SO Canal
street, Saturday afternoon at O. clock
to sew for the French wounded. This
| is the same line of work that is to be
carried on at the home of Mrs. n. l
Hawley throughout the winter. Mem
bers of the union and anyone else in
terested are invited to attend and bring
thimble and needle.
Not enough favorable responses were
received by the Vermont Wheel club
entertainment committee to warrant
going ahead with the outing tentatively
planned for Oct. 10, and it was decided
at a meeting Wednesday to have insteat
club get-together night the evening
of Nov. 7, when returns from the nation
al election will be received and othe
entertaining features supplied.
Secretary Carl S. Hopkins of tn,
board of trade has just received from
the II. A. Manning Co. of Springfield
Mass, Ia copies of city directories is
sued by that company and the Bostol
Blue Book. These are on file for refer
ence in the office of the town clerk
The directories are those of Boston
Albany, N. Y, Gloucester, Mass, Prov
Iidence, r. l., Taunton, Mass, Roches
ter, N. Y, Newport, R. l., Worcester
Fall River, Lynn, Lawrence and Nader
Mass, and Syracuse and Oswego, N. Y
The use of coal ashes containin
nails on the streets is the subject o
numerous complaints to the villag
commissioners. This is against the stat
law and the village ordinances and tn
commissioners will take steps to hay
the practice stopped. Chairman E. "
Gibson of the village commissioner
says that a quart of nails was pickle
up on Elm street hill at one time
! The commissioners intend to caus
the junk dealers to ante up their
cense fees which were assessed agains
them last June. Some of them hav
failed to pay this little bill of the vi
lage against them.
: Work on the foundation for II.
5 Barber's building at the corner {
Main and Flat streets has been stoppt
temporarily and all the men have gon
? Mr.. Barber is in Rutland on leg
business, but it is understood Thu
e some needed material is delayed
j.. transit by rail, also that Mr.. Barb
e has decided to build a fve-story bull
+ ing instead of four-story building
Q at first planned, which makes nece
d sary some changes in plans by the a
J. chitect, which have not been col
J. pleted 1t is to be fire2roof stru
r ture. 1t is expected that work will
u resumed in a few days.
!. The United States civil service col
|. mission will hold the following compe
r. tive examinations in Brattleboro: OC
IA, clerk and carrier for local postofic
Nov. :, investigator of warehousr
GRAIN, tobacco, cotton wooD, So Al
! to $4,000; Nov. Z, assistant in marke
- ing, grade /, $500 to 2,4OO; Nov.
- = assistant in marketing, grade 2, $500
~ to $500; Nov. s, investigator in poi
e try and egg handling, 81 200 to 81 80
II Nov. IA, assistant in home demonstr
e tion work (female), $500 to 1920
= Nov. 1928, clerk craftsman, gener
y land office service, $1,000. Detail
: particulars may be secured from t
u local secretary at the postoffiec.
(. Am selling men s, women al
E. children s boots and shoes for limit
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