Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-12

Mrs. Jesse &. johnson of l6 Forest
street this afternoon.
c. =. Mann has been appointed
justice of the peace by Governor Gates
to fill out the unexpired term of M. j.
Moran, resigned.
The Vermont Auto Sales company
has sold Grant Six TO John L. Cole.
man of South Main street, delivery tc
be made at once.
The body of Sally Clark Barstow
was brought here from Portland
Me-. for burial in the Rufus Clark lot
Wednesday afternoon.
In the meeting of Protective Grange
Wednesday evening the first and sec
ond degrees will be conferred upon
several candidates by special degree
teams.
Mrs. J. j. Estey says that if any
persons are DESTROYS of joining the
Red Cross she would like to have
them hand in their names and the re-
CURED 81 before May II.
The annual meeting of the Woman IS
Auxiliary of the board of missions of
st. Michael Episcopal church will be
held this afternoon at 3 O'Clock in
the home of Mrs. Tyler, 9 Tyler street.
A large architect S wash drawing of
the proposed Holstein- Friesian office
building to be erected at the corner of
Main and South Main streets by A. b.
Clapp is on exhibition in one of the
windows of the Brattleboro Trust Co.
In the meeting of the Mutual Aid
association Wednesday the secretary re-
ported 81 calls for help in April. The
supervisor reported 33 patients under
care and 1877 calls made. The district
nurse reported 23 patients and 10
calls made.
Wallace X. Ware of Chesterfield has
leased his wellknown summer resort,
Lakeside, at Spofford lake, to NJ. ID. Ryan
of Millers Falls, Mass, an experienced
hotel man. Mr.. Ryan is now at the lake
preparing the premises so that he will be
ready for business about June l.
In a meeting of class No. 10 of the
Methodist Sunday school Monday night
in the home of Mrs. f. T.. Convey, it
was voted to name the class the Mary
Geddis class. After the regular bust
ness meeting refreshments were serv-
ed and social hour followed
Brattleboro lodge, N. f. O. p, held
very interesting meeting Monday
evening in Grand Army hall, when re-
ports from the grand lodge were given
The lodge voted to hold social Mon
day evening, May -, in Grand Army
hall.
The Crystal Springs Ice Co. has
bought recently two pairs of heavy
horses. One pair of bays weighs near
ly $500 pounds and a pair of dapple
grays weighs 5000 pounds. The grays
at present are being used on sprink-
ling cart and the bays are iIr use on
one of the big truck teams.
The No. plant of the New England
Power company, located in Readsboro,
last few days, so the five stations on
the Deerfield river are now grinding
out power. The electricity from these
plants goes as far as Providence, r. l.,
where large contracts for power and
lighting have been secured.
Brattleboro witnesses who went to
Burlington Monday and Tuesday
to testify in the trial of George C.
Averill now in progress before the
United States court were Charles A.
Harris, w. f. Stellman, w. H. Proctor,
G. b. Crowell, George L. Durham,
Charles H. Pratt, F. AZ Thompson and
Superior Judge E. l.. Waterman.
Charles b. Strickland, an employee of
the Vermont Last Block Co., is in the
Memorial hospital with his right leg
broken in two places He says he met
with an accident Sunday in North
BernardstOn, Mass. the details of which
he does not clearly remember. He was
brought to his home Monday. DR.
II. p. Greene reduced the fractures
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Philbrook arriv-
ed in town Monday and the first re-
hearsal of Honeymoon Lane, the must
cal comedy to be presented under the
auspices of the First Regiment band
May 25, 26 and 81, was held that even
ing under their direction. Besides a
large chorus, the cast of principals as
suming the various roles will include
the following: j.. Harry Estey, Fred
C. Adams, Morgan Sherman, Hal
March, Earl Moffatt, Hugh HARDWOOD
Claude Amidon, Abbott Richmond
Mrs. Nathalie ID. Sanford, IIildegarde
Babb and Harriet Arnold.
Triumph lodge, No. 1873, Scandinavian
Brotherhood of America, held a regular
business meeting Wednesday in Red
Men S hall, followed by a social, al
which the following program was rem
dered: Song, male seXtet; violin solo
Ed. Wilson; recitation, C. Biorklund
vocal solo with violin obligato, f. G
Gustafson; piano duet, Olga and Cecilia
Johnson; address, John l.. johnson
violin solo, Esther GustafsOn; duet, An
ma Anderson and Olga Johnson; recita
ton, August Johnson; song, male sex
tet. Refreshments were served. The
lodge meets the second and fourtl
Wednesday in each month.
Mrs. Donald Pratt, 36, of South New
fame, died Tuesday at 100 in tn
Memorial hospital of hemorrhages
DR.. Lane was called in consultation
with DR.. l.. b. Gordon Of Williamsvill
Tuesday and it was thought best t
move Mrs. Pratt to the hospital w
c. Halliday of East Dover left Soutl
Ncwfane at O'Clock next mornin
with his Ford truck, carrying Mrs
Pratt on a stretcher. She lived an hou
after reaching the hospital. She leaves
besides her husband, four children, Ray