Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
Held Under Water by Sunken Log.

TlnHeu uOWH ny log III tne colu
and turbulent waters of Mil brook,
Deputy Sheriff w. NJ. Sparks passed
several uncomfortable seconds Fri
day afternoon while his only compan-
ion, not realizing the gravity of the
situation, INDUCED in levity upon the
bank. q .a4.. ..,,i......i
Mr.. Sparks and Raj. Fitch, plumber
were crossing the brook below the vii
lage in order to start the water in the
pipes for the fountain in the center of
the village park when Mr.. Sparks slip
ped and fell suddenly backward, the
water covering him till nothing but his
nose remained above the flood. The
force of the current caught his feet
under a sunken log so that strenuous
effort was needed on his part before he
could stand upright again.
The water was three feet deep at
that point, and Mr.. Sparks considers
that he was fortunate in avoiding more
serious consequences.
w. NJ. Sparks is on duty as deputy
sheriff in Newfane this week.
George Buckley has started fish route
through the village beginning April u
Mrs. Fred Lowe of Brattleboro Wis
tied her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. b.
Batchelder, Sunday.
Mrs. Leslie Lowe recently visited her
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Rice, at her
home in Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Marsh of Athol,
Mass, spent the weekend at the home
OF their son, A. R. Marsh.
Raymond Phillips went Monday to
Brattleboro to begin work as clerk IN
the Durham Bros. CO. shoe store.
Walter Stone of Nottingham, who
tied his cousin, A. +. Stone, last week.
The hills were covered with snow
Friday morning and rain fell in the
village. Bald mountain remained
white all day.
Miss Lottie Jones is spending a
week IS vacation from her school III
Chicopec Falls, Mass, with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Kidder.
Misses Sylvia and Cora Parker re-
turned to their seminary classes Tues
day, after being quarantined at their
home in Grafton with measles two
weeks.
Mrs. r. l.. Fitch and children re-
turned Saturday to Saxtons River fol
few days stay with her mother
who is slowly recovering from her Sc
rious illness.
The comedy drama, The Squire IS
Daughter, given here a short time ago
will be repeated in Newfane by request
Monday evening, May s, with the same
cast of characters.
Mabel Fullerton went last week to
Boston to accompany home hei
friend, Miss Minnie Haaf of Chey
enne, Wyoming, who remained hero
for a visit until Monday.
Mrs. Emma Franklin and H. L. Tiff
went Saturday to Bellows Falls to ac
company the body of Mrs. Franklin Z
father, d. r. Pierce, which was taken
there for burial in the family lot.
The annual recital by Mrs. Henrietta
Clark Bemis, elocution teacher at LIE
land and Gray seminary, will be held
Wednesday, May 10, in Academy hall
Several musical selections will be given
during the program.
A meeting of the Hadassah league was
held in the home of Mrs Alma Cummings
Thursday, April 27, with good attend
ance. The afternoon was spent in sewing,
and tempting refreshments were served by
the hostesses, Mrs. Cummings and Mrs. A
r. Marsh.
The lads of the graded school came
home with flying colors from the ball
game with the Jamaica school nine at
Jamaica Monday afternoon, winning