Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-24

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The women of the Unitarian parish
will conduct an Easter sale in the
parish house on the afternoon of April
70.
a year ago Friday Main street was so
dusty as to require the services of sprink-
ling cart. Practically all the roads in this
locality were settled, and automobiles were
able to travel between here and Greenfield
without difficulty.
Fourteen from Brattleboro went to
Vernon March 16 to attend q meeting
of the Pomona Grange, leaving in the
morning and returning on the o'clock
train i'll the afternoon. A bountiful
dinner was provided for the visitors at
noon.
Richard Davis was pleasantly sur
prised i'll his home March 1G by 40
Of his young friends, the occasion be-
ing his 21st birthday anniversary. He
was presented fine pair of snowshoes.
The evening was spent with music and
games. Refreshments were served.
An evcrymcmber canvass for
finances will he made Sunday by the
Methodist church. This system has
| been adopted by practically all the 9th
err churches, most of them adopting it
recently, and the results have shown
it TO be the best system of church
! finances thus far devised.
The Jolly Sixteen met Friday af-
ternoon in the home of Mrs. r. G..
Adam, s Forest street, for a st. Pat
rick S covered dish party, and the oc-
casion was one of much pleasure. The
table was very prettily decorated with
shamrocks, the table cloth, napkins and
place cards being trimmed to match.
In a meeting of troop No. l of the
Boy Scouts March 16 these officers
were elected: Patrol leader, Karl
Laundry; assistant patrol leader,
Howard Lowe; scribe and treasurer,
Francis Nichols. One tenderfoot was
enrolled. A hike to Mr.. Durham s cot
tage was planned for Saturday.
Clarence Pierce was given sur
prise party Friday evening in the home
Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Pierce of Canal street by the fifth
grade of the Canal street school,
their teacher and few invited
friends. About 40 children were pres
ent. The decorations were appropriate
and games were played.
Mrs. Adelaide McQuaide, formerly
of Brattleboro, observed her list birth
day anniversary March 13 at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. d. L. Taylor i'll
Providence, r. |. A chicken-pie dinner
was served and social evening with
piano and victrola music was enjoyed,
Among those present were Mrs. O. l..
Brown of Brattleboro and Mr.. and Mrs.
F. w. Hall of Rumford, r. l.
Forty of Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo
.Wells's friends gave them q surprise
party in their home March 16 in
the Reed apartment house on Clark
street, and 500 was played. Refresh
ments, which the guests brought with
them, of salads, rolls, coffee, cake and
fruit were served. The occasion, UNI
known to the party, was Che 18th
wedding anniversary OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Wells.
Glass No IA of the Baptist Bible
school held its annual meeting March
16 in the home of the teacher
Mrs. +. V. Morse, of $50 South Main
street. Sixteen members were pres
cnt. These officers were elected: Pres,
Miss Sylvia Crosby; vice pres, Miss
Lola Clark; see, Miss Ruth Wilder;
treas, Miss Onah Plumb. At the close
Of the meeting several musical selec-
tons were given. Refreshments were
served.
About 60 were present Friday night
at the annual inspection of Beauseant
commandery, X. T., Grand Inspector
r. T.. Sir George +. Root of Newport
being the inspecting officer. Owing to
the unusual weather conditions Wis
itors from other places, who were OK
pected, did not attend the inspection.
The Order of the Temple was con
ferred during the evening. A banquet
was served at 6.15 O'Clock by Bing-
ham chapter, O. i. S.
Harold L. Bailey Of Bradford, assistant
to the state commissioner OF agriculture,
in charge OF insect suppression in Yer
mont, and Homer n. Minard Of Bradford
| finished Friday a two weeks trip of in
spection in Brattleboro, Guilford and Yer
non in search of browntail moth nests. No
nests were found in Guiford and but very
few in Bratteboro or Vernon Mr. Bailey
says he found fewer evidences OF brown
tails on this trip than on any previous
visit. He will visit this section again soon
in search of San Jose scale.
7 Last Sunday evening Rev. George
+. Tomkinson began a series of
sermons in the First Baptist church
leading up to Easter The subjects are
as follows: March 10, The Conflict and
Plot-the Inside of the Cup; March 26,
The Betrayal and Arrest-the Hail
Master of Judas; April ?, The Great
Mock Trial-IIe Hath Spoken Bias
Iphemy; April o, The Great Mock Trial
They Delivered Him Up to Pilot, the
Governor; April l6, The Crucifxion -
II Is Finished. The series will close
with a sermon Easter Sunday morn
ing, April %, The Resurrection-Ie Is
Risen.
On est. Patrick S day in the morn
ing" exactly four days before spring
officially arrived in our midst on Mon
day at 5.47 p. m, the "oflicial' tenn
perature as recorded by Vaughan &
Burnett S standard thermometer was
j II below zero Friday morning. 1t was
the coolest March morning in recent
years. West Brattlcboro, as is customary