Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-12-01
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BRATTLEBORO.

been reported to Health Officer Henry
Tucker.
The special representative of the
Pictorial Review Co., will be at the
Goodnow, Pearson d Hunt store Fri
day and Saturday of this week.
A chimney fire at the home of Denni
son Cowles, Z Brook street, called the
automobile fire truck at 11.30 O'Clock
Saturday morning. There was no dam
age.
The next attraction at the Audito
rum will be Lyman s II. Howe's trave
festival, Dee. 3. After that time there
will be no further attraction unit
January.
Emil Tanski of Mount Hermon ha,
traded his Buick touring car for q
Chalmers Six-30 with the Vermont Au
to Sales Co., Barney E. Mead manager
and has taken possession.
Mrs. Sewall Morse and 80 pupils
from the West Brattleboro academy
visited the telephone exchange Mon
day afternoon and were shown the in
side workings of it. They also visited
the Peoples National bank.
Alexander Paine of Westmoreland,
y. H.. who was brought to the Memo
rial hospital recently with gangrene
in one leg, submitted to an operation
last week for the amputation of the
leg He has a good chance of recovery.
Reports of serious fire in Hinsdale,
y. H.. were current Tuesday forenoon,
caused by hearing the Hinsdale fire
alarm. A little blaze started in Ami
don s wooden mill, but it was put out
almost Immediately with no damage of
consequence.
The annual distribution of Thanks
giving baskets took place in the Prin-
cess theater Tuesday, awards being
made as follows: Edward Noih of 1sl
Elliot street, +. c. Bosway of 80 Green
street, Myron Danforth of % Prospect
street.
Forty-fve members of Protective
Grange went Nov. % to Guilford
Center to observe neighbors night
with Broad Brook Grange. Members of
Protective Grange presented the pro-
gram and an excellent chicken-pie sup
PER was served by Broad Brook Grange
Persons having any international
money order business to transact at the
BrattleborO pOstoflice are reminded that
it is advisable to have it attended to
as soon as possible. Orders of that kind
are subject to delay because of the
war censorship and for other reasons.
The members of the First Baptist
church and parish have secured permits
for 30 admissions to the tabernacle in
Boston to hear Billy Sunday. The party
will leave here next week Tuesday by
special car. A few more can be accom-.
modated if application is made to ID.
w. Felch
Carlos w. Wiggin of Brattleboro has
entered suit in the county court for di
vorce from Alice j. Wiggin, now resi-
dent of Monson, Mass. They were mar
ried Sept. 6, 1884 at West Charlestown
(Vt) and lived together until Oct. |,
1905. He charges "deserti6n at Spring.
field Mass, and asks the custody of
two children.
Anna Slate of Brattlcboro has en-
tered suit for divorce from Fred S.
Slate of Greenfield, Mass. They were
married at Greenfield March 23, 1914.
She charges desertion Aug. l3, 1914, in
tolcrablc severity and neglect and re-
fusal to provide. The papers are from
the Office of Chase & Chase.
The work of re grading the lawn of
the Episcopal church property was be-
gun Monday by force of men in
charge of Ebert G. Tcnncy. The work
is being done under the direction of
Miss Grace llOlbrook, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Frederick Ilolbrook. Miss Hol-
brook is a landscape architect and will
have the grounds greatly beautified,
The big black walnut humidor for the
proper storage and display of the cigars
Drug Co. as an agency of the United
Cigar Stores company was installed
Friday at the front of the store OPP
posite the soda fountain. The ease
was built especially to fit into the
black walnut shelving ON that side of
the store and is arranged with metal
containers in the back of the show
doors which keep the tobacco at the
proper degree of moisture. s.,
Health Officer Henry Tucker ha,
quarantined five cases of whoopinl
cough in the family of Mrs. Franz
Briggs of West BrattleborO The chill
dren are grandchildren of Mr.. and Mrs
Russell H. Briggs of Guilford stree
and recently moved from GuilforC
street to West Brattleboro. Their ia
thcr died a number Of weeks ago o
intantile paralysis. DR.. Tucker also ha
quarantined three cases of chicken pc,
in the family of Michael j. Baker o
l46 Elliot street. These make 35 case
of whooping cough and chicken-poX t
be quarantined in November
Some one had opportunity to get t
the effects of the Brattleboro footba
eleven in Keene Saturday in the base
ment of the fine high school building
where they dressed for the game, an
took some personal belongings. Th
most serious loss was a grip, a sweate
and a watch chain, the property c
Stewart Stearns. Thayer was shy
necktie, and a belt, little change an
one or two other things of minor va
ne were reported missing. The lo'
was reported to the ianitor, who was
the building, and by him to the prij
cipal of the school.
All of the Boy Scouts in town will z
on hike Saturday. All other boys
town eligible to membership will !
welcome to accompany them. The part
viii leave the band stand on the cor