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

Miss Lucy A. Proctor.
Sixteen members of Witwawentin
Camp Fire enjoyed a seighride to
Vernon and return Wednesday after
The first snowdrop of the season was
seen in full bloom Wednesday in the
flower border in front of the Un1tari-
an parsonage.
Row. |. NJ. Compton Of West Brat
tlcboro will conduct the Chapel ser
vice at the Retreat Sunday afternoon
at 3 clock.
The Ladies Enterprise society will
mold it's regular meeting with Mrs. c..
II. Davis of Al Estey street Wednes-
day, March 8, at 3 o'clock.
The Ladies Aid society of the Meth
odist church viii serve its annual
public creamed fish supper Wednesday
evening in the vestry of the church.
Rev. l. NJ. Compton of West Brat
tlcboro will conduct the O'Clock
Sunday afternoon services at the
Home for the Aged through the month
of March.
b The bases for the soldiers monu-
ment at Newfane were sent yesterday
by the Charles H. Grant Granite Co.
; by teams to Newfane. One of the
, stones weighs five tons.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Woman g Auxiliary of the Episcopal
church will be held this afternoon
at 3 O'Clock in the home of Mrs. Chris
TOPPER Babb of Pine street.
Mrs. Margaret L. Bennett of Put
ney road fell on High street yester-
day afternoon and sustained frac-
ture of her right ankle. She was TAX
en- to the Melrose hospital, VIII re the
fracture was reduced by DR.. e. r.
Lynch.
The next meeting of the Woman s
alliance will be held in the Unitarian
parish house this afternoon at 3
o'clock. A program has been arranged
to make the occasion Il tribute to the
memory of Mrs. Mary G. Warder, its
late president 1t is earnestly desired
that a large number of members and
friends be present. Arrangements for
the annual Easter sale also will be
made at this meeting.
The spelling match under the
auspices of the Union Entertainment
Course committee will be held in the
Centre Congregational church Tues
day evening, March Z, at 8 o clock
The match is open to anyone iii town
All who are willing to spell are asked
to send their names to either Mrs
Fred l.. Smith or Mrs. Clarke C. Fits
The proceeds viii be used toward
eliminating the deficit remaining from
last season.
The attention of parents and
children is called to the fact that to
mark or mutilate sample ballots
posted in public places for the guild
ance and information of voters is a
punishable offense under the law
Sample ballot posted in the corridor
of the town hall have been marked
by persons who perhaps might not
have known that they were violating
the law. If parents inform their chill.
). ,dren to let the ballots severely alone
it may save trouble.
Fred Whittemore. deputy collector OF
internal revenue with headquarters in
Burlington, formerly a Unknown res.
ident of Brattleboro, was responsible
for the arrest in that city Tuesday of
a young couple of many aliases for OBJ.
tanning morphine by forged prescrip.
tons. 1t is not known whether one of
them is a "dope fend' and wanted
the narcotic for personal use or wheth-
err they have been buying the drug in
small quantities on fake prescriptions
} and shipping it to New York city.
Those living at the Home for the
Aged were given q rare treat Mon
day afternoon, when the Mount Her.
mon Glce club, which gave concert
at the Methodist church last evening
gave q concert at the Home viii h
lasted over an hour. There were IS
young men in the club and the pro
gram which they rendered consisted
, of chorus numbers, quartet singing
violin solos and readings. The aged
PEOPLE enjoyed every number and tho
afternoon S entertainment was great.
, ~ appreciated.
3 The free kindergarten being in need
, OF new piano, the ways and mean.
5 committee of the Woman S club will
( the help of the kindergarten committee
and members of the club will give 4
card party Monday afternoon, Marcl
8, at 3 o'clock. The Vermont Vince
+ club has generously offered the use OF
= ITS parlors, believing it to be a worthy
9 charity and one that will appeal to al
! the women of the town. The town viii
u NC VdhNdSSCu lOr TICKETS today ana to
= morrow by members of the committee
: and it is hoped that there will be :
b generous response.
Ernest b. March, 36, of Shelbutne Falls
u Mass, son Of Mr. and Mrs. William A
y March of that place and brother OF Ha
u l.. March of Brattleboro, died Wednes
= day in his home on Colrain road afte
: long illness. Besides his parents anC
!, wife he leaves a daughter, Dorothy, thre,
u sisters, Mrs c. L. Brigham of Elm Grove
Mrs. w. S. Mills of Bridgeport, Conn, an,
d Mrs. Lillian James of Los Angeles, Cal.
D. and two brothers, Hal l.. of Brattlcbor,
e and Andrew II. of Shelburne Falls. Thu
II funeral will be held in the home this af
4 ternoon at . and will be private. Hal J.
T. March, who is proprietor of the Mail
1 street bakery, will attend the service.
It Madeline May Taylor, Is month
If old, daughter of Earl J. and Gla1y
t. (Tuttle) Taylor, died about G.3
Is O'Clock Sunday morning in he
& home at y Belmont avenue. She ha
" been cutting teeth and went into
e CONFUSION at 6 o'clock Saturda
n. night, which continued until midnight