Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-17
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BRATTLEBORO.


The Mission circle of the Universalist
church will meet in the home of Miss
Ada Mason on North Main street this
afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
General Andrew Jackson chapter
United States Daughters of 1912, will
meet in the home of Mrs. C.. H.
Thompson this afternoon, instead
of in the home of Mrs. IL. +. Bond.
Eva Mildred Ryan, infant daugh-
ter of j. Leonard and Ola (Snith)
Ryan of 80 Clark street, died Tuesday
morning. The body was taken that af-
ternoon to East Putney for burial in
the family lot.
Eli Z. n. Bruce. baker at the Brat
tleboro Retreat, and Miss Ada Eliza
beth Burkhardt, both Of Bratteboro,
were married March & by Rev. George
f. Tomkinson. They have just re.
turned from Il wedding trip in Massa,
chusctts.
In meeting of the Independent
Non-Partisan party of Scotia, n. Y,
Frank II. Field, formerly of Brattlc-
bore, son of Asa S. Field, was selected
without opposition as member of the
board of trustees for two years. The
Office corresponds with that of village
commissioner III Brattleboro.
Car No. of the trolley system of
the Twin State Gas & Electric Co.,
one of the ancient and honorable
equipages of that system, caught fire
on the roof Sunday on Oak street.
The conductor and motorman were
ignorant of the danger of their convey
ance disintegrating, until their atten-
ton was called to the fire by persons
outside the car. The crew turned fire
men and by making use of snow ex-
tinguished the flames.
Ten Dartmouth students, friends of
Stanley Fits and Laurence Sherman,
who were guests Of friends in town,
and 10 young women of Brattleboro.
chaperoned by Mrs. n. II. Arnold, rode
to Bernardston Monday night and en-
joyed supper and a dance. The trip
down was enlivened by an upset
caused by the runners of the sleigh
sinking into the soft snow and dump
ing the entire party. No one was in
jured in the slightest.
John l.. Howard of this town. who
is one of the best-known writing ex-
ceived an inducement to return to his
former position as penmanship in
structor in the public schools in Nal
den, Mass. Mr.. Howard was instruc-
tor in Maiden II years, but resigned
health. He will not return to the 20
sition, having established himself in a
promising real estate business here.
School in district No. closed Mar h
Z. The afternoon was spent with re1i
tations and games in the home of the
teacher, Mrs. Bessie NJ. Bellows. Re-
freshments of oranges, sandwiches,
cake and cocoa were served. The total
number of pupils was 10; average at
tendance 1l.35; Robert and Marion
Thomas were present every day. Ruth
Lindsey and Lawrence Thomas were
absent one day; prizes in spelling were
won by Marion Thomas, Edwin Lindsey
and Lawrence Thomas.
r. f. Johnson, driver of the Viii
mington and Brattleboro stage, made
the trip to Brattleboro Friday by
train, arriving here about 9 O'Clock
that night. The road between Will
mington and Marlboro had not been
broken out since the heavy snow storm
of Wednesday. Mr.. Johnson had a
horse in a stable here, and with that
he started for Wilmington next morn
ing about s O'Clock with a heavy Mari
boro mail. The Wilmington mail pre-
viously had been sent by train.
Glass No. II of the Baptist Bible
school, Mrs. Fred l.. Smith teacher
held its annual business meeting anG
supper March 9 at the Country club
Twenty nine members of the elias!
were present. The following officer
were elected: Pres, Miss Marjori
Crosby; vice pres, Miss bessie Wor
den; sec, Miss Ruby Thurber; treas
Miss Tia Vickers; chairman of tn
membership COM, Miss Charlotte Bar
rett. An entertainment was give
during the evening and games We're ell
ioycd.
A regular meeting of the Brattle
boro Ministerial union was held il
the Centre church house Monday
There were present Rev. Nelson Kel
logg, Rev D. L. Trout, Rev. II. A
Goodhue and Rev. +. @. $. Osgocd
Several of the ministers were dc
tanned at home by illness. A pape
was read by Rev. Mr.. Kellogg on Re
treats, and Their Place IN the EpE
copal Church, and the sermon wa
preached by Rev Mr.. Trout, his them
beinp The Kingdom of God Is Will
in You.
Smoke apparently issuing from tn
house recently built by Il. $. Hall a
the corner of Bullock and Green street
caused telephone message to be sen
to the fire station Friday night Whe
the combination motor truck and tn
fire sleigh drew up at the house az
pearances indicated "A warm time. TIL
house is untenanted and was locke,
The fremen broke a window on III
piazza and found that the cause c
the smoke was roaring hot fire in til
furnace. The smoke settled down owe
the roof and gave the appearance of i
suing from the house The motor trucl
in spite of the hard going, was alb
to make Green street hill
The funeral of Mrs. Harriet (Va
Doorn) Brown was held in her lat
home on Williston street at 9 o'eloc
Friday afternoon. Rev. L. q.
Osgo0d of the Unitarian church o
ficiated and Edwin II. Miller Of Dun
Il