Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-12
SOUTH NEWFANE.
G. L. Dexter Acquires Business.

Charles l.. Dexter of Overlook. Phila-
delphia, whose summer home is in this
village on May | came into possession OF
the manufacturing plant which he bought
recently The name of the business is
Dexter Metal Mfg. Co., successors to Aler-
rift & Co, manufacturers of steel lockers,
shelving and expanded metal. The plant,
in which over 100 persons are employed
is located across the Delaware river from
Philadelphia, in Camden, n. j., in close
proximity to the great Victor Talking
Machine Mig. Co.
There is a rapidly increasing demand
for these steel lockers and shelvings
which in modern times have been largely
introduced for use in offices, club houses,
manufacturing and mercantile houses and
in all public places where persons wish
to remove outer garments, or regalia, or
to place these or other articles where they
will be safe, separate, and available when
wanted An experienced superintendent
is employed and Mr.. Dexter, who some 10
years ago retired from active business,
will devote himself actively to the metal
mandatory His son, c. Joseph DeX-
ter. enters the business and will become
familiar with every detail regarding met
ais and their workings.
While greatly regretting that the time
usually spent by Mr.. Dexter and his fam
lily in Vermont may be considerably short
cned this year, their friends Join in wish
ing them every success in the Dexter
Metal Mfg. Co.
Mrs. +. H. Davenport of Greenfield,
Mass, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Alice y.
Bailey.
Miss Ruby Ingram was at home Sunday.
returning to Brattleboro the same after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Bruce of Bratteboro
were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
James p. Bruce.
Miss Opal c, Elmer is working few
weeks for Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Robertson
at their summer home at Green River.
Mrs. hurry II. Cheney attended Tues
day the meeting of Brattleboro chapter,
D. A. r., at Mrs Fremont Hamilton's.
Delegates were appointed from the
Sunday school to attend the county Sun
day school convention in Townshend Fri
day.
Mrs. Lewis Coombs and daughter, Eve
lyn of West DummclstOn, and Mrs
Charles f. Ioncto and son, Bernard, OF
Greenfield, Mass, were callers recently at
Mrs ID. S. Donells.
Temperature of 20 degrees shortly after
: o'clock this week Thursday morning
was surprise after the cool days preced
ing The accompanying warm wind SHOOK
out the folds in the young leaves and the
Baltimore oriole began singing,
Sidney d. Jones of Prospect Hill farm
which he bought three years ago OF sam
uel II. Morse, is remodeling his horse
barn and the barn adjoining it on tho
cast, combining the two in a large, up-to
date horse barn. One l0-foot bent at the
cast end and the hog barn at the wes
have been removed, leaving the structure
81 by 30 The cellar opens to the groun'
on the south side and, as heretofore, vii
furnish open shelter for the hogs Ihei
pens also will be under the main floor o
the barn Nearly all of the timbcrs, in
Guiding the large hewed timber (eXcep
the sils), are in good condition although
the horse barn is nearly 20 years old, hav
ing been built by the late Samuel Morse
sr., in lS47 The other part, known as tn
"old barn." was built much earlier. Tn
work of remodelng is being done by u
$. Dorrell Merton Ingram, who board
with Mrs. Alice A. Bailey, is working will
him