Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-06
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BRATTLEBORO.

tension of the cement walk on Vernon
street south from the piece that was
laid last summer.
Orrie LcBurt has bought of Edward
Gonycr his barbershop on Elliot street
and has taken possession. Mr.. Gonyer
a former cook in Company I, went to
Fort Ethan Allen Friday in an eff
fort to re-enlist in the service.
Another consignment of brook trout
fingerlings, about 10000, was received
Friday from the federal hatchery at
Nashua, N. H., by the Windham County
Fish and Game club and planted in
streams in Marlboro and Halifax.
L. C. johnson of West Brattlcboro
reached up Monday noon in his shed to
take down an article when a scythe fell
and inflicted severe cut across the back
of his right hand. He was taken to the
Brattlcboro Memorial hospital, where
Dr. A. l. Miller dressed the injury.
Sewing meetings for the American Fund
FOR French Wounded will be held in the
Unitarian Parish House Mondays from 10
to II and from $50 to 3. Everyone inter
estcd is asked to come and any having
second handed clothing in good condition
is asked to bring it during the hours men
toned
The annual meeting of the Mission
circle of the First Univcrsalist church
was held Thursday, June 2S, in the
church parlors The following officers
for the year were elected: Pres, Mrs.
Helen Newman; vice pres, Mrs. Emily
Edwards; sec, Mrs. Myra i. Stone;
treas, Miss Alta Eames. so, 81.
+. II. Mctcalf, county fish and game
warden, received notice Friday of
the shooting of deer by f. f. Phillips
of Ncwfanc, w. f. Cate of TOwnshend
and Andrew johnson of Grafton The
animals were said to be destroying crops
at the time they met their death and Mr..
Mctcalf started out Saturday to in
vestigatc the circumstances.
The reception Friday to the choir
of st. Michael s Roman Catholic church
by Rev. James p. Rand in knights of
Columbus hall proved to be a very en-
joyabe occasion. A delightful luncheon
was served to the % members of the
choir including Rev. Father Rand and
Rev. Father McMahon. Vocal and in
strumental music were enjoyed through
out the evening. The affair was one long
to be remembered.
The marriage of Miss Mildred Florence
Swectland, only daughter of Harry
Sweetland of Brattleboro. and Nelson
Phillip Jones of Bellows Falls took place
in the home of Mrs l.. Blake in SaXtons
River June 2S. Rev. George +. Chaplin
ofiiciated. Mrs. Jones was employed pre-
vious to her marriage in the office of the
Holstein Fricsian Register in Brattle-
boro. They will make their home in Bel
lows Falls where Mr.. Jones owns and
conducts u livery business
United States Marshal A. p. Carpenter
has finished, with the exception of few
scattered cases, the task of checking VI
the young men in the towns to which
they had been accredited. Many of them
he found had enlisted, others he found
had moved to other towns and had regis
tered where they now live. lie said that
he did not expect to find man in the
county who had failed to comply with
the law. Only two in the state have
been found who were subject to arrest.
The public service commission gave a
hearing Friday on the petition of
the Connecticut River Power Co. of New
Hampshire to increase the capital stock
of the company 100000. d. f. Fogarty,
controller of the company and j. b.
Mahoney, general superintendent, were
the witnesses heard Attorney F. j.
Dunn of Worcester, Mass, and Attorney
Harold f. Whitney of Brattleboro were
the attorneys present. There was no
opposition. The commission reserved
decision.
Jonathan Chacc, SS, Il member of the
United States senate from Rhode Island
from 1885 to 1889 and long identified
with the cotton manufacturing industry
of New England, died in Providence, r.
J., Saturday after a long illness. MIR
Chacc served two terms in the national
house of representatives previous to his
election to the senate. He was an uncle
of Edward G. Chacc and Malcolm Chace
who are well known in Brattleborc
through their connection with the Fort
Dummcr cotton mill and the Connecticut
River Power Co.
Clerk F. S. Platt of the United State;
district court held a session here Sat
urday i'll the federal court room fol
the purpose of receiving applicants fol-
first and second naturalization papers
There were II who applied for their first
papers and one for his second papers
Judge Iarland B. Howe of the court
on his way from New York to st
Johnsbury stopped Friday night ant
held a special session of the court il
order to give DR.. George G. Murray
of Bellows Falls who has enlisted il
the service, his final papers.
The American Girls club held IL benefit
sale Saturday afternoon from 3 to Il OF
o. f. Bcnson's lawn. The proceeds
which were $50 will be given to the loca
work of the Red Cross. Home mad,
food, candies, lemonade ce-crcam anC
flowers were on sale. The lawn was at
tractively decorated with American flags
Those in charge of the different table
were Elizabeth Schwcnk candy; RutI
Reed, home made food table; Edit
Nash and Natalie Benson, flower table
Mary Putnam and Eleanor Rogers lem
onade; Alice Boyden, Hertha Daley
Dorothea Nanderyccr and Doris Odds, ice
cream.
The funeral of Martin Clarity, II
was held in st. Michael's Roman Cath
Ollie church Saturday at 8 O'Clock
AS the lad was a sanctuary boy, tn
altar was beautifully decorated wit
cut flowers and lights, and the sanctuar