Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-21

quail opened in Vermont Saturday morn
ing.
Twenty-six young people enjoyed a
corn roast on Melrosc hill Friday night.
The menu also included marmallows and
bacon. Miss Ethel Osgood was chaper-
one.
The supper served by the women of
the Advent Christian church Friday eve
ming was well attended. A social time
was enjoyed after the supper when vocal
and instrumental music furnished the
entertainment.
Members of Miss Lucy E. Walbridge s
class of girls of the Centre Congrega-
tional Sunday school enjoyed a corn
roast Friday on creamery fiat. A good
supply of corn, marshmallows, bacon
rolls, doughnuts and popcorn were dis
posed of.
The funeral of Thomas +. Smith of 10
Lawrence street was held in his home
Thursday, Sept. 10, at $50 clock. The
burial took place in Morningside ceme-
terry, the bearers being Henry Ryan,
George Anderson, John Cummings and
Daniel Riley.
The Sunday school committee of the
Universalist Convention of Vermont and
Province of Quebec has awarded the
Universalist Sunday school of Brattle-
boro certificate for the largest average
attendance in proportion to enrolment
for the past year.
Miss Louise Capen and Myron Miller
entertained more than 30 persons Friday
evening at their home at w. e. Peller-
in IS on Orchard street the main feature
of the entertainment being corn and
marshmallow roast, which was followed
by games on the lawn. The party was
made up principally of children.
The New England Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. has Just completed a new tele-
phone line from Brattleboro to Gulford
Center, numbered Sl5. Five new sub
scribers have been taken on and four
subscribers have been transferred from
the No. l6 line, making nine subscribers
on the SIS line. The new line will greatly
relieve the No. l6 line, which was ono of
the objects in building the new line
The damage to sweet corn by the re-
cent frosts proved to be more serious than
at first thought and forced cessation
of canning operations at the Snowflake
canning factory Saturday night. The
factory has put up about 100000 cans this
season, which is abont 100000 short of
the anticipated amount. number of
hands will continue to be employed put
ting on labels and shipping. The yield at
Westminster was similarly affected.
Leroy Smith of Elliot street, an en-
ploye of the Fort drummer Mills, was in
iured by an elevator at the mills Sat
urday and was taken to the Memorial
hospital. He was pushing a load on to the
elevator on the bottom floor, when
somebody on the top floor started the
elevator up, it not having been locked.
Mr.. Smith gathered himself together as
well as possible, but one leg was caught
against the second floor and was badly
iammed and bruised No bones were
broken.
The ranks of the First Vermont In
fantry at Camp Bartlett in Westheld,
Mass, were reduced still further Friday
night by the transfer of more men to
the 1O3d infantry. The latest draft on
the Vermonters took II men. 1nciden-
tally, the First Vermont had the best
physical percentage of any regiment in
camp in the recent medical cXamina-
lions. The First Vermont lost the few
est men and the next in line was the
Maine heavy artillery.
On Thursday Sept. -, the Baraca class
of the First Baptist Bible school held
its annual corn roast on Creamery flats.
a large crowd was present, numbering
125 or more, including the members of
the Philathca and other ladies classes,
and the jolliest kind of a time was en-
ioyed. The menu consisted of roasted
green coru, sandwiches and doughnuts
galore, bacon, coffee and marshmallows.
The place was ideal for the gathering
and enthusiasm and fun ran high.
Winfred +. Burbank of Somerville,
Mass, has come to Brattleboro to take a
position on The Phoenix staff, succeed
ing n. H. Arnold, who recently went to
Rockville, Conn, as instructor in the
Collegiate Balloon school. He took
up the work Monday. Mr.. Burbank is
a newspaperman of experience, having
held responsible positions on the Man
chester On. H. Union and in Boston and
elsewhere. He is staying temporarily
at the Melrose. Mrs. Burbank will come
here later.
Secretary II. f. Stiegler of the board
Of trade is anxious that as many mem
bers of that body as possible arrange
to attend the Vermont war convention
held in Rutland under the auspices of
the Greater Vermont association and
committee of public safety next week
Thursday and Friday. He especially
urges all who are planning TO attend
to inform him to that effect not later
than next Saturday night, in order that
transportation can be arranged. If
the party is to be of sufficient size to
warrant, Secretary Stiegler intends
that the trip shall be made by auto
mobiles. He has already declared his
intention to attend the meetings.
The silver social held on the lawn al
the home of Mrs. w. II. Haigh, 39
Washington ST., Wednesday Afternoon
under the auspices of ladies of the First
Baptist church proved to be unusually
pheasant and financially successful. De
lightful weather conditions prevailed
and there were IS present. Between
the hours of 2.30 and clock there
was "A musical and literary program anC
refreshments were served. Mrs. i. *
Fuller and Mrs. w. +. Mixer contributed
numbers and many selections were givel
on graphaphone. Those in charg,