Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-28
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BRATTLEBORO.

COI. william r. TIOSJ VI DcHHllslO"l
Mai. G. b. Dawson of Springfield and
Capt. Fred =. Heath of Barre.
The connection of Mrs. Mary Shak-
shobcr Pratt with the Brattleboro FREQ
library, was terminated Dec. 20. Mrs
Pratt has been librarian since 1902. Her
place has not vet been filed by the trus
tees.
Mr. and Mrs. b. NJ. Switzer, who
moved several months ago from West
Chesterfield to Greenfield have bought
on Conway street in tho latter town
aisix.room cottage recently completed
by Mrs. Emma W. Hnc. Mr.. Switzer
is employed in tho Bickford Machine
Works.
Albert T.. Phillips Of Townshend and
Marion B. Wright of Londonderry were
married Friday night at O'Clock by
Rev. d. L. Trout at the Univcrsalist
parsonage. A single ring service was
used and the couple was unattended.
Mr.. Phillips travels for fertilizer
concern.
Lewis G. Roberts and Miss Blanche NJ
Scott who have been employed at the
Brattleboro Retreat, were married Dec
30 at the Unitarian parsonage by Rev.
l.. Q. S. Osgood. They left for the north
crn part Of The state, where Mr.. Roberts :
father conducts a farm, and will not
return here
The annual Christmas party, includ-
ing n tree, for the children of the free
kindergarten was held Friday morning
in, their rooms on Elliot street, with
their mothers present rs invited guests.
Gifts for the children were provided by
the Woman s club. The school Will re-
open at the same time as the public
school.
Oasis Encampment, l. o. o. F., elect.
ed officers Dec. 90 as follows: Chief
Patriarch, f. A. Strong; high priest, II,
!. JOY; senior warden, o. D. Stowell;
Junior warden, Edgar D. Sanders; re.
cording scribe, w. J. Cain; financial
scribe, G.. y. Moran; treasurer, {. q,
Staples; trustee for three years, II,
NJ. Williams.
The annual high school interscholas-
tie track meet will be held May %,
for which invitations have been sent
ont to schools Of Vermont generally by
Track Manager Hugh Stowell. Some
schools already have made known their
intention to send teams here and the
event will be made q big one tn sport
ing circles
Mrs. Roy 3. Miner wife of Lieut.. Min
er, who is somewhere in France" has
made application to the army signal
corps in Washington to 20 to France as a
telephone operator She has received an
answer saying that her application has
been favorably received and papers have
been sent to her to fill out. If these are
satisfactory to headquarters, she vii
leave for France.
William Carr, director Of the consular
service at Washington. has notified Chief
OF Police George Wilson that SeraphnC
Joseph LaFrancc, formerly OF Brattlc'
boro, was among the rescued from tho
French steamship Mossoul which was at
tackled by submarine Nov. 81 and that
he was safely landed at Marsellea. La
France il remembered here rs having
been employed ut the White River Chair
Go. about seven years ago.
In the annual meeting Of Friendship
circle Thursday, Dee. 90, the follow
ing officers weT elected: President
Mrs. Ida Sargent; vice president, Mrs
Alice Wilder; secretary, Mrs. Myra l.
Stone; treasurer, Mrs. Ida Gibson; di
rcctrosscs, Mrs. Susie Cook, Mrs. lisa
Evans, Mrs. Lillian pellerin, Mrs
i
per was served for members Mt GLE
o'clock and III the evening cards were
enjoyed.
The family. of Mr.. and Mrs +, L.
Laird Of Montpelier is we'll represented
in the federal service. James, who has
been n teacher in Holdcrnrss academy
has enlisted in tho marines; Henry in
the medical reserve corps; Albert, who
Was the representative of. The National
Life Insurance company in Brattlc
boro, in the aviation corps, and Fred
l.. Laird, jr., in the navy. All of The
boyo were well-known as athletes.
About 70 members of Beauscan'
commandcry, No, :, knights TcInplor
with a few visitors from other iuri8
dictionS, gathered at their asylum ii
Masonic temple TUESDAY at noon fol
the annual Christmas service. Scnti
mcnts appropriate to the OCCASION vert
exchanged between the Sir knights ant
the grand master, Lee s. Smith, and {
continent extended from the CRANE
commander Of Vermont. Vocal sclrc
tons were rendered by Mcssrs Adams
Mofatt aud Maynard.
The postofVicc department is calm;
DltdullOH ol people throughout NH'
country 10 the matter Of sending III
wrapped and unnddressed magazine
for sailors and soldiers at n onc.ccn
rate. Many of those which have beer
mailed in this manner have been use
less because of being old, torn, soile'
or otherwise uurcndablc. Good clea'
copies of current or comparatively re
cent issues Of magazines containing lit
craturc or subjects Of general intcres
are desired. II is not deemed prac
ticablc to distribute those devoted T.
special subjects Of local or restricte'
Interest. Pos.masters aer authorize
TO use their discretion in sending on
the magazines left at their rcspectiY
Offices.
Mrs. Polly Lee, widow Of Marshal
Lee of Vernon, died Dee. 81 at tn
Home for the Aged as the result o
iniirmities due to her advanced age
Mrs. Lee being in her 90tl year. Sh
was born in Stratron and was one 0
- children. Most Of her life had bee
'pont in Bruttlchoro and she had live
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