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

The Ladies' Aid society Of the Meth.
odist church will hold business meet.
ing in the church vestry this evening
at o'clock.
The regular monthly meeting Of Sun.
shine society, branch one, will be held
with Mrs. j. l.. Stockwcll in West Brat.
tlcboro this afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
Miss Cox entertained her dancing
classes Wednesday afternoon from to
6 in Odd Fellows temple at Christmas
party. a beautifully trimmed Christ.
mas tree, on which was a favor for each
child, was part of the entertainment.
Refreshments of ice cream aud cake
| were served.
Francis w. Nichols has been appointed
president of the Christian Endeavor so
ciety of the Centre Congregational church
| for the next six months to take the place
of Stewart Stearns, resigned. Stewart
Stearns has been appointed chairman of
the music committee in place of Francis
| Nichols.
Operators in the Brattleboro cx-
/ change of the New England Telephone
& Telegraph Co. will receive the bcne.
| fit of an advance in wages of approx.
mately 10 per cent, which becomes gen.
cral throughout New England except
the Boston district Jan. !. Manager
| r. J. Eldridgc states that this will af-
feet "a operators here.
The Green River Mfg. Co., Inc, of Brat.
! tleboro has filed articles of Incorporation
with a capital stock of $4,000 The in
corporators are w. Edward Benson OF
! Greenfield Mass and Harold T.. Whitney
and John n. Harvey of Brattleboro Mr.
Benson recently bought the +. II. Stowe
lumber and chair stock mill in Green Riv-
or and desired to incorporate the business
News has been received of the death
Wednesday in New York hospital of
Foster White, 10, son of Frank White
Of Meriden, Conn, formerly of this
town. The young man enlisted in the
navy several months ago and was re.
moved to the hospital after he became
i'll with pneumonia. His father is mo-
chanical superintendent of the Wilcox
& White company of Meridcn, of which
his grandfather, James H. White, is
president.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fairbanks, for.
mer residents Of Brattlcboro, celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary at
the home of their daughter, Mrs. Frank
II. Foster, in Claremont, y. H., Sun
dav, Dec. %, when dinner was given
in their honor. Many friends called
during the day to extend their good
wishes. Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbanks were
recipients of many valuable gifts III
gold as we'll as of letters and congrat.
ulations from friends at q distance.
! Many regiStrants are calling at the
local board Office to inquire why they
have not received their questionnaircs,
stating that other reeistrants whose
serial or rcd ink numbers come farther
down the list have received them. To
sct at ease any who think they have
been overlooked the local board an
nouncos that the position numbers az
given at Washington are the numbers
used in sending out the qucstionnaires,
not the serial or red ink numbers. a
questionable will be sent to every reg.
istrant.
Dennis Rcbckah lodge held it's annual
election of officers Tuesday night with
the following results: Noble Grand, Mira
Nettic Akcley; vice grand, Mrs Fannie
Huntlcy; recording secretary, Mrs Alics
Landry; financial secretary, Miss Minnie
Brown; treasurer, Mrs. Ida ellison; trus
| ltt lOi tIIct NcHTS, mIh. hFId H. ClpIlc
After the transaction Of business a socia
hour was enjoyed and games played. A
heavily laden Christmas tree wa.
stripped, gifts being distributed to al
present. The officers will be- installed
Tuesday, Jan y.
Business at tho Brattlcboro postof
fee ia normal again. In fact carriers
and clerks seem comparatively lone.
some for something to do after the big
rush which they passed through han.
ding Christmas mail. Street men and
parcels post teams performed excellent
service the day before the holiday and
it was 1880 Mt night before the last
man had completed his delivery and re,
ported to the office. There was nc
particular aftermath to the rnsl
Wednesday, which indicated that tho
terminals were all cleared up.