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

G. Jillson of Fitchburg, Mass.
John Duval of Hunt avenue and
Miss Mary Root of Cross street were
married June 81 by Rev. Douglas G
Guest, pastor of the Methodist church
They are to make their home in Brattle
boro.
Frank Alright, formerly of Brattle.
boro, was severely bruised in Greenfield
late Saturday afternoon when an auto.
mobile which he was driving was struck
and overturned by a pair of runaway
horses.
Fred W. Cotton of Hinsdalc, n. H., Mis-
Lillian G.. Newton of Brattleboro and J. S
Lawrence of Grafton have bought Dor
automobiles and Charles A. Wright Of
Grafton Vim truck of the Roberts Auto
mobile Co.
The three public Fairgrounds opened
Monday with a good attendance of chill
drcn Miss Lille NJ. Wolfram is in charge
of the Oak Grove playground and will
supervise the Washington street and the
Esteyvllc Fairgrounds. Miss Janet Smitl
is in charge of the Esteyvile ground anc
Miss Grace Leach of the Washington
street ground
About Is participated in the Red
Cross handicap tournament at the
Country club Wednesday, as result OF
which 1914 was turned over to the ma
tional organization. The winner was
j. p. Estey with a net score of "A. d.
b. Cowlcs was second with net score
of 20 while ID. Cowlcs and l.. l.. Dun
ham tied for third place at 81.
Thomas Herlihy of Waterbury, Conn
and Miss Naoma Rose, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. f. w. Rose of Elliot street
were married in Waterbury Saturday
evening at s o'clock and are to make
their home in that city. Mrs Herlhy
formerly lived here and attended the
.Clawson Hamilton business college She
has been making her homesi Waterbury
several months. ed" -
Frank Newton of South Vernon,
keeper of the state fish hatchery, re-
ported to County Fish and Game War
den T.. IL. Metcalf Tuesday that he
had shot and killed deer that was
damaging his crops. Warden Metcalf
went to South Vernon that afternoon tC
investigate. Mr.. Newton is a deputy
warden but as such could not issue a Ger
tificate to himself.
An automobile owned and driven by
William c. Huntress of Keenc and Brat
tleboro overturned Saturday evening OH
the highway between the Pine Grove
Springs hotel and Lakeside, but none OF
the four occupants was injured. 1t is
reported that Mr.. Huntress turned well
out of the highway to give a passing
car room and the front wheel struck a
large rock, tipping the car over on to its
side.
Practically all of the employees of the
National Automatic Machine Co. quit
work Monday morning because they de
handed nine hours work for the pay
they had been receiving for 10 hours
labor. Arthur f. Roberts, proprietor of
the concern, said that afternoon that
most of them were at work and that he
expected that all of them would return
He declined to discuss on what terms
the men returned to work.
Capt f. w. Gibson of Company ]
v. n. G., was here Sunday and left
Monday morning for Fair Haven ant
Poultney, where recruiting meetings
were held Monday with the First Regi
ment band as a drawing card. A similar
meeting was held Tuesday in Bel
lows Falls and there was another
Wednesday in Springfield. Capt. Gibson
sent "A recruits to Fort Ethan Allen last
week, exclusive of those who were sent
from Bellows Falls and Rutland
One of the operators of cars who con
sistcntly ignore traffic rules, especially
when in Vermont, knocked woman
down on Western avenue Sunday aft
ornOon while driving at what is claimed
was rate of 80 miles an hour by those
on trolley car which was standing and
from which the woman had just alight
ed. She ran for the sidewalk, but was
struck a glancing blow and knocked
down, although not seriously injured
The driver of the car, in trying to avoid
her, drove across the street and plowed
into the banking a considerable dis
lance, damaging his car.
Taylor Morse of Bridgeport, Conn, son
of Mrs. Cola c. Morse of this town, has
enlisted in the regular army. He left
Bridgeport Saturday for Fort Slocum
where he expects to stay week or. two
He will then go to Georgia to the train
ing camp before going with troops tc
France. Mr.. Morse went to the Mexican
border with the 74th New York regiment
July /, 1916, and returned from thcr,
about Feb. ID. He enlisted in the HON,
Guard at Bridgeport, where he was ser
geant, and drilled the men three even
ings Il week, also Saturday Afternoon
and Sunday. Before he left Bridgeport
for Fort Slocum he was given recep
ton and was presented with a purse OF
SO. Mrs. Morse went Friday to Bridge
port to see her son, returning Saturday