Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
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eral friends at silver social Tuesday
evening for the benefit of the Red Cross.
Rev. Richard H. Clapp will conduct
the o'clock Sunday afternoon services
at the Home for the Aged through the
month of October.
The Brattleboro Trust Co. received
its first issue of three-and-a-half per
cent Liberty Loan bonds yesterday and
they will be ready for distribution to-
day.
The New Literature club of Prospect
hill will hold its annual meeting at the
home of the president, Miss Lillian c.
Newton of 16 Thomas street Wednesday
evening, Oct. 10, at 7.3O.
There will be no more sewing meet
ings for the American Fund for French
Wounded Monday afternoons in the
Unitarian parish house. Surgical dress
ings after French models will be made
at the Red Cross rooms Mondays.
Miss Marion Murphy was given a
birthday anniversary party Wednesday
by her sister, Miss Genevieve Murphy,
at their home on South Main street.
About a dozen young people were pres
ent to partake of the supper served.
Miss Murphy was presented a silver coin
purse.
Oscar f. Benson will attend meeting
of Vermont chapter of the Red Cross at
Burlington, Oct. 10. 1t is desired that
all who made contributions to the war
fund in Brattleboro and have not yet
sent in their money do so at once as
the committee is anxious to make its re-
port.
A large consignment of yarn for
scarfs, sweaters, stockings, etc, has
been received at the Red Cross head
quarters and can be had there at any
time. The usual sewing meeting will
be held this afternoon from to
5 clock.
The meeting of Gen. Andrew Jackson
chapter, No. l., United States Daugh-
tiers of 1912, will be held at the home of
Mrs. George S. Dowley, 225 Main street,
next Monday afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
A meeting of the cabinet councillors will
be held at o'clock. Important bust
ness is to be transacted.
The Oakdale Book club held their an
nual meeting Tuesday night in the
home of Mrs. Jesse C. johnson of Forest
street These officers were elected:
Pres, Mrs. j. C. Johnson; sec. and treas,
Mrs. George M. Clay; book committee,
Mrs. Will B. Smith, Mrs. Francis W.
Nichols, Mrs. Alfred B. Jordan.
An automobile accident in which two
cars were damaged occurred on the cor
ner of Main and Bridge streets Monday
afternoon. The cars were owned by FL
lot Moore, ~ Amherst street, Worcester,
and j. p. Bradley of Brattleboro, VT.
Both cars were held up several hours for
repairs before leaving town. - Greenfield
Recorder.
The following officers were elected
Tuesday for the coming year by the
st. John Berchman s Sanctuary society;
President, Edward Shea; vice president
Lawrence Sheehy; secretary, William
Connors; master of ceremonies, Dolor
Nolin; marshal, Eugene Moran; execu-
tive committee, James Long, George
Shea, Martin Cunningham.
Pupils of the high school and the low.
err grades in the same building were
given their first fire drill of the term
Monday forenoon with the result that
the entire building was emptied in two
minutes, all in perfect order There are
275 pupils in the high school and near
ly $50 in the other rooms, and the time
is considered exceptionally good.
The October meeting of the Brattle-
boro w. C. T. U. will be held with the
president, Mrs. Henry Tucker, at IL
Grove street Monday afternoon at
O'Clock. Delegates will be elected to
the state convention in Orleans and
other important business will be trans
acted. Members are urged to come
early and bring their Red Cross knit
ting.
The campaign to raise $4,000 in Yer
mont for the soldiers and sailors Ii
brary fund will be locally managed b,
a special committee of which Mrs r.
Averill is chairman. 1t is planned t.
make tomorrow the day for raisin,
the money in Brattleboro and furthe
announcements will be made during tn
week. Brattleboro is asked and expect
ed to raise about $500, which is les
than five cents for each inhabitant
The total amount to be raised in tn
United States is 100000.
Miss Rhoda Sophia Berry of this tow
and Raymond Howard Boutelle o
Fitchburg, Mass, were married in tn
Universalist church by Rev. d. Z. Trou
Wednesday noon. The ceremony was wit
messed by Mrs. w. H. Boutele, o
Sturbridge, Mass, mother of the bride
groom. Miss Berry wore a gown O
grey crepe de chine and was unattent
ed. The bride is well known in Brat
tleboro, having for a long time bee
an assistant at Mrs E. p. Bailey
chipropodist S parlors. Mr. Boutelle
an electrician.
Mrs. BELIEF Lovejoy) NoGcross, wi(
ow of John E. Norcross, died at tn
home of Mrs. j. f.. Moseley, 7 Gree
street, Monday afternoon after a brie
illness Mrs. Norcoss was born in Win
chendon, Mass. and was about 20 yeal
of age. At different times during he
married life she lived in Keene, Swai
zey and Winchester, N. H., and in tn
west. Her husband died in this tow
in 1908. Funeral services were hel
in the undertaking parlors of Bond
Son Wednesday forenoon at 10 o'cloc
and Rev. r. II. Clapp officiated. I'll
burial took place in Woodlawn Gem
terry, Keene, besides her husban
and her daughter who died when chill
Five blind children have been tran
ferred by Governor Graham from u