Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-03-02
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Halgh s tailor shop at AZ Elliot street.
+. Crosby & Co., have begun thu
erection of a 20O-foot reserve ware
house near their elevator on Vernon
street.
The three tenement house at the cor
ncr of Chestnut and Estey streets be
longing to the c. G. Fits, estate ha
been sold to George r. Lindwal
through the j. l.. Howard real estate
agency.
Mrs. G.. Whitney Prouty was yer,
pleasantly surprised Friday night by
number of her friends, Saturday being
her birthday anniversary. She wa
presented several gifts. Refreshments
were served and cards were played.
The funeral of Mrs. Lena Il. Dustin
was held Friday afternoon at tn,
house, Rev. Dclmar Il. Trout, pastor OF
the Universalist church officiating. Tho
body was taken next morning to NORTH
Enfield, n. H., where the burial took
place.
Ralph \. Pierce of Athol, Mass, Q
native Of Brattlcboro and a son OF
David w. Pierce of BIattleboro, was
married here Friday afternoon by
Carl S. Hopkins, Esq, to Miss i. Flay
Coffin of Athol. They are to make
their home in Athol
The first meeting of creditors of Will
liam G.. Darlington of Wilmington, who
did business under the name of the
XXX system and conducted q general
store, was held Saturday in the of
fee of the county clerk before John +.
Gale of Guilford, referee in bankruptcy.
George A. Littlefeld of Prospect
street has exchanged his two-tenement
house ON Prospect street with Julius
Exner for the latter s farm in West
Brattleboro. The transfer was made
through the John i. Howard agency.
Mr.. Littlefcld is a farmer of expert
cncc.
Oscar NJ. Baker of Bellows Falls has
entered suit for divorce from Helen NJ.
Baker, now of Wilmington. They were
married i'll Longmcadow, Mass, Juno 8,
1913, and he charges descrtiOn Novcm-
Der II of the same year and intOlcrable
severity. The papers are from the Of
flee of Ryder & Graham of Bellows
Falls.
About 80 people attended the Wash
ington's Birthday celebration at the
Country club Thursday, Feb. %. A Dutch
supper was served at clock after
which dancing was enjoyed to the
music of coorcd orchestra from
Springfield, Mass. The club rooms
were decorated appropriately for the
occasion.
The funeral of John Joseph Clarity
was held Saturday at o O'Clock in ST.
Miehael's Roman Catholic church, Rev.
Father Thomas L. Mcmahon officiating.
The bearers We're Timothy and Edward
Dugan, Alfred Ryan and Louis Dunlevy.
The burial took place in the Roman
Catholic cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Clunc of Springfield, Mass,
were present.
A party of 90 women, members of the
Ladies Enterprise society, enjoyed
sleighride to Guilford Center Friday
evening and sugar supper was served
by the Broad Brook Grange. One of the
features of the occasion was the pres
ence of Mrs. George Fuller, 81 years of
age, who is the oldest member of the
society and added not little to the
enjoyment of the trip.
It will be good news for Brattleboro
people, especially those who like and
appreciate good music, to learn that
Reginald De Koven S incompara ole
comic opera, Robin Hood, is booked at
the Auditorium for one evening Fri
dav, March Q. This is practically the
same company that was here two years
ago and the same one that comes to the
Court Square theatre, Springfield, the
last three days of this week.
The eighth annual meeting of the
Vermont State Bankers association was
held in Montpelier Thursday, Feb. %,
100 members and guests being present
Officers were elected as follows: Pres
dcnt, A. II. Chandler Of Bellows Falls;
vice president, L.. II. Bixby of Mont
pelier; seerctaryrC. 5. Webster of Bar
executive committee, X. +. Smith of
White River Junction II. +. Gray of
Kinooski. Rcdfeld Proctor of Proctor
and Charles G. Staples of Brattleboro.
S. +. Brecsc Morse, son of Mrs. Cola
c. Morse of Brattlcboro, and Miss
Mary Thompson of Bridgeport, Conn,
were married in that city Saturday,
February Il. They are expected to
visit Mr. Morse's mother at Easter
time. Mr.. Morse is Il native of Brat
tleboro and graduated from the Brat
tcboro high school in the class of 1911.
He has been employed for some time
with the United Metallic Cartridge Co.
of Bridgeport.
A plate glass window, 10 by Is feet,
in the office of Mosher s garage col
lapscd Thursday, Feb. %, before the
onslaught of the Standard Oil sleigh.
The big oil sleigh Of that corporation,
drawn by two mules, was standing in
front of the garage when the hosting
engine used for raising materials to
the upper stories of the new Barber
building now in process of construc'
ton suddenly became active. The
mules tried to put the oil and all, into
the Office by way Of the window. The
window was insured, and to replace it,
will cost about $50.
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Gui-
hccn was held Friday morning in st.
Michael $ Roman Catholic church at 9
O'Clock, Rev. Father James Rand Off
ciating. Mrs. Katherine O'Connor
Weeks sang. The bearers were the
four sons, Patrick, Michael Maurice
and Thomas Guihecn. The burial took
place in the Roman Catholic cemetery.
Among those from out of town who