Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-26

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sonic temple this evening, to knit for
the Red Cross.
A high school dance for the benefit of
the Red Cross will be given this
evening in Odd Fellows temple. All stu
dents, alumni and friends are invited.
The regular meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Brattleboro branch of the
Red Cross will be held this afternoon at
3 clock in their rooms.
William Akeley of West Gulford
brought to the Richardson market Tues
day two and half hogs, IL months old,
for which he was paid $20380.
The regular monthly meeting Of Sun
shine society, branch one, will be held
this afternoon at $50 with Mrs. w. f.
Stelman of West Brattleboro.
The women of the Advent Christian
church will serve harvest supper at the
home of Mrs George Dewitt, 8 Chestnut
street, this evening from 6 to clock.
The public is invited.
County Game Warden L. II. Metcalf
was called to the Charles Turner place
near Sunset lake late Monday night to
take care of doe, weighing l75 pounds,
which had been killed by dogs.
School girls who have not enough
window cards to cover their districts
in the food pledge campaign to be made
Saturday can now secure an additional
supply at the board of trade rooms.
Anyone having old linen of any kind
is asked to leave it at the Red Cross
rooms for the national surgical dressings
committee. The need of old linen is
urgent Table cloths and napkins are
particularly desired.
Exchange tickets for The Rose Girl, the
Red Cross benefit, will be on sale up to
Saturday night at BARRIERS music store
and Thomas's pharmacy. Those who
have failed to secure tickets may take
advantage of this opportunity.
Mrs. Harriet Bemis entertained 20
friends Monday evening for the benefit of
the Red Cross Yarn club. There were five
tables at five-hundred. The prizes went
to Miss Leah Rathbone and Mrs Harold
l.. Smith. Miss Bemis served refresh
ments.
The employees of +. l.. Hildreth &
Co. had subscribed to Liberty loan
bonds yesterday to the amount of 49,
$50, with further subscriptions yet to
come in. This is "repeat order"
for nearly all the subscribers are carry
ing bonds of the first loan.
Every employee of the National Au-
tomato Machine company took out
Liberty bond Wednesday. Headed by
the president, Arthur F. Roberts, they
from the factory on Elm street
to the Brattlebore Trust company at
noon and subscribed to $4,000 worth
of bonds.
The Rowland Pulp and Paper cor
poration, operating at Rowland, Me-,
with Vermont offices in Brattleboro,
has increased its capitalization from
100000 common to 100000, the addi-
tional 100000 being preferred stock.
The papers are signed by Amos N.
Blandin, president, and Harold f.
Whitney, clerk.
w. Carey Tyler shot small buck deer
on his farm in South Vernon Tuesday.
1t was helping him harvest corn which
had been left on the ground and was one
of five which have been seen in the neigh
borhood. County Game Warden f. II.
Metcalf went there Wednesday and aft
err investigating the circumstances is
sued certificate which entitled Mr..
Tyler to the carcass.
of men working on Canal street raising
the sidewalk on the north side to match
the new roadbed which was built last
spring The sidewalk has been so low
that it was always flooded with water
during a storm. Stone for curbing in
front of the Barber building has not ar
rived yet, but this work will be taken up
as soon as the curbing comes.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Haus have re-
ceived word from Mrs. Robert Demers of
Quebec telling of the sudden death of
Mr.. Demers Sunday, of heart failure.
He had been in failing health three weeks,
but was about and was able to run his
car Sunday. Mrs Demers, who formerly
was Mrs. w. Fl. Mitchell of Brattleboro
at one time lived in the house now owned
by c. A. Boyden on Linden street
In bulletin received by Postmaster
Moran Wednesday attention is called
to the fact that the weight of parcels
which may be mailed to soldier boys in
France has been reduced from 20 to seven
pounds. This is because the French rail
roads refuse to accept any packages
weighing more than seven pounds.
knowledge of the fact will be of great
assistance to those who wish to send
any articles by mail.
Helene Sparks was hostess Wednesday
to l3 little friends in her home on Putney
road, when her seventh birthday anniver-
sary was observed. The party was
Halloween party, she being dressed in
costume and the house appropriately
trimmed with Halloween decorations.
The guests, who were invited from $50
to $50 o'clock, each brought pretty
little gift. Refreshments of sandwiches,
ice cream and cake were enjoyed, in the
center of the table being birthday cake
with seven lighted candles 1t was
merry party and all had an enjoyable
time.
On the front page of the Boston Globe
yesterday morning was picture of
a soldier "pinching" an autoist just be-
fore he was allowed to enter Camp Dew
ems at Aver Wednesday and many
Brattleboro people recognized it at once
to be a likeness of F. c. Burns, better
known as Curly" who formerly was
baggage master on the train from White
River Junction which goes south through
Brattleboro at 020 in the morning.
"Curly" was one of the men drafted from
White River Junction, where he made his
home. He is a brother of Mrs. Henry