Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-09
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BRATTLEBORO.

the Home for the Aged during the
month of February.
handsome pair of chestnut driving
horses, bought by Mrs. Frederick Hol
brook of Boston, have been attracting
attention on the streets. The horses
weight about 2,l00 pounds.
Edward c. Crosby has entered suit
in county court against Chloe !. Stat
ford to recover on demand note fol
S542.l4 dated Feb. IL, 1916. Attorney
A. F.. Schwcnl is counsel for the plain
tiff.
Auer & Twitchell Of Philadelphia
have entered suit in the county court
against the Robertson Paper Co. of
Rockingham, to recover 5000 for labor
and materials. The papers are from the
Office Of Attorney A. F. Schwenk.
Mrs. G. II. Smith received Feb.
u telegram from Miss Margaret Walsh
telling of the death of Miss Walsh s
sister, Mrs. John Bell of Melrosc
Mass. Mrs. Bell leaves five small chill.
dren, one an infant two weeks old.
f. Martin Schlattner of 2l4 Elliot
street, who is employed by the Estey
Organ Co., and Mrs. Anna Slater of
~ Fairview street were married Mon
day by Carl S. Hopkins Esq. The we'd.
ding took place in the bride s home.
The automobile fire truck answered
two telephone alarms for chimney fires
Friday afternoon and evening. The
first was at 7 Williams street at 5.45
o'clock and the second at go at JOG
Elliot street. There was no damage
caused by either. l-as .
Sheriff c. L. Mann attached the fur
nishings of the Alderman, hotel in
South Vernon Saturday. The furnish
ings are owned by Henry j. Fields of
Greenfield, Mass, and the attachment
is in favor of Albert j. Smith of Hins-
dale, n. H., owner of the building.
Charles r. Crosby has entered suit in
the county court against the Brooks House
company for damages of $1,000. Ten
claim notes, alleged TO be unpaid, issued
between Dec ], 1915, and Nov. %, 1916,
ranging from S25 to $1,000 and aggregating
S9,665.37, are the basis of the claim for
damages A. f. Schwenk is attorney for
the plaintiff.
Sheriff C. L. Mann has reappointed
most of his deputies who served last
year. The following have qualified:
William S. Severance of Bellows Falls,
Edwin NJ. Fits of West Wardsboro
Chauncey /. Knapp of Brattleboro,
Walter f. Howe of Wilmington and
Frank l.. Wellman of Guilford.
Mrs. Hattie Pettingill, who formerly
lived on the Horton place on the Hins
dale road, widow of Warren Pettingill,
has come to Brattleboro and taken the
position of assistant matron at the
Home for the Aged. She spent part of
the winter in Enfield n. II.
Tax Collector William A Subway
made his annual settlement with the
town Wednesday. Mr.. Subway says
that about the usual large percentage
of taxes had been paid before Feb.
Although one large tax had not been
paid there were more of the smaller
individual taxes paid than usual.
Rev Nelson Kellogg was instituted
as rector of st. John S Episcopal
church in Portsmouth. y. H., Sunday.
The sermon was preached by Rt. Rev.
Edward NJ. Parker, bishop of the EpiS
copal diocese Of New Hampshire. Rev.
Mr.. Kellogg went to Portsmouth from
Brattleboro and has been in charge of
the parish since Nov. |.
Mrs. j. II. Burke of Essex Junction.
formerly of BrattleborO, received a
cablegram from her husband, James II.
Burke, who is superintendent of the
Northern Railway company, telling of
his safety during the insurrection that
broke out at San Jose, Costa Rica, the
early part of last week. Mr.. Burke
formerly was station agent here.
Just as is the case elsewhere on the
Boston 4 Maine lines the big bridge of the
road over the Connecticut river south OF
Blattleboro and the bridge over the West
river are guarded day and night by armed
men. 1t was man S size job Mon
day in the blizzard conditions and in
tense cold, but there were guards there
constantly day and night and they will be
maintained during the present strained in
ternational relations.
Contrary to expectations, the West
Dummerston postoffice is not to be dis
continued. Solomon Washer has been
appointed postmaster and will take up
the duties of the office soon. On ac-
count of the moving of c. S. wilkins
postmaster, TO Brattleboro it was an
nOunccd first that the Office would be
discontinued Feb. ! and later it was
stated tnau req. 10 would marx tHC
close of the existence of the office.
The funeral of James lIeffron OF
Putney was held Thursday, Feb. l, il
st. Michael's Roman Catholic churci
after the arrival \of the Q O'Clock
train, Rev. James p. Rand, pastor, of
floating. The bearers were his fouI
nephews, George and Charles O'Con
nor of Brattleboro, Daniel Crowley OF
Claremont, n. H., and Harry Crowley
of northampton, Mass. The burial
took place in the Roman Catholic Gem
etery.
Orders have been received at tn,
local railroad station from the head
quarters Of the Boston & Maine rail
road i'll Boston giving the telephone
numbers of the official who will be il
charge of all emergency movements o
trains to carry troops or materials TO
the use of the army. Agents are in
atructcd to notify him by telephone a
soon as they learn of any INTENDED
movement of troops or war material
in order that prompt steps may be tax
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