Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-04-27
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o'clock.
A regular meeting of the Woman S
guild of st. Michacl's Episcopal
Mrs. Y. w. Gibson this afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Mrs. Adelaide Bovine, who for many
years spent the summers at the Brooks
House and had many acquaintance here,
died Sunday afternoon at o'clock in the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Franklin, in
Flushing, L. /.
Willis Morgan Ware of Prospect
street, q machinst, and Elizabeth Mel
lie (Jackson) Granger of 80 Main
street, were married Wednesday in
the Office of the town clerk by Carl S.
Hopkins, justice of the peace. They
are TO make their home i'll town.
In meeting of the high school Ath-
lctc association Wednesday Principal
+. b. Smith was elected manager of the
track team and Edward Moran was
elected captain. Moran is II sophomore
and has had the distinction of having
been football captain and track captain
i'll his sophomore year.
In n meeting of the Brattlcboro Civic
league Friday evening it was voted to
observe the first week in May as cleanup
week. The sum of $40 was voted for the
treasury of the community gardens and
it was voted to have boxes of flowers
over the entrance to the town hall
building as was done last year.
Frank p, Lynch Godfrey Crosby and
Clarence w. Trcndal have been dis
charged from Company | their dis
charge being necessary on account Of
having dependent wives. Dennis Jacobs,
Robert p. Thayer and Earl b. Holbrook
have been discharged on their own ap
plication, having dependent mothers.
Windham county cases on the docket
for the May term of the supreme court
at Montpelier are as follows: Ethel L.
Cutler vs.. Merton A. Doolittle; II. A.
Staten vs.. Central Vermont Railway
company, action under section 1906 of
Public Statutes; Wilson 1. Brown vs..
Connecticut River Power company;
Richard H. Reed VS.. Ilium Lumber com
pany.
The United States census bureau
states that the country's actual loss
last year was about 100000 babies UNI
der one year of age, of whom at least
one half would now be living had they
had reasonably proper care and
food. The Brattleboro Woman's club,
through its civics committee, joins
next week in a movement called Baby
Week to reduce this enormous loss.
Community action can remedy many
conditions dangerous to the lives Of in
fants. The purity of the water, the
milk, and the food supply, the cleanli-
ness of streets and alleys; the disposal
of waste--all these are within the con
troll of the community. And it is to
stimulate interest in these things that
tho Brattleboro Woman club is to
observe baby week in this town next
week.
Brattleboro lodge, n. L. o. p, held a
public card party in Grand Army hall
Monday evening. Progressive 500 was
played. The first man S prize was won
by Charles Endlich, the first woman s
by Mrs. Willard Bemis, the consolation
by Mrs. Alice Moultrop and the second
consolation by Mrs. Ella Miller. Re.
frcshments were served by the sub
committee, Mrs. Geneva Rice and Mrs.
Fred Davis.
Newfane Grange, owing to illness
with Protective Grange in observing
neighbors night III Brattlcboro next
Wednesday. The program for this
meeting will be arranged by the lee
turer. A box supper will be served.
The proceeds will be given to the
fund providing for prizes to the chill
dren who take part in the home gar
dcning competition.
The Brattlcboro Radio club, which
was organized last January, held a
meeting of patriotic nature
April - i'll Harmony hall for members
of the organization and invited guests
Mandolin and harp duets were given
by Ernest O. Cooke and his daughter
Miss Lncic Cooke aud a piano solo by
Miss Emily Clapp. Raymond Brown
read an interesting paper on the Early
Days of Wireless and y. II. Arnold
spoke briefly on Patriotism.
Among the fire wardcns appointed
for duty this year in districts in South
ern Vermont are the following: Town
of Westminster, Burt Ormsby of West
minister West; Stratton, d. II. Forrest
CT of Jamaica; Townshend, Il. l.. Fitch
of Townshend; Winhall, Charles d
Beebc of South Londonderry; Gull
ford, A. &. Gallup of Guiford; Brat
tleboro, j. G.. Stafford of Brattlcboro
Dover, Sherwin l.. Hill of West Dover
Halifax, II. J. Lcanard of Halifax
Jamaica, a. II. Coleman Of South Lon
dondcrry.
Barney S. Michclman was arrested
Monday by Deputy Sheriff Frank l.
Wellman on a warrant issued b,
States Attorney William r. DALEY
charging him with assault upon his isis
tcrin-law, Mrs. |. |. Michelman. MI
Michclman was represented by Attor
ney A. +. Schwcnk and pleaded no
guilty. He furnished bail in the sum o.
500 for his appearance in court mex
Monday morning. c. Menzics Mile
was acting judge. 1t is understood tn
alleged assault took place in the stor
Of the Michelman System during a dis
cussion over family affairs.
At the foreign missionary meeting o
Of the Woman S association of tn
Centre Congregational church Apr
10, in the chapel short sketches o
missionaries were read by Mrs. T.. .
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