Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-17
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CHStS VI NHouIlHp cough lHpTt dTt nO
contagious diseases in Bratteboro at
present, Dr. Henry Tucker, health of
fcer, reports.
DIR. Thomas Rice, who was commissioned
recently a first lieutenant in the medical
reserve corps, received Geographic orders
to leave Sunday for Fort Harrison, In
diana. He left on the 1876 clock train.
Bernard w. Knowlton of Cambridge,
Mass, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John L..
Knowlton, formerly of this town, re-
ceived n commission as second lieutcn-
ant, infantry section, o. X. c., at the
Plattsburg training camp.
Richard c. Averill was appointed Fri
day by the county judges as county
treasurer to succeed his father, the late
George G. Averill. The appointment
is for the balance of the uncxpirrd
term, which ends February |, 1919.
Major George T. Carpenter of the adju-
tant generals Office was in Brattleboro
Wednesday afternoon and next morning
checking up the armory in preparation
for turning it over to n home guard
company, should one be organized here.
DIR. A. Louis Pettee installed Tues
day an X-ray machine of the latest
work. The machine is capable of be-
ing used for all purposes for which such
an apparatus is employed in hospitals.
The eight months old son of Frederick
Dawson of 1873 South Main street rolled
down the outer stairs of the Dawson
home Monday morning DR.. II. p. Greene
was called and found that apparently the
child had sustained no serious injuries.
s. l.. Purinton has finished work as
deputy superintendent of the Mctropoli-
tan Life Insurance company and his
position here has been taken by Albert
II. Thompson of Bangor, Me. Mr..
Thompson plans to move his family to
Bratteboro later. Mr.. Purinton is UNI
decided as to his future plans.
Mrs. j. c. Dewitt, chairman of the
local Red Cross committee on supplies,
calls attention of Red Cross workers
to the fact that headquarters has is
sued n notice to discontinue making
fracture pillows and comfort pillows.
These are made easily, requiring no spe-
cial skill, hence an over-supply has been
provided.
Raymond Wilbur Colburn, eight
months old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. d. f.
Colbum of "a Reed street, died Fri
day afternoon of acute Indigestion. The
funeral was held Saturday afternoon
at 3 clock, Rev. Douglas G.. Guest,
pastor of the Methodist church, oilici
ating. The burial took place in Morn
ingside cemetery.
The local branch of the American
Fund for French Wounded has shipped
this week four large boxes of clothing
and shoes in excellent condition. 1t
has received from Mrs. Ellen Smith of
Mortified Farms, Mass, a quantity of
surgical dressings and handkerchiefs
which will be sent abroad in the next
consignment from this town.
An automobile operated by j. w. FL
lison of Comfortable, r. l., and a motor
cycle driven by Byron Akley of Brattle
boro. VT, came together on Northampton
street, near Keniworth Castle, early
yesterday afternoon. No one was in
iured. The automobile sustained bent
mudguard. The front fork of the motor
cycle was badly bent.-IIolyoke Tran
script, August IL.
Thure Hcrtzberg, 0, son of Gustaf
Hertzbcrg, was run over Monday morn
ing by an automobile operated by Paul
Taylor of West Brattleboro and his
right thigh was broken. He was taken to
the Memorial hospital. where DIR, H. p.
Greene and DR.. w. H. Lane reduced the
fracture. The boy stepped from behind
an ice wagon directly in front of the au-
tomobile.
News has been received here of the
death in Cropsey, ILL.,, of Elliot F. Thorn
as, &c, native of Guilford who went
west 30 years ago. He is survived by
two sons, Frank l.. and F. Edgar Thorn
ns of Cropsey and one daughter, Mrs.
Ida Bixby of Wichita, Kan. Another
son was the late Alva +. Thomas of
Brattleboro. Mr.. Thomas leaves ten
grandchildren, six of whom are resi-
dents of this town, and Is great grand
children.
A Miss PippwelI, said to be a resident
of Holyoke, Mass, who is spending va
cation with other young women at Camp
Chesterfield at Spofford lake, was thrown
from the tonneau of an automobile on
the Chesterfield road Sunday and sus-
tanned fracture of the right collar bone
and n severe scalp wound. She was one
of large party riding in the machine
and four of the young women occupants
were sitting on top of the seat back in
the tonneau. When the car went over Il
rough spot in the road all four were
thrown out, but only Miss Pippwell was
seriously injured. She was taken to the
camp and attended by DR.. II. p. Greene
and trained nurses.
A Cadillac eight Sedan driven by C. ]
Paign of Stamford, Conn, chauffeur
went over the bank on the Putney roac
on the sharp curve south of the junction
of the upper and lower roads near Crosb,
pond yesterday morning A tree stopped
the car from turning completely over. Tn
car was not badly damaged, but a wreck
ing crew from Manley's garage spent al
the morning getting it back into the high
way. which WIS blocked during that tim
by the ropes and tackle necessary for rails
ing the car. The chauffeur said he ha
turned to read sign he was passing an
that before he knew it he had hit tn
light railing and the car was over II
was not injured.
There is a bunch of very angry gar
deners who have been cultivating lam
near the Morningsde cemetery. On
man went to his garden Tuesday nigh
and found that every onion he had wa