Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19

model Franklin runnbout automobile
for his daughter, Miss Vesta Proctor.
There will be regular meeting of
the Woman's Guild of st. Michael s
Episcopal church ut Mrs. George b.
Hunters this afternoon.
The prudential committee of the
Centre Congregational church will
meet this evening at the close
of the midweek prayer meeting.
1t has been years since the skating
on the Connecticut was as good as it
has been this week, and crowds of
young people rs we'll as some of the
veterans Of former years at the sport
have been making the most of it.
While there are some rough spots there
down the river.
The body of Nathan A. Putnam, 70,
who died Wednesday in his home in
Newton, Mass, will be brought to
West Guilford for burial Saturday. Mr..
Putnam, who formerly was n resident
of West Guilford, was son of A.
Wayne and Sarepta (Holbrook) Put
nam. He leaves % sister, Mrs. John
Thayer of West Guilford.
Tinker's orchestra gave concert and
played for dancing in Festival hall
Wednesday, the entertainment and op-
portunity to dance to music by an or
chestra with many novelties in the way
of musical instruments, attracting n
good number of the younger set. The
concert program included both vocal
and instrumental music, and there were
some dancing and minstrel features by
way of variety. The players showed
marked versatility and produced some
very pleasing effects.
Ethan Allen Scranton of Wardsboro
and Miss Mary Elizabeth O'Connen of
Brattleboro were married Wednesday by
Rev. Richard Ii. Clapp, pastor of the
Centre Congregational church. They
were attended by Miss Jane Collins
| and. Mrs. Jack Macdonald. The wed
ding party was entertained at lunch.
con given by Mrs. Edward Colburn at
5 Green street. The couple will make
their home in Wardsboro, where Mr.
Scranton is engaged in farming.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Aurelio
| (Nourse) Chamberlain was held Sat
urday afternoon ut 80 O'Clock at the
house, at the corner of Green and
Whipple streets, Rev. Delmar f. Trout
pastor of the Universalist church of
floating. The bearers were H. w
Sargent, G. S. Hopkins, F. D. Weld
and w. NJ. Robbins, all members and
past officers of Protective Grange OF
which Mrs. Chamberlain was a char
ter member. Jenner II. Chamberlain
her son, Of Aberdeen, S. d., was pres
ent.
Morris Cavanaugh pleaded guilty in
the municipal court Tuesday to a
second offense of intoxication. A fine
of $15 and costs of $6.05 were i'm
posed by Judge Frank L. Barber. Cav
anaugh could not pay and was
taken to Newfane Jail Wednesday to
work out the alternative sentence OF
80 days. He asked that his departure
from Brattlcboro be delayed one day
and the court granted the request.
One other man pleaded guilty to first
o1fense of intoxication and paid a fine
of IS and costs Of 1886.
Postmaster NJ. J. Moran has beer
supplied with the latest information
in the form of attractive booklets is
sued by the government concerning
the army service. Postmasters In places
where recruiting stations are not main
tanned are expected to be of assistance
to the government in obtaining re
cruits for the army and the navy. TT
make their efforts in these directions
easier and more effective the govern
ment keeps them supplied with sucl
literature as is issued for the purpos,
of interesting the young manhood il
the federal service.
About 100 chiefs attended the ban
-, In &c Il
ticut tribe, No. 2, l. o. h. NJ, Wednes
day. The following chiefs wer,
= raised to their respective stumps b,
District Deputy Great Sachem Charlie
Brockington and suite: Prophet, s. G
Graves; sachem, George S. knight; :
: s., Leon Parsons; j. s., o. d. Whit
George Brockington; X. of W., Z. L
sanap, G. T. Clancy; LIST warrior, H. L
, Streeter; Cd W., j. l.. Graves; Sd w
B. A. Colbum; 4th W., F. Z. Woods
LIST brave, Noe Petite; Cd b., X. F. Up
. ham; Sd b., J. s. Bavis; 4th B., L. 7
Doyle; G. of W., n. NJ. Howard; G. O
f., C. B. Field. The district deputy pre-
, scented Richard Scott, Leon Parsons
Stillman Graves and II. Il. Harris wit
honor badges for. their good work il
capturing five .palefaces each in tn
past few months Short talks wer
given by Mr.. Brockington, Mr.. Graves
John Tucker, John l.. Roess, L. l.. Par
. ker, A. A. Jones, John Wilson, Herber
: Clark, II. L. Harris, Don A. Miller
y Fred Clark, Leon Parsons, II. f. Hal
. laday, Frank Miller, r. l.. Canedy
: George Brockington, Charles II. We
= come, 1. R. Scott, John Nesbitt, S. /
I Douglass and ID. S. Carey.
:, BRATTLEBORo PERSONAL.
Harold Gould of East Dover undcI
went an operation for appendicitis