Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-25

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street at n silver social. Refreshments
were served by the hostess.
About 100 were present May II il
the meeting of the Pomona Grange held
in Readsboro with the Grange of that
town, which is member of the Wind
ham County Pomona. Three automo
bilcs from Brattlcboro and one from
| Wardsboro carried members to the
meeting.
Capt. E. w. Gibson of Company
V. n. g., has received orders from
General Edwards, commanding the
northeastern department, appointing
him judge advocate of general court
martials in the First Vermont regiment
This Office corresponds to that Of pros
ccuting attorney in civil courts.
One of the guardsmcn on duty nca,
Che Vernon dam Tuesday night fred five
shots in the direction of shack in
which he reported later that he had
seen several hobocs. He reported that
he ordered the men out and that they
not only refused to 90 but fred at him.
He fired in reply five times and says
he drove them Off.
A representative of the passenger
department of the Boston & Maine
railroad yesterday said that the
only trains through Brattlcboro to be
affected by the curtailmcnt to go into
effect June 90 were the $40 O. m.
southbound and 5.49 p. m. northbound
Sunday trains. He said further that
the White Mountain train service the
coming summer would be the same as
last year.
Martin A. Brown of Wilmington has
appealed to the county court from the
decision of the commissioners Of the
estate of Edward II. Andrews of Put
ney. The commissioners refused to ap-
ppoye his tciainf of $4,000 for damages
as the result of the purchase of several
cows from the Andrews estate, which
it is claimed by the petitioner were
not as represented but were victims of
contagious abortion.
Elsa Semararo, 4, the child who was
burned while playing with matches alone
in her home on South Main street
Thursday afternoon, May II, died at
$50 clock Friday afternoon in the
Mclrose hospital. The funeral was held
Monday afternoon at o'clock at st.
Michael s Roman Catholic church. Be
sides her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Scmarara. she leaves three brothers,
two older and one younger.
The interest in the preparedness
meetings being held in different towns
in the county is indicated by the fact
that Tuesday evening in the town of
Brooklinc, which has 50 registered
voters, there was an attendance of SO.
The speakers were President Horton
d. Walker of the Brattleboro board of
trade, County Agent A. w. Sweeton,
Supt. George B. Whitney of the public
schools of the Townshcnd district and
Mrs. Whitney.
Madeline, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harric B. Chase entertained five little
girls at her home on Harris place
Wednesday afternoon, the occasion be-
ing her fourth birthday anniversary.
The little folks enjoyed happy aft
ernoon playing ~ games. The little host
css received numerous pretty gifts. Re-
frcshments were served, each child re-
cciving n pretty favor. A birthday
cake with four lighted candles orna
mented the table.
The following announcement was
made in New York papers Sunday. "Mr.
and Mrs. Honore d. Lyons of ISL East
18th street, Flatbush. Brooklyn, n. Y,
have announced the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Marie b. Lyons
to Mr.. Oscar Willard Ray of Boston.
Miss Lyons is managing editor of
Vogue and n graduate of Adclphi col
lcgc. Mr.. Ray is New England mana
ger for the Emerson Phonograph com
pany and Il graduate of Norwich uni
Mr.. Ray is former resident
of Brattlcboro and a nephew of Mrs.
o, l.. Rawson of Washington street.
County Agent A. w. Swccton will
finish Monday the distribution of the
pigs to boys and girls in the county
who have applied for them under the
plan Of the Vermont National bank to
accept the unsecured notes of the chill
drcn to pay for the animals, the notes
to be paid December !. 4 few over
80 pigs will have been distributed, all
that could he obtained. There are some
applicants, but not many,
and most of th<n are children in fam.
lies In which one pig is placed The
interest in the club is very satisfactory
both TO Mr.. Swccton and the bank.
Lyman II. Howe s current season Is
program Of new motion pictures was
shown to good sized audiences in the
Auditorium Monday afternoon and
evening, and as usual it was thor
0ughly entertaining and educational.
There was a wide diversity of subjects,
all of high standard, even the Howe
comics being of a unique character.
The vast cXpansc of the Antarctic re-
gions with their animal life, including
the queer sea elephants and penguins,
and their giant iccbergs. the wonders
of the Yosemite valley, thrilling auto
mobile racing over Giant s Despair in
Wilkcs-Barc, Pa, a French submarine
somewhere in the ocean, beautiful
scenery in remote parts of the world,
all were revealed in magnificent pano-
rama. These are but few of the many
excellent pictures which the audience
found pleasure and satisfaction in ap:
plauding.
In the May number of the Daughters
of the American Revolution Magazine
is an article entitled A True Love
Story of the Oldcn Times, written by
DR.. Laura NJ. Plantz of Putney, a mem
Der Of BrattlcbOro chapter. At the
foot of the story is Il note mentioning