Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21

lJulu DOIn VI JdCNSOnNillC NtiS
married at l1.30 O'Clock Monday at
the Universalist parsonage, by Rev.
Dclmar +. Trout. A double ring serv-
ice was used and the couple were un-
attended.
John L. johnson of 215 Elliot street
received letter from his son, Guy E.
johnson, who is with the 103d Infan-
try somewhere in France last Sat
urday in which he said that he was
in good health and enjoying his expe-
riences in military life. He asked that
copies of the local paper be sent him.
Following is the list of officers elect
in the annual meeting of Sedgwic k
post, G. A. r.: Commander, II. p. Hunt
err; S. V. c., Luke Ferriter; j. V. c.,
L. B. Bissell; adjt, Z. II. Putnam; O.,
II. p Hunter; s., DIR Henry Tucker;
chaplain, c. p. Nash; o. D., T. w.
Eason. These and some appointive Of
ficers will be installed in January.
After hearing before the board of
selectmen Monday afternoon on a
petition of l.. p. Copeland for a win
ter road across land owned by John
Nesbitt in West Brattleboro to Mr..
Copeland IS wood lot in order to per-
nit the removal of wood and lumber,
the matter was left to the parties con
cerned, who agreed to settle it be-
tween themselves.
The Nothing But the Truth com
pany, which played here early in the
season with Mr. and Mrs. Ezra c..
Walck in the east and which disbanded
in PENNSYLVANIA few weeks ago, has
been reorganized and will be sent over
a southern circuit. Mrs. Walck refused
part in the new cast and will spend
the winter with her mother, Mrs. Ar
thur Wells of Brattleboro.
Harry Clement Snow and Alta Mar
tina Davis of West Chesterfield, \. H.,
were quietly married by Rev. D. F..
Trout, pastor of the Univcrsalist
church, Tuesday night at his home. The
single ring ceremony was used and the
couple was unattended. After a two
weeks wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Snow will reside in West Chesterfield,
where he is engaged as a farmer.
Mrs. j. L. Ryan received news
Dee. 10, of the death of her cousin,
Mrs. Emma NJ. Franklin, in Haw-
thorne, Cal. The funeral took place
Friday in st. Vincent IS church in Los
Angeles. Mrs. Franklin and three chill
dren, who lived in Townshend, went
to Hawthorne over year ago. She
is survived by two sons and one daugh-
ter and a sister, Mrs. Flora Sequel, all
of Hawthorne, Cal, and an aunt, Mrs.
w. II. Smith of Brattlcboro.
In the regular meeting of Brattle-
boro lodge, n. f. o. p, Monday night
in Grand Army hall these officers were
elected: Warden, Willard Bemis; vice
warden, Miss Ellen Miner; Sec, Mrs.
Willard Bemis; fin. Sec, Miss Susie
Miner; treas, Mrs. w. +. Mixer; chap
lain, Mrs. Catherine Holland; guide,
Mrs. Ellen E. Herrick; guardian, Mrs.
Eugene Gotta; sentinel, Eugene Gotta;
trustee for three years, Harry n. Hol-
land; degree master, Spencer w.
Knight; representatives to grand lodge,
NJ. j. Larrabee, Mrs. Ellen f. Herrick;
alternates, Miss Ellen Miner and Aus
tin G.. Nichols.
At well attended meeting of the
Sunday school of the Methodist church
Monday night all of the reports showed
it to be in a growing and tlourishing
condition. Officers were elected for
the ensuing year as follows: Super
intendent, f. j. Fairbanks; assistants,
T. E. Covey and e. p Smith; secre.
tary, John w. Howe; treasurer, f. A.
Shaw; superintendent of departments:
Home. Mrs. Eliza Adams; junior, Miss
Eta Miner; primary, Mrs. d. G. Guest !;
missionary, Mrs. Irene lloyt; assistant,
Mrs. George Boorne.
County Fish and Game Warden f. II.
Metcalf has been notified by State
Fish and Game Commissioner Linus
Leavens that the hunting and fishing
license of Charles Barnes of Brook
line has been revoked and that he can
not take out another within one year
without consent of the state commits
sioner. Barnes recently was found
guilty of having several skunk skins
in his possession illegally and paid a
fine amounting to $50 and costs.
The marines at Quantico, Va, have
started a weekly newspaper called The
Quantico Lcatherneck, of which Stew
art l.. Hartwell, formerly of Brattle
boro, is business manager. Mr.. Hart
well is a graduate of the Brattleboro
high school, class of 1914. He enlisted
in Chicago May s and after three
months of recruit training at Paris Is
land, 5. c., went to the camp at Guam
! tico, where the men were put through
the stifi'est kind of drilling until Il
few days ago, when the snowstorn
forced them to stay in.
County Agent A. w. Sweeton vii
speak before the Newfane Farmers
club this evening, this to be tn,
first of series of talks he intends tC
give in different sections of the county
upon the fertilizer and feed situation
as it will confront tillers of the sol
in the spring. He has addressed let
ter to the town directors of the Wind
ham County Farm Bureau expressing ;
desire to meet farmers and discuss thu
matter either informally or at publ,
meetings, as Mr.. Swceton believes Their,
will be many difficulties for them il
1918.
Following an illness Of severa
months Mrs. Caroline +. Sargent
Ray, 70, widow of Lyman Ray, die
Monday at her home, 1873 Conan
street, Gardner, Mass. She was borl
in Brattleboro. daughter of Willar
and Lovina (Adams) Sargent. Sh
had made her home in Gardner sine