Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-09

The Boston & Maine Railroad Co. has
placed three armed guards at the Connect
cut River bridge at South Vernon and
other guards at the Ashuelot bridge below
Fort Hill
Mrs. Octave Beliveau is suffering
from stomach trouble.
Miss Mabelle Lang is entertaining
her mother from Lakeport.
w. F. Robertson has been in New
York several days the past week.
Prentiss w. Taylor was in Boston
several days last week on business.
Mrs. Howard Lamb of Orange, Mass,
was a weekend guest at j. NJ. Lamb s.
Miss Josephine Perry was housed the
greater part of last week with a
sprained ankle.
Miss Fannie Brady of Greenfield,
Mass, was u visitor at r. NJ. Lang
worthy's Tuesday.
Mrs. w. +. Robertson is entertaining
her mother, Mrs. Hugh Sheridan of
Providence, r. L., this week.
Rev. FIR. +. d. O'Neill formerly of
this town, is critically i'll in st.
Joseph S hospital in Nashua.
The local Farmers association will
hold its annual business meeting at
Fay IS hall next Saturday night.
Samuel O'Ncal who has been housed
for several weeks with sciatic rhcu-
matsm, is making a slow recovery.
Daniel Fitzgerald of Chicago and
Mrs. Thomas Keane of Boston were
| guests last week of Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
nclius Fitzgerald.
Miss Lillian .Deyo returned last
Saturday from the Melrose hospital,
where she recently underwent an oper-
alton for appendicitis.
Frank L. Field was painfully burned
about his lower limbs by escaping
steam at the o. c. Robertson Co.. IS pa
per mill one day last week.
A large number from this town are
planning to form sleigh ride parties to
| go to West Chesterfield Friday night
to attend the Universalist festival.
The members of the choir of st.
Joseph s church were given sleigh
ride to Bcrnardston, last Sunday after
noon where they enjoyed supper.
C. f. Booth of Boston, who played
cello in Lyman s orchestra last Friday
evening visited here with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Booth until Mon
day.
The public is invited to Lincoln
birthday partY which well be held next
Monday evening at s O'Clock in G. A.
r. hall, under the auspices of the Sons
of Veterans.
The f. of a. Juniors held a very sue
ccssful concert and dance in the town
hall last Friday evening and Lyman S
orchestra furnished excellent music.
The sum of $40 was cleared.
f. c. Robertson, W. +. Robertson, O.
c. Robertson, G. A. Robertson, II. S.
Garfield and F. S. Leonard attended
the annual meeting and banque; of the
American Paper and Pulp association,
in New York Tuesday and Wednesday
Of this week.
Mondays storm was the most severe
of the winter and the wind piled the
snow in huge drifts in several places.
making travel by automobile the most
difficult thus far this winter some of
the roads being still impossible for
these vehicles at present. There was
no session of school in the afternoon.
Ralph Freeman recently established
record at the local railroad station
he had delivered were rejected. Mr..
Freeman has purchased a steam saw
mill and has located it in the TAYLOR
pasture on Chestnut hill from which he
will cut the chestnut and fine timber.
The regular monthly meeting of the
| Parent Teacher association was held
| last Friday afternoon in the grammar
school building. The principal paper
was read by Mrs. Oliver Hale, tine sub
.iect being The Physical Care of Chill
dren, and was very interesting and in
structive. 1t contained much valuable
advice regarding the value of sleep,
proper nutrition and. medical examina-
| ton.
The Woman S club met at the home
of Mrs. f. j. Richards, Thursday after.
noon. The subject was Trained Mother
hood, and the roll call was anecdotes of
children. An excellent paper was given
by Mrs. F. II. Fuller on Obligations of
Motherhood. Extracts from Kate
Douglas Wiggin s, Children Rights,
were given bv Mrs. Strause and ex.
tracts from Elizabeth Harrison s Mis-:
understood Children, were given by
Mrs. Leonard.
Squakheag Tribe No. 81. |. o. r. NJ
held "A largely attended district meet
ing in the town hall Wednesday even
ing during which the warriors degree
was eXcmplifcd by Quonckticut Tribe
No. of Brattleboro on several candi
dates and the adoption degree by the
local lodge. There were n large mum
Der of visiting brothers from out of
town, including 60 from Brattleboro