Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-04-06

Rev. Thomas w. Owens will conduct
the service at the Retreat Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock.
One man, charged with intoxication,
was before the municipal court yester-
day. He paid fine of So and costs, a
total of $l0.65.
G. ?. Spencer has bought n half in
terest in the printing business which he
sold to A. +. Wilson last June. The
business will be carried on under the
name of The Spencer Press, as here
tofore.
The April meeting Of the w. C. II. u.
will be held in the rest room Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. AS there is
important business to be transacted it
is hoped there will be a good attend
ance.
The ways and means committee of
the Ladies' circle of the Universalist
church will give recital in the
church Friday evening, April 10, with
Miss Mary F. Cox of Springfield.
Mass, as reader and with several solos
and violins.
Mrs. Otis futile of 1876 Williams
street gave sugar party Wednes-
day to Herman Kuhner and a party of
his friends. Mr.. Kuhner is superintend-
ent of the Hopkins greenhouses. He
presented Mrs. futile an Easter lily.
Members of the w. c. T. u. are asked
to remember that on Saturday after
noon they will go in a body to make an
Easter visit to the Home for the Aged.
A program of music and readings will
be given and tea will be served to the
residents of the Home ats o'clock.
Lieut.. Surgeon Herbert w. Taylor,
who was called last week to Montpe-
lier to aid in the medical inspection of
the First Vermont regiment, returned
to Brattleboro yesterday. He will close
up his private affairs here and leave
either today or Saturday for Fort Ethan
Allen.
Francis A. Dunlevy, who closed his
tailoring shop to go with Company
to the Mexican border last spring and
reopened it this winter, has finally
closed it. He is first class private
and says that this time he will leave
the shop closed until certain that he is
no longer to be called for military
service.
ployed recently in Worcester, and
Springfield, Mass, has returned to Brat
tleboro and taken again q position in
the freight office. Hugh H. Viele re-
Gently resigned his position there and
the call for the mobilization of Com
pany I took two more of the office
help.
Thirty-two Boy Scouts with Scout
Commissioner Rev. }. Fredrik Virgin
and Scout Masters Rev. Delmar +.
Trout and Rev. G. f. Tomkinson, en-
joyed a hike to the Scott farm Wednes-
day morning, returning late in the
afternoon. The boys cooked their din
ners out in the open and then enjoyed
to the fullest extent an hour in the
sugar house, where they had their fill
of hot maple syrup. Later they were
shown through the barns and inspected
the cattle
The annual meeting of the Epworth
League Of the Methodist church was
held Tuesday evening, and these Of
Ulcers were elected for the ensuing year,
beginning May ]: President, Herman
kuhner; LIST vice presidents. Arthur +.
Roberts; I'd vice president, Fred Fisher;
Sd vice president, Miss Doris Wyman;
18th vice president, Miss Florence Oar.
ling; secretary, Miss Rachel Iverson;
treasurer, Lloyd Robinson. The reports
of the various departments were read
and indicate fourishing condition.
Acting upon orders of States Attor.
ney William R. Daley, Sheriff C.. f.
Mann and Deputy Sheriff Frank L.
Wellman visited Wednesday the house
at 3 Valley street occupied by Joseph
Beauchman. The officers seized 10
bottles of ale and jug containing a
llttle wine. Beauchman was taken to
the office of the state's attorney and
was later released, being told that he
would be notified when wanted. State s
Attorney Daley was obliged to be out
OF town yesterday.
Leo Council, Knights of Columbus,
exemplified the first degree at it's meet
ing Tuesday night on IL candidates, the
second largest class in the history of
the local council. Plans were made
for the exemplifcation of the third
degree on April 20, and there is a class
of nearly 80 waiting for this degree.
1t was voted to exempt all members of
'ho 'ouHcil III OF navy service
of the government from the payment
of dues during the state Of war which
now exists. A large percentage of the
members of Leo council are members
of Company !.
The listers finished Saturday after
noon the canvass of the village of Brat
tleboro for the military census, with
the exception of a few scattered per.
sons. These will be listed as oppor-
tunity offers. Monday morning. II. II
Dunklee and Fred A. Betterley of the
listers went to West Brattleboro and
began the annual regular work of the
listers. In connection with this they
will take the military census of that
village and of the outlying town dis.
trict. Either the clerk, Carl S. Hop
kins, or one of the members of the
board of listers, will be in the office of
the town clerk daily during Office hours
and during the noon hour to take the
sworn statements of taxpayers.
The first of two contest program
meetings by members of Protective
Grange was presented Wednesday by
the men. The program included song
NV John Mckay. songs by quartet com,
posed Of Oscar Convey, John Mckay, H.
w. Sargent, Arthur Robbins; songs by