Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-14

The Hooker, COrser & Mitchell Co.
closed its overall factory Wednesday
for three weeks.
! Because of some trouble with the pow
er service parts of the spinning and
thrashing rooms at the Fort Dummer
mills were shut down Wednesday, but
were operated all night to make up for
the time lost.
! The local headquarters of the Red
Cross asks for immediate contributions
of old kid gloves. The gloves will be
sent to Boston to be cleaned and pre-
pared for Innings for trench vests for
the soldiers.
Most of the local merchants have
decided to keep open every evening un-
Ill Christmas beginning next Thurs
day. Their stores will be closed next
week Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
rs usual, but will be opening the ensu-
ing Thursday, Friday, Saturday and
Monday nights
Mrs Maverette A. Howe, widow of
William F.. Howe of Brattleboro, died
Monday in the home of her sister,
Mrs. Dwight Goodenough, in Spring
field, Mass. The body was brought
TO Brattlcboro Wednesday on the 2.l7
train and services were conducted
at the cemetery by Rev. d. f. Trout.
Guy Bctterley was elected Monday
'aptain of the Brattleboro high school
football team for 1918. Betterley is
considered one of the best guards in
Vermont and has played with the
eleven three years. He is a hard and
conscientious worker and doubtless will
fill his new position with credit to him
self and the school.
The Student Activities society of the
high school held meeting at recess
Wednesday, Pres. Hayden Randall in
The chair. and it was voted to send
Christmas packages to soldiers both at
homc and abroad who were formerly
Students at the school. 1t was also
voted to buy service flag for the
school and flag for the Junior Red
Cross.
People in town who have outgrown or
cast-off hats, caps, dresses, coats or shoes
and who are willing to donate them for
the use of school children who have not
sufficient clothes to keep them warm, are
asked to leave them at Miss Florence
NJ Wellmans office in the high school
building. Miss Wellman has many calls
for such garments and they will be much
appreciated by the children.
Young men enlisting from here are
entitled to a knitted outfit, paiamas
and comfort bags from the Red Cross,
md all such are requested to call for
Them at the Red Cross headquarters be-
fore leaving for the camps. Hereto
Fore these articles have been sent
through other channels, but the Red
Cross branch officers are now informed
that the enlisted men should call for
hem at the rooms.
The Boston & Maine railroad was
blocked near the three bridges, about
mile north of this village, from noon
until o clock Tuesday. A journal
on a southbound freight ear broke. let
ting a wheel drop off. The part of the
train back of that car was hauled back
70 Dummerston and wrecking train
"ame down from Bellows Falls. The
II o'clock train from the south, which
vas late, was held here until after the
track was cleared.
Brattleboro chapter, Daughters of
ne American Revolution, met in the
Unitarian parish house Tuesday after
poon. Mrs. l.. E. Holden gave a very
interesting paper on the Boston Tea
Party. She urged that one and all as
descendants of those who fought for
this independence never forget their
loyalty to the flag, which not only
proclaims a great and glorious history,
hut stands for justice and the liberty
If all nations both great and small.
At the meeting of the Mutual Aid as
ISOLATION Wednesday the secretary re-
ported % calls for help received in
November. OF those for sickness and
emergency all but two were filed. The
supervisor reported % patients under
ere; AS calls were made. Six at
rndants were employed 1862 DAYS The
district nurse reported 20 patients un-
der care; 1872 calls were made. At
crescent there are seven pupils in the
thompson school for training attend
ants, and more are expected.
On Sunday morning the Daughters
'ircle Of the Universalist church pre-
'nted to the parish large American
lag. The pastor, Rev. ID. +. Trout,
made q patriotic presentation speech
n Loyalty to the government, at the
regular morning service, and the flag
'as accepted by the president, +. X.
Vaughan. The flag was placed above
the service flag in front of the
church The service flag, which be-
longs to the Sunday school, contains
- stars, representing Is young men
Of the parish who are in the service,
seven of them being abroad. Two
duplicate honor lists are posted, one
n the church and one in the Sunday
hool room.
The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
tuberculosis association, Inc. was held
friday afternoon in the Vermont Ma
tional bank. The reports of officers were
read, and it was brought out that there
was less tuberculosis the past year, the
association caring for but two patients
at the present time. Miss Fandel of the
Mutual Aid association read very in
teresting report of the convention in Rut-
land, which she attended. These officers
were elected; President, Arthur F. Rob.
crts; vice president, Mrs. Harry c. Free
man; secretary, Rev. ID, +. Trout; treas
urer Charles g. Staples; auditor, Fred S.
Knight; executive board Fred S. Knight,
Mrs. Clarke c. Fits and Mrs. A. w.
Montgomery, the latter succeeding Mrs.