Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-18

A meeting of the Women s guild of
st. Michael S Episcopal church will be
held this afternoon at , o o'clock i'll the
rcctorv There will be an election of
officers.
Fortv.fve were present Saturday
evening in Marlboro at preparedness
meeting at which President Horton D..
Walker of the board of trade, County
Agent A. w. Swceton and Supt. II. f..
Moilitt of the union school district were
the speakers.
Barney Mead. manager of the Vermont
Auto Sales Co.. was in northern Vermont
ON business last week and sold three
Premier cars. William Dunlevy of this
town and A. f. Roberts of Bellows Falls
have bought Chalmers SiN-30 cars OF the
Vermont Auto Sales Co.
A bright light in the sky to the
southeast attracted the attention Of
many Brattleboro persons between IL
and IL o clock Friday night. The illu-
mination came from a fire in Erving,
Mass, where the stock house and lum-
company were destroyed.
Just before the ball game at Island
park Monday afternoon small deer
swan from the island to the smaller
island in Little river. Resting there
u few moments the animal plunged in
and swan to the base of Wantastiquct
mountain and then climbed the bank
and disappeared in the woods.
The Brattlcboro board of trade
wishes to bring together people who
have land suitable for gardening pur-
poses and those who wish to cultivate
gardens but who have no land available.
Persons who are willing to give the use
of their land or to rent it and all those
willing to make garden but who have
not made plans 10 do so are requested
to write to the secretary of the board
of trade Immediately.
Rev. Samuel H. Lee of Springfield
Mass, formerly pastor of the Centre
congregational church in Brattleboro, i,
a member of the Springfield diet squad
which Monday morning began its two
weeks experiment in frugal but healthy
living on 80 cents a day. Rev Mr.. Lee
is upwards of so years old and formerly
was president of the American Interna.
tiona college in Springfield. He was
pastor of the Centre church from 1888 tC
1888.
Judge f. L. Waterman gave hear
ing Monday in the county clerks of
fee on the petition of Mrs. Hattie NJ
Boyle of Dover, who has petitioned foi
divorce from Frank II. Boyle of tho
same town, for temporary alimony anC
counsel fees The judge granted hcl
50 a week alimony, but did not issut
an order for counsel fees. Harvey &
Whitney appeared for the petitioner
and William r. Daley for Mr.. Boyle.
The Brattleboro Mutual Aid associa
ton has leased the house at o FIarri
place, occupied by the late Mrs. Phoebe
Coolidge, for headquarters and vii
take possession when necessary repair
and alterations have been made. Here
toforc the work has been conducted
from the headquarters at l Cana
street, the Stcbbins house, but tn,
Harris place building is better adaptct
to its needs.
Owing to the fact that State Attor
ney William Il. Daley was obliged II
90 to Bennington Monday afternoon tn
municipal court cases of Mrs. |. /
Michelman against her brotherin-law
b. S. Michelman, and of the stat
against Walter Murphy Of Dummcrstoi
ANL dlltPttl CfutllN Ib dililltiN, Wti'
continued. Both had been assigned 70
the drawing of .juries this morning
The case against Merrill Dodge
charged with having caught p shor
ttrout. has been continued for a hearing
May 2S.
Two former Brattleboro boys, SON
of Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Knowton o
Cambridge, Mass, are among tn,
young men selected for the reserve of
ficcrs training camps. Lauiston f.
Harvard 10, Tech 'lG, who has had
position near Pittsburg, Pa, has gon,
TO Fort Niagara, n. Y, which is tn
camp for that section. Bernard w
Harvard IS, has gone to Plattsburg
n. Y. He is one of the youngcs
chosen. His 10 weeks previous train
ing at Plattsburg had much to do Mitl
his selection.
The body OF Mrs. Mary j. Corscr
who died in Schenectady Saturda,
morning, was brought to Brattlebor
on the > O'Clock train Monday an
a private burial service was held a
the grave in Prospect Hill cemetery
Rev. r. II. Clqpp, pastor of the Centr
NOnSItSdlloldl cHuFCn, uliclHtlnH. L u
Eastern Star committal service wa
conducted by the officers who were i
the chairs when Mrs. Corser lived i
Brattlcboro. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il
Corser and Mrs. John Snyder an
i daughter, Helen, all of Schenectady
came with the body.
> The body Of William f. krkwood y
who died late Friday night in the Me
rose hospital, following an operation fc
THE amputation of his leg, was take
Monday to South Londonderry fC
burial. The funeral was held that afte
noon at o'clock. Mr.. Kirkwood ha
been i'll several months with gangrenou
= leg. He came TO Brattleboro fe
weeks ago to the home of his son, San
> ucl Kirkwood of Spring street, and VA
e taken 10 the MelroSe hospital the da
9 before he died He leaves brothe
2 Andrew r. Kirkwood of Brattleboro,
1 daughter Mrs. Coy of West Dun
t merston, and two sons, Samuel and Ere
KrIwood of this town.
, The May term of the United stat
court opened in Windsor Tuesday ate
: noon, Judge Harland b. Howe prcsi
ing. The general arrangements for II
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