Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

to f. J. Perry of Bellows Falls, bort
touring car to j. C. McAllister of
South Londonderry and a bort road
stcr to Mrs. A. A. Langley of Putney.
Clarence N. Grover of Brattleboro and
Miss Pearl Helen Deyo of East Dunn
merston were married at the rectory
of st. Michael s Roman Catholic church
| by Rev.. James p. Rand Thursday,
Sept. 81. They were accompanied by
the brides brother, Albert Deyo, and
his wife.
The Ministers of the Windham Asso-
lciation of Congregational Churches met
in the Centre church house Monday fore
noon for their bi-monthly meeting. The
time was taken up largely with discus
sion of the recent convocation in Mid
dlebury. An excellent dinner was
served in the chapel.
Edward Rainault Of Holyoke, Mass,
and Miss Florida +. Nichols of Brattle.
boro were married Monday in st.
Michael g Roman Catholic church by
Rev. James P. Rand. Miss Cecilia
Nichols, a sister of the bride, and HON.
err c. Rainault, brother of the bride
groom, were bridesmaid and best man.
Eighteen young friends of Miss
Charlena Thomas were entertained at a
dinner party Friday night by her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis l. Ellis in
their home at So Clark street The oc-
casion was Miss Thomas s 18th birth
day anniversary. After dinner the par
| ty were entertained at the Princess
theater.
Roy f. Abbott of ia Vernon street
is suffering from cuts on his face and
hands and severe burns about his Shout
ders which he sustained Saturday aft
ernoon while removing an empty gaso-
line barrel from the street to the rear
of his house, the head blowing out with
terrific force. He was removed at once
to the Memorial hospital and attended
by DR.. II. p Greene.
Rumors that soldiers are having to
pay money in order to get Red Cross
sweaters are emphatically denied by
the manager of the New England divi-
sion, although this and other similar
reports are almost too silly to need de-
NAL. The American Red Cross has not
sold any of its finished Red Cross ar
ticles to any individual soldier or depart.
ment store anywhere.
While going down the stairs leading
to the train shed at the passenger sta.
ion Friday afternoon Mrs. l.. A. ingalls,,
10, of Putney fell and sustained bruises
on her face and body. She was taken
to the waiting room and DR.. George r.
Anderson called. 1t was learned that
no bones were broken and after the
bruises were dressed Mrs. Ingalls, pro.
ceeded on her trip homeward, as she
was still able to catch the train, which
was late.
| Owing to business pressure and nu-
merous demands constantly arising be-
cause of the war the entertainment
committee of the board of trade has
deemed it advisable, for the present at
least, to cancel the better acquaintance
tour to Portsmouth, n. H., which was
planned for this week. There was nc
lack of enthusiasm among members, but
taking everything into consideration the
consensus of opinion was that the time
could not be well spared.
The death of Helen Prentiss Elliott OF
White River Junction, wife of David
A. Elliott, formerly of Brattleboro, oc
urred at her home there Thursday
Sept. 81. Mrs. Elliott had been a con
slant sufferer from valvular heart trou
BILE since she was 10 years old, and haC
been practically an invalid for the past
IL years, during the last eight months
being confined to her bed nearly all OF
the time. Her age was AS years. Flu
neral services were held at 2.3O p. m
Friday at the residence. The burial took
place in st. Adams.
AT meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Red Cross Friday after
noon it was decided to present the musi
cal comedy, The Rose Girl under tn,
auspices of the Brattleboro chapter il
the Auditorium Nov. l and 3. Their,
will be large company of local musi
cal and dramatic talent in the cast Tn,
production will be staged by Mr.. ant
Mrs. Louis Philbrook, who so success
fully presented The Runaways and Hon
, eymoon Lane under the band auspices
Mrs. +. p Blake is chairman of thu
Red Cross committee in charge.
AT the meeting of the Sunshine so
ciety, Branch /, in the home of Mrs
Will B. Smith of Oak street, the presi
:, dent, Mrs. John C. Dewitt, rendered ne
resignation because of her arduous du
ties i'll the Red Cross work. 1t wa
Z with the greatest regret that the resig
| nation was accepted, but owing to tn
: reason given the society felt it onl
right to relieve Mrs Dewitt of the wor
9 connected with the office and electe
! Mrs. Will B. Smith president and Mr.,
g A. w. Rockwell vice president. Tn
society voted So to the war library funt
= p. NJ. Harwood of Boston, O. +. Brat
n way Of Monson and G. Z, Taylor of She
s burne, members of the Massachusett
$ commission of agriculture, were in Bra
tleboro Monday with NJ. r. Tolstru
. of st. Adams, market specialist of I'll
o Vermont department of agriculture, on
n tour of inspection of state creamery an
2 dairy industries, Mr. Tostrup guiding IL
=. party. They left for Rutland, plannir
@ to visit the Wardsboro and South Lo
n donderry creameries and the Mount He
ly cheese factories. While here the
. called at the Holsten-Fresian office an
', visited the Vermont Purebred Ii,
4 Stock Sales Co.'S pavilion.
& Robert p. Parmenter, 5, son of NJ
k and Mrs. r. E. Parmenter of IA Rec
c street, is suffering from a bad sea
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