Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-26

| About twenty-five members and their
friends of st. Michael Roman Catho-
lie church choir enjoyed q sleigh ride
Tuesday night to Bernardston, where an
excellent turkey supper was served.
Dancing was participated in during the
evening.
The visiting committee of the Home
for the Aged held its annual meeting mt
the Home Tuesday and these officers
were elected: Pres, Mrs. j. j. Estey;
vice pres, Mrs. N. I. Hawley; sec. and
treas, Mrs. G.. F.. Barber; auditor, Mrs.
G. l.. Stickney.
George F. Root of Newport, grand
inspector of the grand communicates
of Vermont, will begin his official
work Feb. 6, when he will visit Holy
Cross commandery of Bellows Falls
His date with Beauseant commandery
of Brattleboro is Feb. 8.
w. G.. Doolittle expects to finish
saving the logs where his mill now is
located east of East Dover and move
the mill little farther north into his
best and heaviest timber next week
Mr.. Doolttle expects that it will take
five years to finish his work in that
locality.
Fort Dummer colony of Pilgrim Faith
ers and their friends to the number
of thirty or more had an enjoyable
afternoon and evening Tuesday in the
home of the secretary, Mrs. w. F..
Mixer of Western avenue. An excel
lent supper was served at & o clock and
the evening was spent socially.
Leroy Barrows, who with his parents
Et-in farm
was surprised Tuesday evening by 25
of his friends. A gold tie clasp and a
sum of money were presented him.
Music and games were enjoyed and re-
freshments were served. Mr.. Barrows
will leave next week for his new home
in Thetford.
Carl II. Adams Of Keene, n. H.,
twho is manager of the w. p. Chamber
lain Co.. s store in that city, has this
week ,bought,se of George H.s,Wood of
Claremont, N. iSH., Mr.. Wood s.. inter
est in fhe Huhuess- Wood store in Brat
i,tleboro. William C. Huntresszwill con.
tinue as manager. The firm name will
be changed to Huntress- Adams Co.
Cases of chickenpox have been re.
ported to Health Officer Henry Tucker
in the families of p. II. Mandigo at
40 Maple street and M. n. Underwood
at "a Belmont avenue. Eight cases of
whooping cough have been reported in
the family of George II. Thomas on the
| Putney road.
Stewart Stearns has been elected cap.
tain of the high school basketball team
which will play the Boys Brigade team
at Mortified, Mass, Saturday evening
Boys from the high school will com
pete also in an indoor athletic meet
the same evening, which will include
the following events: Running high
jump, relay race, half run and q
tug of war.
\ Thomas j. Ryan of SO South Mair
street, a shipping clerk, and Miss Ag
mes May Clarity of IA Prospect street
were married Monday morning at
o CLOCK in st. Michael's Roman Catho
lie church. Rev. Father James P
Rand oficiated at the nuptial mass
Maurice Walsh and Miss Margaret Ry
an, sister of the bridegroom, were
the attendants. Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan
are now on a wedding trip and are tc
make their home in Brattleboro..
Miss Amy Weeden of BrattleborO
bought Saturday of Walter F. Walker
his well-known farm in Dummerston
possession to be given March 10. The
farm contains 213 acres, 80 acres of til
lage and the rest pasture and woodlot
also a large strawberry patch of about
two acres. Mr.. Walker and family
have lived there about 30 years. His
father owned the farm before him
Miss Weeden plans to occupy it later
Mr.. Walker has made no plans for the
future.
The Central Vermont railroad has
issued pupils communication tickets
good on the West River branch and as
far south as Central Park. They may
be obtained by pupils at less than halt
the regular fare by filing out an APP
plication form and having it counter
| signed by parent or guardian and the
principal of the school which the pupil
attends and presenting it at the home
station of the pupil. The Central Yer
mont has not before issued such tickets
| They became effective January IS.
A hearing was held Wednesday in
the Office of A. V. ID. Piper, counsel fol
the town of New-fane, on an appeal of
Charles A. Mason of Philadelphia, who
has summer residence in Newfane, from
the ueclSlOn OF tne BOARD Oh CIVIL authority
of that town that he mustrpay poll tax
there. A. A. Dunklee of South Vernon
f. p. Adams of Marlboro and O. r. Clay.
ton Of South Londonderry are the board
of appraisers who heard the case.
! O. b. Hughes appeared for the appellant
and Attorney Piper for the town A sim.
liar case year ago was decided against
Mr.. Mason.
Suit was entered in the county court
Monday by r. G., H. c., and C. X. Loo
mis- of Putney against the Boston
Maine railroad to recover $500 for the
deaths of two COWS and calf owned
by the plaintiffs 1t is alleged that
because of neglect on the part of tho
company to 7rivide suitable fastenings
for gate and because no cattle guards
at the crossings of the railroad at the
| LOOMS farm the three animals were
struck and killed By train Nov. 10
| The papers are from the Office of II. G
x +. f. Barber.
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