Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-11

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The annual meeting of the W. c. T. L
will be held Monday afternoon at !
o'clock in the rest room. Every member
is urged to be present at roll call. The
annual dues will be expected ut that
meeting.
Success, Ii. X. G. Watson's Morgan
stallion arrived at the Valley fair ground
Tuesday night and is in charge of II. p.
Yearly. Success won the grand cham
pionship and first premium at the horse
show in SpringfcldANTass., in 1916.
John +. Gale, referee in bankrupt
cy, has called a meeting of the cred
itors of the Vermont Last Block Co.,
to be held in the county clerk s Office
Saturday, May 10, at a. M, to prove
claims and appoint a trustee.
At the noon hour Tuesday the girls
at the s. A. Smith toy plant showed
their esteem and appreciation for the
forelady, Mrs. n. Cor!s, by presenting
her complete desk set and extending
Fluctuations of her birthday anniver-
sary.
Trainer A. b. Martin of Ticonderoga,
n. Y, arrived Wednesday at the Val
ley Fair grounds with a string Of eight
race horses which will be trained there
for the race meets this summer and fall.
This is the first of several consignments
of fine animals that are to be trained at
the fair grounds this summer.
The body of j. G. Eddy, who died in
Sioux Falls, S. D., last January, arrived
here Friday, accompanied by Mrs.
Eddy and Mrs. Annie Davenport Day.
Mrs. Eddy went with the body that
evening to Jamaica, where the burial
took place Saturday. Mrs. Day re-
manned at the Brooks House.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brockngton celebrated
her S5th birthday anniversary May 3,
and was the recipient Of many gifts, in
Guiding money, flowers and fruit. Dur
ing the afternoon and evening many of
her friends came to congratulate her.
among them being her son, F. p. Brock
ington of Laconia, n. H., and daughter,
Mrs. c. c. Hosley, and granddaughter,
Miss Gertrude IIosley of Turner's Falls.
A regular monthly meeting of the
Mutual Aid association was held Wedncs-
day afternoon. The secretary re-
ported IS calls for help received in the
month of April. The supervisor re-
ported 30 new patients under care and
10 calls made. The district nurse
reported % patients under care and
l47 calls made. Seven attendants
were employees 1873 days.
News was received here Monday of
the death of Willis Barnes of Andover,
Mass. Mr.. Barnes had been in i'll
health several months with heart trou-
bic. He formerly was a resident of
Brattlcboro, being employed several
years by John c. Howe, photographer.
He married Miss Bertha Wood, sister
Of Mrs. Charles r. Simonds of Brat
tleboro. The funeral was held Wcdnes
day at Andovcr.
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine D. De-
vine was held Friday morning at 9
clock in st. Mchacl's Roman Catho-
lie church. Rev. Father James p. Rand
ofiiciated. The bearers were Ilcrmon
Brooks, Daniel Patterson, Thomas Fo-
ley and Harry Coates. The burial
took place in the Roman Catholic Gem
etery. Among those from out of town
who attended were Miss Ethel Doolng
of Natick, Mass, Mrs. John Cookery
and Miss Agnes Cookery of HinsdGle
and Robert Moloney OF Lawrence,
Mass.
The village commissioners organized
Saturday evening when Arthur +. Rob
crts, the new member, was sworn in and
f.. w. Gibson was reelected chairman.
Frank Streeter was re-appointed chief
of the fire department and it was voted
to inspect the fire department equip
ment and apparatus Monday. No ap-
pointments of police officers were made,
but it was voted to call IN all badges
held by special officers. Chairman Glib
son said that the matter of appoint
mcnts to the police force would be
taken up in the near future.
In the free clinic in the rooms of the
Mutual Aid association Thursday and
Friday for Better Babies Al babies
were brought by their mothers and cX-
amincd By Brattleboro physicians, who
gave of their time and services In the
interests OF the Better Baby week.
Comparatively few were brought dur
ing the mornings as it was hard for
the mothers to get away, but both aft
crnoons found the physicians busy con-
stantly. Record cards were made out
giving complete history of each case
and the physicians were unanimous III
the belief that such clinics held every
few months would be very beneficial.
The funeral of Harry Herbert Wood
was held Saturday afternoon at 2.30
O'Clock at the Advent Christian
church, Elder f. s. Hartwell of Hart
ford, Conn, and Rev, Ebert S. Hew-
lit, pastor of the church, officiating.
Members of the family were bearers
and the burial took place in Meeting
House Hill cemetery. Those from out
of town present were Mrs. Charles
Rumrill of Springfield, s. G. Lackey,
Alfred Lackey and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Dunklee of South Vernon, Her.
bert Pierce of South Newfanc and Har-
old Pierce of Amherst. Mass. Rev
Mr.. Hewitt, Mrs, F. b. Howe and Mrs
b. l.. jerks sang Some Sweet Day and
Asleep in Jesus. .e q
The reception TO Rev. and Mrs. Doug;
las Il. Guest, the former the new pastor
of the Methodist church, held Wednesday
evening in the vestry was attended by
a large number Of Pensioners, also
several Of the ministers of the town
The vestry was appropriately decorated