Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-26
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The Baraca class, No. Z, of the Bap-
fist Bible school voted Sunday to buy
Liberty bond through the Boy Scouts
George F. Bullock and Lillian A.
Dodge. both of IS Linden street, were
married Friday by Justice Carl S.
Hopkins.
The Vermont National bank will be
open every night this week until 8
O'Clock to receive subscriptions for the
Liberty loan.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
First Baptist church, at their regular
meeting Tuesday night, voted to buy a
$50 Liberty bond.
A. Noln has bought of Mrs. A. f.
Wood three-tenement house at 224 FL
lot street Mr.. Nolin and family will
occupy the lower apartment.
William James futile of Weston and
Miss Pearl Leora Greenslet of Benning
ton were married at the Universalist
parsonage Saturday evening at $50 by
? Rev. D. e. Trout.
L. w. Amdon picked sweet corn from
his garden the past week. The last of
it was served Oct. 81 and was as good as
any picked the first of the season. The
corn was planted July /.
Mrs. Don Wilder has sold her cigar
box shop in the Ullery building annex,
which she had conducted since the
death of Mr.. Wilder, to Frank L. John
son, who will continue the business.
In the regular business meeting of
the Christian Endeavor society of the
Centre Congregational church Sunday
night the resignation of Miss Gladys
l.. ,4a1
Miss Bessie l.. Fafnum was elected to
fill the vacancy.
Dora M. Forette, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Antoine Forette of Z Hunt ave
nue., became the bride of Dasilva Mar
tel of 3O8 South Main street, at q cere-
mony performed by Rev. James p.
Rand in St. Michael s Roman Catholic
church Oct. 10.
The funeral of Bernadette Regina,
five months old, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leland Dowley, was held Fri
dav afternoon at $50 O'Clock in St.
Michael g Roman Catholic church. Rev.
James p. Rand officiated. The burial
took place in the Roman Catholic Gem
etery.
Pedestrians are making numerous
complaints from different sections of
the town about the persistence of BIZ
cycle riders and motorcyclists in rid
ing on the sidewalks, which is con-
trary to law. Several narrow escapes
have been noted during the last few
days.
Allen f. Carey bought Monday the
Amos Prouty farm i'll West Marlboro.
The farm consists of about $50 acres
with a sugar orchard of 800 or 900
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|day, moving from Williams street. He
will keep sheep and carry on general
farming.
Miss Nellie A. Davis of Springfield,
Mass, was overcome by a shock Mon
day forenoon about $50 clock and fell
toy the sidewalk near the passenger sta
ton. She was removed to the ladies ,
waiting room and DR.. E. R. Lynch was
summoned, who ordered her removed to
the Melrose hospital. Miss Davis lives
in the home of Mrs. Charles II. Eley in
Springfield.
In peculiarly fascinating lecture
Sunday evening in the Congregational
chapel Rev. R. H. Clapp resumed the
series of meetings on Old Testament
history, the theme being, How the Old
Testament Was Made. There was
large attendance. 1t was intensely in
teresting and gave most of the audi
ence new conception of the old book
and some of the stories contained there
in.
j. A. Sturtevant, sheep expert of the
Vermont Agricultural Extension serv-
ice at Burlington, is making his first
tour of Windham county. Accompa-
MED by NJ. R. Tolstrup and County
Agent A. w. Sweeton, Mr.. Sturtevant
went to Westminster West Tuesday
to attend the annual Grange fair.
While here he will visit various sheep
growers in the county in order to ia
miliarize himself with the situation.
Frank +. Barber, the well-known at
torney, has bought the j. G. Taylor
property, "a Western avenue, and ex-
poets to move his family into the house
about Nov. !. This is an exceptionally
attractive place and he intends now to
make it a permanent home and erect
q bungalow on his farm for the sum
mer months. Since his buildings there
were destroyed by fire in August Mr..
Barber and family have been living at
the Melrose. The sale of the Taylor
place was made through j. L. How
ard s real estate agency Saturday.
The funeral of Timothy A. Sullivan
was held Friday at O'Clock in st.
Michael's Roman Catholic church. Rev
James p. Rand officiated. The bearers
were John Long, Henry Ryan, David
OKeefe, John Garrity and James p
Blake The burial took place in the
Roman Catholic cemetery. Among those
from out of town who attended were
Miss katherine Sullivan of Palmer, Mass.
James Sullivan of Roslindale, Mass.
Mrs. W. R. Andrus of Greenfield, Mrs
Helen Brown of Bellows Falls, Miss Jo-
hanna Brosnahan of Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Twyon of Springfield
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sullivan of Holyoke
Miss Anna and Miss Mollie Brosnahan
and Patrick Brosnahan, all of Holyoke.
The ladies of st. Michael's Roman
Catholic church held food sale and
whist party Friday afternoon and
evening in Knights of Columbus hail
which was attended by a good number.
The sale opened at 3 o clock in the aft
ernoon with home made food, candy,
ice cream and cake and fancy articles
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