Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-03-23

society of the Baptist church to bt
held this afternoon is a very important
one and all juniors are requested to be
present.
A part Of Main street was washed
Wednesday afternoon by employees of
the street department. A surprising
amount of dirt was removed, which re-
vealed q substantial supply of ice yet
remaining to conceal the pavement IN
some places, but not much on the hill
A bright spot in the constant stream
of increasing prices of domestic commod-
tiles is to be found in the reduction in
the price of coal. Chestnut, stove ana
egg sizes, which have retaied all winter
for $ll ton, are now sold at Slo. fea
coal is retaled at SO. These changes Ill
prices have been in effect several days.
The Brattleboro high school basket
ball team has arranged game for Sat
urdav evening with alumni of the
school. Many of the former players
will be home from colleges for the Eas-
ter vacation and strong alumni team
will be selected to go against the school
boys.
Mrs. F. L. Smith IS Sunday school
class of the First Baptist church en-
loved q sleighride to the McVeigh
farm on Orchard street Wednesday.
An excellent chicken-pie supper was
served to the party of "a. Rev. and
Mrs. George +. Tomkinson accompanied
the class.
DR.. f. L. Osgood of Townshend has
received from the postmaster at Eagle,
Alaska, news of the death of Charles
d. Fisher, formerly of Townshend, who
owned a gold mine in Alaska, and ask
| ing for information as to his relatives.
| 1t is stated here that Mrs. Fisher was
living in Manchester, n. H., some time
ago. ......
Monday is the date set for the hear
| ing before Judge Harland B. Howe of
| the United States district court of the
bankruptcy proceedings against the
| Vermont Last Block Co. The hearing
will be held in Rutland. If the com
pany is adjudicated bankrupt it is pos
sible that q receiver will be appointed
by Judge Howe.
Five men of the crew which is con-
structing booms at the mouth of West
river to hold the logs which are to be
floated down went to Greenfield, Mass,
on the $50 train Wednesday and tanked
up. On their return on the train arriving
at 1049 p. m. two of them were able to
leave the train, but the three others
remained on board and were carried
along.
States Attorney William r. Daley
has taken a fresh start on inquest hold
ing and the corridor of the Crosby
block yesterday morning was cluttered
with men summoned to be present
at 9 clock and who were awaiting
II chance to testify to whatever ques-
tions were asked by the states attor-
ney. Judge f. B. Pier is presiding and
Neil y. Clawson is the stenographer.
Stephen NJ. Driscoll of st. Adams,
state deputy of the Knights of Colum-
bus, made his annual visitation to Leo
council Sunday afternoon and gave an
interesting talk to the members on the
work of the order. He complimented
Leo council on its insurance member
ship, and on the fact that it is the
only council in the Vermont jurisdic
ton with more insurance members than
associate. The meeting was largely at
tended and plans are now being made
for the exemplifcation of the major de
gree of the order before the first OF
May when class of 80 or more candi
dates will be initiated.
The Congregational Sunday school
will hold its ninth annual children s fail
i'll Odd Fellows temple Thursday, Marcel
20, from o clock through the evening
There will be sale of fancy articles
aprons, confectionery, grabs and Kon
| struct-it Toys. The Children s Picture
Book will be shown at o'clock by
members of the beginners ', primary and
| junior departments. From 5 to I 'clocl
the intermediate and senior departments
VIII serve supper on the European
plan, at small tables. At 8 clock the
second entertainment will be given by
the adult Sunday school and will con
sist of Living songs and living pic
tures' and a farce, The Burglar, il
which five young women will take part
The proceeds will be used for the HON,
and foreign missionary work of tn
church.
The following program was give,
Wednesday in the meeting of Protec
tive Grange: Songs by choir; reading
by Mrs. Harriet Tucker, John Pellet
and Mrs. Ellen Herrick; voca solo, Mis-
Florence Dalrymple; instrumental due
Mrs. Oscar Whitney and Miss Florenc
Dalrymple; the high cost of living an
the use of corn meal were discussed, Mr.
Frank Martin giving paper on tn
origin of corn meal and Mrs. Jenni
| Knight giving paper on the variou
uses of corn meal; paper, The Kitche
Garden and It's Use in the Home, Mr.
w. F. Mixer; A. w. Sweeton spoke abou
fertilizer and especially fertilizer for tn
kitchen garden; contest of guessin
{ pictures illustrating books was conduct
ed by Mrs. Fred Smith and Mrs f. y
Goodenough, Mrs. Robert Emery winnin
first prize and Miss Batchelder winnin
the BOBBY prize. The birthday commit
tee served ice-cream. At the next meet
ing, which will be the first of the contes
meetings, the men will furnish the pre-
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