Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-09

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A 1920 Titan tractor was delivered
yesterday to Warner i. Thomas of
Putney road, /. II. c. farm machinery
agent, who bought it for his own use.
The banns of marriage were published
Oct. % in st. Michael $ Roman Catho.
lie church between Miss Elizabeth
Helena Clarity and Dennis Joseph ia
cobs, both of Brattleboro, also between
Miss Helen St. Cyr of Brattleboro and
William Raymond of Springfield, Mass.
The largest number of Red Cross
members which has yet turned out for
work crowded their quarters on the
top floor of the federal building to
overlooking Wednesday night. There
were SO women present and they were
industrious every minute folding ban.
dagcs for shipment to France.
A large crowd of young people gath
cred in the chapel of the First Baptist
church Wednesday for the postponed
Halloween social. A play entitled A
Halloween Adventure was given by 16
of the young people. All adjourned to
the social rooms for games and refresh
ments appropriate for the season.
Lilac Time, which comes to the Audi
forum Saturday afternoon and eve
ming. will be the first production to be
staged here since the new war taxes
became operative, and Manager George
f. Fox will comply with the request of
the government and tax the purchaser
of each ticket the required 10 per cent
An automobile driven by Ray Davis
of South Londonderry ran over Il young
buck deer south of West Townshend
Tuesday afternoon. The little animal
ran in front of the machine so quickly
that it was impossible to avoid striking
it. Mr.. Davis took the carcass to Dep
uty Warden Frank II. Pierce of South
Londonderry.
At the close of the regular meeting
of the Eastern Star Tuesday evening
an interesting entertainment was given,
consisting of solos by Frank II. Brasor;
duet, Miss Elisabeth Brasor and Frank
II. Brasor; piano 500 by Miss Ruth
Hinckley. A nut contest and spider
web contest closed the evenings en-
tertainment
Three cans of lingering brook trout
were received by the Windham County
Fish and Game club Wednesday after
noon and distributed in Vernon streams
by DR.. C. r. Aldrich and County War
den +. II. Metcalf. The club expects
a few more consignments of fish before
the season closes, particularly some
steelhead fingorlings for West River.
An example of the delays to which
railroad shi pments are subject bv rea.
son of congested conditions Is shown
thn Il h., O.
early this week of a carload of mat
tresses, shipped from Boston Oct. 10,
which had been damaged by the heavy
storm Of Oct. so Under normal condi-
lions the car would have been in the
local yard ready for unloading a day or
two after shipment.
Mrs, Mary Elizabeth (Carrigan) Phil
lips, 45, wife of w. X. Phillips of Day
tona, Fla, died in the Melrose hospital
Monday night at $50, following AN
illness of eight weeks. Mr. and Mrs
Phillips had been in Brattleboro all
summer, Mr.. Phillips being brother OF
Everett w. Phillips of Ia Cherry street
The body was forwarded to Bath, n. v.
at 2.06 Tuesday afternoon, where the
funeral and burial took place. A
father, mother and two brothers survive.
Mrs. James Truell has received a
letter from her son, Private Harold
Evans, written Oct. 10 from Southamp-
ton, England. The letter states that
all are we'll and happy and that they
have seen sights that they never ex-
pect to see again. Private Evans, who
is member of l0lst ammunition train,
6th company, Goth division of the
American eXpeditiOnary force, also
writes that he has seen Fred Howard
and Erwin Bellows, both of Bratte-
boro.
a meeting of those who are to make
the canvass Saturday in the Armenian
and Syrian relief campaign will be held
in the chapel of the Centre Congrega.
tional church this afternoon at 1
O'CLOCK when the needs of the oppressed
people will be presented and directions
given for making the canvass. The can
vassers are to take with them not only
sealed boxes but also pledge cards in
the hope that many will sign them, even
though the amounts be small. These
will be given out at the meeting. Paw
ments may be made to the local treas
urcr Carl S. Hopkins.
Lacrosse. Wis. newspapers received
here contain the following regarding a
Brattleboro girl: "Last Sunday morn
ing large audience enjoyed a great
treat at the federated church. Miss
Josephine Toedt Of Brattleboro, Vt,
sang beautiful sacred selection, with
flute obligato, by Mr.. Nicholson. Miss
Toedt shows a high order of musician,
ship III every detail of technique in hel
singing, i'll addition to the great natur
al beauty of voice and fine interpretive
musical sense" Miss Toedt has been
in the West for a vacation since June
Ralph Cudworth of II Horton place re
ceived letter Nov. from his son, Pri
vate William Cudworth of the l0lst Am
munition Train, 9TH company, Goth Divi
sion, from somewhere in England" Thu
letter was mailed from Southampton
Oct. Is and gives an account of tn
uneventful trip across, the good sleepin,
quarters and good food on the ship. TIL
young man writes that the country i
very interesting and the boys are having
experiences III English customs changing
money and turning to the left instea
of to the right when meeting people. II
writes that it is not comfortable withou
an overcoat, and they have had consid
} cradle hard rains as we'll as sunshine.