Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-21
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Charlie, the gray horse driven by M. j.
Larrabee the last | years in his trucking
business, was taken i'll Saturday and died
Sunday.
Willie Roy Doolittle and Theresa An
ma Briggs, both of Springfield, were mar
ried by Town Clerk Carl s. Hopkins at
his office Monday.
Miss Charlotte and Miss Elizabeth Hill
drcth entertained 20 young people at a
corn roast Monday night at the summer
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. L..
Hildreth, on Ames hill.
The Woman IS association of the Con-
gregational church will hold a rummage
sale in the vacant store in the Emerson
building on Elliot street beginning at
noon Thursday, Sept. 81, and continuing
through Saturday.
A military map showing the location of
every training camp in the United States
and printed in colors with clear type, also
giving the various railroad lines leading
to them, was received at the Brattleboro
railroad station today II is published
by the Union Pacific railroad.
Secretary II. f. Stieglcr of the board of
trade mailed cards to all members of that
body Wednesday urging them to at
tend the lecture next Tuesday evening by
Commissioner T.. S. Brigham of st. Al
bans upon the work of the Vermont de-
partment of agriculture.
John Marks, star pin toppler of the
Masonic bowling league last season,
made his first tryout of the refinished
Masonic alleys Tuesday and turned
in a score of 54S for five strings, the
figures being as follows. 95, 1875, SO,
1872, lilo. He had only one strike, but
hit frequently for spares.
The West SufIield, Conn, Methodist
church, which is supplied by William A.
Moore of Brattleboro, who is attending
Wesleyan university, observed Old Home
day Sunday and the exercises were
largely attended. The interior of the
church has been remoledel, for which
much credit is due Mr. and Mrs. Moore.
Supt. Arthur L. Trip of the Brattle-
boro street railroad was taken ill and
tainted on street car on which he was
riding Saturday afternoon, and in the
evening he underwent an operation i'll
the Melrosc hospital for appendicitis.
The appendix was found to be ruptured.
Mr.. Trip is resting comfortably and is
gaining.
DIR. Grace w. Burnett has just received
the chestnut mare which she bought
short time ago in Sudbury, This mare,
Miss Spider. is a registered Morgan. Her
dam is Lucy, by Gillg. by Aristos, by
Daniel Lambert, by Ethan Allen. She
was sired by Aqulin with track record
of 2l9M, by Bingen, by May King, by
Electioneer, by Hambletonian, by Alb
dallah.
AT the close of the regular meeting of
Bingham chapter, o. Il. S., Tuesday a
pleasing organ recital was given by Frank
NJ Cram, followed by an old-fashioned
spelling match, which came as n surprise
to those present and was amusing in the
extreme. The words were given out by
Principal e. b. Smith and the honors were
carried off by Mrs. F. W. Nichols, who re-
ceived prize of flowers.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank w. Lewis an
nounce the marriage of their daughter
Annie Louise, to Marshall George Rob
inson, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Gro
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson will make
their home at Brookside farm in Groton
after Nov. /. The bride attended Brat
tleboro schools several years ago when
her father, aftcrward district superin
tendcnt, was pastor Of the Methodist
church here.
Alfred +. George, who has had a posi-
ton the past two years with Bond &
Son, undertakcrs, and Miss Gladys :.
Bailey of Medfcld, Mass. were married
Tuesday afternoon in the home of the
brides mother, Mrs Stella l. Bailey.
Rev. Leonard Cushman performed the
ceremony, using double ring service.
Only relatives were present. Mrs. George
has been chief operator in the Medfield
telephone Office, where she has been en-
ployed four and Il half years
Carroll F. White, of Gill, Mass, a
salesman, has filed petition in bank
ruptcy in the federal court at Boston.
His debts are set at $3.50 and he has
for assets about 5000 in carriages and
vehicles. Manley Brothers of Brattle-
boro, hold a mortgage on the petition
or s personal property to cover debt
of 1888, and there are unsecured claims
held by Oramel Moore of Greenfield for
$685., T.. A. Buck of Worcester for $l44
and George ID. Briccoll of Northampton
for 1888.
A benefit for the local Red Cross will
be held this evening at 7.30 in the
chapel of the Centre Congregations
church under the auspices of the junior
department of the Sunday school. Home
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sale. A feature will be the Melting Pot
for which old bits of solid gold and silver
are solicited. Photographs of French
camp life and interesting relics from tho
battlefelds, brought by Stanley Fits
will be shown. No admission will be
charged, but silver offering will be re
ccived, which will be given to the Rec
Cross fund for buying yarn.
At the Red Cross "fcstival Of foui
natiOns,' to be held on the ground
of Frederick IIolbrook s place, Naulah
ka, Tomorrow afternoon, Sept. %, t
small garden house overlooking the poo
is to be transformed to a Chinese dwell
ing in which two young Chinese stu
dents in the costumes of their countrJ
will serve tea after the native fashion
Motor cars have been provided to TAXI
those from BrattlcbOro who wish to at
tend the festival The cars will leave
the cast side of the common every hal
hour, beginning at Las, and the small
entrance fee charged will include tn
transportation.
Hitherto no special day has been Sc