Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-15

Episcopal parish house will be discon
tinued for the present, in accordance
with the request of the fuel committee
The body of Thomas f. Mclaughlin
who was found dead Tuesday afternoon
III his room in Charles Miner 5 build
ing on Church street, was sent by ex-
press Wednesday afternoon to his home
in Boston, where the funeral will take
place.
Mrs. Lila NJ. Pike Of 81 Green street
has just received letter from Evan.
gelist George w. Anderson of Belle
fontaine, Ohio, stating that while in
France he saw her son, Lauren II. Pike
who, he said, was well located and in
fine health and spirits with plenty to
wear and eat and safe shelter.
Miss Annie Richardson and Miss
Marion Knight entertained a few
friends Wednesday in Miss Richardson s
home on High street at covered dish
supper. Miss Minnie A. Scott, whose
birthday anniversary came that day,
was the guest of the evening. Cards
were played and knitting was enjoyed.
Assistant Postmaster Charles w. Will
cox, who has served Brattleboro in that
capacity about 45 years, underwent Sun
day serious operation in the Memo
rial hospital for stoppage in the intes-
tines. DR.. George r. Anderson was the
surgeon. Mr.. Wilcox has not been well
for some weeks and his condition be-
came such that an operation was i'm
perative.
At the meeting of the Mutual Aid as.
ISOLATION Wednesday the secretary re-
ported 6S calls for help in January.
OF those for sickness and emergency
all but one were filed. The supervisor
reported 33 patients under care; 98
calls were made; six attendants were
| employed III days. The district nurse
reported 10 patients under care; SO
calls were made. Miss Frances A. Stone
of Boston and Miss Mary l.. Wakefield
of Bellows Falls attended the meeting.
Mrs. Ellen f. Cobb of Springfield
Mass, widow of Alfred r. Cobb of
Brattleboro, died yesterday in her
home in Springfield Mass, where she
and daughter, Miss Carrie E. Cobb,
lived together. Mrs. w. T. Haigh of
Brattleboro, another daughter, left for
Springfield on receiving news of her
mother = critical condition, but did not
arrive there until after her mother had
died. The funeral will be held Mon
day in the home of Capt and Mrs,
Iaigh.
About $50 members of the congrega.
ton of the First Baptist church at
tended an informal reception Wednes.
day in I he home of Rev. and Mrs.
Clark T. Brownell. The new parsonage
was gift to the church by the late
DR.. Henry D. Holton. Mrs. F. l.. Smith
assisted in receiving. The parlor was
decorated with an abundance of pink
| and white carnations and the dining
| room was decorated with yellow tulips.
Mrs. Charles R. Crosby and Mrs. Julius
j. Estey poured and were assitod by
Mrs. Arthur z. Simonds, Mrs. Will B.
Smith, Miss Jessie l.. Hawley and Miss
Lenore Ayres. The time was spent So
cially.
The seectmen have been authorized
by the fuel committee to allow the
dances in Festival hall to continue ev-
cry Saturday hight, with the provision
that no steam is to be turned on for
this purpose. These dances are ar
ranged by Mr.. Fox as a strictly bust
ness proposition, and since Mr.. Fox has
voluntarily given up the use of the
Auditorium for several weeks past and
expects to for some time to come, it
seems unjust to the committee to de-
prive him of his income from these
dances. Mr. Fox has not asked the
committee for any special favors, but
the committee has taken this action
voluntarily, with the provision that no
extra fuel should be used.
Miss Maria Green, "A, died Wednes.
day morning about 1l.30 CLOCK in the
| homo Of OF n I
err of 30 Walnut street, with whom she
had lived during all her life and by
whom she had been tenderly cared for
in her infirmities. Miss Green had been
q cripple for years. A week ago she
was taken with severe cold, develop.
ing heart trouble. She was born in
Goshen, N. Y, Sept 8, 1s43. She had
made her home in Brattleboro about
Streeter from West Dummerston. She
leaves, besides her sister, several nieces
and nephews. The funeral will be held
this morning at 10 O'Clock at 81
Walnut street Rev. Richard II. Clamp
pastor of the Centre Congregations
church will officiate.. The body will be
taken today to Marlboro, n. H., fol-
burial.
Inc iuHcGdl VI marry y. sargent va
held Saturday afternoon at 2 clock in
his home at 80 South Main street. Rev
d. +. Trout, pastor of the First Uni
versalst church, officiating. Walter S
Stearns sang two selections, Beautiful
Isle of Somewhere and Sometime We
Understand. The Brattleboro higi
school class of 1907, of which Mr.. Sar
gent was u member, attended in
, body. There was a great profusion o.
b. beautiful flowers. His four uncles act
ed as bearers. They were Bert l.. Sar
, gent and Charles S. Stockwell of Brat
tleboro and Purle Stockwell and Gu,
Stockwell of Greenfield, Mass Tn
burial took place in the Sargent -Braze
!, family lot in Prospect Hill cemetery
/ Those attending from out of town be
: side those already mentioned were, Mr.:
I Purle Stockwell, Mrs. Guy Stockwel o
n Greenfield, Miss Alvina Amidon o
:, Springfield, Mass, and Sylvenus Kelle
otPutney.
The current issue of the Greenficl
Mass.) Recorder says: "The GOT
v birthday anniversary of Samuel w. Dur
han fafl II