Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25

A supply of individual income tai
blanks has been received at the postoffic'
and at the Brattleboro banks.
The regular monthly meeting O.
Sunshine society, branch l, will be hell
with Mrs. Austin Miller of 81 Maii
street this afternoon at $3.50. Mem
bers are asked to remember that thi
is also library day.
The Christian Endeavor society o.
the First Baptist church held their reg
ular weekly meeting Tuesday night il
the home of Carl S. Hopkins. There
were 33 members present.
Among the gifts from alumni fol
furnishing Converse memorial library
at Amherst college is $1,000 for the
Latin room from William r. Mead, '67
Of New York, architect of the library
in the name of his wife.
The weekly prayer meeting of the
Methodist church tonight will begin al
7.15 and close promptly at s p. IN. IN
order to give those in attendance IN
opportunity to attend the Men 8 forum
meeting to be held in the Auditorium
George II. Harris celebrated his 10th
birthday anniversary Monday, Jan. 81
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Pine street, where he is making his
home. His many friends pleasantly
reminded him of the occasion by a
shower of postcards and flowers.
A quantity of old cotton shecting is
| desired at the Red Cross rooms for
making wrappers in which to wrap
surgical dressings for the sterilizing
process. They must be large enough so
that they may be cut into wrappers Is
inches square, this being the standard
uniform size.
This afternoon at $50 o'clock there
will be held meeting in the federal
building to discuss the subject of the
Girls Patriotic league. Miss Anna
Clark of New York will give talk on
the purposes and plans of the league
and of her experiences in connection
with it. All those interested in the
Girls Patriotic league work are cor
daily invited to attend the meeting.
The annual meeting of the Brattle-
boro Rifle club was held Tuesday night
and the following officers were elected
President, Henry F. Jordan; vice pres
ident, Arthur +. Knight; secretary, G..
p. Goodwin; treasurer, a. B. Jordan
military instructor, L. J. Waterman.
Plans were made for the formation of
teams and the Inauguration of contest
under the direction of n committee
composed of DR.. A. l.. Pettee, DIR. F. r.
Newell and william j. Cain.
Prayers were said Wednesday by
Rev. James X. Rand in st. Michael s
Roman Catholic church at 10 clock
for Agnes Della, ., daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick Flynn. Mrs. Katherine
o Conner Weeks sang during the scrv-
ice. The bearers were Maurice Austin,
Charles Clarity, James Connolley,
James Guiheen. The body was placed
in the tomb in Prospect hill cemetery.
Miss Beryl Anterior entertained
seven young women friends from Sun
day morning to Monday night at Sher-
man l.. Abbott's farm in Guilford.
The party went on snow shoes and
were accompanied by Miss Annie X.
Parsons as chaperone. The young
women who went were Miss Maverette
Hamilton, Miss Eleanor Eckels, Miss
lrma Rate, Miss Gladys Russell, Miss
Catherine Denning and Miss Marion
tLong. s- r--
A party of young people from the
First Methodist church rendered Il sur
prise Tuesday to Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur f. Roberts in their home at %
Western avenue. Rev. Douglas G..
Guest presented them, in behalf of
their friends, two pieces of cut glass
consisting of sugar bowl and cream
bowl. During the evening various
games were enjoyed, after which re-
freshments which the guests brought
were served.
More than 100 women responded to
the call to meet in Masonic temple
Wednesday to sew for the needy per.
sons III town. They met in the dining
room, which was Il busy place, with
needles and scissors flying and sew.
ing machines humming a large number
OF garments were brought in to be re-
paired and some new articles were made
| and a considerable amount of wearing
apparel ready to put on was contributed
| All the women present were impressed
with the fact that the meeting was ac,
comprising a good work
In his weekly report to the county
agent leader County Agent A. w.
Sweeton says: 'This week the fer.
| tllizer and lime orders have been fur
nished and four towns have pooled
their orders and contracted for over
% tons of fertilizer and $50 tons of
lime at substantial saving. Plans for
our annual meeting in Bellows Falls
tcb. are developing and we hope to
have the best annual meeting that has
ever been held. Have had an inter
view with the revenue officer in regard
/ to orr farmers mo linn ont +boir innornn