Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29

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During Holy Week there will be nc
attraction at the Auditorium. The
regular Saturday night dance will be
postponed to Saturday, April 6.
The Christian Endeavor society OF
the Centre Congre gational church
served sugar supper in the chape
Wednesday. The young people carried
out all the arrangements in n very
pleasing way and provided a delicious
menu.
The northbound freight train on the
West river road Wednesday forenoon
was stalled by the derailment of two
cars above Newfane, and the afternoon
mixed train southbound did not arrive
with the mail until about 9 o'clock
that night. Assistance was sent from
here
Mrs. Nellie F. Leonard, 80, wife of
Frank II. Leonard of Jamaica, died
Tuesday in the Brattleboro Memorial
hospital of malignant disease of the
liver. She was born in Winhall, Aug.
81, 1873, daughter of Charles Edwin
and Pamela (Wright) Dunbar. The
body was taken to Jamaica, where the
funeral was held yesterday.
Mrs. Elizabeth j. Butterfeld of New.
! fame fell Saturday morning near the
| entrance at the Brooks House as she
was leaving the hotel, after making a
professional call at Dr. Anderson g of
fee, and fractured one hip. She was
taken to the Memorial hospital. Mrs.
Butterfeld supposes she caught the heel
of her shoe on the step, which threw
her heavily to the sidewalk.
The Attainers class of the Methodist
church held their it's meeting Wednes-
day with Miss Ncna Collier of Oak
street, when the following officers for the
year were elected: Pres, Mrs. Howard
Hoyt; vice pres, Miss Glenna Blaisdell
sec, Miss Colenna Bell; treas, Miss Nena
Collier; devotional committee, Mrs. George
Houghton; lookout committee, Miss Doris
Wyman; social committee, Miss Laura
Belrose.
The school board has voted to con-
tinue one session in all grades for the
spring term. School work has been well
covered and any pupils who need help
will be called back in the afternoon to
receive such help. A very large per
centage of the older boys and many of
the girls have this winter taken after
noon Jobs and this will enable them to
continue their work. Garden work will
be stressed by all grade teachers this
spring.
j. c. Day celebrated his 10th birth
day anniversary Tuesday evening in
his home on Atkinson street, Bellows
Falls, by entertaining party Of % of
his former clerks. Mr. Day, who is
manager of the Huntress- Adams com
pany's store in Brattleboro started in
the drygoods business in Bellows Falls
AZ years ago and was a member for
years of the firm of Day-Pollard CO.,
which went out of business three years
ago Since last December he has been
manager of the Huntress- Adams store.
Fort Dummer chapter No. ~, Royal
Arch Masons, held special convoca-
ton in Masonic temple Wednesday
when D. d. G. II. p. Fred H. Spaulding
of Springfield made his annual vista
ton. Supper was served at 6.30
clock to about so persons, and in the
evening the Royal Arch degree was
conferred before the largest attendance
in n meeting of the chapter in re-
cent years. High priest Carter of the
Springfield chapter and the high priest
fof the Keene chapter were present.
\ quiet wedding took place Tues
day afternoon at $50 O'Clock in the
home of Beatty S. Balestier in DUN
merston. The bride was Miss Ida Rid
ley and the bridegroom Henry Hazel
ton, both of Dummerston. Mrs. Hazel
ton wore a gown of ecru tulle trimmed
with chiffon and veil worn by hei
grandmother at her wedding. She
carried a bouquet of Chatney roses
The ceremony was performed by Rev
j. Fredrik Virgin of Brattleboro. Mr.
and Mrs. Hazelton will make theil
home in Dummerston.
Mrs. Mary Lapine, 50, died early
Sunday morning in the home of hel
daughter, Mrs. Josephine Goodale OF
l05 Elliot street, following an illness
since last July with brights disease
She WAS born in Canada Sept 10, 1885
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
Jarvis. Mrs Lapine had lived for sew
cral years in Windsor, coming to Brat
tlcboro to make her home with he
daughter last July, because of failing
health. She leaves besides her daugh
ter one son, Edward Lapine of Man
chester, y. H., and five grandchildren
The body was taken Tuesday to Wind
sor. where the funeral and burial too
place.
Alfred Lanoue of Brattleboro ha
filed in the county clerks Office pet
ton for divorce from Alice L. Cal
Lanoue, formerly 'of Clinton, Mass
who were married here by Justice Cal
3 S. Hopkins March %, 1913. He say
they have not lived together sine
=, March of this year and alleges into
cradle severity. He asks for the cui
{ tody of their minor child. Essie
) Rogers of Londonderry has filed a p'
7 tition for divorce from Henry NJ, RoE
h ers of Windham, alleging intolerabl
severity, neglect and refusal to supper
t She says they have not lived togeth(
g since April 90, 1914, and asks for II
0 custody Of their minor child
~ The presidents of the several loci
!. Parent Teacher associations have bee
= notified that at the national conve
~ ton of the congress of Mothers al
- Parent Teacher associations lately he
at Atlantic City, y. j., the time for Il