Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
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Episcopal church will serve supper III
the parish house April TO-
The Brattleboro Buick company deliv.
cred Friday to W. =. Robertson of Hins-
dale two-ton Republic truck.
Charles Lee of West Guilford while
working in his lot Monday found
o live grasshopper. lie also saw two
chipmunka.
Children of the 9Th, 9th and 18th
grades, Canal street, and Sd grade,
West Brattleboro, sent afghans Satur
day to the Red Cross.
The weekly prayer meeting of the
Methodist church will be in charge Of
the Young People = Home Missionary so
ciety this evening at 7.30. An inter
csting program is promised.
The Methodist church held it's every
member canvass Sunday for funds
for carrying on the church work the
coming year. The result met the expec-
tations. Lunch was served the canvass
crs at the church.
James Maloney, laborcr, was sen
fenced to Newfane Jail Friday for
Is days by Acting Judge c. NJ. Miller
of the municipal court. Maloney was
arrested by Chief of Police George
Wilson for intoxication. He pleaded
guilty, but could not pay his fine.
War Chest pedge cards were turned
over Saturday to the three banks which
are to attend to details of payments A
careful audit Of these cards shows the
War Chest total to be $7I 1917 80, pledged
by 2S57 persons. Of this amount $3,574.45
has already been paid in. First payments
on the pledges are due April !.
The automobile touring season was
opened Friday by Frank Wilder and
Charles Cook, who drove from Bristol,
Conn, to Brattlcboro in Ford runabout
They experienced little difficulty until
after they left Greenfield Coming by
way of Mortified and Hinsdale, they had
To pillow through good deal of snow, but
with the aid of a stout plank which they
brought along with them they succeeded
in reaching Brattleboro without assist
ance
In the March number of the Telephone
Topics, issued by the New England Tele
phone & Telegraph company, appears a
sketch and photograph of the late Ser
geant Carlton W. Halliday, who was EN-
ployed in the local exchange before enlist
ing. Sergeant Halliday died after an i'll
ness with pneumonia at Camp Devens,
Aver, Mass. The sketch says by his
death the company loses a faithful EN-
ploye and the 40lst battalion an efficient
soldier"
News has been received of the death
of William C. Dennison at Denver, Col,
March "a. He was n son of the late
Charles H.. and Mary Bracket Denni-
son and spent his early life in Brattle-
boro. Mr.. Dennison left Brattleboro
about 40 years ago and had lived IN
the West for many years. The body
will be brought to Brattleboro for
burial in the family lot in Prospect Hill
cemetery. He leaves sister, Mrs. Gil
bert c. Pease OF Springfield, Mass.
The union morning services which
had been held during the winter, to
conserve coal, by the Unitarian and
Universalist churches in the Unitarian
church, came to an end with the serv-
ice last Sunday. Next Sunday, Easter
Sunday, the Universalist congregation
will worship in its own church. After
the sermon last Sunday Chairman F. K.
Vaughan of the Universalist trustees
thanked the Unitarian society for its
hospitality Rev. Il. .. S. Osgood OF
the Unitarian church responding fitting
ly.
County Fish and Game Warden r. Ii.
Metcalf returned Tuesday from IL trip OF
a few days to the section between Rock
ingham and Bartonsville, looking after
dogs which have been chasing and killing
deer. Necessary steps were taken against
six canines of various breeds. He found
Monday small deer beside the rail
road track north of Rockingham station.
1t was dead with a bullet hole in the
body, but was warm. Mr.. Metcalf shot
at dog which was chasing a deer, and
while he missed, as he rather expected
to, he stopped the dog and later caught
it and took it to its owner.
There was no meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Valley Fair asso-
station Wednesday as planned, because
of the situation which was brought
about by the decision of the state fair
commission not to hold state fair this
year. The local officials wished to know
more about the situation before making
further plans, and this they are now en-
deavoring to ascertain. 1t is possible
that the dates of the Valley fair may
be changed and that il may be held
during the week which had been Sc
lected for the state fair. Nothing def
mite has been decided upon yet rela
tive TO who will be secretary Of the Val
ley fair the coming year.
A hearing was begun before Justice
F. d. +. Stowe Friday afternoon il
the case Of y. o. Maynard of Hinsdale
\. H., against Baxter +. Burroughs o.
, Bernardston, brought to recover tn,
value Of l,034 railroad ties at 20 cent
each. The plaintiff claims that the,
were in the railroad yard in Soutl
Vernon and that the defendant tool
them and agreed to pay for them bu
failed to do so. The defendant dcnie
that ne took them or that he, agreed t
pay for them. The hearing was no
completed, the defense asking for tim
to secure shipping records. Attorne
A. i. Schwenk represents Mr.. Maynar
and Attorney j. \. Harvey represent
Mr.. Burroughs
The listers of Brattleboro will ma
Saturday q blank tax inventory
every taxpayer in town so they wi
be in hand Monday morning, April
AT which time the board will begin il