Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-08

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Judge house on the same street.
Rev. A. V. Woodwork of West Brat
tleboro will conduct the chapel service
at the Retreat Sunday afternoon at
o clock.
The next meeting of the Brattleborc
Ministerial Union will be held in tho
home of Rev. G. r. Brownell on Main
street Monday morning at 9.45 o CLOCK
John b. Manley, ir., jammed one fin
ger seriously Saturday in the machine
shop at the s. A. Smith Mfg. Co.'S fac
tory, and is unable to work in conse
quence.
Food Administrator J. J. Vanderveer
notified food dealers in the Brattleboro
district Friday of the receipt of O rul-
ing that hereafter buckwheat will be
rated as wheat substitute in Yer
mont
Clarence Merrill found a dead doe
near West river, opposite the Williams
vile railroad station Sunday, and re-
ported the matter to County Fish and
Game Warden +. II. Metcalf. The doe
apparently had been chased by dogs
The first Baptist church has raised
1870 toward the million dollar fund pro-
jected and being carried through by
the laymen of the denomination. The
women of the church raised 800 i'll a
few minutes at the close of Sunday
mornings service.
DR.. L. D. Richie was arrested Sat
urday night by Sheriff Frank l.. Well
man on trover writ in behalf of Dora
Roberg of Wilmington. The plaintiff al
| leges that DR.. Richie borrowed a har.
ness robe and sleigh from her and failed
to return them. A hearing is set for
Monday, March Is, in the municipal
court in Brattleboro.
Mrs. Julia Miller, who is in her s0th
year, knitted for the Red Cross l6
pairs of socks during the month of
February. This is an average of more
than one sock a day. Mrs. Miller can
easily knit one sock daily. Her home
is on Putney road, but she is spending
the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Margaret l.. Bennett, in the American
building.
Henry Colgrove of Prospect court
was injured Wednesday while at work
at the S. A. Smith Mfg. Co. 8 plant He
slipped and caught his foot between the
elevator and floor, breaking the second
toe on the left foot. He was taken
to the Melrose hospital, where Dr..
Lynch amputated the toe. Dr.. Hunter
assisted in the operation.
Mrs. Gustaf A. Bowman of GO Birge
street, was pleasantly surprised Feb
90 by the arrival of 40 of her
women friends at her home, the occa-
ka, 1or -
sary. The guests presented her with
several pieces of gold money, hand
painted china and an embroidered cen
ter piece. Refreshments of ice cream,
cake and coffee were served.
The 50th birthday anniversary of
John Olson was celebrated at his homo
on Southern avenue Saturday evening
by large number of his friends, who
presented him a number of silver coins
as token of friendship. Mrs. Olsen
served an fashioned Swedish buffet
lunch and other light refreshments, and
the social part consisted mostly of
Swedish folksongs sung by a quartet.
The affair was very enjoyable.
The meeting of the Brattleboro Wom.
an s club Wednesday afternoon in the
Unitarian parish house was one of I'M
usual interest as the speaker was a
Brattleboro boy who has made good
both in his profession as a teacher and
in the field of letters, Arthur Wallace
Peach, the head of the English depart.
ment in Norwich university. Prof
Peach possesses a pleasing manner as a
speaker and held the close attention of
his audience throughout his very en-.
PERTAINING and illuminating lecture on
the subject, Writers and Their Ways.
The following Vermont boys have
been accepted for service in the avia-
ton section of signal enlisted reserve
corps and have been ordered to report
to the aviation school in Princeton
n. j., not later than March 9; Lyle c.
Churchill, South Londonderry; Walter
f. Cleveland, Coventry; Joseph J
Watson, Rutland. Donald p. Trotter OF
West Brattleboro has also been selected
and has been ordered TO report at the
same ground school March 1G. Mr.
Trotter is a farmer who came here sew
eral years ago from Philadelphia. He
married Miss Matilda Ullery.
In his weekly report to the state
director of county agents County
Agent A. w. Sweeton says: 1.-THE co
operative fertilizer orders have beer
delivered and everything worked out
o. *. An agent for the same kline
stated that he had to get nearly $40
per ton more for exactly the same
brand sold in the usual way in small
lots on time. So or SO per ton on 6(
tons shows what few farmers were
able to save by pooling their orders
and paying cash. We hope that these
cooperative orders may be put in ear
lier next winter and that many more
may join in this method of purchasing
their fertilizer.
The United States civil service com
J mission will hold competitive examina
: ton at Brattleboro on April - for tn,
positions of clerk and carrier in tn,
postofiice at Brattleboro. Applicant
must have reached their 18th birthda,
anniversary, but not their 45th, on tn
, date of examination, and must be citi
zens of the United States. Male appli
cants must measure not less than fv
+ feet four inches and weigh at leas
! 125 pounds without overcoat or hat. Fo
/. pamphlet of information and the re
E quired application blank, address tn
[ local secretary at the Rrattlnhoro most