Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
Improvement Society officers.

Improvement Society officers.
Tile annual meeting of the Village
Improvement society was held in the |
town hall Friday evening, The cxccu- |
tive committee elected for the ensuing |
year is DR.. A. II. Wright, Miss Mary |
Brown, F. f. Sawyer, 2. j. Fitch, Mrs |
f. S. Crafts, Mrs. George II. Strcctcr |
and Miss Alice Brown; secretary, Miss
Alice Brown treasurer, Miss Eva J.
Rice; auditors, d. o. Buttcrfcld and p.
j. Fitch. On account of so much war
work the society decided on no definite
pro ieets for the year. 1t was voted,
however, to place a rubbish can at the
end of the village bridge near the bank,
in this way keeping the streets clean
of waste papers, etc.
Charles Moon : family is quarantincd
with case of measles.
+. l.. Schuster was business visitor
in Brattleboro Monday,
A new telephone has been installed in
the homo of B. b. Gibson.
Austin Copeland of Halifax visited
relatives in town Tuesday.
John Breen was taken to the North
Adams hospital Wednesday, where he
was operated upon for appendicitis.
II. w. Hearty of Boston was a bust
ness visitor in town the last of the
week. '@
Mrs. Jennie Graham of Ogden, Utah,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Nathan
Greene. b1A
Ernest Moran visited his family over
Sunday, returning Monday to his work
in Heartwellville. kvi ~ -.
Mrs. Leon Wheeler is assisting in the
psstefiise duringuthei Absence Of Mrs
Harrison Kingsley. ~ Is
Deputy United States Marshall Whit
taker. of Rutland was in town on bust
ness few days recently.
There will be musicale in the Uni
vcrsalst church Friday evening for the
benefit of the local Red Cross.
Clarence Pike went to New York
Monday to drive back a new Ford ear
for The Childs Tavern garage.
Mrs. John MCGOWAN returned Thurs
day from the North Adams hospital,
where she underwent an operation.
DR.. S. F. Dunn has enlisted in the
medical corps at New York city. Mrs.
Dunn went to New York Monday to
see him.
Mrs. Arthur Wheeler, who has been
i'll, but is much improved. went to the
North Adams hospital Thursday for
treatment.
Miss Emily Bisscll of North Adams
normal school is spending l0-days va
cation with her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
+. NJ. Bissell.
Harold Whitney and Carlton Brown,
who have been helping Henry Whitney
in Marlboro during sugarng, have re-
sumed their studies in the high school.
Mrs. Daniel Buell., who has been i'll
two weeks, is still con fined TO the bed
and is cared for by Mrs. Sullivan, "A
domestic nurse, from North Adams,
Mass.
Mrs. Jane Higlcy of Marlboro, who
hnd been working for Mrs. c. NJ, Rus
sell the past winter, has finished her
work there and is spending a few days
with Mrs p. z. Whitney.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Kingsley left
| Friday for New York city, where they
hoped to see Mrs. Kingsley's brother,
S rgeant Charles Allen, who expects to
sail for France within short time
Mr. and Mrs l.. w. Boyd drove to
Brattleboro SATURDAY. and motored from
there to Montague, Mass, with Mr.. and
Mrs. =. NJ. Davis to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Samuel Donaldson, formerly of
this town.
The third Liberty loan drive up TO
date for Wilmington district has
reached the $65,650 mark. Wilmington S
quota alone was $3S, 700 and subscrip-
tlons amounting TO considerably over
$4,000 have been received at the local
bank, and there are still several days
before the drive closes.
Rev. and Mrs. F. NJ. Bissell attended
the funeral of Rev. Ernest l.. Staples
in Springfield, Mass, last week Thurs
day. Rev. Mr.. Staples was we'll known
TO Wilmington people, having preached
several summers in Jacksonville. and
visited here to some extent. His daugh-
ter. Mrs. John Fielc, was at one time
assistant principal in the local high
school
The Book club entertained the Read
ing club Friday afternoon at the home
their president, Mrs. Ralph Howe
patriotic program was given with read
ings on Camp Organization III General
by Mrs Ruth Davis, Cantonments' by
Mrs. Beth Smith, and National Guard
Camps, by Mrs. Minnie Barber The roll
call consisted of brief histories OF the
flags of the chief bclligercnt nations
Musical selections, both vocal and IN
strumental, were rendered during the
afternoon. The program was followed
by a social hour, and refreshments were
served.
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