Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-07-18

ing several weeks with his grandmother,
Mrs. NJ. |. Reed.
VERMONT NEWS.
Miss Leonora Branch of st. Adams has
been elected member of the faculty of
Vassar college and will go to Poughkeep-
sic in the fall as English instructor.
Alex Gardenel got one foot caught in
one of the gears at the pulp mill i'll East
Concord, cutting off three toes and jam
ming the other two so that they had to
be amputated.
George Sargent was badly burned about
the face and hands at his home in Sharon
a few days ago. Mr.. Sargent, who lives
alone, was frying doughnuts, when the
fat caught fire. He was so badly burned
he had to be taken to the Randolph san
atorum.
Brandon is suffering an acute sugar
shortage. The several grocery stores in
town have only limited supply and
there is no prospect for immediate relief.
As this is canning season, persons who
have not a supply of sugar will find it
hard matter to secure enough.
The St. Adams hospital has arranged
an utilization with the training schools
of the Bellevue and allied hospitals of
New York whereby the st. Adams nurses
during their third years training will
be sent to New York for six months
training in medical and children's nurs-
ing.
The Mount Mansfield Creamery COM
pany of Stowe has voted to reorganze
and give every patron an opportunity to
become a shareholder by taking out capt.
tai stock to the extent of $40 per COW.
All the butter to be used by state in
stitutions this year has been ordered of
the Mount Mansfield creamery, $4,000
pounds.
John Collins, who is employed at the
Vermont Pharmacy in Burlington plead
ed guilty in city court to a charge of sell
ing whiskey illegally, following discos
ure made few weeks ago by a Hunting
ton man who was arrested for operating
an automobile while intoxicated. Collins
has been summoned to appear in city
court July II for sentence.
J. d. Whittier of Montpelier, who has
been employed in farm extension work,
has been engaged by the state board of
education as supervisor of elementary
schools Miss Mary Bresnahan of Bran
don, who has been teacher in the Mont
pelier schools, has been engaged by the
state board as assistant supervisor Of
junior high school work
Elmer Fem of Middlebury was severe
| y injured at his home here while har-
Messing a horse Tuesday. A horse in a
nearby stall kicked, striking Fem in the
forehead. jaw and shoulder He managed
to get into the barnyard and called for
help. His wife went to his assistance
DR.. c. S. Eddy stitched together long
cash on his face and neck. 1t is thought
he will recover, although he is very weak
J on account of loss of blood.
Something of an innovation in factory
life is coming if plans to be instituted
in Burlington prove satisfactory. The
war camp community service organization
is fathering plan to introduce l5-mn-
ute sing in each shop and factory in Bur-
lmgton before the employees start work in
the morning, Beginning Monday morning
one of the principal factories of the city
tried out the custom and others are pre-
pairing to do the same thing.
Report of an automobile collision at
Lake Morey late Saturday was made to
the secretary of states office In Montpe-
licr. the colliding machines being those
of Henry w. Robinson of Burlington, and
| Robert Wilder of Montpelier. The mud
guard and one wheel of the Wilder car
were damaged considerably. In making
report of the accident, Mr.. Robinson says
that there was so much dust he was I'M
able to see the other car.
Emyt Sokolis of Los Angeles, Cal, was
arrested at West Rutland Tuesday by
Deputy Sheriff u. II. Patten on charge
of bigamy, He was arraigned before
Judge Il. b. Wheeler 1t is alleged that
Sokolis came TO West Rutland recently to
visit his brother, John Sokols, and
brought wife No, . with him from Los
, \ngeles Wife No |, Mary Kubal Sokolis
of West Rutland. preferred charges of big
any against him. Sokolis was placed I'M
der $1,000 bail which was furnished
Commissioner of highways s. b. Bates
"a received the fourth consignment of
ucks allotted to Vermont by the fed
oral government for road construction
The new allotment included two miscel-
aneous light delivery, two G. NJ. G,
three ton trucks, four miscellaneous two
ton trucks, seven Pierce-Arrow two-ton,
four light aviation, five miscellaneous
direction, three Pierce-Arrow trucks, nine
Packard and four high aviation trucks.
/ The total now consigned to Vermont
reaches well toward 20 trucks.
All over the English-speaking world
Mary is the most common Christian