Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-07-25
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turcd her right arm between the wrist
and elbow. She went to her home and
DR.. f. r. Lynch was called to reduce
the fracture.
+. w. & j. A. Dakin Co. Inc having
filed petition for Il discharge from its
debts in bankruptcy, Referee John f.
Gale has given notice that all persons
obiccting to such discharge may attend
a hearing in the county clerks office in
Brattlcboro Aug. % at 10 n. IN. to pre-
sent their objections with proofs.
The calendar Of the Centre ConCrcga
tional church announces the following
supplies for the pulpit during August,
Rev. II. +. Woodin leaving for his va
cation at Booihbay IIarbor. Me, July
2S: Aug. 3, Rev. O. +. Luther of Ok
ford, Mass; Aug 10, Rev. c. f.. Martin
of Auburndale, Mass; Aug. II, not ar
ranged; Aug. ~. Prof. +. F.. Woodwork
of Bowdoin college, Maine.
While the highest point that the Their
mometcr has reached the past few days
is 50 degrees, on account of the extreme
humidity the weather has seemed to be
much hotter. According to Ferris r..
Vaughan, who keeps an accurate record,
the weather Monday night was the hot
test night of the season thus far, the
thermometer not registering lower than
- degrees during the night.
States Attorney f. w. Gibson is
planning to begin campaign in this
county for the enforcement of the law
which provides that vehicles drawn by
teams shall be equipped with lights at
night There is abundant need for such
n campaign, as all drivers of automo-
bilcs will attest A large number of the
automobile accidents which happen in
this state are due to the absence of
lights on teams.
A farewell surprise party was given
TO Harold NJ. Lane Friday night at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester w. Lane
at l02 Canal street. Supper was served
TO 90 and an ENJOYABLE evening was
spent, music being furnished by Miss
Madeline Sawin. Mr.. Lane, one of
three brothers who spent Is months in
service overseas with the Goth division,
will leave soon for Springfield, Mass,
planning to go from there to the middle
West. He received numerous gifts of
money,
The plate glass windows in the office
of the Twin State Gas & Electric com
pany seem to make fairly good target !
for flying missiles of various kinds, as
they have been broken several times,
and once more Saturday one of them
was smashed. A Ford touring car bear
ing New Hampshire number was driv
en- up Main street about s clock and |
one wheel threw a cobblestone about
the size of a butternut. The stone
struck the south window near the bot
tom and cracked it in several directions.
Charles Sawyer, an employee of the
Power Construction company at the
Vernon dam, was injured July IS
while at his work, receiving a fracture
of the right shoulder, at the same time
the muscles of the arm were torn. DIR. |
H. r. Lynch was called'fto attend him.
The accident was caused by a part of
the derrick hitting an iron rail, which
tore it loose from its fastcnings and
it fell 40 feet, striking Mr.. Sawyer on
the shoulder. He was taken to his
home in Vernon.
Scores of Brattleboro people devoted
Sunday to picking berries. most of
them going to Chesterfield, n. H., pas
lures where the prevailing rate for the
privilege of gathering blucberres is five
cents basket. Most of the pickcrs
doubtless turned their berries into canned
goods for family consumption this win
ter. although not few planned to sell
their Sunday spoils. The prevailing
price for blucbcrries this season has been
30 cents a quart, the highest within the
memory of the oldest inhabitant.
Grace NJ. IIolbrook. who is in charge
of the girls camp in West Dummerston.
accompanied 90 girls to the rooms of
the Windham County Farm Bureau Fri
day afternoon and County Agent w. p.
Frost gave them a lecture on, Milk,
Cream. Butter and the Care of Animals.
Later they were taken by automobiles
to the farm of A. A. Dunklce of South
Vernon whore they were given dem
onstration of the actual operation of
the making of cream and butter, and
inspected Mr. Dunklee s fine dairy farm.
Further plans for Boy Scouts camp,
which is to be established in West Dunn
mcrston for two weeks beginning next
were made at n meeting of To-
cal Scouts in the Armory Tuesday.
In addition to between % and 80 Brat
tlcboro boys who will be in the camping
party there will be a delegation of seven
or eight boys from Newfane. The camp
will be in charge of Scout Master Earl
A. Braman, who will be assisted by Al
Ian Davis and Rev. II. A. Num-. Details
of the camp schedule are not yet com
plctc, but it is planned to make Thurs
day, July 81, visitors day.
Miss Eleanor Black has come here
from West Newton, Mass, and has TAX
Ell up her work as superintendent of the
Mutual Aid association succeeding the