Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-22
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BRATTLEBORO.

Military bands Will be given IN Estey'
vile next Tuesday evening at o clock.
On account of the rains Monday
night and carly next morning, and the
lack of sunshine to dry the grass, the
Woman S club lawn party was post
poncd until Thursday, Aug. 2S, on the
Brattlcboro Retreat grounds.
John c. Avorill, treasurer of the New
London Northern Railroad company and
president of the West. River Railroad
company, died of heart disease Aug.
10 at his home in Norwich, Conn. He
was an honorary 33d degree Mason and a
trustee of the Charitable Foundation of
the Supreme Council He was 10 years
old
Patrons of the mutual insurance com
ranics of the state have been surprised
in the past few days to receive their
statements of four per cent assessments.
1t was said today by local agents of
mutual companies that this is a lower
per cent of assessment than usual on ac-
count of the saving in fire losses in the
outlying districts since January l.
In the municipal court Monday aft
ernoon Egbert Dickinson of Whiting
ham pleaded guilty to the charge of
running his automobile without number
plates. Judge A. e. Cudworth fined him
$40 and costs of Sc, which was paid.
Dickinson was running the ear in Brat
tleboro and was arrested by Sheriff
Frank l. Wellman on complaint of
States Attorney +. W. Gibson.
Mrs. Ida c. (Herrck) Hovey, Sc, wife
of Charles G. IIovey of Williamsville,
died Monday of interstitial nephrtis after
long illness. She had been an invalid
several years She was a daughter of
George II. and Amelia partridge Her
rick and was born in Dalton. Mass, in
1862. Besides her husband she leaves
one son, Scwal Hovcy of Cambridge,
Mass formerly of Brattlcboro.
In response TO requests Rev. and Mrs.
James p. IIick and Evangelist Peter
.Jepson have decided to continue the
gospel tent meetings at the corner of
Canal and Washington streets for at
least another week. Meetings are held
each evening at $50 o'clock and on
Sunday at 3 and 7.30 p. m. These are
Pentccostal meetings and are not con-
nectcd with the Seventh Day Adventist
meetings on the fair grounds.
Gov. Marcus H. Holcomb of Connecticut
has appointed Mrs Ida NJ. Thompson,
wife of Supt Whitefeld n. Thompson Of
the Hartford Retreat, to be director
of the Connecticut state farm for women
for seven years from July l, 1919, succeed
ing DIR. Valera. H. Parker of Hartford.
DIR. and Mrs. Thompson are former res
idents of Brattleboro,p Or. Thompson hav-
ing been for aSjorg time a physician on
the Brattleboro Retreat staff.
Bennington day was observed at the
Country club Saturday with bridge in
the afternoon and dancing in the eve
ming special dinner was served to
between 40 and 30 members and music
was furnished by Bickford s orchestra
of Greenfield. The bridge prize was
won by Mrs. George w. Baker. The oc-
casion was in charge of a special COM
mittee composed of Mrs. Francis
Blake. Mrs. u L. Durham and Mrs.
ID. p. Dewitt. a
States Attorney f. W.-Gibson- has
been notified that a bay horse 10 years
old and buggy, apparently stolen from
Windham county, are being held in
Bennington. The buggy apparently had
a top at one time. but it has none at
present. The Houtfit was driven into
Bennington by two men who afterwards
disappeared without the property. The
horse is known to have been driven
through Woodford. State s Attorney
Gibson will give whatever information
he has TO anyone interested.
While a large crowd of pedestrians
and automobiles were gathering att
the common Tuesday night to listen to
the weekly concert by the Brattleboro
Military band clouds were darkening
rapidly and heavy thunder shower was
approaching from the northwest and at
about $50 o'clock it broke over the
town. At the time the band was play
ing the galop, Thunder and Lightning.
and they looked around and the crowd
had gone. The Lord did the thunder
and lightning and the crowd did the
galop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin f. Miller enter
tanned Camp Ntawa girls, with Miss
Helen Reyes and sister, Mrs. Bixby,
Tuesday at their home on Main street.
The party of IS drove over from Spot
ford lake in the morning and enioved
bountiful dinner and supper with Mr.
and Mrs Miller In the afternoon vari-
GUS sports, including baseball game,
croquct and other outdoor games. were
enjoyed, as was also bowling on the
Masonic ALLEYS. The young people
journcycd back to the lake early in the
evening after having spent day that
will be remembered as one of the pleas.
ATTEST in this seasons camp life.
The funeral of Carley p Whitney.
who died Wednesday, Aug. 10, in the
home of his son, Ernest NJ. Whitney of
Elliot street, was held at ! clock Sat
urday afternoon in the home, Rev. II.
ii. Shaw of Marlboro officiating. Al
fred S. Thompson sang Abide With Me
and Lead. Kindly Light. The burial
took place in the family lot in the
Marlboro cemetery and the hearers
were Ernest NJ. Whitney, Leslie c.
Whitney, Loo E. Whitney and Car
Bracket. Those from out of town who
attended the service were Mrs. Helen
Barrett of Springfield, Mass, Mis-.
Olive Eager of Newfane Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Whitney and family of Mari
borO.
The annual Baptist Bible school home
department party was held Wednesday
afternoon in the home of the superin
tendent, Mrs. c. B. Lamson, given by he