Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-02-07

Tile J. u, Hall class Of the Baptist Bible
school will hold a sewing meeting and
silver social At the home Of Mrs. Enos
White Saturday afternoon.
The Peoples National bank has just
installed $50 moro safe deposit boxes in
its main vault, making 300 in the vault,
to meet the increasing demand. They are
of varying sizes and the public is invited
to inspect them.
The February meeting Of the W. G.. T..
L. will be held in the rest room Monday
afternoon at . o'clock These meetings
are open to anyone interested in the work
of the VIC. T. L. and a good attendance
of the members is especially urged.
Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Murphy of Canal
street gave a luncheon Wednesday in
their home, TO relatives and friends, at
which time the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Gencvieve f. Murphy TO
Clyde, T. Breslin, was announced. Mr..
Bfeslin, whose home is in Rutland, has
a position here with Moran 6 Rohde.
Miss Murphy is stenographer in the law
Offices Of Harvey 6 Whitney.
Mrs. l.. d. Richie Of this town was
badly injured at Ormond Beach, Florida
while riding in an automobile with Mr.
and Mrs. Ford of Philadelphia. The car
which belonged to Mr. Ford, skidded on
the beach and turned turtle, pinning Mrs.
Richie under it and then rghting itself
and standing Mrs. Richie on her feet; as
she was caught in the top. Mrs. Richie
was just getting able to be around after
having influenza. DR.. Richie was on the
beach in his automobile and took his wife
and Mrs. Ford to the hospital. DR.. and
Mrs. Richie expect to return to Brattle-
boro soon and DR.. Richie will open his
Office as veterinary.
On the return of ex-Attorney Gen
eral II. g. Barber and family from
Montpelier ON Monday afternoon the
sale to Mr.. and Mrs. Barber of the s.
B. Emerson house at the corner of Oak
and Howard streets was completed
through John l.. Towards real estate
agency, and possession was given at
once. The sale had been in progress for
some time. The family will move there
next week from the Barber house on
Bradley of the c. f. Bradley corpora
ton. S. B. Emerson came here to com
plete the sale. He is now living with
his daughter in WATERFOWL, Mass.
At a meeting OF the Student Activities
society Thursday Of last week, the treas
urer's report was read. 1t was found that
at present the S. A. S. is in debt about
ST.. With the expenses Of an unfinished
basketball schedule ahead, and the ex-
penses of future baseball and track
team, this did not look very promising.
Mr.. Warren suggested the plan of having
tag day, tags TO be sold throughout the
these tags are to be sold for less than
10 cents. AS a result of the suggestion,
plans are being forwarded for big ath-
letic tag day on Feb, 8, details to be an
nounced later This tag day is not only
for the purpose of helping defray increas.
ing athletic expenditures. but it is also to
increase the interest of Brattleboro people
in the athletics of the school.
A poem entitled Invitation, written by
Prof Arthur Wallace Peach of Norwich
university, son of Mrs. Casper n. Moran
of Brattleboro, has been set to music by
Nicola A. NIontani and is published in
New York AZ an aria for soprano or
tenor. Musical America in reviewing the
song says in part. "The poem is really
a beautiful one. dealing with the brooks
telling the child, Come laugh with me,
come play with me; then the river say.
ing to youth. Come follow me, come hear
of me-; then the ocean to man, Come;
strive with me. come toll with me- And
finally there is the announcement. If
brave thou art, the laurel years shall end
thy earnest quest, give thee the JOY that
knows no tears and grant the perfect
rest These moods Mr.. Montan; has
portrayed in music that voices them
splendidly." &