Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-02-07
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MONDAY morning at 9.aD CLOCK.
James T.. Williamson has bought the
house on Laurel street in which he
lives, of C. b. Crowell, administrator
of the estate of George +. Crowell.
All Red Cross snitters are requested
to return all finished articles and all
yarn at once. This is imperative. More
helpers on the sewing are urgently need
ed M there il a great deal of Work which
must be finished this month without fail
Luke Ferriter has resigned his posi.
ton with the Durham Brothers company
where he had been employed as ianitor
the past 20 years. finishing work there
Friday. lie was presented $50 in gold BY
the employees Of the company. Mr. Fer.
ritter will retire from active work.
Because Of the expected arrival OF
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Herbert p. Woodin
from Aubutn, Me-, on the $50 o'clock
train this evening and their plan
to go directly to the Congregational
capel, it has been arranged to have the
nlidwcek meeting begin at 7.45 instead
OF 7.90, so that it will be over about
the time DR.. and Mrs. Woodin arrive.
u. Fl. Wilder, formerly of Brattle.
boto, who has been working in Bellows
Falls the past few months under Ar
thur l.. Trip, has been appointed sup
crintendent of streets and water works
in Bellows Falls, to succeed Mr.. Trip,
resigned. Mr.. Wilder has had much
experience in this line of work and is
well qualified to take the position.
Sergeant Pearl T. Clapp Of Brattle.
boro has written friends under date of
Jan. ~ that his company has made it's
first move from Marcilly, France, where
il had been stationed some time. which
is considered to be the beginning Of
horneward Journey. He further writes
that all Brattleboro boys whom he
knows anything about are we'll. Ser
geant Clapp Is in the l0lst ammuni-
ton train. -4 .-..
Frank F. Mancini has sold his shoe
repairing business in the Richardson
building on Main street to Albert For
cucci and Alfredo Nicolai Of Glens
Falls, Y. Y, who have taken possession,
Mr.. Mancini is undecided as to what he
will do. He has been in the shoe re.
pairing business in Brattleboro several
years and formerly was associated with
his father, the late Emido Mancini, in
the old Judge building on Main street.
Cards were received Wednesday,
announcing the wedding that day Of
Robert Gordon Chamberlin, son of MIR.
and Mrs. +. A. Chamberln of this town.
and Miss Agnes r. Hunt, daughter of
Mrs. Agnes Hunt Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
the marriage taking place in "rhe Little
Church Around the Corner" in New York.
Mr.. Chamberlain has been recently dis
charged from the service, being chief
yoeman in the navy. He had been sta
toned in the Brooklyn navy yard the
past year.
Eighty-five members of the Brother.
hood of Railroad Trainmen of the
Southern Division of the Central Yer
MONT Railway company gathered in
Red Mems half Sunday for their reg
ular monthly meeting and social, while
25 members of the order of Railroad
Photographers Of the same division gath.
cred in the conductors room for their
gct.together talkfest The meetings
ordinarily are held in New London,
Conn, bit IL was thoue'tt that more in.
tereSt would be excited if an occasional
change in meeting place was made. Il
Inithe ANIMAL convention of the South.
eastern Vermont Teachers association,
which convened in Bellows Falls Jan.
30, Objects were elected Friday
following report Of the nominating
committee appointed Thursday night.
The officers ate Pres, Supt. II. r. Moi,
fit Of West Brattleboro; vice pres, Guy
W. Powers Of SaXtons River, who il with
the United States marines overseas; see
S.,t AL A nf Rrnt =.
tleb0ro; executive committee, Miss Jessie
A. Judd bf ,Be|B6ws Falls, Supt George l.
Spaufiing OF Windsor and Supt Lyman
NJ, Darling Of Ludlow.
The executive committee eiectsd by
the general committee of the soldiers
memorial building movement has ap.
pointed the investigating committee
authorized at the meeting Sunday, Jan
%. The investigating committee con
sists of Rev. Delmar T. Trout, Howard
G.. Rice. Edwin l.. Hildreth, Mrs. Ere
mont Hamilton and Mrs. Clarke c
Fits. The duties of the committee will
he to secure information regarding
civic buildings in other communities
plans which have been adopted in othe
places for maintenance, and availabl
Sites for a structure here.
The Ohsarvant Citizen column il
the Boston Post Of Jan. 90 contained
the following:@" A name to be added +
my honor list OF spry old New Eng
lsnders is that of Mrs. Mary L. Hay
wood of Brattleboro, VT, 81 years o
age. She was married in 1854, and ha
always lived in the house where sh
now resides. Mrs. Haywood's hotb
has been that of collecting pitchers
and she now has novel collection o
more than 800, some OF them very rar'
Some were made over a century age
and she is able instantly to detect in
itation of different ware in compariso
with the real articles that she has o
hand. ~ i, =
Miss Vesta Proctor and Miss Doroth
Hubbard entertained about Sc" OF the
young friends. Friday night mt n dan
ing party in tlfe Unitarian parish hous
the affair being given in honor OF the
birthday anniversaries, which are nc'
week. 4, Cut flowers were used for dc
orations and the lights in the room
were shaded with pink crepe pape
which east, decidedly pretty effect 9
the attractive evening gowns worn b
,ba vounq lyyomen. Mrs. W. H. Pro