Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-01-03


all factory will reopen week iron
next Monday.
The annual meeting of the share
holders of the Brattleboro Co-opcratv,
Savings and Loan association, for hear
ing reports and the election of officers
will be held in the town clerks offic,
this evening at $ o'clock.
The local Red Cross has received order.
from Boston to stop all knitting, but tc
complete all unfinished articles. There
VIII be sewing on refugee garments in tn,
Red Cross rooms three days n week
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
In the regular meeting of Pocahohta.
council, No. 4, December 26 these of
ticers were elected: Prophecies, Mrs
Lucia Scott; 'Winona, Mrs. Louise
Crown; Powhatan, John o. Tucker
keeper of records. Mrs. May Berry; col
lcctor of wampum, Mrs. Jane Brockng
ton; keeper of wampum, Mrs. Ruth
Tucker; trustee, Mrs. Jennie Brocking
ton, -.
The annual Christmas. tree for those
living at the Home for the Aged was
! held Thursday, Dec. 20. 3at the Home
and afforded much pleasure for all, each
being well remembered. The annual sup
Tpef and entertainment are to he given at
a later date. After the distribution Of
Egfts the Home Sunshine society held its
annual business meeting. The following
officers were elccted. President, Mrs
James p Elmer, vice pres. Mrs. II. +.
Houghton; sec. and treas, Mrs. Clarke G..
Fits.
Two registered Pekingese dogs have
been received in town recently by exprss
from the Forbush kennels in New York
city. One, 10 months old, TO be known as
Picking, is the property of Mrs. G. II.
Smith, and the other, 10 months old,
whose name is Sim, is owned by Mrs.
William H. Proctor.
Miss Laura Spaulding of Whining
ton, formerly employed as stenographer
in the Office of the Holsten- Friesian
Register company, and Fred Cargill of
| Alburg, superintendent of schools in
the Alburg district, were married in
Wilmington on Christmas day. They
left for wedding trip to Boston.
l.. p. Copeland of West Brattleboro has
bought the Capt. Henry C. Streeter resi-
dcnce at the corner of Western avenue
II. VI.
administrator, through John l.. How.
ards real estate agency. ''r. Copeland,
who recently sold his mill business in
West Brattleboro. has bought the house
| for Il home.
The brightest spot in town on the
| first day of the new year was the north
window of the Twin State Gas & Elec-
trio Co. s office, which was arranged
! by Scott l.. Barber Red and white
figures 1919 on blue background arc
Illuminated by l2j electric lights, the
lights forming the figures. A New
Year s greeting also is painted on the
canvass. The window is very attrac-
tive.
These officers were elected in the regu-
lar meeting of Quonektieut tribe of Red
Men in Red Mems hall Friday evenings
Prophet Leon Parsons; sachem. Orln
Whitney,; senior sycamore. +. j., La,
velle; Junior sycamore. Richard Scott ;
chief of records, F. NJ Holiday; collector
of wampum, George Brockington; keeper
of 'wampum. +. Il. Parker; trustee for
three years, II. b. Haus; degree master,
Charles Brockington.
Dennis Rebekah lodge initiated can.
didatcs Tuesday night in Odd Fellows
temple, and there was a good atten.
dance The occasion being New Year S
eve, the families of members were in
vted to the temple after the meet
ing. Dancing, bowling, pool, and bill.
lizards We're enjoyed until midnight
when 1913 changed to. 1919 and bell
pealcd the hour of ~ and announced
the arrival Of Happy New Year.
The mixed train north on the West
River railroad Dec. 20 got into little
difficulty at the twin culvcrts south Of
Jamaica, but only little delay resulted
although there were possibilities of a
serious accident The trucks under the
forward end of the forward freight car
jumped the rails and the wheels on one
wheels on the opposite side had nothing
but the atmosphere to run on, some eight
feet above the ground.
News has been received in Brattle,
boro of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth
| (Spalding) Caffrey about SO, which
took place in Stamford, Conn, Dec. "a
of pneumonia. AS Miss Spaldng, Mrs
Caffrey formerly taught in the com
mercial department in the Brattlchoro
high school. She went to Stamford to
teach and there married Harry CafTrey
who survives with one child. The bur,
ial will take place in Lowell, Mass, the
home of Mrs CafIrey's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. +. p. Spalding.
The Brattleboro board of trade ha,
/ received an invitation from tho Eastern
States Agriculture yand Industrial Elk
position. which is working in co-opera
ton with the New England commits
sions' committee. to send representa-
tives TO attend meetings Saturday, Jan
4, in the Mahogany room auditorium il
Springfield, Mass, to meet Secretary
Lane S commission to present to then
New England 4 claim for recognition il
any plans for assistance which the gov
crnmcnt might make looking towarC
placing returned soldiers, sailors OF
marines ON lands and farms. This is il
line with the plan Of the federal gov
crnment to provide employment anC
homes for soldiers, sailors and marines
the states furnishing the lands and thu
United States furnishing the funds t.
meet and develop the same,