Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-05-14


day.
i News has been received here of the
sudden death in Chicago May l of Mrs
Frank Wheeler, whose husband formerly
lived here and was brother of Mrs
James Dalton.
John L. Howard, real estate agent, has
sold for i. j. Reynolds of Leominster,
Mass, his house and lot in East Putney
to Chauncey w. Clark of New Haven
Conn, who will use it for headquarters
on his hunting and fishing trips to East
Putney. ot : -, .. p Re. r ::,-., ~.
Four yards of .beautifttsr hand made
Belgium lace has been received by Miss
! H. Lorraine Danforth Of Brook street,
who has been, in corresp6ndetce, WITH n
young Belgian who received x Red Cross
kit made by her and sent overseas after
the war. d, ....
In the annual meeting of the Ep-
worth league of the Methodist church
Tuesday these officers were elected:
Pres, Herman Kuhner; vice pres. f.
=. Smith Miss Jennie Scranton, Miss
Laura Belrose and Miss Glenna Blais-
dell; sec, Miss Rachel Iverson; treas,
Philip Wheeler.
In the annual meeting of the w. G.
7. U. Monday these officers were elect
ed: Pres, Mrs. Mabel Viele; vice pres,
Mrs. Mary Currier, Mrs. Harriet A.
Tucker, Mrs. NJ. G.. Morrill,, Mrs.
Edythe Chamberlain; sec, Mrs. Eva
Clark; treas, Miss Addie NJ. Fay; au-
ditor Mrs Frank w. Pier.
Warrants have been posted calling a
meeting of the town school district to be
IolI Aoo l,n -,
boro Monday evening, May "a, at 8
of the meeting the voters will be asked
to chose a director for three years to
succeed F. d. Z. Stowe, whose three year
term expires.
The date of the annual meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce has been
changed from Tuesday evening, May
lS, to Wednesday evening, May 10, in
Difference to the wishes of the. Brattle-
boro Teachers association, which had
arranged a meeting for Tuesday even
ing, when Miss Florence M. Hale, state
agent of education in Maine, will speak.
In meeting Wednesday of the COM
mttee of 10 men having charge of the
Springfield milk shipments and draw
ing plans for new dairy plant the
chairman was instructed to secure the
services of an attorney and arrange
for another meeting within n week,
when it is expected that the new organ.
ization will be incorporated and apply
for charter.
In the meeting of the Mutual Aid asso-
citation Wednesday afternoon the secre-
tary reported n calls in April, of
which "a were filed the maternity nurse
reported 4G patients under care, III calls
were made; the district nurse reported AZ
patients under care, l62 calls were made
the child welfare nurse reported 249
babies under care, l2l calls were made; l3
attendants were employed 800 days.
A street drain was installed Tues
day at the corner of School and Green
streets under the direction of Road
Commissioner G. J. DUDE. The new
drain will greatly improve conditions
at that point in heavy rainstorm. Men
of the highway department also are
working on the drain on the east Side
of Church street which has not taken
care of all the surface water for some
time.
The automobile fire truck was called
to the home of George F. Martin of 81
Oak Grove avenue yesterday to ex-
tinguish n fire which had started in q
feather cushion to a chair which had
been used by Mrs. Martins father, !
Thomas Winter, while smoking. Mr.. !
Winter left the room and while he was
absent the fire started. The wood cas- /.
ings of the room near the chair also
were damaged.
The funeral Of Charles Z. Knight, who !
died Thursday, May 6, was held in his
late home at -32 Oak street Saturday |
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. DIR. Her
bert p. Woodin, pastor of the Centre !
Congregational church, oflicated. The |
burial took place in Morningside ceme-
terry. The bearers were R. II. Messenger,
A. F. Roberts, L. H. Houghton and w. /
II. Phillips. Hardin Bennett of Putney !
came to attend the service.
Vermont boys in action with the ia.
nous 26th division will be seen in NOV
ing pictures Thursday afternoon and,
evening, May 27, when Captain Edwin
II. Cooper of Boston, the photographer,
will come here to give lecture in con.
nection with the screen production
under the auspices of Brattleboro post,
American Legion. The pictures will be |
shown in the new Latclis theatre. The |
sale of tickets will be in charge of com
mittee of which Enrol Richardson is
chairman.
The Ladies' Enterprise society held it's I
annual meeting Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. Frank Strong and these off
GERS were elected: Pres, Mrs. Lucia
Foster; vice pres, Mrs. c. H. Evans and
Mrs Albert Thomas; see, Mrs. S. l.. Pur.