Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-05-14
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town of Brattleboro, have been close,
against fishing for q period of fv
years by the state fish and game de
partment. '' "l-.
A red brick tile floor is being laid il
the office of the Brooks House. Work
men began laying the floor the last O
the week and have completed it from
the rear side of the Office as far ms tn,
clerks desk. The new floor will make
decided Improvement in the hotel office
George II. Dompier has sold his hous,
at l6 Crosby street to Royal d. Smith
who has bought for a home. The sale
was made through John l.. Howard s
real estate agency Mr., Dompier moved
May 6 to the farm on the West
river road which he bought recently OF
Lucius Adams
A consignment of $4,000 trout fry
from the rearing station in Pttsford
was received here Friday by the Wind
ham County Fish and Game club The
fish were sent north on the West river
train for distribution in streams in DUN.
mcrston, Willamsvlle, Newfane, Town.
shend, Jamaica, Windham and Bondville
Herbert w. Boyle, for Is years fore
man of the paint and finishing room for
the S. A. Smith Mfg Co., finished work
there Saturday. He was presented hand
some silver tea service by j. j. Eckels
in manner befitting the occasion, in be.
half of the employees. 1t came as tota
surprise to Mr.. Boyle, who was so over
come that he could only respond with a
THANK you, one and ALL" Mr.. Boyle
intends to carry on his farm in Jamaica.
William r. Wentworth of 43 Pine
street, who has been employed for 10
years by the Twin State Gas & Electric
company as gas maker at the companys
plant, was severely burned about the
face and eyes Sunday while at his
work. Mr.. Wentworth was preparing to
make gas when blast of fire from the
top of the generator blew out into his
face. DR.. H. p. Greene was called and
had him taken to the Memorial hospital.
1t is thought he will not lose the sight.
A double wedding took place May
) in Grafton in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. w. w. Torrey when their daughter,
Miss Pearle Elizabeth Torrey was mar
ried to Raymond Butterfeld Haley of
Brattleboro, and another daughter, Miss
Gladys Fisher Torrey, became the wife
of Jared Perry of Rntney. Rev. G. f..
presence of rflatives and guests. Mrs.
Congdon PLACED the wedding march.
Mrs. Amy Haley of West Brattleboro,
mother of Raymond Haley, attended the
wedding.
Officers of Brattleboro lodge, No. lO2,
F. and A. NJ hyere installed Friday night
by Christie Bs Crowell, right worshipful
grand junior Warden of the grand lodge
OF Vermont, assisted by Past Master NJ.
C. Houghton rs marshal, Following are
the officers: r. NJ, Alexander w. Mont
gomery; S. w, Delmar 4. Trout; J. W.,
Jesse f. Haynes; treas, Varillus o.
Jones; sec Ralph j. Eldridge S. d.,
Walter F. Spear; j. d., Fred f.. Clark
S. S., Ralph q Root; j. s., Raymond l..
Brown; chaplain, Herbert p. Woodin;
marshal Richard c. Averill; tyler Henry
/ The neutrality-suspicious. convention of
; the G. A. r., and the w. r. G. was
held in Rutland May ~ and l3. The
delegates from here were II. p. Hunter,
Henry j. Allen and f. H. Putnam for
the Grand Arpy post and Mrs. Emogene
White, Mrs. Phila Lamson, Mrs. Lena
ADAM Mrs. Nettie Haskins and Miss
corps. Other members who went from
Brattleboro were Mrs Ellen Herricl, Mrs
Calsta Bangs, Mrs. Nellie Morse, Miss
Helen Fenton and Mr.. and Mrs. R. p.
Porter; Linn d. Taylor and John w.
w. Bush of Brookline.
The United States civil service COM
mission announces that examinations
will be held in Brattleboro May Is
for the position of railway mail clerk,
entrance salary $1,000; stenographcrs
and typewriters for positions in New
England, entrance salary LAO to. ST.
440; on May % for clerk in the cen
sus bureau, Washington, salary $kl4O
to l,340. Every Tuesday an examina-
ton will be given for stenographers
and typewriters for service in federal
Offices in Washington at entrance sal
aries of 81 240 to $1,440. Application
blanks may be secured from the local
secretary at the postofiicee.
DR.. Laura NJ. Plantz of Patney
reached H.. Slst birthday. anniversary
Saturday. DIR. PlaBta is an; honorary
sfrs of the American Revolution, and
A1l VhulttI llcHptl VI tHo Huo'oh"i, Soei
tE. Some Of the members of the
,4sssfattleboro chapter went to Putney
Sunday, Saturday being stormy, and
presented DR.. Plantz some flowers. Her
son, Walter Wheaton of Columbus, had
been her guest few days and re-
manned there until Wednesday. Or.
Plantz has lived alone and done her
work the past winter but she has prom
ised her son that she will not do so
next winter.
Several pieces of real estate, including
houses and building lots, in the Fort DUN
mer district owned by the Holden &
Martin Lumbef Go. have been sold to the
Fort DummersAlills and negotiations are
under way b& the same company to ac
quire the property in that district now
owned by thea Fort ,Dupmer Realty Co.,
the Cascade Realty Co., and the Cham
, her of Commgce. The step to acquire
the property k in line with similar &C
ton Of manufacturers in other places The
property which already has been decided
10 the Fort D$mmer Mills yinclydes. threc
Involvement Shouses, one one-tenement
house and thEAe building lots, Employees
% @ka ~, lilo Ill ooo,ny tho fanamaDtS