Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-08-06
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BRATTLEBORO,

hall at the Boy Scout camp near West
Dunmerston.
Joseph IT, A. Fagnand, a ring spinner
of South Main street, and Miss Odca
Rosanna Morris of Pontiac, r.. l., wcrC
married at the town clerk S Office Mon
day afternoon by Carl S. Hopkins
justice of the peace.
Earl Taylor VIII be the speaker at
The meeting in the tabernacle at Sunset
lake Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
These meetings are proving to be very
interesting and it is hoped that there
will be large attendance next Sunday
Road Commissioner Charles j. DUDE
is replanking the West River bridge
The staggered system is being used
which distributes the load better than
the old system, and as far as the work
has progressed it is noticeable that the
bridge seems firmcr than elsewhere.
1 The White Mfg. Co., Inc, of Brat
fleboro has organized by the election
Of these officers: President, o. c. Rob
prison of IIinsdalc, n. H.; vice presi-
Gent, Harry l.. Emerson; manager and
treasurer, Fred c. Clark. These three
and Mrs. Clark and John n. Harvey
constitute the board Of directors.
The thunder storm Saturday night put
about Is telephone lines out of commits
sion. Water, however, got into a cable
being laid to the new telephone Office i'll
the Barber building, the cable having
split open, and put about 40 lines out of
commission Sunday affecting large
part of the north section of the village.
Eleven woman's clubs in Vermont have
thus far notified Mrs. George II. Smile,
state director for Vermont on behalf of
the savings division, first federal reserve
district, agreeing to adopt a definite con
structive program for conservation and
thrift work during the coming club year.
The Brattcboro Woman's club is in
cluded i'll this list.
The preacher at the II o'clock service
in the auditorium in Mortified the com
ing Sunday will be Rev. Harris f. Kirk,
d. D.. of Baltimore. At go Rev John
Mcneil, d. d., of Birmingham, Ala, will
preach. The 4 o'clock preacher will be
Melvin Trottcr of Grand Rapids, Mich
At o'clock DIR. Mcneil will preach again
The above hours are under the daylight
saving system.
Mrs Mayolyn Fanum) Foley of
Wardsboro has filed Il petition for div
Gree from Jerry Foley. 1t is a counter
petition, Mr.. Foley having filed a pc
tition against his wife. Both are based
on statutory grounds. Judge Harrie b..
Chase has directed that Foley pay his
wife $50 suit money and 500 month
temporary alimony.
Mrs. John II. Bardcn entertained the
Past Noble Grands association at the
hn i
cut river Saturday afternoon and even
who enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs
Bdrdcn and spent delightful time
During the afternoon cards and other
games were played and a bounteous
supper was served at 5 O'Clock in the
grove.
Members of Company I, Vermont Ma
tional Guard, are happy over the arrival
Monday of new firearms direct from
the Springfield armory. The shipment in
cluGcd 10 rifles, 10 Browning machine
guns and two indoor target rifles, besides
cartridge belts. They have been I'M
packed and cleaned in the company
headquarters in the south store Of the
Barber building. Government uni
forms and other equipment are expected
soon.
In the municipal court here Monday
Norman Smith, who was charged with
grand larceny, was placed under bonds OF
5000 for his appearance i'll county court
and was released his father recognizing
in that sum for his sons appearance until
the case is called. The case grew out OF
the larceny of canoe owned by Roger
Bracket. States Attorney L. w. Gibson
said to the court that another person was
wanted as the real offender, Smith
merely being one of those in the party.
An Overland touring car owned ant
driven by Herbert Kcyes, who is EN-
ploycd by Warren l.. Walker, collidct
with the southbound trolley car short
" after 7 O'Clock Tuesday night. will
only slight damage to the automobile
Mr.. Reyes, who was riding alone il
his car. had Just driven out of Mr.
Walkers yard and did not hear The
trolley car approaching and the mo
torman did not see Mr.. Keycs. TIL,
electric ear was delayed only about
- minutes.
Alfred Lanouc was in the mum
cipaI court in States Attorney T.. w
Gibson 5 Office last Friday and PLEADED
guilty to the charge of non support OF
his wife and daughter seven years old
lie was ordered by Acting Judge w. Il
Daley to pay Mrs. Lanouc So week, he
ginning this week. Lanouc had beer
asked to furnish $500 bail for his appear
auco Monday, but he was unable t.
do so and rather than lock him up unit
that time Acting Judge Daley ordered
him to pay So a week. Mrs. Lanoue ha'
testified that she worked in the cottol
mill such time as she was able.
An order was received at the count!
clerk 5 Office Monday from Judge L. 5
Stanton in the case of the town o
Townshend against the estate of Horace
c. Howard, dismissing the bill and allow
ing the defendant to recover its costs
In this case the town of Townshen'
claimed that Mr.. Towards resdenc
never legally was changed from Town
shend to Brattlcboro and undertook t.
recover from the estate back taxes
amounting to thousands of dollars. Bar
Der, Barber & Miller appeared for tn
plaintiff and Harvey, Maurice, Whitne,
& Fits of this place and John W. Red
mond of NeWDOrt for the defense