Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-07-30
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BRATTLEBORO,

In the munlclpul court Monday Ed
ward Knight of Guiford pleaded guilty
to driving Il motorcycle without license
and paid a fine of S. and costs. He was
brought in on complaint of the secretary
vi state.
In meeting of the stockholders of
the Peoples National bank Tuesday fore
moon it was voted TO increase the cap.
ital stock from 100000 to 100000.
The present stockholders have the OPP
rcrtunty TO subscribe for the new is
sue.
The Unitarian church will be closed
during the month of August for the usual
summer vacation. Services will be re-
sumcd the first Sunday in September.
Rev. II. A, Num- will conduct the
chapel service at the Retreat Sunday
afternoon at o'clock
Harry A. Black, secretary of state,
wrote Frank A. Larrow of Brattlcboro
July % that report had come to him
that Mr.. Iarrow was convicted in Green
field, Mass, of operating an automobile
when intoxicated; therefore Mr.. Black
revoked his operators license.
The Feast of St. Anne was solcmnized
Monday morning in St. Michaels Ro-
man NtIHpllN NHulNu NllH ulEu uld00
celebrated by Rev. Father Rand at $50
The ceremony was made very impressive
by great number of the people of the
parish who made the solemn novena in
honor of st. Anne
Ellsworth ID. IIoughton of Bellows
Falls has filed petition for divorce from
Hattie Il. (Emcrson) Houghton, for.
mprly of Grafton and now of Slatersvillc
II. l., on the ground of dcsertion in 1907
They were married in Grafton Aug. j.
1856. Mr.. Houghton asks for the custody
of four minor children.
Merton +. Davis of Guilrord writes
The Phoenix as follows: 81. Merton
T.. Davis, deny ever deserving Ethel
Franklin Davis at Woodsville or any
other place and refusing to support
her. l came home and asked her to
come with me which she refused to do.
| owned my home and a furnished
house and a rig which she used when
she pleased"
Among the successful candidates who
recently took examinations before the
Vermont board of registration of nurses
in the state house at Montpelier were
Miss Marie A. Hawkins and Miss Eliz-
abcth Atkinson, both of this place.
Both graduated from the Brattleboro
Memorial hospital and Miss Hawkins
later took n course in the BrightloolI
hospital in Boston.
Company l, Vermont National Guard,
has engaged temporarily the vacant cor
ner store in the Barber building for head
quarters in place of the Hooker house on
Main street it being more attractive and
advantageous. No equipment is avail
able at present for furnishing the head
quarters, and if anybody has articles of
ASrnture that the company can use they
viii be gladly accepted.
In the municipal court here Monday
Donald i. Carey of Greenfield, Mass,
pleaded guilty TO the charge of having
two black bass in his possession which
were less than 10 inches in length, which
were taken from Sunset lake Sunday.
Judge A. +. Cudworth fined him $lj and
costs of $0.G5, which he paid. Sheriff
Frank l.. Welman arrested Carey Sun
day at the lake, the sheriff and County
Fish and Game Warden +. II. Metcalf
making Il trip to the lake.
A party was given Wednesday night
in the home of Rev. and Mrs. f. S.
Hewitt in honor of their niece, Miss An
spending the summer here. the occasion
being her 18th birthday anniversary Ten
persons were present at the birthday sup
per- where two birthday cakes were in
evidence, Several other guests came in
for the evening which was spent with
music and games. Miss Moore received
many gifts, among them n white voile
dress and gold wrist watch.
Saturday was the 18th wedding ami
vcrsary of Capt. and Mrs. William r.
IIaigh of Linden street. and in recogni-
ton of the anniversary their daughter,
Mrs. Frank p. Philbrick, invited the
members of the Thursday club and their
husbands to the home of Capt. and Mrs.
IIaigh that evening. Mr. and Mrs. Alex.
ander Duncan of Barre also were present.
The evening was spent socially and ice
cream and cake were served Capt. and
Mrs. lIaigh received numerous gifts, in.
GLIDING silvcrware and money. Capt
liaigh is IA well known Odd Fellow and is
supervisor of the Retreat Mrs. Haigh
IS a well-known Rebekah. She was Miss
Dellu f. Cobb.
Pursuant to an ordinance adopted at
the last annual village meeting giving the
village commissioners the right to rcpu-
late the keeping of swine in the village
limits and providing that no swine should
be kept without permit, the village com
missioncrs state that they will grant
permits to keep pigs on condition that
no person shall keep a pig or maintain
pig pen within 30 feet of an occupied
dwelling house. Each pig pen shall be
kept at all times in "A dry and odorless
condition.
Rev. John Mcneil, d. d., pastor OF
the South Highlands Presbyterian
church of Birmingham, Ala, will be the
speaker at the morning service at The
general conference in Mortified Sun
day at 1915 o'clock. Mr.. Mcneil will
be one of the speakers throughout Thu
conference and his return to North
field after some years is eagerly antic
ipatcd. His fame is in all the Englisl
speaking world. At the O'Clock serv
ice Rev. Harris f. Kirk, d. d.. of Bait
more, one of Northfeld's favorites
will speak. The evening preacher vii
be announced later.