Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24


Mr. and Mrs. f. C. Vail have moved
from the Barber building to the house
on Washington street recently vacated
by Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Scrcombe and
family.
Secretary d. y. Tasker has several
more Valley Fair advertising blankets
which he would be glad to give to any
automobile drivers if they will call at
the Office of the Crystal Springs Ice
company.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman s auxiliary of st. Michael g
Episcopal church will be held at 3
o 'clock this afternoon at the parish
house. The little silk bags will be
presented. There also will be a spc-
cial meeting of the guild.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Moquin of
Moosup, Conn, parents of Mrs. Joseph
Brouiliard and the Misses Moquin of
Reed street, have bought Prof. l.. A.
Butterfcld's place on Washington street
for home. The sale was made through
). w. Edgctt & Co.'S real estate agency.
Edward Hubert Pike and Miss Ma
belle Gordon Subway, both of Brat
tleboro, were married Wednesday at
noon in Newfanc, Rev. F. b. Hyde, pas
tor of the Congregational church there,
officiating. They were unattended.
After short wedding trip they will be-
gin housekeeping at II Cedar street.
Mr.. Pike has been employed by f. L..
llildreth & Co. the past six years, in
the stock room.
Twenty eight large work horses owned
by the Champlain Realty Co. made
sight on Main street yesterday that was
much admired by horse lovers. They ar
rived from Ohio Wednesday and stayed
here over night, leaving this noon for
Jamaica, where the company is cutting
pulp wood. They were to stay in New
fame last night. The animals weighed
about 1900 pounds each and were led
in fours, wearing only halters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert o. Reed of Reads
boro observed their 50th wedding ami
vcrsary Tuesday afternoon and evening
in the home of their daughter, Mrs Wal
ter +. Sturgcs of Elm street. They re-
ceived gifts of cut flowers, pieces of gold
money and other gifts. Several friends
and relatives called during the afternoon
aud evening. Mr. and Mrs Reed were
married in Stamford Sept. 81 1870, Four
children were born to them, two of
whom are living, Mrs. Sturgcs of Brattlc
boro and Mrs Hal Crosier of Rcadsboro.
About % members of Vernon Grange
came Wednesday evening to observe
neighbors' night with Protective
Grange. After an excellent supper Yer
non Grange furnished the entertain
ment which was an enjoyable farce
entitled A Mock Grange Meeting and
included a reading by Miss Inez Akley
and a piano solo by Miss Roby Wright.
As the next meeting comes on the night
of the Valley fair and the night when
the state Grange officers will be here
to confer the sixth degree the regular
Grange program will be postponed to
Oct. 10,
News has been received in town of the
serious condition of Harry Dahlstrom,
son of Rev. Julius Dahlstrom of Provi
dcncc, r. l., who was at one time pastor
of the Swedish Congregational churclscAG
BrattlcborQ, Mr., ,Dahlstrom, was in
swimming at Long Beach, L. l., Sept. II,
and was diving in the surf wheh the
surf caught him under the chin and
broke his spine at the base of the neck.
He is in hospital in New York and no
hope of his recovery is held out. Physi-
clans in attendance say that he may live
only a short time and that he may live
for months.
Nine employees of the Brattlchoro Of
flee of the American Railway Express
Co. attended a field day and banquet
ut the Lake Morey club in Fairlcc Sun
day. and all report an especially en-
ioyablc outing. This was the first event
Of the kind held under the auspices of
the Order of Railway Exprcssmen, but
it is planned to make it an annual affair
Those going from Brattleboro were Ag.
ent w. c. Carney, Cashier Lotus Satf-
ford, Roscoe Jaquith, Alexander Exner,
Joseph Exner, Raymond Barrett, Stan
ley Ransom, Harry Dcyo and Ralph
Newell.
Sixteen friends of Miss Edith Clcve-
land, former Brattleboro nurse who
now is holding a position with the
Rockingham hospital in Bellows Falls,
paid her a surprise visit Wednesday
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. +. +.
Perry of Washington street, the party
taking the form of miscellaneous
shower in recognition of the recent an
nouncement of her engagement to Les
lie Fixes of Charlcstown, n. H. Miss
+ the day. Refreshments were served and
the evening was spent socially.
! Twenty one persons from the First
JnverSaist church attended one or more
of the sessions of the state convention OF
Universalist churches, y. p. {. t., and
Mission circle, held in Bellows Falls from
Monday to Thursday noon. Those at
, tending were; Rev. Dclmar f.. Trout,
Mr. and Mrs. V. II. Winchester, Miss
Grace Cooper, Miss Nora Jaquith, Miss
Marion Simonds, Mrs. Mary Akley, Mrs.
+. c. Sargent, Mr., and Mrs. Freeman
Scott, Miss Minnie Scott, Mrs. {. l..
Stickney Miss Faith lcaw, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Shipman, Mrs. Il. p. Flagg, Mrs
l.. /, Leader, Mrs. Emily Edwards, Miss
Juliet Willis, Mrs. Smiley, Mr., and Mrs.
+. Il. Vaughan
BATES INSPECTS HIGHWAY.
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