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

Springfield and goes Oct. to the church
in Woodsyille, N. II.
Bishop Hall arrived in Montreal
Tuesday on the steamship Canada, en-
route to his home in Burlington from
the Lambeth conference in London.
The 50th anniversary Of the first
Episcopal church service in Newport
was observed at st. Marks church
there Sunday So far as known, there
is no person living today who was pres
cnt at the service so years ago. st.
Mark S parish was organized in 1879
and the present structure was built
in 1888.
Harry Weber and Jack b. Wood of
st. Adams were painfully but probably
not seriously injured Tuesday night
when the coupe in which they were
riding on the Sheldon road went into
the ditch. Coming suddenly upon a
team carrying no lights, Mr.. Webber
turned out quickly going over the end
Of a culvcrt.
The Fourth Vermont regimcntal as
at White River Junction Tuesday. The
following comrades were elected; Pres
ident, Capt. J. p. Akin of White River
Junction; vice president, William H.
Niles; secretary and treasurer, Warren
f. Bliss; assistant secretary, Clifford
+. Bliss; executive committee, Capt.
Akin, Lynn B. Taylor, c. p. Silloway.
and silo of Arthur Goodno Of Brandon
burned Tuesday afternoon at what is
known az the Clark farm. The barns
contained between 20 and 80 tons of
hay, 100 bushels of oats and he had
just finished filing his silo. The ORR
gin of the fire is q mystery The loss
on the barns is partially covered by in
surance but the crops are total loss.
Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Earle Scribner Kinsley of
Rutland for the wedding of their only
daughter, Miss Hester Medora Kinsley,
and Ralph Harold Fisk of Rutland,
which will take place October at 4.30
clock in the afternoon, at the Kins-
ley residence. Mr.. Kinsley is Repub
lican national committeeman from Yer
mont and is a well known insurance
man.
After sustaining a damage of 800 to
his machine when he collided with
standing motor truck near the Bailey
farm on the ontpelier-Middlesex road
Saturday night, w. Fl. Clark of More
town met further reverse when practi-
cally all the things removable about the
car were stolen after he had left the
car on the spot over night. The cush-
ions, tools and various other things were
stolen.
Lord Charles Hope, Cyril Tolley,
amateur golf champion of England, and
Roger Wethered, captain of the Ok
ford university golf team, arrived in
Manchester Tuesday evening with Reg
inald NJ. Lewis Of Ridgefeld, Conn.
to play the famous Ekwanok golf
course. Yesterday they played two
ball matches to familiarize themselves
with The course in anticipation Of two
exhibition matches today.
Merritt Elbridge, Of Enosburg Falls
was severely injured Wednesday morn
| ing when the milk truck he was driv-
| ing was struck by Central Vermont
train, southbound, at Burt 5 crossing,
1t is reported that the victim of the
crash sustained severe cuts on his head,
one leg and LETT arm and his left side
was severely bruised. In addition it is
thought he may have internal injuries.
The truck was completely wrecked.
Harry A. Black, secretary of state,
has removed licenses from the follow
ing persons so they will be unable to
| operate automobiles: Fred Loveland
Manchester, 60 days suspension for
hitting pedestrian; Pearl +. Dudley
Barton, for conviction in Winooski
court of reckless driving, revoked
Mark II. Kelley Barre, revoked, for
reckless driving; Wesley Goodell
Bethel, and j. +. Brunette, Bethel, both
revoked, as unfit to have licenses.
Fifty call men in the st. Johnsbury
fire department have quit because their
demand for a 100 per cent increase in
pay was not granted. They signed their
names to petition for the increase, CIV
ing as an alternative that they would
resign if they were refused. 1t was dc
cided to let them do so, and add two
regular men to the department in then
places. There were 90 call men who die
not sign the petition and they are con
sidered sufficient in addition to the reg
uars
; An extensive business has been don,
the past summer by men and women
who have been engaged in gatherin.
ferns around the districts Of Chittenden
/ Shcrhurnc and Mcndon for the use o.
florists These ferns are packed int
lunches of 1000 each, and shipped t.
Springfield Mass, for cold storage
Later they are sold to florists through
out the country and many are used a
Christmas time. An average of Is moi
and women have been engaged in thi
work, and they have been able to nearr
as much as sl3 day in some cases.
A motorcycle driven by Archie Gran
of Roxbury, Mass, crashed into ston'
water tub at East st. Johnsbury Tues
day afternoon and Mrs. Grant, who wa
riding in the sidecar attached, wa
thrown out and badly injured. Thu
Massachusetts cyclst was going at I
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