Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-04-02
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BRATTLEBORO.

wick's outlook class will be held in the
chapel of the Centre Congregational
church Thursday evening, April 10.
George Croll has sold his cottage
house on Pine street to A. G. Wyman,
superintendent of the Brattleboro Lum-
her corporation, who buys for home.
\ supply of fishing and hunting IL
censes has been received at the town
clerk, Office and it is anticipated that
Ike stock will fill all normal demands.
Tickets for the competitive drill to be
given Monday evening, April 3, by st.
Michacl's Cadets and the Boys Brigade
are on sale at Vaughan & Burnctts and
ID. f. Shea's store.
BY request OF the regent of the Green
field chapter, the April meeting of the
d. A. r.. has been changed from April to
April 20. That chapter was to be pres
ent here on that date.
On account of uncertain mail condi-
tions Postmaster NJ. j. Moran is send
ing mail to South Vernon twice day
by L. |. Allen the morning mail going
at go O'Clock and the afternoon mail
at 80 o'clock.
Albert Dunl,lce has sold his house at
aS High street to Ralph Neaw, who
DlNS ltl Il uOults MI. DullhltN iiuo 49,
to Lexington, Mass, to work as head
farmer on large farm. lie will move
his family there soon.
The loving cups to be given TO the
best drilled company and the best drilled
man in each company at the competitive
drill of st. Nlichaers Cadets and the
Rows Brigade of Mortified Monday
evening. April 5, are on display III
N-..,l,., Burpott' window
William c. Horton saw March %
three evening grosbeaks IN the frees
ot his home ON Brook street. These
birds are very rare in this part of the
country and may not be seen here again
in several years. One Of the birds was
male Of nuptial plumage and was es'
pccially beautiful.
Osmcr Fits, Frank Subway, Lyman
Adams Lindlcv Hartwell Cedric Elmer
son and William Haywood entertained al
PARTY of friends Tuesday evening in the
Unitarian parish house. Dancing was
nniovpd from s to II. Music was fur
nished by Miss Geneveve Murphy, Floyd
Johnson and Claude Williamson. Punch
was served.
A fact which comparatively few people
in Brattlebo knew is that Il brother OF
Sunday evening when he went down with
the steel arch bridge which spanned the
Connecticut river was drowned i'll the
same river. in what was then called Sal
mon Hole. The accident happened
when the family first came to this coun-
try from Ireland and the boy was only
] years old.
The funeral of Wilbur A. Andrews,
VTo1,.rIn,, March 81
held at Odd Fellows temple at
O'Clock Saturday afternoon. An Odd
Fellows service was conducted and
Rev. Clark Y. Brownell, pastor of the
First Baptist church, read scripture,
and poem and offered prayer. The
bearers were o. ID. Stowell, Fred Thorn
as. James Fcrriter and Frank W. Mich
hls. The body was placed in the
ausoleum at Morningside cemetery to
Wait burial later. ~ ,.ou,,,o n
ASTON Tuesday ON the demurrer OF the
}lstees of the Thompson fund to the
lPition of the needlewomen's society
4 asting for the removal of r. NJ. Bradley
Us trustee. but on account of conference
~ the Judges of the supreme judicial
court the hearing was postponed. There
is a likelihood that the attorney general
of Massachusetts will appear at this
hearing and ask leave to file some sort OF
n bill for the purpose of bringing an end
to the litigation now in progress.
Charles w. Harris, who has been en-
ploycd the past two weeks by the Fort
drummer mills, in charge of its electrical
works, and who previously had been
working for II. d. Walker, electrician,
was badly burned Saturday afternoon
while at his work at the mills. He was
attempting to trip switch with screw
driver and caused a short circuit, burning
him on the right side of his face and on
his left arm He was taken to the Mel
rose hospital, where DR.. j.. II. Lynch at
tended him. IT is thought that his face
will not be Scared by the burns.
Hermon V. Brooks, who has been book
keeper and office manager of the Pure
bred Live stool; Sales Co. since the com
pany started business about four year
ago, has resigned his position, and will
finish work there April 8. He will be
come New England representative OF tn
Orange Judd Co., working in conjunction
with +. \. Ilutchins, the field representa-
tive He will cover his field for the Nev
England Homestead and American Agri
culturali~t He will make his headquar
lcrS III pGdIlltDOTO. y SucCeSsOT W MI
Brooks has not been secured. His neN
work will necessitate much travelling
He will handle advert ;sing proposi
tons and news articles for the tw
publications..
News has been received in Brattebor
OF the death, Feb. -, of heart disease c
Mrs. Alice Stewart (Dwinell) Henkini
formerly Of this town. Mrs. Henkin
was Il niece of the late Willard Frost, I'll
learned shoemaker of Brattleboro. Fc
many years her father was furnitm
dealer and undertaken here. He lost II
factory in the flood when the Estey shol
which stood on the site of the present
A. Smith Mig. Co., was flooded. Late
his business was wiped out by the grei
fire which destroyed all the buildings b.
tween High and Elliot streets. Durir
the fire he died in the G.. F. Thompsc
house which stood on the present site
&c federal building. Mrs. Henking wei
<ofrom here TO Gallipols, Ohio, to tca'
music She married paul Henkin0 Il