Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-12-30
BRATTLEBORO.


3 o'clock Sunday afternoon services at the
Home for the Aged through the month of
January.
The Wear-em-Over Rubber club will
have no further meetings until after school
begins. They will endeavor to return all
unfinished work before that time.
Road Commissioner DUDE and men will
begin work today to put in better
system of drainage on Flat street, to
prevent flooding Of the cellars whenever
there is an unusually hard storm.
Beginning Friday, Jan. 6. County
Agent X. Wilton Harvey will spend Fri
days in Bellows Falls with headquarters
at the Bellows Falls Creamery, Inc,
where farmers will have an opportunity
to consult with him.
Charles James Lovett. loom fixcr, of
ca Chestnut street, and Miss Ruth May
Emerson of 131 Elliot street, daughter of
Mrs. w. J. Emerson, were married Sat
urday by Rev. w. c. Bernard, rector
! of st. Michaers Episcopal church.
Many inquiries have been made con
corning the price of Miss Mary Il. Cabot's
history of Brattleboro and as to where
the history can be obtained Full infor
nation as to the publication may be OBJ
tanned of the printers, f. l.. Hildreth &
! Co.
! Over 100 persons attended the annual
Christmas supper of the Cniversalist
Sunday school which was given in the
church rooms Wednesday night. After the
supper an illustrated lecture on Christ
and the Apostles was given and games
were played
| On and after Jan. l no revenue will be
required on parcel post matter. Hereto.
! fore each - cents or fraction thereof of
parcel post postage one cent of revenue
| has been required, but the new regula-
tons make this unnecessary after next
Saturday.
Harold II. Durham has bought of Miss
Della Miller of Springfield, Mass, her
house at II High Lawn road, which is
now occupied by John f. Smith and fam
lily. Mr.. Durham will take possession
Feb. /. The house was built by the late
j. f. Hail.
Marriage intentions have been filed in
the Office of Town Clerk G. S. Hopkins
by Charles Alfred Cardo n laborer, and
Mrs. Lucy L. (Stowell) Wilbur, both of
! 10 Main street also by Anthony Joseph
Ouger, a weaver, of 327 South Main street,
and Miss Ernestine Cloutier of 210 South
Main street.
| Joseph Merritt Cook. a fireman, Of III
, Main street and Miss Edith Grace Harris
of West Townshcnd were married Tues
day afternoon by Justice-of- thePeace
J
was used. They were attended by NJ. F..
Harris, brother of the bride The couple
left for short wedding trip.
Frank Winchester of Marlboro was
nut under bail in the sum of 5000 by
Justice w. II. Daley Wednesday for ap-
pearance before the municipal court Jan
10 Mt 1870 n. m. for trial on the charge
of disturbing the peace. Complaint was
made to States Attorney Harold Il. Whit
ncy that Winchester assaulted his WIFE
Miss Edna Lenore Covey, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gary Convey of West Brat
tieboro. and Frank Ernest Gammell. also
of West BrattlebOrO, were married on
Wednesday Afternoon at 8 o'clock at the
Gammell farm. Rev =. V. Woodwork,
pastor of the First Congregational
church, officiated. A single ring service
was used.
A memorial service for Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Payson Clay, who persisted in a
fire in North Thetford Monday morning,
was held in the church at North Thetford
at | O'Clock yesterday. Mr. and Mrs.
Clay We're aunt and uncle of George Nj.
Clay and Mrs. Francis T.. Perry of this
town and Mrs. Fred /. Dyke of Somer-
vile, Mass.
Friends in town have received announce
ments of the marriage in Norwalk,
Conn, Dec. %, of Miss Elizabeth Jane
Corey, formerly n nurse in Brattleboro
and a graduate of the Memorial hospital
, training school, and H. Harfed st. John.
Mr.. st. John is an interior decorator.
They are spending their honeymoon in
New York and Atlantic City.
a ski hike will be conducted Saturday,
weather permitting, by Community Serv-
ice, and will be open to adults and boys
and girls II years old or over. 1t is pro-
noscd to go to Camp Comfort. Paul G..
Estey will be the leader. Those planning
to go are asked to send their names to f.
X. Brown, Community Service Office,
town hall building. The mixers will meet
at the town hall building at go O'Clock
and are urged to carry lunch.
! The United States civil service commits
sion announces a stenographer and type
writer examination in Brattleboro Jan
p TO fill vacancies in Montpelier at 5000
n year; st. Johns, n. b., and Montreal
=. O.. at 81, 200 year. A bonus of $240
year also is paid with positions. A
competitive examination will be held Jan
% to fill positions as druggists in various
is $50 a month with maintenance and
bonus of $50 MONTH Additional infor-
: nation may be secured from the local see
rotary at the poStofiice.
With n crash that was heard through
ont the house chunk of plaster fel
Wednesday night from the ceiling of the
! Latchis theatre, striking one of the pa
irons on the head and showering Others
nearby with large and small pieces OF
| plaster. 1t happened during one of the
{ tense scenes of the movie being enacted
| and startled the whole house. The maj
= upon whom the bulk of the plaster fell III
$ dignantly marched up the aisle and sum
D moncd an usher. With the electric torcl
{ the usher made an inspection of the fiooi
in the vicinity of the mishap. The show
proceeded, but patrons in the section
where the plaster fell moved to othel
seats.
Montpelier dispatch says that ''twt
men, DIR. John d. Thomas of BrattleborC
+ and George Ribbons of West Rupert
p were badly bruised when an automObii,
/ driven by Mr.. Thomas skidded off thu
q road into stone wall in Hebron, n. Y.
= Dee. u. according to DIR. Thomas's re
port TO the secretary of state. The CA
Q was badly smashed, the damage amount
Q ing to 81 600. All four Tenders were
: broken, the top was smashed. the frame
bent. and the steering wheel broken Tn,
!. accident occurred about s o'clock in thu
>, evening during sleet storm. A doctO
!. was called to attend the injured parties
The brakes were set ut the top of the hill
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