Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-08-26
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II. l.. Frost farm adjoining.
The automobile fire truck responded to
still alarm about Monday morn
ing for n fire in an ash barrel at the Doc
little building between Elliot street and
Spring street. There was no damage.
The Boy Scout camp which opened in
West Dummerston Aug. 8 in charge of
Earl A. Braman, officially closed Mon
day after very successful season, and
the boys who remained there during the
last week returned to their homes.
Attractive sign boards advertising the
Valley fair have been placed at cOnspic-
nous points on the highways entering
Brattleboro. The boards bear the same
design that the fair association uses on
it's premium lists and all other printed
matter.
Barber & Brasor, who recently opened
a grain business on Flat street. have
bought of F.. Coombs & Son of Guilford
their grocery and grain business and will
take possession Sept. 1. The Brattleboro
business will be moved to the Coombs
place and deliveries will be made in Brat
tleboro each day.
The body of William II. Yawkey, mil
lionaire lumber dealer and owner of the
Detroit American baseball team, which
was brought here for burial in March,
1919, in Morningside cemetery, was
shipped August 10 by Bond & Son to
Woodlawn cemetery, Woodlawn, n. Y,
Mrs. Yawkey having erected mauso-
lehm there.
The weight which controls the strike
of the town clock in the steeple of the
Centre Congregational church became
loosened and fell last week, crashing
through the ceiling and into the vestibule.
The weight weighs about 300 pounds. The
trustees of the church have not decided
whether the weight will be replaced, as
the strike apparatus of the clock is so
badly worn that it is difficult to keep it
repaired so it will strike properly.
family reunion was held Sunday in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Better
lev at the Rice farm - being seated for
a bountiful dinner The out of town
guests included Ernest II. Betterey and
family of Springfield, Mass, Miss Maize
Betterley of Chicago, who is spending a
month at home Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Noon and daughter, Barbara. of Boston,
and Guy Betterley, student in the Mas
saehusetts Agricultural college, who is
spending the summer vacation with his
parents.
In recognition of his fine service and
leadership during the trying times at
Bellows Falls the last month Sheriff
Frank L. Wellman has been presented a
handsome sherff's badge by the deputies
serving at Bellows Falls and a few
ue Dduke Is VI IOlltu solu WIN
an engraving of the coat of arms of the
state in the center surmOunted by
spread eagle. The badge bears the fol-
lowing lettering in blue enamel in CAPT.
tails: Sheriff Windham County Yer
mont"
The funeral of Prucius w. Manley,
who died Thursday, was held in the home
at o'clock. Rev ssseee Charles 'y g. Chayer
pastor Of the Methodist church, oficiatcd.
The burial took place in the family lot
in the Dummerston cemetery. where K.
B. Teller offered prayer. The bearers
were r. F. Day William Fits. Walter
ley and son. Ralph Marley, of Wales,
Mass, and Mrs. Austin Robbins Of Cam
bridge Mass, came to attend the funeral.
Sheriff F. l.. Wellman had a narrow
escape from a serious automobile acct
dent Monday night when driving from
Westminster with two of his deputies.
Near the NJ. p. Maurice place on Putney
road someone had left load of logs at
the side of the road. There was Ian
tern on one end but not on the other, and
as Sheriff Wellman swung out to pass a
car the right side of his machine caught
one end of projecting log in such fash
ion that the mudguard was crumpled and
the right side of the body severely side
swiped.
In a recent issue of the Columbia Spec
tator, an organ of Columbia university in
New York, the following reference was
made to Miss Alice d. Butterfeld, for
merly of Brattleboro, who was soloist on
the closing evening of music festival week
at the university: by the applause
which greeted her, it was quite plain that
she was favorite with the audience.
The Music Makers by Elgar
was the last number In this selection
Miss Butterfed, chorus and orchestra
worked together. This was the first per-
Torrance of The Music Makers given in
America"
From GO to 65 members of the Metho.
dist Sunday school enjoyed a picnic and
social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. +. K.
Coyey OF Western avenue Tuesday night.
Games were played outside for time
and the party then repaired to the house,
where program was rendered consist
Ing OF readings by Mrs. George Perkins
and Mrs. q. II. BoOrn, a vocal solo by
Rev. {. c. Chayer, vocal duet by Mr..
and Mrs. George J. Perkins, a cornet and
saxOphone duet by Philip and Kenneth
Wheeler and piano solo by Mrs. Her
man Kuhner. Home made cakes and
punch were served.
The body of Miss Katherine Dowd ar
rived in Brattleboro Saturday afternoon
on the 1886 train from New York foi
burial in the Dowd family lot in the
Roman Catholic cemetery. Funera
services were held in New York Saturday
morning. Rev. James F. Rand oficiatet
at the committal service here. Jane,
DOwd and sister, Miss Mary Dowd, botl
Of New York, accompanied the body here
also Rev. Father Barry of New York
personal friend of the family. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Lawler and son an,
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Lowney o
Greenfield attended the services at tn
grave.
Arthur White OF West Townshen,
was in motorcycle accident Monda!
at the junction of Prospect and Soutl
Main streets, which resulted in DIR.
r. Lynch taking two stitches to clos
the wound in his neck. Mr.. White wa
riding his cycle out Prospect street an
when near the junction he stepped b.
mistake on the lever which guages tn
flow of gas to the engine of the machine
Mr.. White was thrown oyer the handle
bars, one of the bars striking his nee
in such way as to cut a cash. jus
missing the large artery. DR.. Lynch wa
called and took the injured man to hi
Office, where his injury was dressed