Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-09-23
Tbe 0ermont 4bamis.
TWELVE PAGES
BRATTLEBORO.

Wednesday, Valley fair days.
The creditors of T.. w. & ]. A. Dakin,
Inc, in bankruptcy, will meet in the
municipal court room Saturday, Oct 1, at
10 a. M, to act on the final report of the
trustee.
An important meeting of the executive
board of Brattleboro branch, American
Red Cross, will be held in the headquar-
tiers, the Hooker house, this afternoon
at $50. full attendance is desired.
The volunteer service committee of
Brattlcboro branch, American Red
Cross, requests all women who have
been making garments for layettes to
leave them at the Red Cross rooms on or
before Saturday.
The current issue of the Black Cat mag
azine contains story, Moon Gold, by
Mrs. Mary Graves, who writes under the
pscudonym Of Marley Hamilton. She
is the wife of Capt. Harley Hamilton
Graves, who has place on Ncwfanc hin.
Miss Harrictte Leonard gave party
Saturday evening to 16 friends in honor
of her 10th birthday anniversary. Games
and dancing made the time pass enjoy
ably, and refreshments of ice-cream,
cake, sailed nuts and candy were served.
a large birthday cake containing fortune
telling fdvOrS also caused much merri-
mcnt.
In connection with the work of the
recognized Brattleboro Military band the
past season it is of interest to know that
only once during the season was it neces-
sary to send out of town for player, and
then only one man was wanted. The or
ganization usually had % or more men,
was well balanced and improved as the
season advanced.
A firing squad from Company l con-
sisting of Sergeant Johnson. Sgt. Brouil-
lctte, Sgt Chamberlain, Corp. Robert
d.. i1..A y
attended the funeral of Fred Lewis
Collins of West Halifax to fire the last
salute at his grave. The squad left
the armory at 1870 Sunday, and the fun
eral was held that afternoon.
Children living on Homestead place, at
the foot of the hill below the west end of
Prospect street, have narrowly escaped
injury by stones rolled down the hill by
children on Prospect street. 1t would
seem that a knowledge of that fact would
be all that is necessary to lead parents on
Prospect hill to warn their children
against the practice.
Thirsty individuals looked cnviously at
dust-covcred roadster which passed
through Brattleboro Monday afternoon
bearing a large sign with these words
From Stanford, Conn., to Canada for a
Drink" Beneath the sign hung an empty
bottle of a suspicious design, and as the
car was headed south it is assumed that
the bottle held something besides water
at no recent date.
Dr. Edward X. Lynch operated upon
John McAuliffe of Hinsdalc Monday
morning in the Melrose hospital, where
he was brought a week ago following Sc
rious injuries in an AUTOMOBILE accident
on the Hinsdale road DIR. Lynch ire
pinned the skull and found fracture
about four inches long. He removed a
piece of bone which had penetrated the
brain, also removed a blood clot just
above the ear. Mr.. McAuliffe's condition
is still serious.
Frank Thomas. Seaman of Reading
Mass, and Miss Ruth Mary Gary of Cape
Rozier, Me, were married at O'Clock
Saturday evening at the parsonage of the
First Baptist church by Rev. Clark IT,
Brownell. a single ring service was used
They were attended by Frank II. Daggett
of Keenc, \. H., and Miss Marion Giles
pie of Portsmouth, n. III. They will live
temporarily at - Walnut street, while
Mr.. Seaman is engaged in installing an
ice machine at the home of Col J. Gray
Estcy.
Mrs. l. G. Pierce 81, of Jacksonville
died at II o'clock Saturday morning in
the Bratteboro Memorial hospital, death
resulting from brights disease. She was
brought to the hospital last week Sunday
She leaves besides her husband, oHs son
Carl /. Pierce of Erving, Mass, and q
daughter, Mrs. Gladys Newport of New
York city, also one grandson. The body
was taken to jacksonville by automo
bile Tuesday morning by Carl A
Mitchell. The funeral and burial tool
place there that day.
Fred Scarlcs, small son of William ]
ScarleS of Clark street was knocked
down Sunday on the island by an Oak
land car owned and driven by Clyde ii
Haskell of Brattleboro. The boys leg
were run over but were not broken
Haskell stopped the car as quickly a.
possible and did everything he could fo
the boy, but there was not much need o
help as no serious damage was done.
a Harley Davidson motorcycle is il
possession Of Chiefof-Pol George vii
son, who is waiting for the owner t.
claim it. On receipt of a telephone mes
sage Chief Wilson went to the Duttol
grove in DummcrSton the last of las
week and found the motorcycle in ih
grove. 1t had been there since Monday
according to persons living in that sec
ton. 1t bears the Massachusetts mum
Der plate 2936.
In a meeting of the sclectmen Monda
night at which Principal Ernest X
Cavcrly Of the high school was presen
it was voted to renew the privilege nc
corded the high school last year of usn
Festival hall for gymnasium purpose
afternoons from Monday to Friday inclu
svc, also Friday evening and Saturda
forenoon. The school is not to use tn
hall, however, on afternoons when it
desired for other purposes.
Robert Smonds, Harold Tenney an
Donald Wood, members of the PioneC
Printers club, left Wednesday aftel
noon by automobile with III.
Wood for Springfield, Mass to Civ
ADMINISTRATIONS at the Eastern State
Exposition Thursday Friday and Sa
urday. Mr. Wood is in charge
the demonstration. Franklin p. Scar
leader of the club shipped the matcrii
for the clubs exhibit a week ago and tn
has been on display at the exposition.
Charles SandersOn, formerly cmploye
by II. l.. Ilildreth & Co., of Brattleb0r
died Tuesday in his home in Andoye
Mass, after n long period of severe su
fering with rheumatic trouble. lie was
brother of Herbert w. Sanderson of III
Phoenix composing room force. B
sides his brother he leaves his wife al