Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-20
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Floyd r. Holden of Townshend ant
Miss Vivian DeCelle of Brattleboro wer,
married Saturday afternoon by Justic,
Carl $. Hopkins.
Gerald Winchester, an employee Of
Kolstad-Taylor & Co., cut off one thumt
Thursday, Oct H. The injury was
dressed by DIR. Harry p. Greene.
Miss Frances Martell entertained tn,
women clerks in Houghton & Simonds's
store Monday evening at the rooms OF
the, Business and Professional Women's
club.
The following marriage intentions
have been filed at the Office of the town
clerk: Edward Nelson Beaudry, cotton
worker. of 303 South Main street, and
Miss Violet Elizabeth Bills of Newfane
About 100 persons attended the second
in the series of Masonic socials at the
temple Friday night, when Woodward's
five-piece orchestra furnished music for
dancing from 8 to II o'clock. Refresh
ments were served. .
The Canal street book club met FRI
day evening with Mrs. A. ]. Currier and
made its selection of books and elected
these officers: President, Mrs. Mary ID.
Brown; vice president, Mrs. Alice Ian
dry; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. A.
j. Curricr.
The funeral of John T.. Yarker was
held Saturday. morning at 8 in st
Michael's Roman Catholic church. Rev.
James L. Rand officiated. The bearers
were John Wojcik, Stanley Borkowski,
William Ross and William Noviski. The
burial took place in ST. NIichaels ceme-
terry.
About % members of Wantastquet
lodge of Odd Fellows went to South
Londonderry Monday night to attend the
district meeting. Hope lodge, No. 81,
of Manchester Depot worked the first
degree, which was exemplifed in fine
manner. The Rebekahs of South Lon
donderry served an excellent supper be-
fore the meeting.
Mrs. Alice Risby and Mrs Mary Mes
ser gave a dinner party Saturday evening
at the Clark farm in honor of the SOth
birthday of their father, Henry Clark.
There were II guests present including
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Tower of Ad-
ans. Mass. A. NJ Bagg of Greenfield,
j. Clifford Clark of Glens Falls, n. Y,
and Miss Bessie Lacker of Watertown,
Mass.
In municipal court in Keene, n. H.,
Monday Oscar Guiheen of Brattleboro,
through his counsel, Philip II. Faulkner,
pleaded nOlO to speeding in Westmore-
land on Oct 3. also to driving around a
curve where view was obstructed at a
rate of speed greater than 10 miles an
hour. a fine of $15 and costs of $50
were imposed. Guiheen was arrested by
State Traffic Officer William B. Burnell.
Grace Amelia Bassingthwaight. two
months old daughter of Harold b. and
Jessie (HoyD Bassingthwaight, who live
near the Valley fair ground, died Sun
day noon of malnutriton. The funeral
was held at 2 Monday afternoon at
Mitchells. undertaking parlors, Rev.
Methodist Episcopal church, officiating
II The burial took place in Christ Church
k~rrnTrtt-eaf;.;yl- ~ H t5uiiford.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
World Wide guild was held Monday
night in the church parlors, when the
following officers were elected: Pres
sec. Eta Leach treas, Mrs. Clarence
Smith; program committee, Elva Rob-
bins literary CON-, Maybelle HaZelton
social COM, Mildred Dompier; member
ship COM, Marjorie Clapp. Following
the business white cross work was done.
Refreshments of waters and punch were
served.
The body of Clinton Rawson Halliday
1S, of Providence, Il. l., who diet
Wednesday at the Rhode Island hospita
in Providence following an operation, wa
brought here Saturday night and wa
taken yesterday to Newfane for burial
his father Milton Rawson Halliday, car
toonist for the Providence Journal. hay
ing a summer home there. Clinton Ilalla
day was born April II. 1904, and was
grandson of w. C. Halliday of Eas
Dover He was a student at Brown UNI
yersity. NV
A story. Boy Rangers Have World
Wide Field, appearing in the New lor
Herald of Oct. 8, was of special lnteres
to many Brattleboro persons because tn
organizer and chief guide of the Ranger
is Emerson Brooks, son OF Horae
Brooks and brother of the late Mr.
Norman +. Cabot. The story, which wa
,ccOmpanied by a half tone picture {
Mr. Brooks, explained the purpose
the organization and the teachings who
it inculcates.
A partridge flew against the side of Il
house on Sunday afternoon about
o'clock at the home of Carl w. Cushir
on Central street with such force that
startled Mrs. Cushing who was lyir
down at the time. NeighbOrs also sa
the frightened bird. After striking
fell stunned to the ground, where it Ii
in some leaves suihciently long 'tll
to regain its equilibrium when it file
to lower limb of a nearby tree and l
manned there long time.
John ]. Gilmore of Greenfield, Mas
who married Miss Charlotte Hildreth
this town and who for four years W
with the Manley Bros. Co, and Fred '
Tirrell, also of Greenfield, have becoI
associated in an automobile business
Greenfield, handling the Hudson and /
sex cars in that territory. Both n
Trrell and Mr.. Gilmore have been in
sales department of the Weldon garai
Mr.. Tirrell being employed there t
past six years and Mr.. Gilmore the pa
two years.
Michael Ciolek, o, of Holyoke,, Mas
suffered broken left thigh, possible fir;
ture of the left elbow and several bruis
about the head when he was hit Mond
night by an automobile operated
Stewart Durham of Greenfield, Ma
Durham was going towards South Hi
ley when he struck the boy who W
playing tag with several other boys. Di
ham stopped and came back and ma
himself known and an ambulance to
the body to the House of Providence h
pital. Dr. II. T. Hand, who attend
him, said his condition was serious.
Scott Dunklee, formerly of Brat
boro, narrowly escaped death at his So
pit on the Gill road in Greenfield, Ma
Monday, when n bank of sand caved
on him and John Wunsch, one of
workmen. Mr.. Wunsch was digging
the foot of the bank and Mr.. Dunk
fearing n slide went to him to warn Ii