Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
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Attorney Charles S. Chase received n
telegram yesterday announcing that
his son, Paul A. Chase, had passed the
bar examinations mt Montpelier and is
admitted TO practice law.
DIR. George II. Anderson stepped into
hole on the golf grounds at the Coun,
try club Saturday afternoon and sprained
of the ankle, which showed that no bones
were broken.
The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent asso-
citation will hold its annual bazaar next
Monday afternoon and evening. Lunch
will be served in the afternoon and there
will be an entertainment in the evening,
followed by dancing.
DIR. Horace G.. Ripley. superintendent
of the Boston Psychopathic hospital the
past year, came Saturday night to take
up his duties as superintendent of the
Brattleboro Retreat, succeeding DIR.
Smaller Il. Lawton, resigned.
The following intentions of marriage
have been filed at the Office of the town
clerk: Francis Raymond Dickinson,
spinner, of 217 South Main street Brat
tleboro. and Miss Clarice Freda Bruce of
POI South Main street, Brattleboro.
James NJ. Hodges My Havana Girl,
which was to appear in the Auditorium
Saturday afternoon and evening, has
been obliged to cancel, owing to the sud-
den illness of the principal comedian.
A telegram to that effect was received
yesterday
Marriage intentions have been filed
with Town Clerk c. S. Hopkins by Ed
ward Louis Wolfson of Cleveland, o.,
and Eleanor Agnes Austin of Grove
street; and by Edward Everett Colby of
School street and Eleanor Dorothy Har-
mon of the upper West Dummerston
road.
Town Clerk G. s. Hopkins has re-
ceived from the secretary of state sup
ply of supplements to the Vermont Mo-
tor Vehicle Register. Each person who
bought Il copy of the Register was given
Il slip emitting him to Il copy OF the sup
plement and such supplements are now
available without charge to the holders
of the slips.
In the regular prayer meeting of the
First Baptist church Friday night it was
voted TO change the night of meeting
was made largely on account of the high
school activities which usually take
place on Friday night, also because it
puts the meeting nearer the middle OF
the week. The meetings have been held
on Friday night for many years.
Ticket Agent David S. Carey has
bought of the Unversalist society the so
Cdlltu NeoTSe EelS HouSe AT Nuhdl
street, until recently occupied by Rev
Il. T.. Wood and family. Mr.. Carey buys
for home and will move there this month
from the Henry Stowell house on Canal
street. Rev. Mr.. Wood has moved to the
DR.. Tucker house on Grove street, which
has been bought for a parsonage.
The Purebred Live Stock Sales Co. OF
Brattleboro is to manage sale of pure
bred Holstein cattle at Littleton. n. H.
Oct. 25. for the Littleton Cooperative
Marketing association. The, next sale
Mt the pavilion of the Purebred Live
Stock Sales Co.. here will be held the
third week this month, Oct. 16 having
and Oct IT and IS "a, the sales dates.
Richard C. Averil Of Brattleboro was
taken into custody in Hinsdale, n. H..
late last week for exceeding the speed
limit in his automobile, the officer who
followed him up being William Il. Bur
rell. one of the New Hampshire state
traffic officers. Mr.. Averill retained AZ
torney Philip Faulkner of Kccne who
entered a plea Of guilty before judge
Charles A. Madden of the municipal
court. Mr.. Avcrill not being present
Judge Madden imposed a fine of $40
The costs were S6.iO.
Delegates and altcrnates to the meet
ing of the Connecticut Valley Red Mems
Council to be held in Easthampton
Mass. Saturday, Oct. Z, were elected in
the meeting of Quonekticut tribe, No
Hooker. Charles r. Simonds, Fred
Brown, James A. Hoadley, John O.
Tucker, Orlin Whitney and Richard
Scott. The alternates are Il. J. Lavelle
Maxwell Boyd. J. f.. Mellen, Leon Par
sons and Harold Bastian.
The Phoenix has been advised by
Mrs. f. a. Phelps of Brattleboro that
l., ba VIII of
awarded by the Valley Fair association
for the best exhibit Of Sheffield fin
corn at the fair last week. Mrs. Phelps
sgd that she has never been beaten on
this special product since she has eXhib
tied it. The records stated that, E. X
Thomas of West Brattleboro won botl
first and second prizes, but Mrs. Phelps
says she has the dollar which undoubt
cdly proves that her contention is cor
rect.
Local friends of Miss Elizabeth Van
Patten, formerly state supervisor o
Red Cross nurses. will be sorry to know
of her illness in California She is presi
dent of the Vermont State Nurses asso
citation and went to Seattle to attend I
convention, going from there to take
postgraduate study at Leland Stanfor'
university in California. She has beer
i'll there with scatc rheumatism tire
be at least three months more bcfor
she will be able to take mp her worl;
Her mother has gone to California to b.
with her.
The past week has been an eXtrcmel
busy one with Tax Collector Frederic
Cressy, over 100000 in town, vilag
and school district taxes having bee
bald him. The big share of it came i
on the days Immediately preceding Oct
l, the date when interest on unpa
taxes went into effect. On Saturda
alone approximately $4,000 in take
was received at the local Office. This
just about the amount of Bratteboro'
share of the direct 40-cent tax asscsse
by the state this year, Formerly, Ia
Collector Greasy says, the town had t
borrow money enough to pay the stat
taxes when they were due, but since tn
plan of charging interest after Oct.
went into effect there have always bee
funds enough to make the remittance
according to law.
A unique and especially interestin
entertainment was presented befor
nearly 100 members of Bingham Char
ter, o. II. S., Tuesday following the rel
ular meeting of the organization in Nj