Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-12-15
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BRATTLEBORO.

doing preliminary WORK IN connection
with n survey of orchards Of the county,
which will be carried on soon. 81
At meeting of the w. G. II. U. held
rier was elected president to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Mrs.
II. A. Viele, who has moved from Brat
tlcboro.
A meeting of children of the Centre Con-
gregational church was held in the
chapel last Friday afternoon at 345
o'clock when junior Christian En-
denvor society was organized. nonii-
mating committee was appointed to re-
port at the next meeting, Dec. 10.
The fire department was called out
Saturday night to 73 Green street to the
house occupied by States Attorney Har-
old Il. Whitney, where the SCOT in the
chimney had caught fire. The blaze was
confined entirely to the chimney, and the
Use Of one extinguisher was sufficient
No damage was done.
Mrs. Betty Gleave of Boston has hired
the rooms in Crosby block formerly &C.
cupied by the Taylor insurance offices
and will open what will be known as The
Betty Beauty Shop as soon as she can
complete arrangements. Pending the ar
rival of her fixtures and equipment, Mrs
Glenve is staying at the Brooks House.
DR.. George T. Barber, who has an
Office in Union block. made arrange
ment last Friday to remain in his pres
cnt quarters, Amedeo DeAngelis, owner
Of the building, giving him a three-year
lease at the present rental. DIR. Bar
Der Ind planned to move to Crosby block,
as announced last week.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Circle of All Souls parish plans
for the annual fair were discussed. A
Country Fete was decided upon and il
will be held Thursday afternoon and
evening, Jan. %. at Festival hall. The
women voted $50 to the fund which is
being raised for the work at Kurn Hat
tin Homes.
The marketing committee of the
Nindham County Farm Bureau has UNI
loaded two carloads of grain at the To-
cal railroad station for members who
bought comparatively. The work was in
charge of II. A. Boyd. This shipment
of grain makes six carloads received in
Brattleboro by the committee in the last
three months.
Mrs. G. L. Stckney. chairman of the
Better Homes demonstration week, an
nounces that after all bills have been
paid a balance of $40 remains which. by
vote of the merchants who contributed
TO the fund which was raised to defray
the expense in connection with the dem
onstration, has been given to the Asso-
clateu CnurltleS lot llS WORK.
Miss Katherine Adeline Howe, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Abram L. Howe OF
West Townshend. and Bernard Michael
Cavanaugh, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
]. Cavanaugh of West Dummerston,
were married Friday afternoon ut tho
town clerks Office by Justice Carl s.
Hopkins. Mr.. Cavanaugb is a brake
man on the Central Vermont railroad
and has been living at 1873 Elliot street
Miss Julie Brown and Miss Marion
Simonds gave a kitchen shower Friday
night in Miss Simondss home on Willis
ton street, to Miss Pearl G. Gibson in
honor of her approaching marriage to
William Harbutt of Putney. The affair
was complete surprise to Miss Gibson,
who had been invited to Miss Simonds's
home for supper, the guests, about 25
in number, arriving in the evening. Re
freshments were served and the evening
was spent socially and in playing Vari-
GUS games.
Announcements were received here
Tuesday of the marriage Dec. Z of
Eric Edward Bryant and Miss Ruth
Lorain Grosvenor Mt the Little Church
Around the Corner in New York city.
Miss Grosvenor was teacher of the I'M
graded room in the Main street school
in 1859 going from here to Spring
field, Mass, to teach. Recently she has
been working for an educational associa-
ton in the West. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant
will be at home at The Naples, Castleton
(Vt), after Jan. 1.
Col. f. W. Gibson, secretary Of civil
and military affairs. left Brattleboro
for White Sulphur Springs, Va, Tues
day morning to be present at the ma
tional conference of governors from the
states of the Union. The conference will
last several days and Col. Gibson doe
not anticipate returning for about a
week. Col. Gibson joined Gov. James
Ilartness, who went to Virginia Mon
day. AT the conference Governor Hart
ness delivered an address Thursday on
The Industrial Condition and Human
Economics.
The Austine Institution will close for
the Christmas holidays Wednesday, Dec
20. Parents and guardians who come for
their children may take them at $50 D.
IN. that day. All pupils who go in care
OF conductors will leave Thursday morn
ing, Dec. 81. Pupils will return Jan. g.
The December number Of the Austne
School News has just been issued and
like the predecessors it contains matter
of interest beyond the personnel of the
school. There is an article by the late
Or. Alexander Graham Bell, tribute 10
DIR. Bell, list of the prize winners from
the school at the Valley fair and a va
riety. of school notes which show that the
pupils are well remembered by their
friends.
There is considerable interest in T.
hearing recently held by the public serv.
ice commission with regard to the appli.
cation of various property owners fol. an
investigation of the power line of T.
Twin State Gas & Electric Co.. which
runs between the local power plant and
West Dummerston. because of alec
poor condition of the line which in some
eases is considered as a source of danger
The commission, after cursory nspec-
ton of the line, decided to employ an en-.
gneer independent of any local connec
tions to make a thorough inspection and
report as to its condition. The question
also was raised as to the various inter
ruptions of the power service and theil
causes. Attorney C. S. Chase appeared
for the property owners and Attorney Nj
=. Maurice for the Twin State company
The funeral of Mrs. Eugene p
Houghton, who died December q, wal
held at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon il
the home on Gulford street, a larg
number Of relatives and friends attend
ing. There were many beautiful flowers
Rev. DR.. Herbert p. Woodin, pastor o
the Centre Congregational church
ofIiciated The burial took place in tn