Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-07-14
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BRATTLEBORO

Col. Ernest w. Gibson will move his
law Offices from the Crosby block to
rooms u and Z in the American build
ing the last of this week.
Miss Viola NJ. Cameron, club agent, is
deslrous. OF communicating with anyone
who took picture of the Farm Bureau
section of the Fourth of July parade.
Frederick u. Dickinson. who slipped
and fell in his home July 1, frac-
turing his hip where it was fractured
several years ago, is doing as well as
could be expected.
j. ]. Leonard of Amherst, Mass, for
merry of BrattlebOro. has bought two
cottages on the north shore at Spofford
lake, which were owned by Prof. Estey
of Amherst college.
Deeds were passed Monday from Mrs.
Gertrude G. Hunt to Frank l.. Hunt,
conveying her homestead place at n
Green street. Mrs. Hunt reserves rooms
in the ell of the house during her lifd.
time.
Mrs. Mary A. McGrath of 175 Elliot
street fell down the stairs in her home
Monday night and was badly bruised,
but it is thought that no bones We're
broken. She was attended in her home
by a physician.
William =. IIannum was elected vice
grand of Wantastiquet lodge of Odd Eel
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
OF Duane +. Farr who felt that he did
not have time to devote to the work,
Clarence Morse. son of Mr.. and Mrs
5. F. Il. Morse of 1J2 Canal street, gave
II birthday party to II of his young
friends on Monday afternoon, that day
being his seventh birthday. Games were
played and refreshments were served.
Twenty-four members of the Brown
faniIipc apipuaI thoir animal
Sunday at the Henry II. Brown farm
in West Halifax. which is arranged ev
cry wear in honor of Richard Brown
birthday. Mr.. Brown was SO years old
Sunday, bountiful dinner was en-
ioved on the veranda.
William c. Sargent and Clayton Ran
dali. both formerly of Brattleboro, re-
Gently bought out Whitman's drug bust
ness in Nashua, n. H.. and have taken
possession. Mr.. Sargent was at one time
in partnership with j. f. Fitzgerald in
the Brattleboro Drug Co.'S store and Mr.
Randall worked there several years
Mrs. Emily II. Emerson of 81 High
street fell down the bulkhead stairs
Tuesday evening while attempting to close
the door and fractured one hip. She was
attended by DR.. G. II. Anderson and DR.
Il. s. Bowen and was taken TO the Memo
rial hospital, where an X-ray photograph
revealed the fracture. She is doing as
well as could be expected.
A strip of sidewalk on the west side of
Church street from the driveway at the
rear of the watercure building to the
nOrtherly corner of Hugh AgnewS laun-
dry has been torn out in preparation for
the laying of n new walk. The gutter in
some places had become broken out so rs
tn allow water to run under the side
walk endangering the stone retaining
wall on which the walk is built.
Announcements of the marriage June
80 of Howard Currier Page and Miss
Maude Glazier of Cambridge. Mass. have
been received by local friends of the
couple Both Mr.. Page and Miss Glazer
were members of the faculty of the Brat
tleboro high school last year. both teach
ing commercial subjects. Mr.. Page also
taught history. Mrs. Page is a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan e. Glazier of Cam
bridge.
The II. f. Taylor & Son Insurance
agency, Linn ID. Taylor proprietor. moved
the Crosby block to rooms s and o in the
American building. The agency has done
business in Crosby block over 30 wears
and has been in the insurance business
for third of a century. Fred Greasy.
tax collector who has had n desk in the
Taylor Office, moved with them.
The police received false alarm Sat
urday night concerning Clifford Durant,
who escaped from Newfane Jail the first
of last week. A Vernon man helped
change tire for motorist in trouble
and thought he recognized the man as
Durant. He went into a nearby house
in Vernon and telephoned to the Brat
tleboro police. Officer Merrill A. Stark
looked the man over, but found he was
not Durant.
The interior of the First Methodist
church will undergo extensive repairs
and alterations during the summer, con
tracts for which probably will be made
this week. The changes will include re-
decorating the church auditorium and
veatry, hardwood floors in both, new
chairs in the vestry, new lights. and re-
vanishing the pews and furniture
While the work is being done in the
church, the services will be held in the
vestry, and vice versa.
Announcement has been made in Ar.
lngton., Mass. by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
.. Randall of the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Eleanor Alice Randall
TO DeWeese Wore Dewitt of Rrattle.
boro. Mr.. Dewitt is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. A. Dewitt of Newfune and has
a position 18th the Dewitt Grocery Co
here. He is grandnenhew OF former
President Hayes. Miss Randall is di
rect descendent. on the maternal side
of John Rowland of AIavhower fame.
Children's night was observed by Pro
tective Grange Wednesday night, the pro
gram following the business meeting
In the business meeting letter was read
from State Master o. l.. Martin regarding
the field days in Vermont, the nearest t.
BrattlebOrO being the one at Weston
The program, which was wholly by the
children, included vocal solo and piano
solo by Bernice Wells piano solos by
Emma Balargeon and Irene Farr; reel
tatiOns by Sarah Stacy. Catherine Holli
day, Shirley Moon, Mabel Pingrce Bill,
Emery, Grace Stacy and Catherine
Emery. lee cream was served.
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