Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-07-07
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day his Both year as letter carrier in
Brattleboro, which period of service en-
titles him to Il gold star on his coat
sleeve.
Bishop Hall will make his regular visi-
tation to st. AIchael's Episcopal church
trmation. In the afternoon of that day
he will be present at the services in
celebration of Old Home week at Christ
church, Guilford.
DR.. G.. r. Anderson entertained about
25 members of the Nlateria Medicia
band, which included number of physi-
clans from out of town, at the Parsons
summer home on Ames hill Sunday.
An excellent shore dinner was served,
which was followed by two-hour con
cert which was greatly enjoyed by the
summer colony on the hill.
Bryan Warren of Halifax caught his
hand in n lathe which he was operating
at the Will Warren mill in Halifax Fri
day and before he could eXtricate the
hand his thumb was nearly torn off and
the palm and back of his hand badly lac,
Grated He was taken to the Memorial
hospital where DR.. G.. X. Anderson at
tended him.
Tho unit car on the Central Vermont
road between here and Palmer was re-
turned to commission Tuesday after be-
ing laid up for repairs few days. One
of the steam pipes burst near Mortified
on the way up from Palmer Thursday
night, making it necessary to return to
the use of locomotive while the repairs
were being made in the shop here.
The Walter S. Pratt insurance agency
moved it's Offices Saturday from the
Wilder building to rooms 3 and in the
American building. The ii. r. Taylor 4
Son insurance agency will move tins
week from Crosby block to quarters in
the American building vacated by DIR.
Thomas Rice. who has moved to an
apartment over Wagner's shoe store.
C. II. Presbrey of New York, president
of the Presbrey-Leland Co. and the Pres
brey-Lcland Quarries, Inc, was in Brat
tlcboro Wednesday and Thursday and
visited the granite quarry in West Dunn
merston and conferred with persons inter
ested in the proposed granite finishing
plant here. Contracts for the construc-
ton of the plant will be signed as soon as
the deed of the site on Vernon street is
delivered.
S. Winfield Meade, Brattleboro mer-
chant, filed voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy Friday with the clerk of the
United States court. His assets are ST.
ISL. of which the stock is $1,000. The
liabilities are S12,307. Most of the credi-
tors are business houses in New York
Mrs. Harriet Butcher, Angelina Meade,
T.. b. Barrows Il Co., the Vermont
Printing Co. of Brattleboro and Mrs. G.
=. Butcher of Torrington, Conn.
The radiator of Clifford j. Lazelle's
five-paSsenger Chevrolet automobile was
smashed and the bumper and left mud
guard were bent Monday evening, when
it collided with a telephone pole on the
south side of Green street just west of
the corner of School street. No one was
injured The accident happened when
Mr.. Lazelle drove around the corner of
School street to Green and met another
car which had just swlylg out of Whipple
street Mr. Lazelle steering his car to the
left in order to avoid collision with the
other ,nactfine.--s-r -
County Warden II. ii. Metcalf, accom-
panied by Deputies Raymond II. Pratt of
Newfane and Luther Bellows of Will
mington, was at Somerset dam over the
Fourth and looked over 40 fishermen,
finding them all OK. Pickerel are not
biting very well at the reservoir just
now. but some are getting nice strings.
The New England Power Co., which owns
the reservoir, has not as yet this season
had to draw any water from this reserve
supply, consequently the water level in
the reservoir is within three inches OF
the record height and still Is rising.
Miss Marie Pellerin, daughter of Mrs.
Moritz +. Capen of Jacksonville, Fla,
and Earl Longcrer also Of jacksonville,
were married in the home of the bride $
mother and stepfather, Mr.. Capen
June ~. Mrs. Longcrier graduated from
the Brattleboro high school in the class
of 1913. At that time she lived here
in the home of her uncle, W. Il. Pellerin
of Orchard street. She also graduated
from Rollins college at Jacksonville Mr.
Longcrier has had a position in the Jack
sonville postofce the past nine years
They will live in Jacksonville in n house
recently built.
4 Ford touring car driven by Mrs
Elbrdge l.. Knowlton and belonging t.
her daughter, Mrs. Victor a. Space o.
New York, and w. T.. Stellman's Frank
lin sedan We're in collision Wednes
day noon, smashing up the front enc
of the Ford car and bending the axle
No damage was done to the Franklin
Mrs. Knowlton was driving up Cana
street near the site of the Vint0n build
ing and Mr.. Stelman was driving dow
South Main street at the time of the nc
cident. Mrs. Knowlton started to pas
car which also was going up Cana
street hill, and the accident happened a
she came between this car and Mr.. Stel
mans Mrs Robert Knowlton, who
visiting here, was riding with Mrs. III
bridge Knowlt0n.
The annual meeting of the Gen. Al
drew Jackson chapter, United State
Daughters of 1872. was held Frida
afternoon in the home of Mrs. Lyma
Il. Holden with good number III a
tendance. Reports on the work of til
chapter during the year were givel
after which Mrs. +. II. Dye read III
proposed bylaws, action on which wa
deferred until a later meeting. Mi'
Della NJ. sherman gave an interestin
account of the national meeting in Was
ingtOn, ID. G.. Officers for the cOmir
year were then elected as follows: X
gent. Mrs. +. X. Dye; vice regent, Mr.
III. +. Weatherhead; secretary, Mi
Mary Il. Smith treasurer, Mrs. Nj.
Reed of Vernon registrar, Mrs. GeOrl
s. Dowley; historian, Mrs. Charl
Akeley; chaplain. Mrs. G. b. LamsOi
auditor, Mrs. III. T.. Bond; cOuncllo
for three years, Mrs. J. &. Stafford, al
Mrs. ii. Il. Newton of Vernon. Aft
the election the retiring regent, MI
Lamson. called Mrs. Dye to the cha
and presented her with the gayel.
the close of the meeting a social til
was enjoyed and refreshments we
served -
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