Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-06-23
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BRATTLEBORO.

s. w. Edgett has sold Mrs. l.. X.
Fuller's house Mt IA Hudson street to
Martin Dunn, who buys for an invest
ment.
The vacation house at Breezy Point,
Mantle, Conn, will be open for guests
July 8. AS the parties are not full
other applications will be received at
the Mutual Aid headquarters.
ID. f. Smith, who has been manager
of Twins Inn, which was opened three
weeks ago by Mr.. Smith and ID. Frank
Shea at the Shea farm on the Hinsdale
, road, has withdrawn from the manage
mcnt, but the Inn remains open under
the management of Mr.. Shea SO far as
is known Mr.. Smith has made no definite
plans for the future.
In the Sportsman" column of the
Boston Globe Friday there appeared a
summary of Eugene Moran's track work
in the last three years. The editor OF
the column also expresses his optnion
that the new three-event rule for the
Middlebury and Burlington meets is n
good thing, and will prevent the burn
ing out" of promising high school ath-
letes by overwork.
News was received here Monday of the
death of Mrs. Sarah Highly of Newark,
N. j., widow of Luther Highly. and ma,
tive of Halifax. The body arrived
here Tuesday night, on the 2lo O'Clock
burial. She was daughter of the late
Rev. DIR. Fish of Halifax. She leaves one
son, Charles Highly of New York. Mr..
and Mrs. Highly formerly lived in Brat
tlcboro.
The Wndham County Red Cross chap
ter headquarters were moved Friday
from the Chamber of Commerce room
in the town hall building to the third
floor of the federal building. For the
present the chapter will occupy rooms
with Brattleboro branch. 1t is expected
that these will be the permanent head
quarters for the county worker, MISS
Faith j.. Yeaw, and the Red Cross nurse
for this district, Miss Helen Nj. Sander
son.
Despite the fact that it has rained
with slight interruption since about noon
last Saturday, +. II. Vaughan, Brattle-
boro's keeper of weather records, says
there is nothing unusual about the storm.
Hereabouts the rainfall has not been
abnormal, the total precipitation for the
month being only about five inches up
to Wednesday. Keepers of diaries recall
that n similar spell of weather was ex-
pprienced during the last few days OF
June and the first two days of July, l9Zl.
About 80 members of the Epworth
league of the Methodist church gave a
birthday surprise party to Kew u -
Chayer was called away from his home
early in the evening and on returning
Mt ) o'clock found the young people
waiting for him. The young people pre-
sented Mr.. Chayer gold pen and pen
ell as tokens of their esteem Games
and singing were, enjoyed, ana refresh
ments of cake and punch were served.
Prof George X. Cherrie of Newfane,
naturalist. has just left New York Tor
another trip to Central America ana
\ South America in the interest OF the
\ American Museum of Natural History.
\ Prof. Cherrie was obliged to leave
\ South America last year on account Oh
7 heing shot accidentally in the arm, when
he nearly lost his life His trip there at
L this time is to take up the work where
Ne left off at the time of the accident
M is accompanied by three or four meI
FROM New York.
Canvass began yesterday for the sale OF
tickets for the concert to be gwen IN tne
Auditorium next Tuesday evening oy thi
mems chorus Of the keene FESTIVAL
tai. Edward F. Holbrook, president OF
the club will preside at the organ ant
the soloist will be Harvey Hindermeyer
tenor of the Mendelssohn cluD or New
York city. The exchange SAFE OF ticKet;
will begin Monday morning at 0ciocE
Mt the box office and the regular SAFE VIII
begin Tuesday morning.
The Washington street playground as
ISOLATION has decided to open the pay
ground Wednesday. July. 8. Arrange
ments have been made so that the follow
ing mothers will have charge of the play
ground certain days of the week: Mrs
Purle Convey, Mrs. G. S. Hamilton, Mrs
Howard E. Gibson, Mrs. c. $. Pingree
Mrs ]. f. Woodbury.. Mrs: "; ). Hicn
Tobinson. Mrs G. w. Harris, Mrs: Il. a
Martin, Mrs. ii. II. Harwood, Mrs. X
l.. Fitch.
carload of calcium chloride whicl
has been ordered for use on Putney roa'
was shipped several days ago ana Is ex
pected here at any time. 1t will contain
from 90 to 30 tons. The carload is NOR
than is needed for this particular road
and it is expected that few tons vii
he used in the town of Westminster
where the supply was not quite enough
This dust layer will be put on by tn
state. John Bolster who lives near tn
pumping station, is the patrolman TO
Putney road, also for the West Rive
road.
At the auction sale of the A. II. Harve,
bungalow at II Clark avenue Saturda,
Elliot street, who owns other pieces o
real estate. His bid was $2,250. Th
bungalow was owned by the town, bein
on a lot which the town bought recent,
to obtain an additional gravel deposit
Mr. Lyons has bought LOT only fey
rods, away, on which he will move tn
bungalow. There were three other bid
ders out of total attendance of abOu
80. George p. Miller of Guilford was tn
auctioneer.
The funeral of Mrs. Jeremiah Rifle
was held Friday morning at 3 O'Clock il
st. Michael's Roman Catholic church
Rev. James +. Rand ofiiciated. Mrs
Katherine Weeks sang Face to Face
The bearers were Nicholas Baker, Mi
chael Duggan, J. G. Murphy and job
Clarity. The burial took place in 81
.Michael's cemetery. Those who al
tended from out of town We're, Mr. an
Mrs. d. f. Riley and children fror
North Hatfield, Mass, James Riley an
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. f. Aher of Gardner
Mass Mrs David Meany of Hinsdal'
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Connolly of Mort
Hatfield and Mr.. and Mrs. Il. X. Cor
nelly of Whately, Mass.
The funeral of Michael J. Hopkins G
Erving, Mass, formerly of Brattlebort
was held Friday morning at o o'clock i
tha Roman Catholic church in Miller