Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-06-05
WESTMINSTER WEST.
The Congregational sunday schools of
Windham County.


At the late convention held in West
minister the report made by the secretary
did not embrace the whole number of
schools. Since then returns have been re-
ceived from all except one Counting that
on last year the aggregate number of
scholars belonging to the schools during
the past year was PIP, with an average
attendance of l1S5. The whole number of
schools in the county is p. They are
credited with membership As follows:
Bellows Falls. 1874; Brattleboro, BIZ: West
Brattleboro, l61; Cambridgeport. 7G: West
Dover 30; DummerstOn, %; Grafton. -
Jamaica, 81; Londonderry, 80: Marlboro
So; Newfane, ia; Putney. 100: Saxtons
River, 10l; Townshend, IA: West Towns
bend, II; South Wardsboro, %: Bucket
vile, 20; Westminster, 16S: West
Westminster, 131; Wilmington, IS; Wind
ham, 70. The superintendent are respec-
lively: y. G. Williams, Rev. c. O. Day.
Rev. j. H. Babbitt, Judge A. \. Wyman.
Mrs. F. r. Mann, ID. l.. Mansfield, John W.
Davis, W. IL. Taft, Rev. VIM. Il. Curtis.
Rev. VIM. Schotield AIilon Davidson. Rev.
+. f. Lewis, c. \. Spaulding, Rev. c. II.
Smith, ID. +. Boyden, ii. +. Kdder Mary
Ramsdell, l.. {. Richardson. X. W. Car
penter, c. c. Hubbard and 4. J. Stearns.
The schools showing the greatest increase
in membership are Putney and Townshend.
NeWtane and Windham report some loss.
owing chiefly to removals from town The
other schools do not vary materially from
the returns of last year. Londonderry
maintained no school there, but with a
resident pastor now comes again upon the
roll.
The meeting of the convention at West
minister was enthusiastic and successful.
and largely attended from the vicinity. bur
as the place is difficult to reach from the
central and western parts of the county.
those schools We're not generally repre-
scented, ten of them not appearing upon the
roll. 1t is anticipated that the next meet
ing will be in West Townshend, which will
be a convenient point for such as were not
represented this year. The executive COM
mittee for the coming year consists of y.
G. Williams, Bellows Falls; Geo c.
Wright, Westminster; DIR. +. II. Pettin-
gill, SaXtons River; with Rev. Henry A.
GOodhue as secretary.
A. p. Ranney received his appointment
as postmaster, in place of b. f. Winchester.
who resigned on account of i'll health, some
two weeks ago and the Office was removed
~ inv " MI. iAdllltN store. Arrange
ments have been made so that patrons of
the Office are able to deliver or receive their
mail without being obliged to enter the
building. This Obviates the chief objection
which some had to the removal of the office
to the store.
Schoolhouse meetings, accustomed for
many years to be held in the various dis
tricts of the parish on Sunday afternoons
during the summer are now to be resumed
for the present season. On the first Sun
day of each month the service will be in
District No. l, on the second in No. ?, on
the third in No 8, on the fourth in No. 4,
and if there are five Sundays in any month,
IN the village on that day. Following this
order people will easily know when the
service is to be in their district.
The attention of all maple sugar makers
Is called to an article on our editorial page.
warning the farmers that their applications
under the bounty law for next years crop
must be filed before the first day of july
next.
The severe frosts seem to have done little
damage here; vegetation was not forward
enough to be seriously harmed. Even the
earliest potatoes We're not above ground as
a general thing. Bugs and worms seem 10
be putting in their appearance in mcom-