Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-16
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

Mr. and Mrs. +. d. +. Stowe of Keene
have been visiting here this week.
Mrs. Edmund Jones has recently bought
the Geo. Thomas place below the iron
bridge.
Edwin Johnson and friend of Gardner,
Mass, were in town Saturday, having
come up on tandem.
Mrs. Elerna Richardson went Wednes-
day to York Beach, Me-, where she will
remain for the summer.
Mrs. f. A. Richardson, Mrs. L. S. Bart.
lett and Miss Anna w. Smith have gone to
York Beach, Me-, for an outing.
Ernest II. Winchester has been spend.
ing his vacation here the past week. Mr..
Winchester works in New York bakery
A good audience came out to hear Rev
Geo. E. Martin, ID. D., of st. Louis preach
at the Congregational church last Sunday
evening.
Harlan Howe is painting and papering
the house he recently bought of George
KnOwlton, and making many other i'm.
provements both inside and out.
A party of young men, including Ha
and Pearl Babbitt, Hayes Bigelow, Charles
the fish at Sunset lake this week.
A. f. Hill and Harry Miller will 90 tC
Vernon Monday to build barn on the
Brooks farm, owned by VIM. Fairfield
Mr.. Hill will have charge of the work.
One of the bridges near the Eddy mil
has been nearly completed, and as soon as
the water gets down work will be begun
on the other. A substantial iron railing
will be placed over both.
The chicken thief has again got loose
Hazelton Rice was relieved of six fowl!
Saturday night. We have heard of no one
having chickens for dinner arounC
here although some one must have beer
acquainted with the place
Notwithstanding the extreme wet,
fair-sized audience assembled at the read
| ing in the Congregational church las
| Tuesday evening Rev. DR.. Martin rem
| dered a choice selection of prose and poe
try, both humorous and pathetic, well re
paying all who had come to hear him
Appropriate music was furnished by
ladies' quartet.
Lorinda Lazele, IS, wife of John T
| Cooper, died Monday after an illness o
several weeks, the cause being heart failure
Mrs. Cooper was native of Dover, ant
after their marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Coope
lived in that town, Marlboro and Dunn
merston Hill, coming to their farm tw,
miles west of this village some 10 year
ago. Mrs. Cooper leaves her husband an,
four children, NJ. E. Cooper and Mrs
| Marshall Grout of Brattleboro, and ID. II
Cooper and Miss Estella Cooper of Keene
N. H. Daniel Lazelle, a half-brother, live
in Guilford. The funeral was held at tn
house Wednesday, Rev. G. o. Day offic
ating and Mrs. Lima Hubbard singing az
propriate selections. The burial was in tn
Prospect Hill cemetery.
The Baptist Sunday school observed il
silver anniversary on Wednesday evening
Though a severe thunder shower was i
progress, yet some so scholars and friend
of the school assembled at the appointe
time. The program, including greeting
from former workers, consisted of % parts
After its rendering a social hour was spen
and ice cream and cake were served. SIEVE
of the original members of the school wei
present. The presence of Mr.. and Mrs. ,
E. Hall of Bratteboro, former member
added greatly to the pleasure of the ever
ing. A deep sense of regret was felt
the loss of Mr.. Fuller, their long-tin
superintendent and benefactoT, as this wf
the first anniversary occasion since b
death. The school will never forget h
blessed memory.