Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
WEST BRATTL,EBORO.

Mrs. Alkaline Fox is out after an illness
of eight weeks.
Z. II. Davenport is putting up barn in
the rear of his store building
Mrs. F. II. Spaulding is again housed
this week with throat trouble.
win Lowcry has gone to Clifton, p. O.,
for a weeks visit with his parents.
Mrs. NJ. X. Peck of Burlington is visit
ing with her mother, Mrs. Leslie Knight.
j. p. Liscom is to erect building in his
peach orchard for use during the fruit sea-
son.
O. w. Smith and wife of Greenfield,
Mass, are visiting his sister, Mrs. Hazel
ton Rice.
Hazeton Rice has rented his tenement
to l.. II. Knapp, who moves there from
Centreville Aug /.
Chas. Dunkee is having his vacation
from W. d. Il j. l.. Stockwelrs. Pearl
Babbitt is taking his place
The Sunday school connected with the
Congregational church will be held at the
academy hall for a few weeks, beginning
next Sunday at 1915 O'Clock.
The Woman's club was not favored with
especially pleasant weather Tuesday after
noon and evening for their lawn party and
band concert, but it proved a very enjoya-
BILE as well as profitable occasion.
The fire district meeting called Saturday
evening was well attended, but no bust
ness was done as the meeting was not le-
! gally called. The engine cannot be sold as
it is not the property of the district. The
machine was bought by subscription and
belongs to the village, as it was never turn
ed over to the fire district.
There will be no services at the Congre-
| gational church until after the repairs
which are in progress are completed. The
seats and carpets have been removed and
the wall and ceiling will be newly frescOed.
New ash wainscoting will be put in around
the pulpit stand. The work is being done
entirely through the generosity of one OF
the members of the church.
The Young Mems Christian association
of Bratteboro has arranged to hold an
open air meeting on the common in this
village next Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock,
Elder Beeman Of the Methodist church
will lead the meeting and a quartet will
furnish special music Both ladies and
gentlemen are invited to attend. If the
day is stormy the meeting will be held in
the Baptist vestry.
The chief topic of conversation is the
weather. The older citizens say that new
er in their memory has there been such a
wet season. Farming is almost at a stand
still and many farmers have oats and bar
ley fodder out that have been cut from a
week to ten days, and several have not be-
gun haying. Corn is looking fairly well,
but it is feared that the potato crop will bt
short and liable to decay
Mis-. Sabrina Miller has = scrap book tina
contains newspaper clippings and cuts re
lating to people who have lived beyonl
the usual age limit. 1t will be remember
ed that Mrs. Miller is the daughter OF the
late Aunt Sally Stockwell, whose life spal
numbered over l04 years. Friends wh'
have known that Mrs. Miller was maxim!
this collection have assisted her until sh
has a very interesting book.
The Sunday school class of young ladies
of which Mrs. F. ). Smith is teacher, DROP
ped in, Wednesday afternoon. upon Jenni
L., the older daughter of Mr. and Mr.:
George Barrett, to remind her of her got
,, birthday anniversary. The event, thong
known to her parents, was a real surprise
Eighteen were present, refreshments wei
served and useful presents left, while I'll
rainy afternoon proved a most suitab
time for an indoor surprise and deligh
full occasion.
Bert II. Eddy left Thursday for his fe
, of labor in Locke, n. Y. Since Mr.. Edo
i graduated from the village academy,
S has graduated also from Colgate Universe
n and the Hamilton Theological seminar
= at Hamilton, n. Y. Having recently cor
: pleted his studies, he goes forth as the fir
l. young minister sent out from the Bapti
e church of this village. A number il
; proved the opportunity given Tuesday ey
v ming at the parsonage of bidding God-spe'
u in his high calling.