Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
WILLIAMSVILLE.

c. D. Lazelle and family are visiting
relatives at Lynn, Mass.
Miss Margaret Shipman of Tufts col
lege is the guest of Miss Luella Williams
this week.
The ice harvest has commenced at this
place, the material secured being about ten
inches thick and of fine quality.
Mrs. c. E. Park and daughter Lila at
tended the Franklin-Cooke wedding at
Townshend Wednesday evening.
Mrs. +. r. Willard has nearly recov-
cred from her recent serious illness. Her
daughter, Mrs. P. II. Elliot of Williams
town, who has been caring for her for sew
eral weeks, returned home Tuesday.
Among our Christmas visitors were
Miss Florence A. Morse of Springfield
Mass, at Mrs. Alice Morse's; Frank Z.
Willard of South Deerfed, Mass, at E.
X. Wizards; L. d. Stedman of Holyoke,
Mass, at C. X. Stedman's; John Roess
and wife at Thomas A. Morses.
Those people in this section land there
are quite a number of them) who refuse
TO accept the theory that the Vermont pro-
hibitory law in its workings is farce, and
that consequently the best way to prevent
liquor selling is 20 give it legal sanction
under certain restrictions, are pleased with
the manner in which States Attorney
Robb is administering his office.
Excelsior division, Sons of Temperance,
elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing quarter at their last meeting: George
p. Manchester, w. P; Charles X. Sted-
man, w. A; Walter Z. Wheeler, X. S. :;
Hastings Williams, A. X. S.; George b..
Williams, f. S.; Charles G. Hovey, chap
lain; George w. Redfeld, treasurer; Geo.
Day, conductor; j. w. Williams, assistant
conductor; Arthur Day, l. S.; Harry Sted-
man, o. S.
Our village hall was hardly large enough
TO hold the people who came out Saturday
evening TO join in our celebration of
Christmas. The entertainment was fur
nished by the village school and consisted
in large part of the personation, in an
amusing and to us highly unique manner,
of the prominent Mother Goose charac-
tiers including "Little Boy Blue" Jack
and Jill," 1.-THE Milk Maid" 1.-The Old
Woman in a Shoe" "The Old Woman
from Under the Hill," Little Red Riding
Hood" Jack Horner." "Old Mother
Hubbard" "Little 30 Peep" and "Solo-
mon Grundy," in the shape of his ghost
Upon the arrival of Santa Claus the old
lady Goose struck up matrimonial alli-
ance with him, had her numerous family
presented, and for time seemed likely to
monopolize his entire benefactions. The
two heavily loaded trees panned out so
we'll however, that all of the other famil-
les in the audience had no ground for
complaint with the distribution.
Sarah A. Emerson, wife of William j.
Tuthill, died at her home in this town Fri
day afternoon. She had been in feeble
health for two or three years, but her end
came suddenly after an illness of only a
few hours. She was born in Alstead, N.
H., Nov. IL, 1929. About 81 years ago
she was married to William j. Tuthill, a
resident of Westminster, and came with
her husband to make home on the West
river farm now owned by Baxter Cushing.
Fourteen years later they moved to the
old Gen. Kimball homestead, some five
miles from this village, where they had
since resided. Besides her husband Mrs.
Tuthill is survived by two sons, Edgar H.
of Newfane, and Ernest, now of West
minister. She was held in high esteem by
all who knew her. Her funeral was held
at her late home Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
S. r. Bickford of South Newfane officiat-
ing. To the many kind friends who as
sisted them in their days of trouble the
husband and sons return grateful acknowl-
edgment.