Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-11

Three young ladies were received into
the Universalst church last Sunday.
Mrs. j. w. Shipman attended the flu
neral of her daughter Sarah at Holyoke,
Mass, Wednesday.
Robert White is at Willimantic, Conn,
visiting his uncle, DR.. Robert p. White,
formerly of this place.
Wilbur G. Brown, a Newfane boy, now
of Kennebunk, Me-, recently called on
friends in this vicinity.
A. c. Fellows and family have returned
from Groton, this state. Mr. Fellows will
again find employment at the steam mill.
Mrs. Albert n. Sherman is at Whining
ton caring for her sister, Mrs. II. II.
Winchester, who was recently badly injur-
ed in runaway accident.
Cyrus Miles, son of Mrs. Aanson Miles,
died at a hospital at Pittsfield, Mass,
Wednesday. The body was brought here
for burial the funeral being held at the
Methodist church this, Friday, afternoon,
Rev. A. A. Estabrook officiating.
Nearly 100 of their neighbors and
friends helped celebrate the fifth anniver-
sary Of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
w. Morse at their home at Charles W..
Morse's Tuesday afternoon and evening
All kinds of games, music, dancing and
various other amusements contributed to
make the occasion enjoyable. About S25
in cash and useful articles made up sub
stantal reminder
Among our visitors of the past week
have been Mrs Herbert Clark of South
Vernon at d. c. Shows; Charles Blanch-
ard, wife and child of Fishers Island, n.
Y, at Fred Pierce's; Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah
Morse of Brattleboro at j. II. Merrifed's;
Rev and Mrs. II. d. Maxwell at DR.. p.
=. Whites; Mrs. Emily Ellis at Fred
Houghton's; Fred Strong and wife at f.
c. Cotas; Mrs. Nelson Willard at Ed r.
Wizards.
Excelsior division Sons of Temperance
| is in highly flourishing condition, IL new
members having been added within few
months. There are, undoubtedly, some
among us who honestly believe that a
! stringent high license law, rigidly enforced,
would be the better means Of controlling
| the liquor traffic, but there are no indica-
tions, locally, that the people are rising up
| in their might TO enforce the demand OF
/ certain newspapers that prohibition must
! 90 because it is the source of all evil.
Several ladies met at Mrs. A. a. Morse:
last Thursday afternoon, and organized
the Willamsviile Reading club with the
following officers President, Mrs. d. A
Ball: vice president, Mrs. A. A. Esta
brook secretary and treasurer, Mrs
Gilbert b. Lamb. The club will NEE
with Mrs. Lamb Saturday afternoon anC
take up for their initial work "Dr. McCol
listers Travels in Mexico" The mem
bers of the club anticipate much pleasure
and profit in digesting the many rare vol
umes in the Moore free library.
The instructive comedy, 1.-The Schoo
Ma'am,' was presented by local talent to a
crowded house last Friday evening, will
the following cast of characters: Kat,
Bell, school ma'am, Luella Williams; Mrs
Grump, complaining parent, Lila Park
Mrs. Undertow, Lena Hall; Murly I'm
dertow, Ellie Prouty; Minnie Trueblood
Carrie Stedman; school directors-Under
tow, selfmade man, CIPHER, a friend Il
education, Trueblood, Dana Stedman
Harry Stedman, Walter Wheeler; vii
Harmon, Hastings Williams; john
Grump, the little son, George Wheeler
Jamie McWhack, the janitor, John viii
Jams. The parts were all well acted Al
ter the play the UniveIsalist ladies fun
nished fine supper. A dance followe
attended by SO couples with music b
Norcross and Knapp of BrattlebOro.