Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-04
WILLIAMSVILLE.

The Halloween social at village hall
was success.
George c. Crosby is visiting friends in
North Adams and Readsboro
Mr. and Mrs. William Lennon Of Somer-
vile. Mass, were recent guests of Rev. and
Mrs D. A Ball.
b. A. Codding of Jamaica has moved
into George c. Cooley's house and is em-
ployed at the steam mill.
T. b. Crosby and wife Of Bellows Falls
were noticed on our streets last week, re-
viewing the scenes of former labors.
Mrs George NJ. Love and Mrs Linus
NJ Bingham are visiting relatives and
friends in Hoyoke and Springfield, Mass
There will be no preaching at the Meth.
odist church next Sunday. Sunday school
at 1875 and Epworth league services in
the evening
l.. O. Morse Of this village is doing
large business in iron roofing. Mr.. Morse
now covers roofs with this material for -
per square Of 100 feet.
October lightning is usually not much
feared, but it was that variety Of electrics
that recently killed a calf for ;. 7. Daven-
port and Herbert Pierce.
James Cakes Of Mount Hermon, Mass.
is a new employe at the steam mil. He
will soon move his family into the tone-
ment Of Mrs. Marion Winchester.
a. NJ. Mortified is raising up his saw
mill roof and putting under a new story
for use in his butter box business. T. T..
Yeaw of Dover has the matter in charge.
Miss Emily Harvey spoke to a small but
highly interested audience at the Metho-
dist church last Friday evening on the
missionary experiences OF herself and others
in India.
Rev. A. A. Estabrook is at Montpelier
this week taking his mid-year examina-
tions. Mrs. Estabrook accompanied him
and will visit her former home at North
Thetford before their return.
Ellis Harlow and wife of North Adams.
Mass, were recen, visitors at Herbert
Pierce's. While here Mr Harlow con
tracted with several Of our best farmers for
their butter supply for a year at price
which demonstrates that dairying is a prof
table business.
our merchants are well stocked with
fall and winter goods and business is
booming. Willamsville has always been
a great trade centre Winter apples are
moving off rapidly at Sl.75 to = for No.
Is and 81 - for No. IS The crop is
considerably larger than anticipated be-
fore the harvest. A good many cider
apples have been drawn to Brattleboro by
our farmers
James W Shipman died last Saturday
morning at his home in this village after a
long illness He was born in Towushend
Jan. p, ISIS, and spent hls early years in
that town. January l., 1919, he married
Elyira Gould of Newfane and has since
lived in this town with the exception Of
three years spent in Townshend and Do
yer. Besides his wife Mr. Shipman is sur
vived by five children, Rev. John y. of
Athol, Mass. Ezra O. of Brattleboro:
Sarah, wife of William II. Mum, of Hol-
yoke, Mass. Jennie, wife of Frank b.
PlimptOn of Syracuse, y. Y, and James
W. of Syracuse Two children, Nelson
and George A., died in childhood The
funeral was held Monday afternoon at
the Methodist church, Rev. a. A. Esta-
brook officiating. The burial was in our
village cemetery. Mr.. Shipman will long
be held in kindly remembrance by this
community. The question of old, "And
Who is My Neighbour" has very often
found answer at his hands during the So
years of his residence here.