Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-10-21
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Mr. and Mrs. George Cheney expect to
start for Beloit, Mich on Saturday.
Services st Sunday were conducted by
Rev. Mary e. Norton, in the absence of
Pastor Norton at Irasburgh.
The Homeland circle will hold its an
nual meeting at the parsonage on Wednes-
day at 3 =. NJ when a good attendance will
be expected.
The bear cub shot by Moses Grout is on
exhibition at the post-oflice. 1t was
mounted by A. H. Howe and is an excel
lent specimen of taXidermy.
Guests over Sunday at the County hotel
were Mr.. and Mrs. George Porter ard son
of Sterling, Mass, en- route to Londonderry,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Griswold of Providence
Mrs. G.. w. Parsons and sister, Mrs Da-
Wis, will start for Canada next week to
spend few weeks with their sister, visit
ing, en- route, another sister, formerly Mrs.
Bennett, of this place.
Sumner Williams, formerly of Stratton,
who recently died in Rescue, Nebraska,
was the father of Miss Ava Williams,
an ordained minister who will be remem-
bered as preaching here few years ago
when a guest of her relative, Mrs. G.. W.
hHtpp. MI w iilldulo was
of Rev. Newton Glazier.
f. g. and f. II. Tuthill, and II. A.
Howe lately camped on the middle peak
of Stratton mountain at an elevation of
5000 feet. They noted there three cal
dron kettles in a row, which are said to
have been there for purpose unknown to
the ken of the oldest inhabitants. The
campers found no deer but saw bear.
A former missionary in Africa, Miss
Agnes Bigelow, of Mortified training
school, was with her friend, Miss Alice
Davidson, at Mrs. Davidson's, over Sun
day. Accompanied by Mrs. Dewitt, they
took trip to Bencasson on Monday,
where Miss Bigelow was reminded, in. the
situation, of her temporary African home.
Orlando Garfield, who died recently in
Arlington, aged about SO, married Miss
White of Wardsboro, aunt of Mrs. NJ o.
Howe, and one of family of 10 children,
Is of whom lived to maturity, and 10 of
whom now live. Among relatives at the
funeral was Walter White of New Britain,
uncle of Mrs. Howe who has spent the fall
in Townshend. The maternal ancestors
of these Whites were Durants, descended
from the Huguenots.
The ladies' aid society held its annual
meeting at the vestry last week and elected
as officers: Mrs. G.. W. Knapp, president;
Mrs. Norton and Miss Fisk, vice president;
Mrs. b. c. Eager, secretary; Mrs. Butter
field, treasurer. The society has reduced
its church debt to $50. The next regular
meeting will be held at Mrs. S. M0rse's
at the early hour of l =. NJ. on account of
extra work. 1t will be favorable oppor-
tunity for payment of annual fees. The
hostess will welcome full attendance.
As the rains descended on Wednesday it
seemed fortunate that Lafayette day exer-
cises had been postponed till next We'd
nesday, the 10Th. Schools in this part of
the town will unite with the village school
in patriotic observance of the day. State
Superintendent of Education Stone sug-
gests such simple and fitting commemorative
exercises as shall not, in their preparation,
interfere with regular school duties, and
approves of graluitous contributions in
this connection, towards the monument TO
General Lafayette. Parents and other
adults are invited to attend the public eX
ercises of Wednesday afternoon.
At the October public meeting of the w.
c. T. u, besides wide-awake glimpses of
the state convention given by state officers,
there was a reading by Mrs. Fred Under
wood, also piano solos by Miss Davidson,
singing by c. l.. Hescock, and the presenta-
ton of petitions to President Mckinley
asking for the adjustment of the canteen
system, as agitated by considerable press
sentiment of the day backed by reforming
work of societies and individuals, and to
the Vermont legislature for sustaining our
prohbitory law in agreement with the
wish of most people in the state, as is be-
lieved. Both petitions were endorsed with
practical unanimity by the audience. Other
public temperancemeetings are likely to fol
low during the fall, and citizens are invited
to show their interest in sustaining our
laws by attendance or other manifestations
of alertnesss for right action in time
when there is attempted license legislation.