Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-22


zinc star officers; review of the year
nv Mrs E NJ. Walkup; song by Walter
Shelley. installation of the officers by
~ TAYLOR OF Brattleboro, G.. L.; reading
-. letter from Mrs. Deming. The exer-
.t,as we're interspersed aud made pleasan'
br music bv the phonograph. Addresses
asrs made by Rev. Mr.. Bennett, Mrs.
T.glor. grand lee urer, Mr.. Waite, Rev.
Mitchell and others.
VIII H. Smith of Winchendon, Mass,
same to Putney Monday on business.
Nr and Mrs. A. A. Wing will move to
T,Thalvlle where Mr.. Wing will work for
n Tarbell.
Santa Claus will expect to see all the
children in the Congregational vestry next
Monday evening.
Nelson Newcomb announces that he
will hold another dance at his house on
the evening of New Years day.
Carl Knight returned Saturday from the
Worcester Polytechnic Institute for a
Christmas vacation of two weeks.
Rev. L. H. Elliott, who spoke in the
uathodist church last Sunday, was the
srest of Rev. j. H. Bennett while here.
The S,owel mandatory will probably
..ort Ian. /. Meanwhile repairs are being
made and an account of stock is being
taken.
Mr.. Streeter of Park Hill, n. H.
has moved into the upstairs tenement il
Homer Taft's house. He will work for F
l. Pierce.
Miss Bertha Moody went Tuesday t
Hadley. Mass, where she was called by
taiegram announcing the serious illness
her father.
An informal reception was held in
". J Wilkins's club rooms FRIDAY attei
noon by a number of young men. Oyster
and other refreshments were served.
Christmas exercises will be held in II
yestry of the Baptist church tomorro
evening. Santa Claus will dispense gift
from tree and the children Will enllve
the occasion with exercises.
The concert in the town hall this eve
ing under the auspices OF the LADIES socie
Of the Congregational churcn win sCAnu
the front rank of musical entertainment
in this town this season.
Christmas exercises at the Method
church next Monday evening Will De OF
nature which will be specially interestll
70 the children. There will be no Chrii
mas tree but Santa Claus will be prese
Just the same
Miss Eva Wheaton of Bridgeport, Con
is expected to spend Christmas WIN
I,nra NJ Plantz. Miss Wheaton is
Ter Of Brigadier General Lloyd Wheatt
stepson of Mrs. Plantz, who is now IN
campaign IN the Philippines.
Mrs. Ellen Patterson, who has been
iting her sister, Mrs. L. P. Tucker,
buchanan. n. Y, for several weeks,
turned home Monday. She was acct
panied by her son, A. G. Patterson OF
Baltimore Medical college, who came nc
10 spend the holidays.
". R. Davenport, presiding elder OF
Nontneler district. will hold service
the Methodist church on Saturday ever
Of next week, at the close OF wnlch
quarterly conference will be held:
davenport will preach at the folio'
Sunday morning service.
Merchant A. NJ. Corser has prepared
free distribution 500 calendars ior
each bearing a handsome photograpl
Putney scenery or other interesting vi
all Of the photographs being made Oy
Corser These calendars will be
thoroughly appreciated than any !,
calendar Mr.. Corser could have issued
There was an interesting entertain
And sale of hooks in the Methodist Gu
last Friday evening by Miss L H. NY
Miss Bertha Clark of Mortified semll
Miss Clark gave several readings "
were mncb endowed and Miss Nye
Christmas books from the colportage
" in Mortified. They went from ht
Springfield, this state.
Capt. Charles S. Moody,I6S OF :
Hadey. Centre Mass, died at bis
Monday evening after short Illness;
funeral was held Thursday. MI
married Miss Mary Moore OF quincy
died Aug IS, 1898. Heleaves son,
tor, who is employed at MI. HoiyoA'
lege and a daughter, Bertha, VINO
with her aunt, Mrs. George Fuller
M. and Mrs. Fred Hannum were
house-warming at their home
night by about % persons. Inc
met at the house of viii Allen and
to Mr.. Hannums in a body, glVni
young people an agreeable surprise
treshments were served, and the {
vas thoroughly enjoyed. Inc
gave Mr. and Mrs. Hannum toKeh
membrance and esteem.
Rev. L. H. Elliott, agent OF the W
Bible society, spoke in the g
church last Sunday evening IN the !
Of the society, giving an account
work the society is doing. lie pr
some figures collected by canvass
the society showing the numoeT u
IN town in which there is no blole .
the number of people who have no
Preference. We refrain from Pus
The figures, but they show Venu
give too little thought to these maui