Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-01
WEsTMlNsTE WEST.

J. L. olmsby has spent the past week in Bos
ton and vicinity with his son Bert.
Mrs. Charles Campbell and her son George de-
part for their home in Montana on Saturday.
II. E. Wellman has set up some of his rake
making machinery at the steam mill and has be-
gun work there; Want of water prevents the
use Of his works here in the village. He has pro
cured plenty OF ash timber.
Most of our visitors have returned to their
homes or are about TO do so, and those who go
from here 10 school will soon take their depar.
ture. The life of the summer months will then
give place to the comparative quiet OF the rest Of
the year.
The ladies' aid, " hich met last week with Mrs.
r. W. Carpenter, WAS the most numerously at
tended meeting Of the season. Forty. five ladies
were present, including one or more from Kala-
mazoo. Montreal, Boston. Cambridge Charles
town. Maiden, Winchester, Brattleboro and Bel
lows Falls.
Fourteen persons from this place were present
at the meeting OF the county Christian Endeavor
convention in Athens. Report was made to our
society Sunday evening, each member present
speaking briefly of the feature in which he or she
was particularly interested In this way nearly
all parts were brought forward
The annual concert given here by the Amphion
club, under the direction of c. T.. Gorham, was
deferred from Wednesday evening of last week
on account Of the heavy rain at that time. The
ne Xt eve ming was pleasant and the concert was
carried out II had been arranged, before a
large audience. The club is composed as hereto
fore Of bessrs Gorham, Stiles, Kinds and Har-
low, and assistance was rendered by Misses
Goodhue, Way an0 Cory, with Mrs. c. G. Cutting
as accompanist The entertainment a whole
passed of, as 1t always does in excellent form
and much to the pleasure of the lovers of music.
Mr.. Gorham has been with us for longer time
than usual this summer. He returns 10 Boston
and his seasonswoTk tomorrow.
The dramatic club of the place performed the
drama entitled Under the LauTels" on Tuesday
evening. An unusually large number Of our peo-
pie, with some from outside, attended. The en-
larged hall proved to be not at all too capAcious
to hold the audiences gathered on this occasion
and at the concert last week. All the perform
ers carried their parts very well and everybody
was pleased with the ability Of our local talent.
A handsome sum was realized for the purchase
of curtains and other appurtenances needful to
equip the hall for entertainments. The club at
present is composed Of Misses Wilcox, Buxton,
DeCamp and Barnes, w. G. Harlow, @. Moultrop,
@. Gorham, w. #. Buxton, Elmer and Earl Hol-
den. The drama is to be repeated at the town
hall, Westminster, on Saturday evening,
Miss Bessie A. Hubbard, niece Of F. q. Camp
be H. was married at noon of Thursday at his res
idence to Joseph A. ST. Laurent of Boston. The
bride was attended by MISS Mary Hubbard, her
sister, and Ernest Butterfield, principal Of the
high school In Groveland, Mass, was best man.
Four little boys and four girls bearing long rolls
of ribbon preceded the entrance of the bride,
who filled the post Of guardian in giving her
away. e. K. Gorham played the wedding march.
The rooms were handsomely decorated with flow
ers, sweet-pea being the main dependence. A
large company of relatives ana immediate
friends was present. Soon after the ceremony
and collation. the bridal party departed on. their
way TO the city. Miss Hubbard's home was for
merly in Springfield, but for the past two years
she has been a resident Of Boston.