Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-16
WILLlAMSVILLE.
The UniversalIst Convention Next we,

WILL1AMSVILLE.
The UniversRlIst Convention Next Week
The following order of exercises will b
observed at the Bennington and Windhan
Universalist association to be held in thi
place next week:
TUESDAY, JUNE 90.
2O0P. NJ. Association called to order by pres
dent. Words of welcome Rev d. A. Ball. Re
spouse; Edward Titus Of Wilmington
| 2.l5. Address, Rev. f. A. Taylor North Adams
| 300. Question, How shall ministers and peopi,
draw latent Universalism into the VISIBLE
G urch! Discussion opened by Rev. f. S
Wake Wilmington.
400. Recess
700 Young Peoples Christian union service
Mrs. D. A. Ball, leader
500 Evening worship with occasional sermon
by Rev. Albert Hammatt Of Bellows Falls.
WEDNESDAY MoRSINe, JUNE 81
900. Praise service. Subject, Our Faith. Lead
er, Rev. d. A. Ball.
80 Business meeting.
1920 Address, Rev. W. D. Potter, Shelburne
| Falls, Mass
| ll.OO. Discusson-open.
| 11:9O. Address Rev j. Horner Wilson, Ahtead
NH.
AFrEaNooN-YouSo PEOPLES CHRISTIAN UNION
DISTRICT RALLY.
2Ol. Praise service Address of welcome. Re.
Spouse by Lena f. Cooper, Bellows Falls.
2l5. Address, Rev. II. f. Rouillard, westmore-
land, y II.
235. Address, An Ideal Union, Walter Cook,
90. Discussion How shall our unions become
more usefuly
$50. Address, Rev Geo. L. Thompson, Keene,
400. Business meeting
EVENING
73o. Praise service Leader, Florence Farr,
7.45. Address Rev ] II Wilson. Alstead. n II.
Milton North Chester. Address, r. X. Mar
win, Brattleboro.
Mrs. Permeia Miles is visiting relative
at Chcopee Falls, Mass.
Mrs. Minnie A. Easton has taken a po-
sition as housekeeper in Vernon.
Miss Maude Cooley left Tuesday for Bel
lows Falls, where she has employment.
Mrs. f. S. Putnam of Cambridge, this
state, was a recent visitor at F. b. Wash
er's.
w. II. Codding has finished work at the
steam mill and taken a position at MARI
boro Depot, n II.
The preaching service at the Methodist
church next Sunday will be in the even
lAiBs Dhuudg SNAOOi at IL 'fDs
A meeting will be held at Village hall
Saturday evening TO consider the question
of Fourth Of July celebration.
There will be no meeting of the Excelsior
division next week on account of the Uni
versalist convention to be held here.
Mrs. F. G. Houghton and Miss Edna
Wheeler attended the W. G. T. L. conven-
tion at Jamaica Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Amelia Payne and daughter, Miss
Ella Payne of Waterbury, Conn, are Wis
iting their relatives at the Methodist par
sonage.
George Grout of New London, Conn,
an old friend of Rev. d. A. Ball, accom-
panied by George Clapp of Brattleboro,
visited Mr.. Ball Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Houghton and Mrs. A. A =.
Estabrook were chosen to represent the
local Sons of Temperance at the w. C. T.
L. convention held at Jamaica this week
Mrs. Leonard of Boston. who has been
the housekeeper for b. A. Coddng for sew
eral months, left Monday for Brattleboro,
where she will make her home for the
present.
Leslie stratton, who was injured in the
bridge accident at South Newfane last
week, is improving and it now seems that
his injuries are such that he will speedily
recover from.
Our base ball boys were defeated by the
Newfanes last Saturday on the grounds of
the latter by a score of p to 10. Return
game will be played Saturday of this week
at this place.
The Young Peoples Christian Union
next Sunday evening will consider the
question The National Union; Why we
Need it and What We Can Do for It."
Leader, c. h. Stedman.
Geo. B. Williams is the first local straw
berry grower TO put his fruit on the mar
ket. His beds are so located that he has
been able to irrigate them, and he now
has promise of fine crop, notwithstand-
ing the dry season.
The delegates from the local Universal
list society to the convention to be held
here next week are: Church, Rev. D. A.
Ball, Mrs. Gilbert b. Lamb; Sunday
school, Mrs. ID. A. Ball, Effie Prouty !;
Young Peoples Christian union, Lucia
Williams, Grace Timson.
Fred f. Wood and wife of Boston spent
Sunday at ID. ID. Dickinson's. Mr.. Wood
is a member of the Boston firm of A. NJ.
Wood II Co., extensive dealers in hard
wood lumber, with whom Mr.. Dickinson
has transacted business for % years or
more.
Oliver Goodnow of Paxton, Mass, and
Mrs. Lucus Walker of Boston were re-
cent visitors at d. d. Dickinson's and with
other Newfane relatives. Mr.. Goodnow is
brother of the late Deacon John Good
now and was born in this town 50 years
ago, living here till about Is years old.
An interesting Children's day exercise
was given at the Methodist church last
Sunday morning The church was very
prettily decorated with plants and ever
green. At the Universalist church both
morning and evening the exercises were
appropriate to the day. Three little chill
dren were baptized.
Miss Florence A. Morse arrived home
Monday from Philadelphia, where she has
been taking an advanced commercial
course at Drexel Institute, from which in
stitute she graduated last week. Miss
Morse has secured fine position as teacher
for the coming school year in a Long
Branch, n. j., High school.
DUMMBRSTON HILL.
CLAYTON Miller has built a horse barn at