Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-01
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G. d. Lazelle's.
Mrs. Asa II. Stratton is in Springfield, |
Mass, for a few weeks.
/ Miss Ellen Marcy Of Putney has visited
at A. N. Sherman's the past week.
Miss Maude Cooley of Bellows Falls has
been visitor at Ozearl Attridge's the past
week.
Mrs Frank b. Washer and children left
Thursday for a visit with relatives at Cam
bridge, this state.
Miss Grace Timson left this week for
Boston, to take course In the Harriet
Bond Dress making college.
Rev. w. M. Bruce of Philadelphia ad-
dressed the Epworth league very interest
| ingly last Sunday evening.
Charles H. Dickinson of Wallingford,
Conn, visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. d. Dickinson, this week.
There will be no services at the Method
list church next Sunday on account of the
grove meetings at Sunset lake.
Little Jennie Lazelle gave lawn party
TO II of her young friends Tuesday after
noon, the occasion being her fifth birthday
anniversary.
Rev. d. A. Ball has attended the Uni
versalst state convention and Young Peo-
ple's Christian union convention at Bethel
this week.
Mrs. George w. Dickinson will lead the
Young People sChristian union services at
the Universalist church next Sunday eve
ming Subject, Labor Day. Is idleness
to be desired"
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Adams of Chica-
go, who have spent several weeks with Mr..
Adams's mother at South Newfane, have
been calling on Williamsville friends. We
are all pleased to know that Mr.. Adams
retains so strong regard for his native
town that he is intending to make his per
manent home here as soon as he can dis
pose of his Chicago property.
d. G. Snow has moved his family this
week to Wilmington village, at which place
he will have charge Of the mill Of the Will
mington Grain and Lumber company. Mr.
Snow and family have lived in this village
a good many years and their departure is
much regretted. The Hovey tenement
which they vacate will soon be occupied
by George l.. Gilbert and family, late of
Sioux City, Iowa.
Rev. and Mrs. Dwight A. Ball gave re-
ception Thursday evening at which large
number Of their neighbors and friends
were present. The occasion combined the
nibb uldlllhSt anniversary VI lut pdphbi
J and his wife with house warming of the
newly acquired Universalist parsonage.
] The premises were illuminated with Chi
nese lanterns. Refreshments were served
and delightful social hour was expert
enced by all in attendance.
Aaron G. Dickinson and daughter start
I ed Monday for their home at Denver after
a visit of three weeks at d. A. Dickin-
= sons. Mr.. Dickinson has for several
years had charge of the melting and re1n-
ing department in the United States mint
q at Denver, where an average of $S5, 00C
per day of unrefned gold is taken in, and
r passed through the various processes of re-
fning till it emerges the third day in the
|, shape of gold bricks, when il is weighed
= off and paid for according TO value. Mr.
o Dickinson reports that while most of the
i Colorado people are still strong advocate:
of free silver there is not that intensity OF
!, feeling In the matter that there was foul
years ago. They would like better mar
!. ket for their silver, but they realize thai
J. the country is not going to the dogs very
i fast on the present gold basis.
d The prize speaking contest at the village
hall last Friday evening under the auspi
n ces of the local Anti-Saloon league was Q
success. A very fine musical program wa
e. rendered by Miss Mabel Martin Of Towns
IS bend and F. o. Mortified of Brookline as
sisted by home talent. The contestants
; were Misses Maude Cooley, Maude Gotta
,e Bertha Winchester and Florence Adams
p. and Porter Thayer, George Wheeler, Adj
y Jillson and Hugh Betterley. The speaking
was all of high order. The committee o
award consisting of Rev. Mr.. Kimball o
Dnmmerston, Col. John Hunt of Brattle
y boro and w. NJ. Bruce of Philadelphia
d awarded the medal to Porter G.. Thayer
n whose subject, "a Terrible charge" wa
IL the statement of a condemned murderer Il
the court arraigning the community TO
completely in his crime by the sanction o
/ the saloon.