Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-01
WILLIAMSVILLE.
The Carr-NIorse wedding.

Morse was the scene of quiet home we'd
ding Tuesday afternoon, the contracting
parties being their daughter, Miss Lizzie
Leona, and Prentiss Hastings Carr of West
Townshend. Rev. f. S. Bickford of South
Newfane performed the ceremony. The
bride was becomingly attired in brown pop
lin with white silk and ribbon. The par
Tor was finely decorated with laurel, ferns,
evergreen and potted plants, one corner
being banked with laurel, evergreen and
white roses. A chain made of laurel, ev-
ergreen and white carnations was suspend
ed from the ceiling and festooned in the
centre with white ribbon. Many useful
and ornamental presents were received.
After refreshments of cake and coffee were
served the couple left for a short wedding
trip from which they will return here for a
few days and afterward make their home
at Westminster West.
Magazine social at village hall this even
ing.
Miss Nellie Dickinson is home from Bos-
ton for few weeks.
Edward Bellows has entered the employ
of Bert Halliday for the winter
Misses Louise and Florence Mortified
were up from Mortified seminary to spend
Thanksgiving.
Albert Carson, formerly of Washington,
d. c., will spend the winter at this place,
boarding at G. G. Hoveys.
Lewis Alden, whose death at South
Deerfeld, Mass, occurred last week, was
former resident of this town.
Mrs. j. A. Young arrived at her home
in this village last Saturday after stay of
few weeks at Saratoga Springs.
Mrs. Clarence Lazelle, who has been
quite i'll for several weeks, lis slowly improv-
ing. Z. r. Willard is also on the gain.
Ernest Dodge, son of Mrs. E. r. Will
lard, while recently experimenting with
revolver, received bullet wound in the
left hand.
The Young Peoples Christian union and
the Epworth league held union meeting
at the Universalist church Thanksgiving
day morning.
L. c. Gotta and family are enjoying
Thanksgiving festivities with Bellows Falls
friends. Mrs Alanson Miles is at James
Betterley's for few weeks.
1.-THE One-Talent Man" will be consider
ed at the Young Peoples Christian union
meeting next Sunday evening under the
leadership of Dana Stedman.
The Leisure Hour club will meet with
Mrs. G. K. Park Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
A. n. Sherman will take up some histori-
cal subject and Miss Lila Park will give a
character sketch of an eminent musician.
Miss Lima Hunt, a former resident of
this town and for several years popular
teacher in this vicinity, was married
Thanksgiving day to Walter Cloud of
Loomis, Washington, in which state she
has been teaching for the past two years.
Rev. W. A. Evans of South London
derry will preach at the Methodist church
next Sunday in exchange with the pastor.
The exchange arranged for last Sunday was
prevented by the call of Mr.. Estabrook to
attend the funeral of Archer Herrick at
West Dummerston.
All of the schools in the south part OF
Newfane will commence next Monday
with the following teachers: Will ms
vile, Mrs. Georgia M. Love; South New
fame, Miss Fannie Cheney; Parish district,
Miss Luella Williams; Brookside, Miss
Lottie Hunt; district No. 10, Mrs. Lucien
Hunt; district No, 3, Miss Lena Morse.
Among our Thanksgiving visitors are
Charles II. Dickinson of Wallingford
Conn.,, at D. D. Dickinson's; Mr. anC
Mrs. Carlton Sparks of Springfield, Mass
at William Fl. Frost's and Sylvester
W. Sparks's; Frank Dickinson at George
W. Dickinson's; Lucien Stedman o.
Brattleboro at Charles X. Stedman's
Rodney Wheeler of Worcester, Mass, anC
Miss Edna Wheeler at Geo. R. Wheeler's
John Roess and wife of Brattleboro a
Thos. A. Morse's; Harry Ball of Drews
vile, n. H., at Rev. D. A. Balls.
Mr. and Mrs. William NJ. Barber o
Somerville, Mass, are making a short visi
with their sister, Mrs. Gilbert b. Lamb
Mr.. Barber is connected with the larg'
heating, ventiating and plumbing supply
business of the Smith 4 Anthony Co.
Boston. He reports that business wa
never before so brisk in their line. Hi
stay here is cut short by the receipt of |
telegram to leave at once for Massachu
sets city to meet large prospective Gus
toner. Mr. Barber states that he expects
to see this country enjoy a long period o
financial prosperity, quite largely as the re
suit of the rapid extension of our foreigI
trade. His firm are sending their good
across the water in largely increased guam
titles. A leading Boston exporting firm
he says, have doubled their trade in tn
last eight months, one item being the ship
ment of several thousand dozens of Con
necticut clocks for sale to the peasant pop
ulation of Russia. These people hav
very largely had a noon mark for thei
only timepiece, but cheap Yankee clock
have been introduced among them wit
the result that desire to possess one ha
become epidemic, to the extent that it