Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-22
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
WILIIAMsVILLR.

A. NJ. Merrifeld made business trip to
Boston last week.
Misses Louise and Florence Mortified are
home from Mortified seminary for the
holiday vacation.
Harry Robbins has concluded his labors
at the steam mill and is visiting relatives
at Springfield, Mass.
Miss Bertha A. Dodge, Tufts college
junior, is spending the holidays with her
mother, Mrs e. X. Willard.
DR.. p. p. White was called to Whining
ton last week for consultation with physi-
clans of that town in critical case.
j. W. Whitney left Friday for Spring
field, Mass, and will make his home for
the winter with his daughter, Mrs. George
Barrett.
Mrs. A. L. Timson conducts the Young
Peoples Christian union meeting on Christ
mas Eve. Subject, elbow Shall We Sing
the Christian Anthem"
j. H. Walbridge of Concord, this state,
is canvassing Newfane with the purpose of
writing up our business and farming in
terests in connection with those of Putney
and Townshend for future publication.
Mrs. J. A. Young left last Friday for
her winter home at Warrensburg, Mo-,
stopping at Saratoga Springs for short
stay. Mr.. and Mrs Leavitt Wellman have
moved into Mrs. Young's house for the
winter.
The first lecture of the Wiliamsville lee
ture course, will be given in the Methodist
church Friday evening, Dec. 20, by Mrs.
E. H. Thompson of Lebanon, n II. The
subject is "America's Wonderland" Mrs.
Thompson in her delightful way, will de-
rih a har Vi
Park.
Christmas will be celebrated at village
hall Saturday evening. The village school
will furnish an exercise entitled 1.-THE
Christmas Gift" Two large Christmas
trees are in preparation and the whole
community are invited to distribute their
gifts through this medium. Let every
body come.
The Leis ure Hour club will meet at the
Universalist parsonage Saturday afternoon.
A sketch of the life and work of William
Penn will be presented by Mrs. NJ. G. Ball,
while Mrs. D. A. Ball will have paper on
the life of Rosa Bonheur. Both papers
will be followed by discussion. A full at
tendance is desired
Wilson H. Thorn and Chas. A. Thorn,
both of Lynn, Mass, have been here this
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zelle, who is still very sick Doctors Law
ton and Miller of Brattleboro have been
called in consultation with the attending
physician, DR.. White.
That old. fashioned and uncomfortable
disease, the mumps, which has been carry
ing on desultory campaign in the vicinity
for several months, barely keeping alive by
attacking one person at a time, has now
got down to business. Its victims this
week are Porter Thayer, Sidney Hescock,
Frank Day, Dana Stedman and Belle Tim
son, while much larger number are feel
ing of their jaws in search of sore places
and applying the something sour" test.
A writ in which c. E. Tyler was named
as plaintiff and Hastings Williams as de-
PENDANT was returnable before Justice T.
j. B. Cudworth of BIattleboro at Fisher
hotel Thursday forenoon. The suit was
brought to recover damages on account OF
the killing by defendant of the plaintiff
dog. Lawyer Stowe appeared for Tyler
and Waterman and Gibson for Williams
After leave being granted to amend the
writ the plaintiff gave judgment and tool
an appeal to the county court.