Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-19
Will Franklin spent Sunday in town.

town last week visiting.
Rose Chase is spending some time with
her sister, Mrs. Dennis Jones.
Miss Fletcher attended the Sousa band
concert at Brattleboro last week.
Eugene Cudworth has gone to work for
the season for j. o. Frost of Vernon.
Sadie Whitney has returned from Yer
non, where she has been for several weeks
Miss Florence Fits has been spending
some time with her aunt, Mrs. Underwood
Acsah franklin and her sister, Mrs.
| Clark, are visiting niece in Rutland,
Mass.
! The teachers in this place went to Brat
tleboro Wednesday to visit the public
schools there.
Sullivan and Mcclure are the masons
from Brattleboro who are doing masonry
work on Fred Ford's house.
Mr.. Steele, agent for the Waterman,
printed in Boston, is canvassing the town
in the interest of that paper.
Men are here from the Hook & Hastings
Organ factory, Boston, putting the new
pipe organ into the Congregational church.
The Washington dispatches announce
that Henry G. NJ. Twitchell of this town
las Uttl SIduJeu all luCIedse VI pension
from 50 to IS.
Sherman Willard and wife spent Sunday
with Mr.. Wizards parents. Will Willard
has returned to his work for the Blodgett
Hardware company.
Mrs. Charles Stebbns sustained para
lytic shock Sunday morning last and as
present writing is critically i'll and there it
little hope for her recovery.
Twenty one from here went to Brattle-
boro last Saturday. This number includ-
ed the teachers and graduating class in the
seminary, who went for their class
pictures.
The Baptist ladies have done valiant
work on the parsonage in the way of
painting and papering, and new roof is to
be placed over the l. part and other re-
pairs made.
Fred Chamberlain and Russell Blood
went to Windham fishing Monday and
were very successful in catching 67 trout
weighing in all 20 pounds, which they would
like all the fishermen in the county TO beat
if they can.
At the annual meeting of the base ball
club the following officers were elected:
C.. Holland Evans, manager; DR.. Thomas
Rice, assistant manager; DR.. F. l.. Osgood,
secretary; F. X. Ford, collector; c. II.
Evans, we learn, has resigned his position.
There were union services at the Bap-
tist church Sunday l.. b. Hardy occu-
pied the pulpit and gave a good talk upon
the "Prodigal Son" There were also
union services in the evening in which
Rev. NJ. F. Hardy assisted. Rev. L. b.
Curtis is expected to occupy the Baptist
pulpit next Sunday,
Mr.. Henkel of Brattleboro has been in
town trying to interest parties in a better
telephone service than we now have If
he can get five names the long distance
telephone can be had, and the road which
is in poor condition now will be built
over Let's have all the modern improve
ments as a panacea for not living in the
city or some large town.
f. j. Knapp's family have moved from
Bellows Falls to the place they bought
some time ago in Simpsonville. They have
stored their goods in their new home and
Mrs. Knapp and son will spend the sum-
mer with her mother, Mrs. Jason Thayer,
who lives near their future home, and they
will not occupy the place until fall. Mr..
Knapp will continue in business at Bellows
Falls.
The funeral OF Seneca Miller took place
from the Congregational church last week
on Tuesday, Rev. NJ. +. Hardy officiating.
Those who came from out of town to at
tend were Hon. Wilder Burnap Il Bur
lington, Avery Park of Chester, NJ T.. nd
Mrs. Frank Livermore of Bellows Fs...s,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Barry of Saxtons
River, Mr.. and Mrs. William Bruce of New
fame, Della Franklin of Brattleboro, Mr..
and Mrs. John Burnap of Jamaica, Mrs.
Reed and Miss Lena Morse of Vernon,
Mr.. Miller of Dummerston and Mr.. and
Miss Winslow of West Brattleboro.
ARENAS Blood died May II, at his home
two miles from the village. Mr.. Blood
was born March 8, 1887. His illness was
long and painful and he had been confined
to the house since March l with heart
trouble. He was a patient sufferer. He
served in the war of the Rebellion and as
member of Company e, Vermont volun-
teers. Though a native of this town, he
had lived in Windham the greater part of
his life and was a member of the Baptist
church at South Windham for over 80
/ years aud was held in high esteem by all.
The funeral was held at South Wind
ham, Rev. M. F. Hardy officiating, assist
ed by Rev. G. F. Buckingham. The Abbott
post took charge at the grave, and a num-
Der of Grand Army men from this place
attended the services at the house. One
brother, A. A. Blood of this place, and
sister, Mrs. A. Metcalf, survive him.