Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-10-27

now living in Southwest Arizona, had taken
up land at Yuma, has a farm of 100 acres
and is now doing well.
Fred Ford is moving into his new house.
There is talk OF holding a writing school
in town.
Mrs Rachel Twitchel was in town over
Sunday.
Mrs. Amelia Gale has gone to Saxtons
River to visit.
The Chase family, who have been away
from their home so long, have returned.
The telephone men have been in town
repairing the line through this and other
towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. !. Fl. Wheeler and Mr.
and Mrs. Locke visited at j. B. Derry's
last week.
Fayette Cook is making extensive re-
pairs on his house. Everett Phillips is
doing the work.
Henry Bailey, who was so badly injured,
is still in a condition that is not encourage
ing to his friends.
Mrs. Hortense Church of Tiverton, r.
l., has visited this week at her unce's,
Royal Sandersons.
d
c., for the third winter as governess in the
family of George wilkins.
Mrs. Harriet Colburn and daughter,
Mrs. Orrison Follett, are visiting Prof
Colburn in Newport, this state
Miss Alice Houghton and Grace Morse
spent last week at White River junction
visiting Mrs Fanny Eddy Perkins
Ella Stebbins has returned to Spring
field, Mass, to resume her duties in Dawes
& Lazelle's large millinery establishment.
Miss Selma SandersoD, who died last
week at her home in West Townshend.
was a sister of Royal Sanderson of this viii
lage.
The harvest supper has had many COM
pliments for the quality of its viands from
all who partoOk on the evening of Wednes-
day of last week.
Park Holland of this place and Miss
Minnie Allhee of Brookline we're married
at high noon on Tuesday at the home of
the bride, only the near relatives and
friends being present.
A number from this place attended the
State Sunday school convention held at
Bratteboro last week and report IL to be
by far the best one of the kind they ever
attended.
Elvin Derry, who has been out of health
for some time, has not been as well re-
Gently, and his sister, Mrs. Britton of
Westmoreland, n. H., has been here the
past week.
Minnie Livermore, one of the seminary
students, who has been very i'll with tonsi-
litis for three weeks at her home in the
West village, is back again this week to
| resume her school duties.
Miss Carrie Mason of Bellows Falls
spent Sunday at her home here, bringing
her cousin, Miss Adah Allbee, from Brad,
ford, this state, and her friend, Miss
Brown, from Bellows Falls, with her.
Clara Harris has returned to her school
| in Brookline, which was discontinued on
account of prevailing sickness. Blanche
| Brigham, whose school was closed for the
same reason, has also resumed her duties
as teacher at West Townshend.
The grange held a very pleasant meeting
last week on Friday evening. Miss Eddy
of Vernon and Warren Banks of Brattle-
boro were present. Two degrees were
conferred upon members, followed by a
harvest supper, of which 80 partook.
Tau Delta Phi held an unusually inter
esting meeting Monday evening and car
ried out the following program: singing,
by society; prayer, Mr.. Edgecombe; sing
ing, society; paper, by Misses Dale and
Aldrich; debate, "Resolved, That War is
Justihabe," affirmative, Mr.. Hardy and
Mr.. Aldrich, negative, Mr.. Burbee and
Mr.. Thompson; question decided by the
house in favor OF the affirmative; stump
debate; criticism; business,
Please don't forget the sale of the Maya
zine club Friday evening, Nov. 3, to be held
with the president, Mrs. Edith Lowe. 1t
is certainly a sale not to be overlooked on
account of the valuable reading that is to
be had for a small sum of money. The
club numbers among its magazines the
Review of Reviews, New England maya.
zine and all the best of their class, and il
would indeed be strange if large number
did not appreciate the opportunity to buy
Lucien Thayer died very suddenly OF
heart trouble at his home in this village
Tuesday evening at 8 O'Clock. He had
been at work all day as usual and had moi
complained of illness as the writer hat
learned, but without warning and in mo
ment's time death came. Mr.. Thayer was
a good citizen and kind neighbor, anC
will be much missed in the community
and many hearts go out in tender sympa
thy to the wife and daughter, who hav,
lost so kind a husband and father. Mr.
Thayer's age was 90 years,
Rev. NJ. F. Hardy exchanged pulpit
Sunday with Rev. Henry Goodhue of West
minister West. In the evening Mr.. Good
hue gave very interesting account of thu
International Convention of COngrega
tional ministers, which he attended, hell
recently In Boston. Mr.. Goodhue gave I
very interesting account of the foreigI
delegates and of the able addresses of thOs'
that spoke and also of those in this coun
try who took part in the meetings. Thu
next international convention is to be hell
in Melbourne, Australia, in the course o
eight or ten years.