Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-08-11
VERNON.

Mrs. lisa e. Kenney returned to her home at
Danvers last Friday.
A. Withheld Is still very lame and RECEIVERS very
slowly from the effects OF his accident.
Edward wyman and friend from Orange
spent few days with his mother, Mrs. Titamore'
last week.
Ell. Akley unloaded e. fine cows last satur-
day which he bought in the north part OF the
state J T. Wright bought eight OF them for his
milk business.
The ladies' circle will meet with Mrs Withheld
next Wednesday afternoon. 1t is especially de
sired hat all members be present as business Of
Importance is 10 be considered.
The Vernon boys went to Bernardston and
played game OF base ball with the Bernardsto9
boys last saturday They say they were treated
handsomely, and as handsomely whipped ii TO q.
The Grange meeting at the Vernon House hall
last Saturday evening was very interesting; Elk
cellent papers were read by Mrs. Akley and Miss
| NJ A. Fairman and spicy humber Of the Grange
! Quarterly by Mrs. FosburR and Ora johnson
moonlight dance is advertised by ]. II. Frost
| to occur on Friday evening, Aug. IS, at Central
| Park. Music by Leitsinger's orchestra. All cor
| daily invited. Teams will run from Brattleboro,
| Hinsdale and Mortified at reasonable prices.
| A party Of 20 attended the Cheshire County
| Pomona grange field meeting and picnic at Spot
| ford lake last Saturday and report fine time.
There was a good attendance at the picnic by
| on Saturday and all enjoyed the day very much
| in games and contests, prizes being awarded to
| the lucky winners by Messrs Eames and Pratt, to
| whose lberality In furnishing the ADJUSTMENTS
and prizes, and paying all expenses for the park,
the grange and all present are Indebted and re.
| turn hearty thanks
A misguided lad, II years Of age, whom w. H.
| Fosburg had taken from Massachusetts charita-
BILE institution, displayed his gratitude for kind
home and previous good training by couhscating
| a wheel belonging TO Alfred johnson last Satur-
| day. He started out for new fields of labor. on
| Monday he was located near Greenfield and on
| Tuesday he found by Alfred ana Charles
| johnson a few miles south OF Greenfield at a
| place where he had formerly lived, where he re-
ported that he had hired the wheel and had come
for visit He returned with Mr. johnson TO Mr..
Fosburg's with the wheel, which he had spoiled,
and the Massachusetts, authorities were notified
Of the escapade
c. Warren French, elder son of Dexter W
French. is now first lieutenant of Company /, ID
Massachusetts, regiment, at Northampton. Capt
| Moynlhan OF toe company recently accepted O
commission in the new Goth regiment OF United
States volunteers. At the election Monday might
First Lieutenant j. X. Gilhllan elected cap
tain and Second Lieutenant French was advanced
TO the first lieutenaucy. Lieut. French entered
Company in 1895 and was made a corporal II
| 1896 He enlisted a corporal in the United
States service and at Tampa was promoted L
quarterms ster- sergeant. in which position HI
served with credit through the campaign. UpoT
the Reorganization last January he electe,
second lieutenant. He Is clerk for Kimbail 4
Cary In Northampton.