Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14

Mrs. Frances Hardie did not sustain so
severe an injury by a fall recently as was
supposed at first, and is now recovering.
Gum g. Co. have sold for B. B. Brig.
ham of Townshend his farm TO man in
Connecticut whose name is withheld for
the present.
Windham County Pomona Grange will
hold Its annual meeting with Protective
Grange next Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Staples will move
soon to Greenfield, Mass, where Mr.. Sta
Piles will have a position as bookkeeper
with Swift, Coates g. Co.
Fred Graves of Greenfield, who will take
part In the big sale at the Gilman stables
next Tuesday, Is the biggest auctloneer In
Massachusetts,. His present weight Is 34S,
and he has tipped the scales at 1902.
Col. John Hunt, the pension agent, has
secured an increase Of pension for Nelson
A. Cheney Of this town, from so TO So per
month; and also one for Henry B. Stone
Of Halifax, from $12 to 817 a month.
The Golf clubs social at the Brooks
House Friday evening was one Of the most
enjoyable gatherings Of the season. 1t Is
probable that the next social will be held
In the hall at the new hotel In West Brat
tleboro.
An informal reception will be given to
Rev. Mr.. Keneston and family by the la
dies Of the Congregational church In West
Brattleboro at the parlors of the church
on Dec. 10 at 730 All the parlshioners
and other friends are cordially invited.
John w. Gordon Of Griffin Corners, N.
Y, son-in-law of John Nesbltt of West
BrattlebOro, sustained a badly fractured
skull Thanksgiving day by fall from a
staging. Robert Nesbitt has gone TO
Griffin Corners TO assist his sister, Mrs.
Gordon.
The Loving Kindness circle of Kings
Daughters will hold a Christmas sale Of
Mexican work in the Congregational yes
try next Wednesday, from to $50. This
work Is imported from Mexico, and is sim
liar TO the work sold by the Kings Daugh-
tiers last year. Home made candy, cut
flowers, etc., will also be sold.
The improvements which have been in
progress at the Vermont Wheel club rooms
several weeks are complete, with the ex-
ception Of hanging the draperies, and the
rooms are now open for general use Of
members. All the walls have been re-
colored and redecorated, and several hand
some new carpets have been laid.
A regular meeting of Fort Drummer,
Royal Arch chapter, the 750th since its Or
ganization, was held last evening in Ma
sonic hall. The Royal Arch degree was
worked on three candidates. Owen T..
Marsh Of Woodstock, district deputy grand
high priest, was present and criticised the
work. Refreshments were served in the
banquet hall.
Branch No OF the international Sun
shine society will give a Christmas enter
tainment at the Home for the Aged on
Wednesday, Dec. 20, from 3 TO 80
O'Clock. All members Of Sunshine societies
are invited. There will be Christmas
tree and any member desiring TO place
gifts upon the tree may leave them with
Mrs. George Ryder, No 20 South Main
street, Mrs S. o. Miner, Common street,
or Mrs. Frank Wells, 81 High street.
Next Sunday being the one nearest the
Pilgrim anniversary, there will be a special
service of commemoration in the Unitarian
church. Scripture readings and music
will be Apr pirate TO the occasion, while
Mr.. Miller will sing as his opening solo
Mrs. Heman's inspiring hymn "The
Breaking Waves Dashed High" Mr..
Osgood will adapt for the service the first
sermon ever preached in New England,
was gwen A1iutA Ouou-
man in the Common House in Plymouth,
In December, 1921.
The Woodsville, New Hampshire, News
Of a recent date had the following concern
ing a former pastor OF the Methodist
church here: THE sermon in the even
ing by Rev. A. j. Hough of White River
Junction, VT, was something unique, a
gem indeed In its symmetrical blending Of
uTfg
apostle of New England Methodsm for a
theme, and There were Giants in the
Land in Those Days for text. 1t Gre
ated alternately both smiles and tears
Those who were privileged TO hear II GER
tainly enjoyed memorable treat"
The surveyor who is now running the
lines on the Brattleboro and Whitehall
railroad, has reached a point near
West Dummerston. While the Grand
Trunk railroad management makes no
definite announcement TO this effect it is
generally understood that another season
will see the work of converting the mar
row gauge railroad into standard gauge
road undertaken and probably finished.
The management are encouraged by the
present outlook 10 believe the increase OF
business on the whole line of the road,
which has been shown during the past few
months, will continue and grow. Within
few weeks three portable engines have
gone up over the line to be used by lum-
bermen. The freight from the granite
quarries is no longer the chief item IN the
roads business, but II Is exceeded by lum-
Der and other products from up the line.
Should the change to a standard gauge be
made the steel rails now being taken up
on the New London Northern division and
replaced by 75-pound rails, will undoubt-
eddy be used on the Brattleboro & White
hall line.
Mrs. Lavinia NJ. Knapp, 81, mother OF
Ambrose and Chauncey Knapp of Brattle-
boro, died at her home In Dummerston
yesterday morning. She had not been in
good health for some time, but she was
able to go out of the house Wednesday.
Mrs. Knapp's maiden name was Miller,
and she was a sister of Joseph Miller, the
veteran town clerk Of Dummerston. She
was born in Dummerston May 81, 1919,
on the farm where Joseph Miller now
lives, and lived there until her marriage,
when she moved to her late home. Her
husband died about 10 years ago. Mrs.
Knapp's great grandfather, Isaac Miller,
surveyed the town Of Dummerston and
settled there with eight sons, all of whom
were In the Revolutionary war. One of
them, Mrs. Knapp's grandfather, Vespa-
tian Miller, was an old sea captain. Mrs.
Knapp leaves seven children, Ambrose and
Chauncey Knapp Of Brattleboro, Eliza
Knapp of Northampton, Mass. Rose Ora