Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-01-12

grange.
O. L. Fisher has returned from New
York.
Mrs Ellen Ward is visiting relatives in
Newton Mass.
f. L. Temple of Boston has been at his
cottage several days.
II. f. Bond was in Stratton portion of
last week buying furs.
Mrs. Clinton d. Wright of Rutland was
at j. G. Fenn's Thursday.
Miss Grace Gilmore of Weston arrived
at j. c. Fenn's Tuesday for visit of few
days.
The Thief Detecting society will have
their annual banquet on the evening of
Jan. 10.
The money orders issued at our post
Office during the past year amounted to
S161444.
G. II. Walker attended the Masonic
banquet at the Brooks House, Brattleboro,
Thursday.
Special services have been held at the
church this week in observance Of the
week of prayer.
Mrs. b. T. Phelps left Thursday for Dor
chester, Mass, for few weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs Buck
There will be fellowship meeting at
the church Tuesday to which everyone is
cordially invited. The morning service
will begin at 10 o'clock.
G.. II. Walker is having a large ice
house built at the rear Of his tenement
house. j. II. Underwood and G.. NJ. Rich
mond are doing the work.
D,bart AgiIlar Dbalpa rraro
present at the Dairymen's banquet held at
Brattleboro Wednesday. Mr.. Miller took
down a sample Of the Valley creamery but
ter for exhibition.
Messrs Richardson and Lane recently
! bought an ice elevator, but the present
prospect is rather poor for using il this
season as there is no water in their ice pond,
much to the distress OF some of our worthy
citizens.
The Fortnightly club will meet on Mon
| day evening with Mrs. Henry A. willard.
! Two very interesting papers which were
read at the last gathering, will be repeated
! by request, as so few of the members were
| present at that time.
We are requested by the entertainment
committee, j. w. Collins and Walton Farr,
20 say that all persons willing to extend
bers of the Board of Agriculture, will
! please inform them at an early date.
A Young Mems club was organized
Tuesday evening. The following officers
were elected: j. +. Leach, president;
James T. Maynard, jr,, vice president;
| Will K. Nutting, secretary. The club will
meet every two weeks. At the next meet
J ing, which will occur Jan. %, the follow
ing will be discussed: Resolved, That
! Trusts are Detrimental TO the Interests Of
the Majority"
The church in Westminster held its an
nual meeting Thursday, the 4th inst. and
connected with il a roll call and supper.
After brief social time goodly plumber
sat down to well spread and beautifully
loaded tables by which the social enjoy
ment was not interrupted. After supper
the pastor, with his usual promptness,
called to order and the meeting was opened
by singing, reading the Scriptures and
prayer, The clerk reported that FIVE had
been received into the church on confess
sion of faith, five had been dismissed to
other churches and two had died, whole
number in the church now being lis.
males 81, females 81, about so non-resi-
dents. At the roll call So responded, l6
males and 80 females; 80 responded by
letter or message, 30 in all. No response
20. The church here contributed to be-
nevolent objects during the year Sl02 "a
Remarks were made by several persons
with reference to the pastors that had
served the church, the deacons, the Sun
day school superintendent. Also briefly
the very efficient ladies' aid society was
reported, which, not to speak of other work
in other years, has the last year very much
improved the parsonage and its out build
ings. The meeting was enjoyed and it is
hoped that others of similar kind may
be held in years TO come.