Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23
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Arthur Holton is home for weeks va
cation from Brown university.
Ernest Warren is in Leicester visiting
his grandparents and other friends.
II. H. Chamberlain of this place is
spending few weeks at his old home In
Rochester, Vt.
Joseph Brigham has been i'll the past
week with a severe attack of the grip. Sew
eral other mild cases are reported.
The Sons of Veterans have bought $50
chairs with the money earned at their re-
cent supper, and hope to have them in
place at an early date.
An insurance agent from Boston was in
town this week to adjust the damage done
by fire and water to the Pentecost house
by the explosion of gasoline torch.
Mrs, A. NJ. D. Alexander has again
shown her generosity and interest in the
welfare of the Sons of Veterans by pre-
senting that organization with 500.
The two victims of the burning accident,
W. d. Morgan and Mr.. Smith, are conva-
lescing as rapidly as could be expected
considering the severity of their burns.
Mr.. Smith was removed to his home in
Leverett on Wednesday
The auction at Stimp,Dn's Inn last Sat
urday drew a large attendance and it is
thought that satisfactory sum was real
lied for the horses and goods sold. Unless
the hotel is sold before May it is reported
that Mrs. Simpson will open it.
The sugar supper given by the women of
the Relief corps did not receive the patron
age it deserved, owing, doubtless, to illness
and bad travelling. The entertainment fol-
lowing the supper was frst-class and il is
TO be regretted that more could not have
been present. The program was as fol-
lows: Selection by the orchestra; recita-
ton, Murray Hammond; solo, Nellie Cum
mings; recitation, with piano accOmpani-
ment, Ada Tufts; duet, Fay Billings and
sister; solo, Miss Stacey; recitation, Ethel
Jackson duet, Misses Head; selection by
the orchestra; duet, Fay Billings and Muir
ray Hammond; solo, Miss Stacey; violin
solo, Fay Billings selection by the orches-
ira. Where every number is so good it is
hardly right to specify any one thing, but
the singing by the Billings children and
Murray Hammond and the violin playing
by Fay Billings quite took the house by
storm and they were heartily encored. It
is remarkable for so young children to do
so well before an audience.
At the regular meeting of the Womans
Relief corps last Friday afternoon, a me-
mortal service was held for Mrs. Annie
Turner Wittenmeyer, past national presi-
dent of the Woman's Relief corps, whose
death occurred Feb. ?. The charter is
draped in crepe, flags and the national
! color by orders from headquarters. The
program arranged by the president, Mrs.
Il. X. Caldwell, was as follows: Song, "He
Giveth His Beloved Sleep" Mrs Fred
Irish; reading, Whitter's Angel of Pa
thence" Mr9. j. f. Nye; reading, selec-
ton from Mrs Havergal's Compensa-
| ton, Mrs. Stockbridge; quotations from
members of the corps; duet, Mrs. Irish
and Mrs. Proctor, "Only Remembered by
What She Has Done" The entire pro-
gram was very interesting, the music being
especially good. Mrs. Wittenmeyer is much
better known to the public as Mother
Wittenmeyer," the army nurse who gave
nearly five years Of her life during the civil
war in service as a nurse among our sol
diers