Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-23
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Mabel Walker is home from Mt.
Hermon for a weeks visit.
A. r. Dale of st. Augustine, Fla, is
visiting at Melendy Brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Staples spent
several days in town last week.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Coon of Cos
Hayuna, N. Y, are at F. F. Churchilrs.
A small picnic party from here spent
the day at Hamilton Falls last Mon
day.
Daniel Lyon of Harodsburg, KY,
made a short call on friends here last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Robinson and
8ittle son are spending the week at his
fathers.
The school in district No. 8 began
last Monday with Miss Sarah Kenney
as teacher.
W. o. Childs returned to Springfield,
Mass, last week after a stay of sew
ieral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Landman return
I'D to their home in Boston on Wednes-
day, Miss Jenevra Babbitt accom-
panied them.
NJ. S. Hobart, who has been sick for
80 many weeks, is slowly recovering,
being now able to be rolled out of
doors in a wheel chair.
The Methodist ladies' aid society
met with Mrs. Chester Hulett on
Wednesday. The day was fine and
the occasion proved very enjoyable.
The railroad dwelling house which
was damaged by the fire is being taken
down and removed to make more
room for the new railroad buildings.
Col H. A. Dudley was with Gov.
Stickney at Springfield, VT, on Friday,
and on Thursday governors day, at
Ghe muster near Burlington this week.
A union Sunday school picnic was
held at the grounds of F. F. Churchill
Thursday. A large number of the pu-
pills, both young and old, enjoyed the
ride and the outing very much.
Harry Pierce of Winchendon, Mass,
formerly of this town, is visiting here.
He has been connected with the post
Office eleven years and is now post
master at that place. All are glad to
meet him as he was always a general
faYorite here.
Six veterans of Co. D, 10th Vermont
regiment, met together for a social
reunion last Friday-Daniel Lyon of
Harodsburg, KY, S. D. Arnold, of st.
Louis, Mo-, G. w. Stewart of Brattle-
boro, and Sem Pierce, G. w. Castle
and e. F. Rugg-in this town.
Rev. and Mrs. Hamlin of Tougaloo,
Miss, who are spending the summer
in Townshend, have been at the Pea
body House few days. Mr.. Hamlin
is the president of the Tougaloo Uni
Tersity for colored people, one of the
largest institutions of the kind in the
United States, under the auspices of
the American Missionary association.
Mrs. Hamlin is a teacher of music.
The colonial social held with Mrs.
Helen Boynton at the home of Daniel
Batchelder was a great success, both
socially and financially. Some of the
costumes were really handsome and
some unique. Several from out of
town who were spending Old Home
Week with friends here were there
and added much to the enjoyment of
the occasion. The guests came in all
sorts of vehicles from a locomobile to
a hay wagon, carriages, buggies, BIZ
cycles and even a couple of ragged,
footsore, barefooted tramps were pres
.e1t who were we'll fed, as were all
present, with an excellent dinner serv-
ed on the lawn. There were more
than 100 present, and all had merry
time and will carry pleasant remem-
brance of this as one of the events of
Old Home Week,