Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-21
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is visiting in this vicinity.
Mrs. Alonson Miles is visiting rela-
tives at Chlcopee Falls, Mass.
Miss Edna Marcy is visiting her
aunt, Mrs Albert N. Sherman.
Mrs. George w. Dickinson is spend
ing a week with Brattleboro friends.
Miss Allie Morse of Vernon recently
visited her relative, Mrs. Alice A.
Morse.
C. H. Dickinson of Wallingford
Conn, was at d. ID. Dickinson's over
Sunday.
Lulu and James Goodrich of Brat
tleboro are at j. II. Merrifeld's for
a few weeks.
Carlton w Sparks of Springfield,
Mass, has been visiting his relatives
here a few days.
Misses Louise and Florence Merit
field are home from Mortified Sem
mary for the summer vacation.
Mrs. Albert n Sherman and daugh-
ter, Marion, leave Saturday morning
for a visit with relatives at Boston.
Daniel Ormsby, wife and child of
Brockton, Mass, are spending a week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ozearl Attridge.
Rev. G. NJ. Burdick and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. NJ Merrifeld attended the
closing exercises at Mortified Sem
mary this week.
Miss Florence Adams and Iva Mum
dell, who have been attending school
at Brattleboro, are at home for the
summer vacation.
Rev. Elizabeth Goldthwaite and
Misses Effie Prouty and Edna Wheeler
attended the w. c. T. U. convention
at Townshend this week.
Word comes that Eugene Johnson,
recently of this place. now foreman of
a sash and door factory at Manchester,
N. H., recently injured his right hand
on a bench saw.
Rev. w. NJ. Newton, presiding elder
of Montpelier district, will preach at
the Methodist church next Sunday
evening. The first quarterly confer
ence will be held at the church Mon
day evening.
The game between the Williams
vile and East Dummerston base ball
teams at this place last Saturday was
won by the former. score q to 16. A
return game will be played at East
Dummerston Saturday afternoon of
this week.
Excelsior Division, Sons of Temper
ance, have elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing quarter: w. p,
Dana r. Stedman: w. A., Effie Prouty:
r. s.. Carrie Stedman A. r. s., Geo.
A. Wheeler; F. S.. Hastings A. Will
lams; treasurer, Florence Dickinson;
chaplain. Porter Thayer; conductor,
W. Z. Wheeler; assistant conductor,
Robert White |. s.. Amos Stratton;
p. w. p, Luella Williams.
John Timson, born in Brattleboro
Oct. 4. 1894 married Julia Knapp of
Brattleboro in 1913, and came to New
fame in 1919 settling on Timson hill,
about three miles west of this village.
The couple raised a large family of
children of whom there are now liv-
ing, Leonard J. Timson of this place
and Mrs. Sylvia Davis of Brattleboro.
The farm is now a hill pasture, the
buildings have crumbled away and the
highway to the old place has long been
discontinued. On Wednesday of this
week Leonard j. Timson with his
granddaughter, Mrs. Grace Richard
son. and husband. together with Mrs.
Davis, her daughter, Mrs. w. c. Hor-
ton and granddaughter, Miss Lulu
Horton. held a picnic at the old house
spot The last mile and half of the
journey was made on foot through the
woods, Sam II. Morse acting as guide.
Dinner was eaten on a large rock be-
side a brook. with water pure as crys-
tai Several species of ferns new to
Mrs. Horton. who is a recognized au-
thorty on botanical matters, were
gathered, and the voices of several
kinds of song bird not yet catalogued
by the Brattleboro Bird club were
heard in the distance. Altogether the
occasion was a very ENJOYABLE one.
Miss Bertha Dodge, of this years
graduating class at Tufts college, ar
rived at her home in this village
Thursday.