Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-15
JAMAICA.

II. A. Mclean went to Boston Monday
Frank Cowdrey shot a large bob cat
last week
c. j. Torrey has raised over 600 bush
els of corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Carpenter were in
town Monday.
Merle Willis is at home from her school
in Houghtonville.
Mrs. c. j. Eddy went to Brattleboro
Monday on a business trip.
Mrs. d. L. Thayer of Minneapolis has
visited at ]. @. Shumways recently.
Mrs. Laurette Kellogg went to Brattle-
boro Monday for a stay of a few weeks.
Mrs. Martha Clark raised 80 bushels of
potatoes on about one-fourth acre of land.
Merritt Howard and family of Windsor
have been visiting relatives here this
week
Mrs. e. A. sprague has closed her
school in West Wardsboro and is now at
home.
Next Wednesday the missionary meet
ing and tea will be held with Mrs. f. /
Tucker.
W. w. White has sent ferns and is now
sending evergreen in quantities to the
Boston markets.
The White brothers are well settled in
their home, bought of S. e. Rawson and
known as the IWltCnell place.
Lewis Rice returned to Baltimore
Wednesday, taking his mother with him.
She will spend the winter there.
Mrs r. d. Tucker has old her property
in this village to b. f. Howard, who is
building a meat market on the premises.
Mrs. L. b. Newman picked the husks
and braided a mat for the front door of
che Baptist church. The gift is greatly
appreciated.
Mrs. j. Rickett and Nina Gleason are
at NJ. f. Spencer's at Newfane throui
the session of court and Carrie Allen is
at Howard Burke's.
The ladies' industrial society met Tues
day with Mrs. j. y. Muzzy The ladies
are planning for chicken-pie supper
next Friday night, Nov. 22d.
Rev. j. f. Harris was not able to
preach Sunday Mr.. and Mrs Harris
have the sympathy of the community
They plan to leave soon for the South.
Rev. j. F. Blackjack preached a very
interesting missionary sermon last Sun
day to a full house In the evening a
duet sung by Mr.. Ricketts, and Merle
Willis was listened to with great pleas
ure.
The ladies of the Baptist church have a
treat in store for the people of Jamaica
in a recital by Miss Emma Alberta Moor
on Wednesday evening, Nov. 20. Miss
ical culture in Leland & Gray seminary
Townshend, and is a reader of rare abil-
| ity.
The River school, taught by Miss Edith
Clark, closed last Friday for vacation
or two weeks. The attendance has beer
unusually good. In the school of 2.
scholars. some of whom did not move into
| the district until the middle of the term
the average attendance was 1872 per day
Those having neither absent nor tardy
marks are as follows: Hattie Howe. Hell
en- Howe, Carrie Burnham, Charlie Cush-
| ing. Emma Howard. Lila Butler. Roy
Potter Amos Puffer Maybel Bean and
| Flora Starks. Those having only one
| mark; Perley Potter. Harriet Doane
Nellie Underwood and Arthur Bean
A full house greeted Volney b. Gushing
Wednesday evening, and his address was
| a calm dispassionate statement of prohi-
ton gospel. which gave food for earnest
thought. The address was enlivened by
many amusing stories, and the truths
spoken were given in such a kind and
friendly spirit as to disarm antagonism
and do only good. c. c. Harris sang sew
eral prohibition songs, and Mr.. and Mrs
Lyman. Mrs. Eddy. Miss Gleason and
Merle Willis sang Character Building, -
which all added to the pleasure of the
evening. The collection was about 81. AT
the conference in the afternoon the prac-
ticability of forming prohibition ALI
ance was discussed, and after the close of
the evening service this committee was
appointed to form such an alliance: Mrs.
F. D. Tucker, Mrs Lucy r. Kellogg and
c. j. TOrrcV,