Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-12-13

n. F. Lavoie's grocery store and pool
room are now lighted by electricity.
Mr.. James Curran expects to spend the
winter with friends in West Swanzey.
G. A Robertson went to New York
Wednesday for a few days business trip.
Mrs. G. S. Goddard has had for a guest
a few days recently Mrs. Giffin of
Keene.
Dr. A. A. Pratte attended the funeral
of Rev. Father Synott at Norwich, Conn,
Friday.
Rev. o. c. Sargent of Claremont will
preach in the Baptist church next Sun
day morning and evening.
Mrs NJ. Cookery of West Swanzey has
been spending a few days with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Corliss.
Chester Thomas has moved from
Mrs Woods house into one of James
Hancocks houses in Upper Canada"
Mrs James O'Brien will have her
mother Mrs. Frances Talbot of North
Dana, Mass, with her through the win
ter.
Miss Marie Belanger has moved her
millinery stock from the Fisher block on
Depot street to rooms on the second floor
of the Stebbins block
A chicken-pie supper will be served
Riverside Colony, No. 14S, U. o. p F. and
election officers will take place at the
meeting Monday evening.
The merchants have begun to make
their display of Christmas goods. The
window furnishings and decorations are
incomplete as yet, but promise to be I'M
usually attractive.
F. P. Kinds went to West Swanzey
Wednesday to attend the funeral of his
brother, Royal T. Kinds, who died at the
Elliot city hospital at Keene, Sun
day of typhoid fever
Station Agent NJ. d. White, one day
last week, got a finger caught between
trunk and the floor of baggage car,
crushing the bone, and making 1t neces-
sary to amputate the finger at the first
joint.
Anyone interested in forestry and wish
ing to receive the free bulletins of the
United States Bureau of Forestry may
get his name placed on the list by writing
to E. p Bailey Bureau of Forestry,
Washington, d. c.
Miss Minnie Owen has given up her
duties for the present, as teacher of the
Depot street primary school, to assist In
caring for her mother, who is in very
poor health. Miss Annie Conway, a for
mer teacher in the school, is substituting
for Miss owen during her absence.
Early on a recent morning John Gull,
hearing an unusual disturbance in his
outbuildings, took a lantern and started
out to learn the cause. AS he approach
ed one of the buildings two deer came
out of it, and ran for the woods. Later
on the same day he saw a deer near his
house.
At the last regular meeting of Wan
fastiauet Grange the following officers
were chosen; George P. Slate master;
G. s. Smith, overseer; Mrs. Cora H.
Smith lecturer; c. A. Pearson, stew
ard e. B. Pike, assistant steward;
10. c. Bartlett, chaplain; Joseph Watson,
treasurer; Mrs. L. j. Davis, secretary;
G. II. Pike, gatekeeper; Miss Minnie b.
owen, Ceres Miss Alice Courier, Po-
mona; Miss Mabel Pike Flora; Miss
Edith Pearson, lady assistant steward;
Miss F. V. Goddard, organisti s. o..
Davenport, chorister.
Ezra Welch, 81, for many years resi-
dent of Hinsdale, died at the home of his
daughter Mrs. C. C. Jackson, in Win
chester Thursday Dec. g. as the result OF
a fall on the sidewalk in Ashuelot the
Monday preceding. Mr.. Welch was twice
married but had buried both wives. The
first wife was Miss Julia Crowningshield
of this town, a very estimable woman,