Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-31


and it was in that town that he enter
ed the work of the Y. NJ. c. A.. where.
February 1. 1896, he was appointed as
sistant secretary lie remained there
until April. 1897, when he came to
this city and took charge of the boys
work of the association. When he
assumed charge of the work. there
was a membership in that department
of G7. The membership today is
1S3.'
Mrs. Sheldon Smith of Amherst.
Mass. is visiting in town.
Miss Bertha Moody returned from
Springfield, Mass, Thursday.
Mr. Sanderss family are visiting
Miss Flora Sanders in Springfield,
Mass.
Miss Nora Cavanaugh and Miss
Roche have finished work in the Ken
drck House.
Mrs. Lucinda Sanderson of West
moreland, N. H., is spending a few
weeks at Warren Wilbur's.
Mrs. Dodge and father Mr.. Frost
of Bellows Falls, are visiting Mrs.
Dodge's sister, Mrs. George Fifield.
Charles Holt has bought the Whit
ney farm and is setting out fruit
trees and otherwise improving the
place.
Rev. T. o. Harlow of Medford
Mass, will preach in the Baptist
church Sunday morning, also in Put
ney Falls at o'clock.
w. NJ. Ware of Atlantic, Mass, is
spending a few days at c. II. Con
verses. Miss Mabel Briggs of Brat
tleboro is visiting Miss Florence Con-
verse.
Rev. w. H. Newton, presiding elder,
will hold a quarterly conference in
the Methodist church Saturday at
o'clock He will preach Sunday af-
ternOon at go.
Mrs. Sarah Holton, Mrs. F. ID. Ken
dali and Miss E. NJ, Walkup attended
the Baptist anniversary meetings in
Springfield, Mass, returning Monday
night. They also visited George Par
sons in Enfield, Conn, son of Rev.
n. ID. Parsons, formerly pastor of the
Baptist church of this town.
Mrs. Ira Davenport has gone to
WinchendOn, Mass, for a weeks visit
with her son, Clinton l.. Davenport
The news of the death o. Mrs. Ar
mold, mother of Miss Lizzie Arnold
which is mentioned elsewhere in this
paper, brought sadness to many, to
whom she had endeared herself dur.
ing her short stay in town.
The pre-memorial day exercises by
the public schools were held in the
town hall and were creditably carried
out. THE history of the flag" class
exercise by No. 2 school, THE past
and present" by No. l school, Memo
rial Day." by No. school, recitations
by pupils of different schools. inter
spersed with music by the Central
school and addresses by the veterans
made up a very interesting program
The exercises closed with the singing
of America"
The department president of the
Woman's Relief Corps has issued q
circular letter which begins thus: cor
the 14th day of June the Continental
Congress passed this memorable reso
luton: That the flag of the United
states be IS stripes, alternate red anC
white; that the union be 13 white
stars in blue field, representing 6
new constellation" A call to cele
brate the 124th birthday anniversary
of the flag has been issued by Col
Allen c. Blackwell, chief aid to the
commander-in-chief of the Grand Ar
my. 1t is probable that the loca
corps will hold exercises at that time
The Congregational church of Ran
dolph has extended a unanimous cal
to Rev. Fred B. Kellogg of Mt. Yer
non, n. Y, to become its pastor Mr.
Kellogg is well remembered here, hav
ing supplied the Congregational pull
pit all one summer, and having Wis
tied here as a summer boarder sine,
then. He is about 81 years old anC
married. He was born in New
Hampshire, the son of a Methods
clergyman, and received his prepare
tory training at the Vermont Metho
dist seminary at Montpelier. He is
regularly ordained Congregations
clergyman. The church has beef
without a pastor for about a year
since the departure of the Rev. V. M
Hardy for FoXcroft Me.