Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-26

the IuneFdl.
H. c. Black of Mortified, Mass,
spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Ellen Patterson has been Sc
riously i'll, but is improving.
Rev. Mr.. Bailey of Goffstown. n. H..
is expected to preach in the Baptist
church next Sunday.
H. w. Cobb was out Tuesday for the
first time since his hand was mutt
lated in f. L. Pierce's mill.
Chester Taft expects to go to
Springfield, Mass, next week to have
a position in department store.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. S. Hannum went to
Bristol, Conn. this week to visit their
son and daughter, Harry Hannum and
Mrs. Viola Clayton.
Rev. w. T. Sparhawk will occupy
the pulpit in the Congregational
church in Westminster West next Sun
day in exchange with Rev. H. A. Good
hue.
Rev. D. ]. Pierce, former pastor of
the Baptist church, left Boston Mon
day for Colorado, where he will visit
his mother-in-law before going to
California.
The schools throughout the town
will unite in a memorial celebration
in the town hall the day before Me
mortal day. Preparations are now
in progress.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. bort of Keene,
n. H., spent Sunday with Mrs. Dort's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Cobb
of Putney Falls, and with H. w. Cobb
and family in this village.
The Boston & Maine depot has been
put on jack screws this week and will
be moved several feet farther back
from the track in accordance with a
plan announced several months ago,
H. l.. Pierce has secured passage to
London on one of the steamers of the
Dominion line and he will leave soon
to visit his fathers customers in that
city. He has not decided upon the
date of his departure.
Mrs. John Houghton left Tuesday
for Boston for a months visit. AT
ter June l she will go to Hampton
Falls, n. H., to spend the summer
with her mother and step-father, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Smith.
John A. Sanford's horse ran away
again Friday, near Henry Gassett's
place, but only small amount of dam
age was done. Mr. Sanford was
thrown out and the wagon was over
turned, splitting two or three cans of
cream.
w. E. Pierce, who recently bought
the wood-lOts on the Albert Town
send and Clark Roberts places, will
begin clearing off the Townsend lot
next week Two teams will draw
logs to F. l.. Pierces mill, each draw
ing two loads day
Henry Warren recently received by
express a fish spear marked From
Ike Walton to the greatest fisherman
in the Connecticut river valley" The
eXpressman naturally took it to Mr..
Warren and was told to charge the
eXpressage to his account.
Frederick /. Houghton returned
Tuesday from Syracuse, n. Y, where
he went to attend a meeting of the
executive board of the Holstein-Frie-
sian association. He attended an
auction in Syracuse of 40 Holstein
COWS which brought an average price
of $215.
Wendell, Mass, despatch to the
greenfield Recorder says: "Arbor day
Will be observed here next Tuesday.
Dinner will he served in the town hall
and appropriate exercises will be held.
friend from Amherst has given Rev.
T. p. Seymour $40, and promised some
shrubs to held along the good cause"
The Twentieth Century club met
4 with Miss Katherine Booth Monday
evening Three papers were read,
1ne by Frederick Pember on the Gus
foms of the Chinese people and one
Each by Miss Booth and Edgar San
ters on the recent Boxer movement
n China. The meeting was specially
lnteresting
a May dance will be held in the
ioWn hall Wednesday evening, May l,
which a general invitation is given.
r. &. Pierce and A. M. Corser will
the floor managers and w. 5.
ADAMS, P. p Blood and ]. S. Walker
Ill be the aids. The Philharmonic
1chestra of three pieces will furnish
uslc, A. H. Hines will prompt
Rev j. H. Bennett was re-assigned
the Methodist church in this town
the conference in Lydonville Mon
NY He will also supply in Brook
le' The people of the parish had
quested the presiding elder to re-