Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-12-20
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| list last week.
| Ralph Martin is at home for the winter
| term of the seminary
| Rev. S. ]. Smith and family are Wis
| itors at John Bartletts
Miss Florence Holland has returned
| from her visit in Brandon.
Carrie Allen is at w. S. Hollands to
help through the holidays
| The Hadassah league met with Miss
| Cora Mason Monday evening.
The upper tenement in DR.. Parker's
| house is rented to Fred Lowe.
Mrs. e. L. Hastings has been on the
sick list the past few weeks.
Mr.. Fletcher. teacher Of the grammar
school, is boarding al the hotel.
Mrs. Edgecomb has returned from a
visit to her former home in Auburn, Me.
Prof. Edgecomb has been appointed
superintendent of schools in place of Mrs.
! Call.
Miss Hannah Ross of Worcester, Mass,
! is visitor at her sisters Miss Susan
Rosss.
| Mrs. Margaret Watson has gone to
| New Haven as nurse in Mr. McGibbon's
| family
Miss Grace Thayer is assisting at Mr..
| Mann's store in Brattleboro during the
| holidays.
John Brigham of Duluth, Mimi, is Wis
| itng his parents Mr.. and Mrs. b. b.
| Brigham.
The Hadassah league will serve a warm
meat supper New Years evening in the
church parlors.
Mrs T. b. Batchelder entertained very
| pleasantly few of her friends to a
| o clock dinner on Saturday evening last.
VIII Scott who has charge of the cleo
trio road track from Springfield to
| Charlestown, has returned to his work.
Mrs Waldo Edison and son. Capron.
| left Tuesday morning. after several
months stay at William Ingallss, for
their home in New London, Conn.
! Fred A. Lewis of Winchester. n. H.,
| and Miss Carrie T. Stephens of Town
| shend were married by the Rev. NJ. f.
| Hardy at the home of the bride. Nov. 6.
Misses Lefty and Alma Gale invited to
| their home last week on Thursday even
| ing their friends. Thirty-five responded
and with games music and refreshments
| "A delightful evening was spent.
There will be a Christmas concert at
| the Baptist church next Sunday evening
| at 100 There will also be a short pro-
| gram after the supper Wednesday even
! ing There will be trees for presents.
The seminary opened for the winter
term on Tuesday. with a good number of
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| learn there will be no session of school
after Monday and Tuesday next week.
The entertainment and sale of the Dor
| cas- Guild Friday evening in Seminary
| hall was a successful affair. The recita-
| tions and music by the young people
were much enjoyed. The articles for sale
| were a credit to the society. We noticed
some very handsome battenberg lace in
| collars. There were silkoline bedquilts
| and many useful articles that would
make sensible Christmas gifts to one 3
| friends
| 1t Is a singular coincidence that the
| teachers in the grammar schools. both in
| this and the West village have the same
name Mr. Fletcher. teacher in this vii
| lage is graduate OF the Normal school
| in Randolph, and was recommended by
the faculty to the directors. We under
| stand Miss Fletcher, teacher OF the school
| in the West village. is from Lynn. Mass.
| and was sent upon application TO the
teachers agency in Boston. Both teach
| ers were strangers to each other.
| There were union services at the Bap-
list church last Sunday, and Rev. G. f.
| Cady of the State Anti-Saloon league
| gave a good temperance talk, taking for
| his text Isaiah XIV: 1-2. He met the
| arguments of the opposers OF the pro-
| hibitory law in an able manner. He en-
| phaslzed sending to the legislature such
| men as WOQld Etanu by inns lhNs oiAA
| spoke of the firm stand taken by Col.
| Franklin. our last representative, with
| reference to this law, and the speaker
| said further that the noble men ana
| women OF Vermont he had faith to be-
| lieve would stand by 1t and never let the
| vote against II be outnumbered by the
| vote in favor of II.
The reception given to Rev. r. a.
| ROYAL and wife in the Baptist church
| parlors Tuesday evening was a very
| pleasant affair. The rooms were prettily
| decorated and made to look very home
| like. The ushers were Dir. Parker. Miss
| Cora Mason, Fred Reed and wife. Those
| who received with Mr.. and Mrs. Royal
| were Rev. and Mrs. Hardy Prot'
and Mrs Edgecomb and Deacon r. l..
| Hastings Mrs. Edgecomb called upon
| the different speakers. The first TO re-
| spond was Deacon Stebbins, who bespoke
| a welcome for the town. Mr.. Hardy gave
a most cordial and hearty welcome for
| the Congregational church. Deacon
| Hastings for the Baptist church and
| Sunday school, Mr.. Edgecomb in behalf
| of the seminary. To the different ad-
dresses of welcome Mr.. Royals reply was
| felicitous and pleasant. Then refresh
| ments of cake and coffee were served by
| six Young ladies. After the serving OF
| refreshments, Miss Moor teacher OF elo-
| cution in the seminary, gave very
| pleasing recitation Singing blessed De
| the Tie that Binds" closed the evening
| exercises, which all present felt had oeen
| very profitable and enjoyable.