Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-14
VERNON.

VERNON.
E. T. Lines of Brooklyn is in town
for a few days.
Miss Marcia Beers has gone to
Northampton to visit.
Vernon Grange meeting will be on
Saturday evening this week.
Rev. r. X. Marvin will preach in the
churcn next sunday at p. m.
Mr., and Mrs. Ethan Stebbns Of
Fitchburg are at their old home for
visit.
Miss Sylvina Withheld OF Cambridge,
Mass, visited her brother a. Withheld,
this week.
Rev. H. l.. Ross of Springfield will
preach in the chapel next Sunday at
IL o'clock a. m.
Mrs. Julia Frost and her mother
came on a carriage drive from Wor-
cester last week. They will spend
the summer at their Tyler hill home.
Several from this town attended the
class day exercises of the Brattleboro
High school last Wednesday afternoon.
Miss lnez Akley gave the Ivy poem of
the class.
At the memorial services of the
Odd Fellows at the Methodist church
in Hinsdale last Sunday Mrs. Ora Il.
Johnson of this town sang several Sc
lections, which won deserved compli-
ments from those present.
The committee for entertainment
for the Windham and Bennington as
sociation which met here this week
wish to extend many thanks to all
who contributed food or in any way
assisted in making the occasion an
enjoyable one.
John II. Frost announces the open
ing entertainment at Central park on
| Friday evening, June 81. All are cor
daily invited. The concert by Lett
singers orchestra from 100 to $50 will
be a treat to lovers of good instru
mental music. Following the concert
will be the dance and supper.
Harlan II. Howe, with his mother
| Mrs. Lucinda Howe, and sister, DR.
Euphemia Howe, have moved from
Brattleboro to the farm recently
bought by Mr.. Howe of f. b. Warner
! This is the historic Howe place, the
site of Fort Sartwell which descended
from the fair captive Miss Jemima
Howe, and remained the property OF
the Howe family through seven gen
erations until sold to Mr.. Warner q
few years ago.
The North school with Miss Hattie
Prescott, teacher, gave a very inter
esting entertainment on Wednesday
evening, June 5. for the benefit of the
school library in which the school has
shown commendable enthusiasm. TIL,
exercises consisted of speaking, sing
ing, marching, etc, by the scholar!
|
added much to the entertainment
The library is increased by some 81
new books as the result.
Miss Laura Billings, daughter of thu
late Frederick Billings of Woodstock
Vt, at one time president of the
Northern Pacific railroad, was married
to Professor Frederic S. Lee of Colum
bia University Medical school, June
at noon, at the home of her mother
No. 279 Madison avenue, New Yorl
city. There were no bridal attend
ants. ushers or best man. The brid
wore a rich gown of white satin EN-
broidered with point lace, and a vel
of tulle. Prof. and Mrs. Lee will sal
for Europe in few days.
The meeting of the Windham an
Bennington counties Universalists o.
Monday and Tuesday was largely al
tended and apparently much enjoye
ny all present. The exercises wer
all exceptionally good. The addresse
by all the clergymen were free troI
critical allusion or insinuations &C
verse to other denominations and a
were essentially Christian, instrucuV
and interesting. Prof. Cramer at tn
organ added much to the musical fea
ure of the association, as did the sins
ing of Mrs. Ora e. Johnson and Nj
BTasor.
Mrs. Gratia Newton, wife of WilliaI
e. Newton, died at midnight las
Sunday after a long and distressin
ilness of consumption for sewers
years, which she has borne with tn
greatest patience and fortitude. Fc
| more than year she has been unaDl
to speak aloud. Mrs Newton was tn
eldest daughter of the late Wilder /
and Elizabeth Dudley Fairman, an
was 40 years old. She was Marie
to William e. Newton in 1869 an
: leaves two children, Mrs. Wllllal
w. Brooks and Burt H., to mourn III
loss of a kind mother Mrs. NeWto
was a woman of excellent lntellectu'
endowment and so far as lay in he
power willingly discharged her dutl'
as a good neighbor. She was meI
, her of the Woman's Relief corps
= Mortified, who showed their estee
! for her by contributing a wreath
: neautiful flowers and personally a
: tending her funeral on Tuesday afte
q noon. A pillow of cut flowers II
= "Mother," and large quantities of 9th
flowers attested to the love and symp
thy of dear friends. Rev. X. X. Ma
!, vim was the officiating clergyman, al
5 Mrs. Minnie Frost and Miss Eta Ste
u bins sang two appropriate selection
; The burial was in the cemetery ne
!, E. Tyler's.
!, To Cure a Cold in One Day.