Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-12-20
WILLIAMSVILLE.

Amos Stratton is visiting in Springfield,
Mass
Miss Nellie Pierce has gone to Rutland,
Mass, to work.
Ernest and Willie Sparks of Brattleboro
are visiting Wlliamsville friends
Robert White of Goddard Seminary,
Barre, is at home during the Christmas
vacation.
The schools in this part of Newfane will
be closed all of next week on account of
Christmas.
Miss Margaret Mcdonald of Mortified
Seminary is the guest of Misses Louise
and Florence Merriheld
Frank e. Stratton and Lottie Tuthill
have been III with pneumonia the past
week, but are now improving.
There will be special services in keep
ing with the Christmas season at the
Unversalist church next Sunday
Edgar Allen of Longmeadow, Mass,
spent a portion of the past week with
his mother, Mrs. Abbie p. Allen.
Miss Bertha Manchester was the victim
OF the latest surprise party the event
taking place Wednesday evening.
George Ballou, a relative of Mrs. G. b.
Lamb, who has spent much time In this
place as a millwright, is very i'll at Man
chester, this state.
Porter Thayer is at home from Mount
Hermon and Louise and Florence Merri-
field from Mortified Seminary for the
Christmas vacation.
George r. Williams and o. L. Sherman
were fortunate enough to fill their ice
houses with an excellent quality of ice
just before the late thaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II. Richardson gave 4
whist party of six tables Saturday even
ing in honor of their guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hollis Richardson, Of Sutton. Mass.
Contrary to- established custom
there will be no public Christmas eXer-
cises in village hall Several family
Christmas trees are in preparation, and
some of our young people will attend
public gatherings elsewhere.
Resolved, That Nature has a Greater
Influence than Education" was the ques-
ton discussed at the Methodist vestry
last Friday evening. Rev G. NJ. Burdick
and Henry Abbott took the Affirmative,
and Mrs. Alice a. Morse and j. H. Mer-
rifeld the negative. The board of decis-
ion. consisting of II. NJ. Adams, Frank
Willard and Sidney Hescock decided in
favor of the affirmative. RecitatiOns and
musical selections added to the interest of
the occasion At the meeting on Friday
evening of next week several short pa
pers will be presented. the subject being
"Our Martyred President" All are cor
Our mail contractor, c. L. Hall, is in
receipt of an order from the post-ofiice
department. which went into efect
Thursday. making an important change
in time between East Dover and West
Dover. BY the new arrangement the
mail will leave East Dover at 1l.30 a. m,
on arrival OF the morning mail from
Brattleboro and reach West Dover at
1245 Returning the mail will leave West
Dover at p. m, arriving a East Dover
at SIS p. m Under the schedule in force
for a long time past the mail arrived at
West Dover very late in the evening and
left long before daylight in the morning.
The subject of the change was agitated
a year ago and a strong petition was then
sent to Washington in its favor. The
residents Of the village of Dover town
followed with remonstrance and the
matter was hung up. The present action
of the department is probably due 10
Congressman Haskins, who was born and
spent his early years on the Dover hills
and thus was able to picture to the Off
cials the riGors OF winter travel In that
section in the night time.