Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-12
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BR.
WlLLlAMsVILLE,
Death Of William Henry ru0.

' William Henry Frost died at his home
IN this place Sunday afternoon as the
result of stroke of paralysis which he
su1ered March last. Mr.. Frost was
porn IN Brattleboro May IL, 1884, the only
chlld OF William Henry and Anna Pettes
| frost. He married January II 1se5
Emma A. Houghton of Dummerston
Mr.. and Mrs. Frost lived in Dummerston
rev years but came to Newfane in
December, 1868, and bought the Deacon
| Johh Goodnow farm near this village.
where they have since lived. Besides
ms WIDOW Mr. Frost is survived by his
| only child, Nellie A., wife of Carlton w
| sparks of Springfield Mass, who has
| peen a constant attendant at her faith
| ers bedside during his long illness. The
| funeral was held at the Frost home We'd
nesday forenoon, Rev. f. S. Bickford of
south Newfane officiating. The burial
was IN Locust Ridge cemetery, Brattle-
poro Mr.. Frost often served his district
as highway surveyor and school officer
ana was Newfane's first road commits
sloner in all positions rendering faithful
| service. He was highly esteemed bv his
neighbors and his family have general
| sympathy
Miss Irene Sutton of Somerset recently
visited friends in this vicinity.
Mrs Eliza Wood of Fair Haven, this
H..
Manchester's.
Robert Whipple of Springfield Mass,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Moore at
Miss Minnie Moore's.
Henry Abbott and Charles H. George
are taking a vacation of two or three
weeks at their former home at Wells
River.
The ladies of the Universalist church
will serve an ice cream supper on their
church lawn Friday evening of next
week.
Mrs. Newton L. Staples and Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Plummer and daughter of
Brattleboro are spending a few days at
c. X. Stedman's and with other Will
Evansville friends.
Mrs. Oscar Willard and her sons
George and Raymond, and daughter, Mrs
Ernest Bemis were up from Brattleboro
Tuesday to help celebrate the S0th birth
day anniversary of Mrs. Wizards moth
err Mrs Mary L. Lincoln.
Misses Luela Williams and Nellie
Dickinson left Tuesday for a Is days trip
to the Pan-American exposition, also TAX
ing in the general convention of the
Young Peoples Christian Union now be-
ing held at Rochester, N Y.
The Williamsville colony at Sunset lake
this week includes c. D .Lazelle and fam
lily, Dan Hole and family, George T.
Manchester and family, Mrs. Asa STRAIT
ton, Mrs. John Mundell, and Misses Mary
Stratton, Mabel Morse and Iva Mum
dell
DR.. P. P. White has returned from a
carriage drive to his former home near
Whitehall, N. Y, considerably improved
in health and he now feels able to resume
his practice. We have been well cared
for by DIR. Roberts of Newfane village
and the different Brattleboro physicians
during Dr. Whites five months of Illness
but it is a relief to us all to feel that we
have a physician within easy call.
The newly elected officers of the Ep-
worth league are as follows: President,
]. II. Merrifeld; vice-presidents. George
T. Manchester Mrs. A. NJ. Merrifeld,
Mary Stratton, C. G. Hovey; secretary,
Mary Stratton; treasurer, Minnie Moore
The officers of the Junior league are
President Sewall Hovey; vice-presidents,
Samuel Merrifield, Florence Hescock,
Lulu Goodrich, Delbert Pierce; secretary,
Minnie Hescock; treasurer, Stella Morse.
Mrs. c. G.. Hovey is the superintendent of
the Junior league.
The following officers were chosen by
the UniversalistI Sunday school last Sun
day: Superintendent, Luella Williams !;
assistant superintendent Efie Prouty;
secretary and treasurer, Dana Stedman;
librarian, C. K. Stedman; assistant libra
rian. Carrie Stedman. The new officers
for the Young Peoples Christian Union
are as follows: President, Effie Prouty;
vce-president, Florence Dickinson; secre-
tary and treasurer, Hastings Williams /;
executive committee, Mrs. G. B. Lamb,
Dana Stedman, Nellie Dickinson; lookout
committee, Mrs. p. p. White, Mrs. G. B.
Williams.
Pre-Independence day exercises began
promptly at II p. m. of the Sd by the
ringing of both church bells and the fir
ing of cannon. From that hour till 3
a. m. of the Fourth the confusion was
sufficient to insure general wakefulness.
The remainder of the day was remarka-
bly, quiet. A few of our people attended
the celebration at Brattleboro and a
larger number that at East Dover, where
our boys were the victors in contest
with the Dover pase ball team.