Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-19
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Helen Fisher has been visitor in
town.
Mrs. Harry Franklin and Ola Austin
are i'll.
Betty Whitney is working for Mr.
Porter.
Mr.. Hodgdon of Boston is visiting
his family.
Mrs. Helen ODER is working at Ed
win Fessenden's.
Mrs. Hawks of Greenfield, Mass
called on friends in town last week.
A course in shorthand has been
added to the seminary curriculum.
Mr. and Mrs. F. w. Watson visited
friends in Westminster last week.
The Hadassah league met Friday
afternoon with Miss Cora Mason.
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Randall have
gone to st. Adams to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Cox of Maiden,
Mass, are visiting at Deacon Pratts.
Mrs. Royal Sanderson is visiting at
Oliver Lawrence's in Houghtonvlle.
Mrs. Jane Derry is visiting at
George Bonds in Guilford this week.
Fred Randall has been appointed
county Sunday school superintendent.
Miss Yearly of South Londonderry
is the nurse who is caring for Mrs.
Edison.
Mrs. Fannie l. Waterbury of Kala-
mazoo, Mich, is visiting at William
Fishers.
MIR. and Mrs. Reed of Brattleboro
have visited this week at Hugh Hol-
brooks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Park Holland are Wis
iting in Springfield and Northampton,
Mass.
Rally Sunday will be observed at
the Congregational Sunday school on
Sept %.
Mrs. Ida White and Mrs. Charles
Hescock visited Mrs. Abby Willard
this week.
There are nine students at the
seminary studying the piano, and six
studying the violin.
Col. Davidson of Chicago was in
town recently. He is a former prin-
cipal of the seminary.
Miss Martha Austin of Easthampton
Mass, has visited recently at her
brothers Charles Austin's.
Ormando Derry, who is in feeble
health, has been granted an increase
of pension to $12 per month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons and friends
from Newton, Mass, have visited re-
Gently at f. B. Batchelder's.
The Grange will meet Friday even
ing Sept. &c. A full attendance is re-
quested, as important business will
come before the meeting.
1t is expected that the Rev. George
Baker of Burlington will preach at
the Congregational church next Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrison Follett have
returned from North Craftsbury
where they have been camping with
friends.
Will Scott. who is employed on the
electric road from Charlestown to
Springfield, is in town to make cider.
as he has done for a number of sea-
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis of the
Townshend Inn have issued invita-
tions to the wedding reception of
their daughter, Eta Flora, and George
II. Batchelder of Newfane
III SiNluB tue ACCOUNT OF the reunion
at Orrin Davis's last week, the names
of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Crosby of
Woonsocket. r. l., and two daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs. Parson were not
handed in to the reporter.
Word has been received that Mrs.
w. II. Miles, who went to Hartford.
Conn, for surgical treatment for a
cataract on one of her eyes, has
undergone the operation. and that 1t
has proved successful She will re-
main at the hospital some time.
Mrs. Charles r. Otis of Yonkers.
n. Y, has been a guest at the Towns
bend Inn recently. She was Journey
ing, by carriage to Saratoga Springs.
Her early home was with her uncle.
Rev. Mr.. Hodges, a Methodist minister.
who lived formerly on the place where
Baxter Gushing now lives. She was
then a student at the seminary.
Miss Haight. who has been board.
ing. at C. Q. Stebbins's' this summer.
has returned to her home in New
York city The Misses BARLEY
have returned from the White Mount
aims and are at Mr.. Stebbins's. Other
boarders are Mr.. and Mrs. Knox and
anu SUI Vi new
York city.
The Tau Beta Phi society held the
hrst meeting of the term in the chapel
Tuesday evening. The following
| program was carried out: Singing.
school; prayer, Mr.. Hawthorne; election
OF officers. president Halle Sprague,
vice-president Eta Cobb, secretary
and treasurer Cora Barnes, executive
committee Esther Dale. Josie Taft.
Charley Palmer; recitation, Mrs. Sell
! lew; debate, Resolved, that Clement
/ should be elected next governor of
Vermont" Oren Smith and Ethel
Johnson affirmative, Halle Sprague
and Cora Barnes negative. On the
merits of the question it was decided
in the negative by vote of 81 to l. On
the merits of the debate, to 0 in fav-
or of the negative.