Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24

TOWN SHEND.

Wedding bells are in the air.
]. c. Taft lost a valuable work horse
this week
The extra meetings are being continued
this week
Mr.. Brayton spent Sunday at e. l..
IIastings's.
Rexrord Benson has been working at
his trade for 6. G. Taft
Hon j. * Batchelder of Arlington Wis.,
tied his parents last week.
Clara Bailey. Nellie and Alice Dale
have been on the sick list this week.
The members of the Grange met at \.
\. Mason's Friday evening, Jan. 3lst.
Mrs. Helen Obcr is visiting her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Taylor, in Ludlow this state.
Mrs Edwin Harris was able to get out
to church last Sunday for the first time
i'm two years.
Miss Mary Ware is at home from the
business college in Springfield, Mass, Ill
from over study
Harlan Winslow, after short visit
home returned to Boston, where he has
found employment.
\ number from this town attended the
Sousa band concerts. some going to Brat
tlcboro and others to Bellows Falls.
The roll call at the Baptist church will
be held Saturday. Feb. LIST, to which all
members are urged to be present There
will be sermon by the Rev. Mr. Black
lock of Jamaica at II a. m. After dinner,
which will be furnished in the vcstry, the
roll call will take place.
The park and fair associations an
nual meeting was held the 18th inst, and
the following officers for the park asso-
citation were chosen to serve the coming
year: President. Dr. Thomas Rice first
vice president. r. b. Batcheldcr: second
vice president. Or i. l.. OsgoOd; sccre-
tary, W. H. Miles; treasurer, Or Os-
good; collector, Dr. Rice; prudential com
mittee, II. NJ Twitchcl G. NJ Cutler.
Rev NJ z. Hardy.
Charles Simpson Of Wardsboro has
moved his family to the home of his
wfe's parents. MIR. and Mrs Hughs who
were left alone in their old age by the
death of their only son, who was killed
by lightning one year ago. In this local
| ty, which is remote from the centre of
the town and adjoining Windham and
Grafton. there are living at the present
time but four families where there used
| to be occupants in the houses that now
stand vacant. and there was formerly a
large school in that district.
The Bellows Falls High school basket
| ball team, which was to have played here
last Friday. sent word at the last minute
| that they could not come, for some
| reason as yet unexplained. In place
| of this game the seminary team
| played team made up of the
star players of former years, and won,
| &c to l.. Sprague, Smith and Barnes did
| the scoring for the Leland 4 Gray. and
| Blood and Bathric for the local team.
| Saturday evening at o'clock the Brat
| tleboro Y. VI. c. \. team will play here.
| This Will bee the best team to appear here
| this season and the game will be deserv-
| ing OF large attendance.
| The Hadassah Leagues annual meeting
was held with the president Mrs r y.
| Phillips. ON Friday. Jan l.. In the even
| ing supper was served TO the husbands
| and friends Of members of the league
| Tho following were elected. President
| Mrs. +. II. Rand. vice president. Miss May
| Willard: secretary. Mrs Thomas Rice
| treasurer. Miss Cora Mason. standing
committee. Miss Grace Thayer. Mrs. r.
p. Phillips. Mrs. F. \ ROYAL. Miss Hope
| Chase. Miss Grace Bailey: reception com
mittee Miss Ahbie Starr, Miss Ella Steb-
bins Miss Stella Gray: auditing commit
tee. Mrs + \ Royal. Mrs. w Z.
Sparks Miss May Willard.
| An interesting letter has been received
| 10y Mrs. j. II Ware from her brother
| VIII Church. who has recently gone from
| Keene y. H.. where he was in business
| to live in California, on account of poor
| health. he being "A sufferer from asthma
| His home is The Palms. Los Angeles
county six miles from Los Angeles. He
| is cultvating ten acres of land, besides
| a garden. The land Is one orchard OF
| fruit Of various kinds. oranges, lemons
| aprCots. pears. plums, and many other
| kinds of fruit which he raises in abund-
| ance. This letter was written Nov. p
and the men We're then planting and plow-
ing, and while the mornings We're cool din
| ner was eaten with doors and Windows
open. and the country looked as it does IL
| Vermont the first of June. Mr. Church
| is native Of this town and the son OF
| James Church, an old resident of thi,
place until the death of his wife som,
years ago. since which time he has lived
with his daughter, Mrs. George Ware OF
Brookline. The best part OF the letter
was that Mr. Church wrote that he was
cured of asthma lie said the climate
was perfect and the land SO rich that il
needed no enriching from year TO year.