Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-13
WILLIAM SVlLIE.

Miss Elsie Newton of Wallingford.
Conn. spent Sunday with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dana ID. Dickin-
son.
Rev. d. \. Ball of Bellows Falls will
preach at the Universalist church next
Sunday morning in the absence of Miss
Godthwaite.
Martin \. Bailey of Brattleboro has
just had a fine monument of Barre gran
tie erected on his family lot in the vii
lage cemetery.
Mrs. Malvina Bradley of Brattleboro is
a visitor at George p. Halls, and Ira
Ormsby of the same town is visiting his
relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. Ozearl Attridge
Mrs. j. H Cheney is visiting her daugh-
ter. Miss Fannie Cheney in Orange,
Mass. The daughter is completing her
first year as teacher in the Orange public
schools.
Rev. Elizabeth II. Goldthwaite went to
Felchville this week to take part in the
services attending the ordination of Miss
Roscoe, pastor of the Universalist church
of that place.
Mr.. and Mrs Gilbert B. Lamb attended
the Bennington and Windham Universal
list convention in Brattleboro this week
and started from the latter place on a
visit to relatives in North Adams, Green
field and Keene.
The game of base ball between East
Dover and WilliAmsville at this place
last Saturday resulted in victory for our
home team by a score of % to Is. Our
boys will play the West Dummerston
team at that place Saturday afternoon.
A substantial railing beside the high
way between our village and the sta
ton is being erected by the town fathers.
Walter Wheeler and George c. Cooley
have the work in charge under the gen.
eral direction of Albert Sherman, select
man.
Rev A. A. Estabrook. for five years
pastor of the local Methodist church. ac-
companied by Mrs. Esta brook, called on
! friends in this place last week. Mr.. and
! Mrs Estabrook are now stationed at
West Fairlee and COpperfeld. where they
have been successful since leaving us.
| Hon. C. ]. Bell of Hardwick master OF
| the Vermont state Grange. was here We'd
/ nesday evening for the purpose of organ
| izing a subordinate Grange. B. w. Brown
| of Springfield had previously canvassed
! this section and secured the names of 81
| persons who agreed to join, and had paid
| the initial dues. Not enough of this
number We're present at the meeting tc
! effect an organization. No reason fol-
this can be given unless it be the we'll
! known aversion of our people to Office
holding each prospective Granger prob
ably thinking that remaining at home
from this meeting would secure him G
place in the ranks.
The body of Andrews IT. Morse. WHIT
died in Holyoke, Mass, Monday morn
ing, was brought to this place Wednesda,
afternoon and buried in the family lot IL
the Parish cemetery. Rev. Mr. Bartlett
of Newfane village conducted a brief ser
vice at the grave. The daughter of tn
deceased. Mrs. S. B. Winchester of Hol
yoke, with her husband, and Mariu
Morse of Norwich, Conn, an adopted son
with his family were present. Durin
that portion of his life which was spen
in Newfane Mr.. Morse lived on the farm
which was first occupied by his grand
ia Their, DIR. John Morse, one of the earli
est settlers, and the first physician i
town. This farm is now occupied b
Herbert NJ. Adams. OF the 40 grand
children of Dr. John and Elizabeth Mors
only two, Mrs. Laban Dexter of Spring
field, Mass-a sister of A. T. Morse-an
Ebenezer Morse of South Newfane, ar
living