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

Remember the strawberry festival on
the Universalst church lawn this even
ing.
Miss Ellen Marcy of Brattleboro re-
Gently visited her aunt Mrs. Albert ~
sherman.
Fred NJ. Chase of Revere. Mass. was
recent guest Of Mr. and Mrs. George
b. Williams.
Mrs. J. II. Goodrich recently visited
her children. Lulu and James Goodrich.
a j. II. Merrinelds.
Complaint is made of a very perceptible
falling off in our newspaper mail since
our caucus was held.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Davis of Townshend
and Fred Ward Of Londonderry were re-
cent visitors at George =. Halls.
The IF. II. Morse" given as the name
Of one Of the Newfane Mccullough del
egates last week should read Sam II.
Morse
Mrs. Harmed of Maine. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Sparks, and for
mer Newfane school teacher. recently
visited her parents and other relatives
here.
Road Commissioner Stedman is put
ting in piece of rock and gravel road
just out OF the village towards the depot
which will be highly appreciated by all
of our teamsters.
We are glad to note an improvement in
the condition of Nathan b. Perry. whose
critical Illness was mentioned last week
His daughter, Mrs. Fred C. Elmer and
his son. George Perry, have returned to
their homes.
Mrs II. y. Burnett son and daughter
of West Brattleboro. Mrs Bertha Morse
of Harrsville. y. H.. and Ben Williams
OF South Charlestown, n. H.. were in
town Wednesday to attend the Stedman-
Prouty wedding.
We are all glad to learn that Mrs
Charles @. Hovey. who has been stop
ping for several weeks with Brattleboro
friends, has so far improved as to go
this week to Worcester Mass, for
visit with friends in that city.
The Wlliamsville base ball team or
ganized this week with the following Of
ficers: Manager, a. n. Sherman; Captain.
Fred Neal; Treas, II. A. Williams The
team will play the West Dummerstons
on our home grounds near the village
Saturday afternoon at o'clock. Every
body invited.
Dan Hale is working sawyer for F,
j. White al the depot saw mill. Mr..
White severely injured one of his knees
this week. and is laid up in consequence.
1t is his intention to move his mill soon
to the site of the West river dam now
being built, about mile away, and saw
on the ground the half million feet of
lumber required in the construction.
The pre-memorial exercises given by
the pupils of our village school were at
tended by a good number of parents and
friends. The exercises were of high
order, rejecting much credit on the chill
dren and their teacher, Miss Elsie Dick
inson. II. A. Carpenter, a member of
Orchard post and Rev. T.. II. Gold
thwaite made interesting remarks.
Rev w. NJ. Newton, presiding elder.
held quarterly conference at the Meth
odist church Thursday evening, May 90
The following We're elected stewards for
the present year: Mrs. Rua Adams, Will
bur Yeaw, Mrs. Mary Ballou. d. NJ.
Stockwell, Morris Chamberlain, A. NJ.
Merrifield, Mrs A. NJ. Merriheld c. w.
Freyenhagen, C. G. Hovey, Mrs. C. G.
Hovey. ]. H. Merrifield.
The Universalist society elected last
Sunday the following delegates to at
tend the Y. p. c. U. national convention
at Portland, Me: Rev. e. II. Goldthwaite,
Hastings Williams, Annie Johnson; also
the following to attend the Bennington
and Windham Universalist convention to
be held at Brattleboro-Parish, Mrs p. p.
White, Mrs. e. Il. Willard: Sunday
school. Nellie Dickinson, Annie Johnson .
Y. p. c. u, Mrs. Frank Willard, Florence
Dickinson.