Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-17

Miss Alice Farr of Keene is home for
a visit.
Mrs. L. F. Allen of Hartford, Conn,
has been guest at Dorr Coughs.
Miss Flora Sanders of Springfield,
Mass, spent Sunday at her home here.
l. Ketchum moved this week into the
house he recently bought of o. s. Thwing.
Minnie Bowie had one elbow dislocated
while playing at school a few days ago.
James Moran returned to Westfield
Tuesday after visiting his cousin, Thomas
Heenan.
Rev. C. E. Hayward went Tuesday to
Boston to attend the Christian Endeavor
convention.
Miss katherine Booth has returned
from the White Mountains, where she
spent the summer.
Clifford Palmer picked ripe Strawberries
last Monday. He found a good number
of blossoms.
Mrs. A Louise Putnam of Brattleboro
will inspect Col w. H. Greenwood Wo-
mans Relief corps next Tuesday.
The annual meeting of the ladies' So
ciety of the Congregational church was
postponed from Tuesday two weeks
Mrs. Hattie. E. Lawrence of Chicago.
who has been guest of Mr. and Mrs.
George r. Stowell has gone to Boston.
The young mems club of the Congre-
gational church will hold a Halloween
social in the vestry on Halloween night.
Mrs. C. e. Monroe returned Friday to
Englewood, N. j.. after spending the sum-
mer at her summer home, the Lowell
farm
e. w. Derry and Walter Tefts and
their families have moved from Brook
line to Oliver Houghtons house on Kim
ball Hill.
Miss Beulah Williams, who underwent
an operation in Boston, is expected home
the last of next week. She will be in
bed eight weeks longer.
William A. Ahrens of Springfield. Mass,
and Miss Cora l.. Wood of Putney were
married at the Baptist parsonage at noon
Wednesday, Rev. e. r. Perkins officiat-
ing.
A recognition service for Rev. C. e.
Hayward, the new pastor of the Congre-
gational church. will be held in the
church next Monday afternoon and even
ing to which all are invited The min
listers of the county will participate in
the services, and there will be special
music
An honor has come to Mrs. Annie
b. Harris this week in the appointment
as deputy grand matron, Order of East
ern Star for district No. 8, which in
cludes Windham and Windsor counties
The appointment was made by Mrs Hell
en- c. Cole of Bennington, matron of the
grand chapter.
The social committee of the Baptist
Christian Endeavor society are prepar-
ing for a Halloween sociable Oct. 81.
At the Baptist church next Sunday
morning Rev. e. r. Perkins will preach
on Forward Look" In the evening
he will consider the coal strike, taking
for a subject "A Burning Question"
F. l.. Houghton has sold his herd OF
Holstein cattle, the animals going to diff
ferent well known Holstein breeders. Mr.
Houghton will devote his entire time to
his duties as secretary of the Holstein
Friesian Association of America and
editor of the Holstein-Friesian Regis
ter, which are constantly increasing.
The hearing in the United States court
in Rutland last week on the petition OF
G. T. Aplin and W. e. ierce asking thai
w. NJ. Ware of East Putney be declared
a bankrupt resulted Friday morning II
a verdict for the petitioners. Mr.. Ware
claimed that he was a farmer and there.
fore could not be adjudged bankrupt
The petitioners claimed that Ware was 9
cattle raiser. Judge Wheeler decided
that Wares farming business amounted
to nothing. Mr.. Ware has not filed G
schedule in bankruptcy as the case may
be carried to the United States Circui
Court of Appeals.
ne story III Inc InoeHiA last WcSh "
the disappearance of Tabor Coombs. whC
was seen last in Williamsville soon at
ter the Valley Fair in Brattleboro
brought about a speedy solution of the
mystery, Coombs went to Hinsdale, N
H., where he hired out as a farm hand
On Monday of this week John Cook o.
Hinsdale, who formerly lived In Putne,
and was acquainted with Coombs, wrote
to a friend here that Coombs was II
Hinsdale and had been there two weeks
or more He said Coombs worked fol
him one day and agreed to work more
and that he had been boarding with Johr