Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-07
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]. H. Merriield was home over Sun
day.
John Mundell chopped his hand quite
badly at his home.
Charles H. Dickinson of wallingford.
Conn, has visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. d. Dickinson.
A. II. Wood of Cambridge Junction,
was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. H.
Richardson over last Sunday.
Schools close this week. Miss Chase.
the teacher in South Newfane, left for
her home in Revere on Saturday morn
ing.
Mrs. j. A. Young is having new
piazza built on the west side of her
house. which will give them a fine view
of the water.
The juniors of the Y p. c. u. will meet
at the parsonage on every Sunday after
noon at $50 o'clock through the winter,
beginning Nov 1s.
Mrs. L. d. Stedman and son left for
a visit in Brattleboro and Bellows Falls
on Thursday. Mr.. Stedman will meet
them few days later. and return TO
their home in Worcester. Mass.
We are glad to say that Mrs. Abbie
Adams Is recovering from her recent i'll
ness. without having pneumonia, as was
at first feared, but she is not yet able
to go on with her school in Dummerston.
y. II. fark ana Mrs. george w. Red-
field are still confined to the bed and
neither shows much improvement.
News has been received of the sudden
, death of Eva, Z years. only child of Mr..
and Mrs. Alger Hemphill of South Ac-
worth. n. II. Mr. Hemphill is brother
of Mrs. A. L. Timson and is we'll known
, here. Eva was returning from school,
and loose horse kicked her in the head,
producing inflammation on the brain,
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horse is a dangerous thing In the street.
The school had a very pleasant time at
their gathering at Z. H. Richardson's on
Halloween evening. The Introductory
visitors at the door greeted you with
bright yellow faces which showed no
| light except that within their own heads
As you entered, the dim. weired light of
the rooms reminded YOU that this was
a true picture of fairy homes and YOU
at once looked for the wizard that would
tell you all the wonderful things that
were to be a part of your destiny for
the coming years, but all that greeted
you We're few bright happy children
that We're delighted to see you as there
was a strangeness in the dim light that
they could not quite understand. Where
We're all the older scholars? While you
were waiting and wondering what was
coming next, Miss Elsie Dickinson the
teacher, took you to the other rooms that
We're not yet opened TO the eyes of the
! children. In one room you were sur
prised to find peanuts slowed away in
/ every corner and on every article OF
! furniture from the piano TO the hassock
| Chinese lanterns shone upon you and
/ added to the mysterious aspect In
| the dining room were wax caadles placed
| in yellow carrots for candle sticks The
table was covered with popcorn balls
I baskets of candy and bonbon dishes made
/ of vegetables. while over the table were
little bags hanging which contained
something mysterious About $50
! o'clock new noise in the stairway re-
minded you that the older scholars might
be coming down although no words were
| spoken. You looked to see both tall and
short white forms come In clothed In
shostly white and moving like wax fig
/ ures to the music of a march from the
plano. The little ones much enjoyed
this, although they could hardly con-
vince themselves they were not afraid
After marching in doors and outside fol
| short time they concluded they rather
be scholars than ghosts, as the contents
| of the tempting table We're not suitable
| for supernatural beings. Games and
hunting, with the refreshments filled 6
very enjoyable evening and all were
pleased with the mysteries of Halloween