Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-11
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Rena Abbott has gone to Richmond, N.
H., to visit friends
Most of the farmers have begun haying,
and the prospect is good for an abundant
crop
L. T. Landman is building a new piazza
on his house. making a great improve
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs B. L. Gates have gone to
New Haven, this state, to spend their
vacation.
Miss Lillian Childs of Lynn Mass is
staying with her sister, Mrs. F. w.
Melendy.
Mrs. Frank Stevens took a carriage
drive to Brattleboro with Mrs. George
Hall last week.
Arthur Allen is the new man in the
grist mill 1t is reported that he intends
purchasing the mill.
Mrs. Krebs and Mrs. Kaecher, who have
been visiting at DR.. Millngton's. have re-
turned to their home in Pottsville. Pa.
f. c. Dean has returned to his home
after several months absence as travel
ing salesman for a firm in Connecticut.
C. G. Smith. health officer of this town,
is attending the meeting of the state
board of health being held this week at
Burlington.
A large party from this place and
Thompsonburg spent Monday evening al
the home of Mrs. Charlton. who has
moyed recently to town from Massa-
chusetts.
The delegates from this town who at
tended the county convention at Newfane
| on Tuesday were: ]. w. Melendy, H A
Dudley, Loren Pierce, A. B. Waite and
| G. NJ. Eames.
The Methodist ladies' aid society met
| with Mrs. ]. C. Gale Wednesday. There
was a very pleasant gathering. During
| the afternoon extracts from the letters OF
Miss Ellen Stone were read.
| Mrs. Frank Fuller has been on the sick
| list the past week She was taken sick
| at the home of her brother-in-law, George
Barnard, in Winhall. and at the present
writing has not been able to be moved
| home.
The strawberry beds in this place have
| yielded abundantly. Those of Mr.. Hay
wood, Mr.. Tyler and Mr.. Aldrich have
been the best Mr.. Tyler and Mr.. Aldrici
| cultivated a field together, and have
picked over 20 bushels.
Among the visitors who came to spenC
the Fourth with friends here We're: a
d. Whitman. of Orange, Mass, at Sila'
| Whitman's; Shirley Brigham and tive
daughters at Mrs. II. r. ClouGhs; Charles
| Belden and little son at Mrs. c. Belden's
and Hattie Gardner at the home of he
| parents.
The Fourth of July passed very quetl.
| here. We had the usual bell-ringing
| cannon firing etc, during the night be
fore the Fourth. The Baptist ladies' ai'
society served a dinner and ice cream
on the church lawn. which was wei
patronized and netted them about $40
A number went to Lowell lake. wher
there We're the usual attractions, endin
with fireworks and a dance in the ven
ing.
This community was sddened to lear
of the death of Herman Griswold, whic
occurred at his home in the east part o
the town on Tuesday, 1t was not uneX
pected as he had been i'll for more tina
two years. but he had made such a BRAY
struggle for life that there seemed som
hope of his recovery. Two years go h
had a serious attack of pneumonia whic
resulted in an affection of the lungs, fror
which he never fully recovered. TIL
past two winters he had spent in Oklahc
ma to escape the rigors of our Vernon
winters. He leaves wife and three som
also a brother and two sisters. He wa
kind and affectionate in his family,
good neighbor a CONSTANT member {
the Baptist church. and was respected b
all. His funeral was held at his HON
today.