Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-06-26
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Mrs. Farnum, who has been at Mrs
Davidson's a few weeks, has returned
to Dover.
Mrs. Elvira Lynde of New Salem
Mass, is making her annual visit at
her cousins, Mrs. Warren Hildreths
Mrs. C. p. Dewitt is in Brattleboro
this week. Mrs. F. A. Dewitt re-
turned on Saturday from a ten days
visit in Chester.
S. G.. Browns family moved into
the Eames north tenement. and Mr..
Brown will return to his work for the
American Bridge company, which be-
longs to the great steel trust.
Chldren's day service will take
place on Sunday at the Congregational
church. A program of interest fur
nished by the Congregational Sunday
school and publishing society will be
used, and the offering to be taken
will be given to that society. accord
ing to the custom of most churches of
the order making one of the six regu-
lar objects for which the local church
has voted to contribute annually.
Mrs. Hildreth j. Batchelder was ac-
companed by her hus band and ply
stefan. DR.. Cole, to a hospital in Bos-
ton on Saturday, being taken on a cot
in the baggage car. She endured the
journey comfortably. Mr.. Batchelder
and the doctor returned Monday morn
ing, but made the trip to Boston again
on the following day. At the present
writing the message concerning a Sc.
rious surgical operation is favorable
Mrs. +. J. Ward was called to
Hoosick Falls a few weeks ago by the
illness of her brothers wife, Mrs. Will
liam Sheridan. Mrs. Ward has not
returned, but from the Hoosick Falls
Democrat, we learn that Mrs. Sheridan
died from "Addison's disease" that
she was a native of Manchester, this
state, and later in life lived in Ben.
nington, and in Hoosick after marry
/ ing Mr.. Sheridan in 1863 Also that
| in her community where her life has
| been mainly passed she has held the
respect of all who knew her. She is
survived by her husband. two brothers
/ DR.. Keenan, of Rutland. Thomas F
| Keenan, of Watervliet. and a sister
Mrs. John McCabe of Hoosick Falls.
The Homeland Circle meeting al
Mrs. Sumner Wilson's on Wednesday
was well attended and made of un
usual interest by the presence of the
treasurer of the Vermont Missionary
Union, Mrs. c. II. Thompson who
gave a report of the recent state meet
ing partly from Mrs. Maynard's notes
and partly from her memory Ac
cording to an outline map now printed
on the reverse side Of some stationer.
used by the education society. who's
headquarters are in the New Congre
gational House. Boston, there are 8
schools in II states and territories
aided by the educational society, tn
object being to assist candidates 70
the ministry, missionary colleges an
academies in the West and South, an,
II free Christian schools are also SUP
ported in Utah and New Mexico. ST
institutions aided are in Nebraska an,
Oklahoma. One of the best feature
of the meeting was the union interes
manifested in a great and good wor
by at least three denominations pres
ent-Congregational Baptist and Epis
copalian. 1t was a member of the lat
ter denomination who was the onl
person present able to tell in precisel
what locality in Florida as to latitud
is Rollins college, partly supported
at least in the past by the educationa
society. Dainty refreshments wer
served by the hostess. and it was fel
that a pleasant and profitable hour an
a half was spent by this gathering.