Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-03
TOWNS HEND.

are ill.,
Royal sanderson reports the rainfall
for June 1912 inches.
Harold Franklin and Leslie Lowe have
been i'll the past week.
Mr. and Mrs Edgar Allbee spent sun
day in Cambridgeport
Miss Anna Twitchel is home from
Bernardston for vacation.
Dr. Sweet, who formerly lived here
has been in town the past week.
Mrs. Lydia Fuller of Springfield Mass,
is visiting her son, Ephraim Fuller.
Miss Bushnell, a teacher from Beloit,
wis, is visiting Mrs. G. H. willard.
John Ware is having his large barn
painted, Rolla Phillips doing the work.
Albert Mason and family of Gardner,
Mass, visited relatives in town last week.
DR. and Mrs. Parker and child of Fitch
burg. Mass, are visitors at \. \. Mason's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Aldrich spent last
week with relatives in Springfield Mass.
Wesley Phillips is in Milers Falls.
sisting his brother, Wright. in his store.
Mrs. Wesley Phillips has been spending
some time with her sister in Dummers-
ton.
There IS prospect of having a dentist
come to this place every week on certain
days.
/
Orleans on hotel that is being erected
there
Mrs. Florence Holland has been called
to Brandon by the serious illness of her
sister.
Miss Eta Hobart returned last week
/ from Beaufort, S. c., where she spent the
winter.
Mrs Margaret Watson has recently Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Rumrill, in Spring
field, Vt
MIR and Mrs. L s. Batchelder have re-
turned from their carriage drive over the
mountain.
Miss Esther Dale is home from Dor
chester. Mass, where she has been sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Underwood and
daughter of Providence, r. l., are visit
ing at Asa Benson's.
The Congregational ladies home club
will meet with Mrs J. Derry next We'd
nesday afternoon, July S.
Miss Ella Stebbins Is home from SPRING
field Mass, where she has been for sew
eral months in milliners shop.
Arthur Batchelder is home on a visit,
after an absence Of two years in Granite
Falls, MINI. where he is In a bank
Charles Austin of Harmonyville is
painting his house. and Mrs. Greene is
having piazza added TO the ell of her
house.
The funeral Of the young child of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Aiken took place at
their home on Saturday, Rev. NJ. F.
Hardy officiating.
Mrs Mary Phillips has a very hand
some hydrangea with over - large clus-
tiers Of bloom open. and IL is a pleasing
sight to passers-by as it stands upon her
piazza.
The Congregational church observed
Children's day with pleasing exercises
last Sunday. they having been postponed
from the previous Sunday on account oil
the rain.
Mrs. Newton and child of Andover
Mass, are visiting her parents Mr.. anC
Mrs. Hugh Holbrook. Miss Macmillan
of Nova Scotia is visiting her aunt. Mrs
Hugh Holbrook.
Miss Grace Morse who has been so Ions
assistant in the post office. will 90 Il
Brattleboro as bookkeeper in the Grang'
store. ana Mary Ware will take her plac,
in the family Of Charles Cutler.
Arthur Boutele, a teacher in the High
school at Medford Mass. was marie,
the 18th TO Miss Blanche Bartlett of Hol
lston. Mass Mr.. Boutelle is graduate
Of Tufts College. After their bridal tril
they will spend the vacation at hi
, fathers, George Boutelle's. in this place
Frank Chase of Berkeley. Calf. ha
been in town and his son. John Chase
who for some time has been a student a
the seminary will return Ia California
. with him. Mr.. Chase has bought a resi-
dence in Berkeley. which is short dis
lance from San Francisco. and intend
to make that place his home in the fu
ture.
The Baptist Sunday school held a YER
> interesting session Sunday on the quar-
/ terly review The program consisted o
singing and exercises by Mrs. Kenyon
class Of children by pointing out on pic
lures in the different phases Of Paul be
fore the different tribunals The super
: intendent gave the titles OF the y les
sons the school responding by givin
the golden texts. Mr.. Royal showed o
the map the different places in Paul
travels. The exercises were much en-
= joyed by all.
The union school in No. distric
closed last Saturday. Mrs +. \. Kenyo
was teacher. \ social hour was enjoye
in the afternoon. ice cream and oak
, / being served, and an art picture wa
= given each pupil as a souvenir by tn
, teacher. Sixteen names We're registered
9 Those perfect in attendance were ErVi
- Chase. Carlos Lowe Charlie and Rub
Rice, and Wilbur Whitaker the younges
pupil; absent but one day. Lillian Chase
Charlie Lowe. Richard Whitaker and Ro
White. Following is the average pc
cent by written examinations: Lillia
Chase $50 Erwin Chase TO- Lizzie Ed
wards 100. Susie Hall SO. Willie Hall q
Carlos Lowe So. Charlie Lowe Sc, Charli
Rice "A, Roy White 20
Henry Bailey has exchanged his plac
q, here through a real estate agency for
y place in Brookfield, Mass. to which tow
he will move. We think we voice the ser
/ timent of the whole community when W
= say We are sorry to lose such a family
: The good old-fashioned family govern
ment which made better men and We
, men of those who in their youth wer
- brought under its control and which
: now one of the lost arts. has been we
eXemplified in the Bailey family of chi
dren, and they will be much missed
a the village school and the Baptist Sunda
n school, where they We're constant al
5 tendants and helpful in all ways, and a
!. the family go from us we extend kin
:, wishes for their future prosperity
= News was received here Wednesday c
e the death of Mrs. Amna Porter, unit
;, recently a resident of this town She ha
= been in her usual health and her deaf
e was sudden and unexpected. Mrs POI
ter was born in Richmond n. H. De,
"A. 1924. and passed the early part of he
life there. Soon after the death of he
: husband Stephen Handy which occurre
= in 1851 she moved to Hinsdale. where sh
e lived until her marriage 10 Hiram L. POI
l ter of this place in 1870, With the eN
ception of u years passed in Hinsdal
she lived in this place until the death {
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