Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-02-13

Mrs. Madison Fuller has been i'll since
last Friday.
Liveryman E. E. Blood is i'll again
with appendicitis.
Miss Nellie Clarke went Tuesday to
Charlestown, n. H., to visit relatives.
The board of civil authority will meet
in the selectmens room tomorrow at 2
o'clock to abate taxes.
Mr.. and Mrs W. S. Adams returned
Monday from visit at their former
home in Marlboro, N. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Corser spent Sun
day with Mr.. Corsers brother, George
Corser. in IIolyoke, Mass.
A w. j. Wilkins, administrator of the
Mark Ward estate, will hold an auction
at the Kendrick House March Z.
The ladies' aid society of the Baptist
church will present the play, "Sunbon-
nets" at a date to be announced later.
\ Acton car load of stove coal arrived
last week for Will Wood and E. E.
Blood and was delivered about town for
SITS a ton
Miss Cora NJ. Kinney went this week
to Warner, n H., to visit her sister
before going to her home in East Wal
pole, Mass.
Miss Jennie +. Pierce will start tomor-
row for a visit of three or four weeks
with college and school friends in Brook
Ign and Boston.
Miss Edna Patterson returned Wednes-
day from Winchendon, Mass, where she
went last October to visit her sister,
Mrs. Ada Patterson.
A party of about % young people went
TO Westminster West on a sleigh ride
Tuesday evening, having an excellent
supper and an enjoyable time.
Eugene Willard and family returned
Saturday from Thorndike, Mass, and
are boarding at Warren Wizards Mr..
Willard is working for f. L. Pierce.
Mrs. N Cobb has been in Keene, n,
H., this week taking care of the family
of her daughter, Mrs. F. G. bort, who
has been singing before Masonic gath
ering in Boston.
The young ladies' whist club of Brat
tleboro came to town on a sleigh ride
Wednesday night and had a fine supper
at the hotel. They participated in the
dance in the town hall.
]. F. Washburn expects to go to Cali
fornia in March to spend two months
or more. He will be accompanied by
Mrs. Washburn's brother, Mr.. Wicomb,
of F'itchburg, Mass, and Mrs. Wilcomb.
Rev. Mr.. Perkins will give an illus
trated sermon on the life of Christ next
Sunday evening in the Baptist church.
About so views will be shown, some very
realistic including moving water ships in
motion, etc. All are invited.
Twenty eight members of the Baptist
Christian Endeavor society went to West
minister on a sleigh ride Tuesday even
ing They had supper and were delight
fully entertained by the Congregational
Christian Endeavor society of Westmin-
ster.
Principal e. s. Huse of the Central
school will open a private school in the
Central school room Monday, March 2
which will continue six weeks, closing
before the regular spring term begins
He will teach any branches his pupils
desire and will hold an evening session
if there is a demand for 1t.
Miss Jennie e. Pierce and Miss Cora
NJ. Kinney, teachers in No. l school
entertained their pupils at the home Of
Miss Pierce Friday evening and Satur-
day afternoon. The sixth and seventh
grades were entertained Friday evening
and the FIVE grades below the sixth Sat
urday, the entertainment consisting Of
games and photograph music. Re-
freshments were served.
A lively interest has been shown by the
young men in the plan to organize
basket ball team. There was a good
attendance at the reading room Saturday
night, when the plan was talked over
1t was decided to organize at once. The
town hall has been engaged for practice
and apparatus has been bought Prac
tice will begin tonight. The young mel
have raised about 800 to be used In this
connection. Challenges already haV'
been received.