Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-03
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Clifford Holbrook is in town.
Orinda Ford is at Mrs. Dale's.
Frank Lawrence spent Sunday in
town.
Emery Jones has bought the Billy
Smith farm.
lina Cobb is having hard wood floors
, laid in his house.
Ormando Derry is at work this spring
at MIR. McCoy's.
Clark Aldrich has recently visited his
sister, Mrs. Sparks.
Mr.. Stiles and family have moved to
a farm in Walpole, n. II.
Charlotte Cushman of New York city
is a visitor at j. G. Taft's.
Charles Hall ana daughter have Wis
tied recently in Brattltboro.
Mrs. Orison Follett's mother, Mrs. Col
burn, is here from Newport.
Mr.. Brooks has moved from the
. Brien cottage in Harmonyville.
The Hadassah League held its meeting
last Friday with Mrs. f.. \. Royal.
Mr.. Ashcroft of Athol who owns the
Shattuck farm, was in town over Sun
day.
j. Douglas Law of Springfield. Mass,
visited with the Evans Brothers last
week.
\. \. Blood has been at y. +. Pierce's
in East Jamaica working at his trade as
carpenter.
Mrs. G. w. Underwood is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Wheeler, in Will
Evansville.
The Daughters of Dorcas will meet
win MISS May Howe Thursday, Apr. 9,
at 4 o'clock.
Mrs. VIII Sparks and son have gone to
her former home I'm Westmoreland n.
H., for a visit.
Amy Davis and Miss S. Davidson, for
mer students at the seminary, have been
visitors i'm town.
Miss Annie Phillips of orange, Mass.
visited her grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Phillips, recently.
Mrs. Sarah Underwood has been called
TO her son, Frank, who has the measles
in Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. Gertrude Baker of Winchester n
H.. a former resident. was a recent Wis
itor at Harry Franklin's.
Miss Ellen Ware of Springfield, Mass.
spent last week at her home here with
her mother, Mrs. C~larissa Ware.
Clarence Snow, formerly of this town.
has a position as manager of the Man
haitian branch of the Brooklyn Eagle.
Frank Chase and family, with the ex-
ception OF John Chase, who remains to
attend the seminary, left on Monday of
last week for California.
The new addition at Wizards mill is
receiving this week the machinery for
the manufacture of brush handles by j.
NJ. Gilbert OF Williamsville.
Mrs. Jennie Underwood reached home
on Wednesday from Southern Pines. y.
G., where she had a position in one of
the largest hotels of that region the past
winter.
We sincerely hope that Arbor Day will
be observed in this place, and tina trees
Will be set out in the village, where they
are SO much needed, not only for beauty
but tor comfort as well.
There was a large attendance al the
funeral of u. w. Dutton. which took
place at his late home on Friday. Many
came from out of town. Rev. T.. A.
Royal oficiated. There were some
beautiful floral offerings. two Of which
came from one Of the greenhouses in
Brattleboro. one from the Grange and
the other from one Of the Sunday school
classes.
There was a strange c~ommingling of
live stock and passengers on the narrow
gauge Monday morning. the farmers
coming in from different points of the
compass with calves which they put on
board the baggage car, and as the pas
'NH6NA q was W. lull luT It's S0itllE
capacity many found room in the bag
gage car. Some one remarked that it
must be calf day"
The Baptist sunday school held an in
teresting session at the close of the
quarterly review last Sunday. The
teachers were assigned parts in rela-
ton to Paul's travels and labors. The
primary class from pictures pointed out
what each one illustrated. Mrs. Royals
ola &C also had a - - l., ~
and Mr.. Royal added to the interest by
tracing ON the maps the journeyings
of Paul.
The members of class No. 8 Of the Con-
gregational Sunday school met March 10
at Mrs. Dale's and organized a society
10 be known as the Daughters of Dorcas.
The following officers were elected;
President, Alice Dale; vice president,
Silva Derry; secretary. May Howe:
treasurer, Hazel Taft: directors. Mrs
Follett, Florence Follett, Alice Ware
and Nellie Dale. They met with Miss
Hazel Taft March % and began their
regular work. Eight were present and
all had a pleasant time.
The Athletic association OF Leland &
Gray seminary gave an "All Fools
School, in seminary hall March 81. Very
few outside the students were present.
y very pleasant time is reported. An
- VI ~ IIpSldll was ne
beginning with No. 20. "A Farewell Al
dress" closing with No. l, Address of
Welcome all the other numbers cor
responding. The program went entire
ly by numbers, no one knowing what
was coming or who was TO take part.
For example, No. 10, second on the pro-
gram, was Home March; No. 6, solo.
THE Girl | Left Behind Ne" Guy
Smith, proved TO be a humorous selec-
ton by Abbie l.. Starr; No. 3, boxing
match, Oren Smith VS.. Ira Hitchcock.
was a quartet consisting of three violins,
the Misses Garfield and Mr.. Bridges,
witt piano accompaniment by Miss
Cove. Frank Gray, Arthur Greenwood
ana Prlnclpal Hawthorne deserved
great credit as judges in a vocal quar-
tet contest between the boys and girls.
the proceeds will partly equip the base
ball team.