Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, 81
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Mrs. c. Il. Dewitt is with her sons fam
lily at The Terrace.
Mrs. w. II. Goodnow has returned to
North Cambridge, Mass.
VIII Micott is assisting his brother in
the creamery at West Bratteboro
Mrs. A. CIRCUITS sister, Mrs f. w.
Adams, returned to Woodstock today
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet Wednesday at y. m, at
the Benedict residence.
Judge Worden of Halifax is here this
week in the interest of the work of re
pairing the county jail
Mr. and Mrs. T.. j. Mcott are taking a
carriage drive through AndoVor, London
derry. Chester and Springfield.
There was good weather yesterday for
the auction of the Newfane House fur
niture, owned by Mr.. Angler of Brattle-
boro.
Mrs. Phoebe Davis IS spending two
weeks at the home of her son, Mitchell
Nassar. engineer on the Boston & Maine
railroad.
Mrs. Hattie Richardson of Chester De-
pot is expected next Wednesday to in
speCt the Woman's Relief corps at Mrs.
Carpenters.
II. j. Batchelder and son are improv-
ing the Batchelder store by the addition
of a piazza at the north end. and enlarg-
ing the store somewhat
Mrs q. e. Davidson. Miss f. Richmond.
Miss Benedict and Miss Alva Petrilo at
tended the state W. c. II. L. convention
in Woodstock this week,
Mrs Townsend will go next week to
spend the winter in Brattleboro and
| board her adopted SON. Robert Lincoln.
who works for the S. \. Smith company.
Mrs Solandt of Mortified Mass who
has been with her son here a few weeks.
/ re-
George Solandt. who will spend two or
three days in Mortified.
At its recent annual meeting. the la
! dies aid society elected these officers:
| President Mrs. b. G. Knapp; vice presi-
dents. Mrs II. Smith and Mrs. S. Fish
| secretary. Mrs. h. G. Eager; treasurer.
Mrs c. S Wilson.
The community regrets to lose as resi-
! dents Rev. and Mrs. T. II. Bartlett who
will soon move to Springfield. Mass. Mr..
! Bartlett is Il retired Methodist clergyman.
| formerly preaching in Wardsboro and
other towns in the state.
G. w. Knapp shows, as the product OF
one hill of potatoes, weight of ten and
one-half pounds, in addition to three de-
| cayed potatoes thrown aside which he
reckoned at two pounds. Let the next
| hill come on and tell its story.
Landlord q. *. Davis. who came down
! from South Londonderry to attend the
! hotel auction. reports that among the
| guests at the Peabody House are hunters
! who are taking woodcock on the wing as
they linger along their southern flight
to dip their long bills into wet places for
! tishworms.
In the list Of New York botanical gar
| den lectures, DR. Marshall \. Howe is
set down for oct. "A. on Features Of the
! Land and Marine Flora of Porto Rico.
and Prof f. +. Lloyd No. :, on Noun
! tans and Forests of Dominica" These
two experts in their line Of study found
! in Newfane a variety OF Lycopodium.
whose distinction had never been noticed,
and it is now recorded in botanical pub
! LEGATIONS under their names with the local
habtation appended.
a family reunion OF the family OF Dea =
con and Mrs +. S. Whitaker was held
! Tuesday at their home on Newfane hill.
| The entire number present. including
nine grandchildren, was IL Supper was
served in the evening. Those present
were MIR. and Mrs. John f.. Whitaker
and three children. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
l.. Whitaker and four children. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Fay of Worcester, Mass. and
two children. Mrs. Say and children,
who have been spending four weeks with
| her parents at her old home. returned to
/ Worcester Wednesday.
| Miss Nellie Pratt cordially invites the
ladies to attend her opening of fall mil
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