Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-01-02
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Mr. and Mrs Charles II. Clark are
spending the holidays with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Clark.
The annual supper of the Grange
served TO its members and invited guests
was given ON Thursday evening. 4
more particular account will be given
next week.
Miss Nellie Cutting has furnished "a
substitute for her school in Hamilton,
Mass. and will remain at home few
weeks in helping to care for her mother.
who seems to be slowly improving
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. f. G. But
terrified remembered the 18th anniversary
of their marriage on New Years eve
by assembling at the Butterheld resi-
dence in goody number. spending a mer-
~ evening and leaving behind a remcm-
brancc suitable to such an occasion.
The annual church meeting is called
for Saturday afternoon. There are no
officers To be chosen this year. Report
OF the various branches OF the church
work will be given and there will he
a roll call. All members present or alb
sent have been requested to respond. and
il Is hoped there will he few who may
not answer.
The ladies' missionary organizations
were started upon tho work for 1893 at
the meeting of Tuesday afternoon The
interest was very well sustained during
the last year under the direction of Mrs
4. =. Ranncy and Miss Alma Carpenter
Mrs. Mary I. Goodhue and Mrs. Mary
+. Buxton were chosen to have general
charge for the coming year. It is pro-
posed TO select leader and topic for
each monthly meeting soon. so that there
may he plenty Of time for preparation.
The Christmas exercises drew out the
largest crowd Of the season. The chill
dren were all present and most OF the
people Of the place II was under the
direction Of Mrs Mary C. Rannev.
superintendent of tho Sunday school She
had the help Of an efficient committee
OF the school teachers. of the church
choir including Miss Florence Goodhue
and Ahbie Wellman who are here only
ccasionally now. and the cooperation
Of the parents generally. Miss Nellie
Cutting presided at the piano and Robert
Goodhue assisted with the cornet. His
help Is much appreciated. The tree was
Handsomely decorated. aud its branches
were heavily laden with gifts. Of which
every child and most Of the grown peo-
| pie received n fun share. Nothing bet
| ter has been seen here for a long time
Tho following is a list Of the teachers
and scholars sent forth at the present
| time from this little community OF not
more than 90 people: ]. Ora Coddnr.
principal Rochester High school; r. w.
! Goodhue. teacher social science Mont
| pelier Seminary; Miss Ellen NJ Plumb.
teacher reform school in Rhode Island
and Miss Mary L. Plumb teacher in
| the same institution: Miss Nellie C. Cut
| ting. teacher in Hamilton. Mass: Miss
Florence GoOdhuo teacher in Bellows
! Falls; Miss May Goodell. teacher in
| Orange. Mass: Miss Estella Goodell.
teacher In Saxtons River. Scholars
| Ned u Goodhue. medical college. Column
bus. Ohio; Hugh Wellman Tufts COL
lcGe, Medford. Mass: c Wallace Pow
ers. Williston Seminary. Easthampton.
Mass; BERTHA l.. Miller. art institute.
| Boston; Ella r. RanneY and Nav Good
| hue. Brattlehoro High school: Abhe f.
Wellman. Dean Academy, Franklin.
Mass; George Campbell Lena Campbell
and Maude Goodell Vermont Academy
at SaNtous River; Cora Barnes, Alice
| Rarnes Sadie Holden. Charles Hitchcock
J and Ira Hitchcock, at Leland and Gray
I Seminary. Townshend. This gives a
| total of eight teachers, and II pupils
in high or. professional schools.