Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-02-20
Mr.. Phelps is working for orison Fol-

Mr.. Phelps is working for Orson Fol-
lett.
Miss Frances Phillips is visiting in
Boston.
William Spencer of Aver Mass. was
in town last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Austin and child
have gone to Worcester.
Mrs. Kenyon closed her school in New
fame last week and is now at home.
William Gale has bought the farm
owned by Harry Howard of the West
village.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bond of Gull
ford attended the roll call at the Bap-
list church.
Mrs. l.. y. Royal left Wednesday,
morning for Providence, r. l., where she
was called bv the illness of her mother.
William ingalls, has been in town the
past week for the first time since his re-
moval to Bellows Falls last October.
Nine inches of snow fell Monday night
and Tuesday forenoon, and Wednesday
morning it was 10 degrees below zero.
Harry Martin. who has been employed
in a grocery store in Springfield, Mass.
some time, has found employment in Bel
lows Falls, where his father is at work.
There was sleigh ride here on Friday
and ON their return from Newfane the
sleigh riders partook of one Of Landlord
Aldrich's excellent chicken pie suppers.
After the supper pleasant social time
was enjoyed
y span of Horace Gales horses had a
| lively runaway on Thursday. They be
| came frightened at the railroad station
and ran to Newfane in 80 minutes.
| They were caught there and telephone
message was Immediately sent here.
The evening train on the narrow gauge
was not in Friday evening until mid
/ night on account of the accident The
| passengers who went from here to Brat
! tleboro for the day thought 1t a tedious
, trip and one they would not care to
| repeat.
The village schools closed on Thursday
! of last week with pleasing exercises con-
| sisting of singing and recitations by the
pupils. All performed their parts well,
creditably TO their teacher and them
selves. We were glad to see the inter-
! est shown by the parents and others by
the large attendance upon the exercises.
AT the close of the program the pupils
| We're treated to warm sugar on snow.
| We think the teachers have worked hard
the past winter in the interests of their
schools, and we hope before another win
ter some more effectual method of heat
ing the school house win be devised.
The valentine social held by the Dor
cas- Guild at the town hall Saturday
evening proved a pleasant occasion &c
the large number who attended. The
| entertainment consisted of music char
AIDES, pantomimes and shadow pictures
| of the most prominent citizens of the
| town Mrs. Orison Follett had the ex-
ercises in charge and gave in a felici
t6us manner an interesting history Of
the persons represented by the shadow
pictures. Those guessing the charade.
and pantomimes were Mrs. Dale. Mrs
Sanders. Mrs. Osgood. Alice Dale. Arthur
Rand and Miss Fletcher. Refreshment.
were served. after which paper heart!
were distributed to the men with
the sam Were received with the an
swers. After the answers We're founC
each gentleman chose as his partner tn,
one who had the answer to his conun
drum and all Joined in the march. Eacl
person present received a valuable souve
mir of the occasion.
IA communication, unsigned, has beer
received at The Phoenix office, claiming
that the basket ball game between LIE
land Gray Seminary and Vernon
Academy was incorrectly reported las
week. The writer maintains that tn
score was a tie, that the Vermont Acad
envy boys left the hall and that Lelan,
& Gray wished to play to a finish Ger
tain charges are made which The Pho
nix refuses to print except over the sig
nature of the writerl