Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-02
WiLLlAMSVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Kidder are visiting at %.
S. Putnams.
The w. C. r. U. will meet with Mrs.
W. IL. Wheeler at 3 o. clock Tuesday. Dec.
6.
Maud Stanclift of Bernardston spent
last week with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lyman Powers.
Two families have moved into the two
new houses which have been built in
Oregon. A third house is nearly COM
pleted.
Rev. G. w. Perry of Chester is i'll and
will not be able to preach at the Uni
versalst church next Sunday, as had
been previously announced.
Miss Nellie Dickinson began her school
in Chesterfield on Monday. The school
in this village began at the same time.
Roy Putnam of Essex Junction is the
teacher.
Miss Edith Raymond is staying with
Mrs Fred Morse on the Marlboro road.
On Wednesday morning, Nov 30, n large
deer with spreading antlers crossed the
road near the house and passed down on
the opposite side. The animal went leis
urely and the women watched 1t about
ten minutes.
Florence Merriheld and her brother
Samuel, and Aaron White went with
Speaker Merriheld to Montpelier Monday
morning to take look at the dongs of
the Legislature. If the young men can get
an idea of the places they will be expected
to fill they will take more interest in fit
ting themselves for the work,
Miss Mary A. Danforth of Colebrook
n. H., formerly a missionary to Japan,
will spend ten days early in December
delivering addresses upon that country in
the Montpelier district. She will speak
in the Methodist church in this place Fri
day evening Dec. 8. at o'clock. Miss
Danforth is a pleasing speaker and will
please all with her timely subject, Japan
Mr. and Mrs. G. b. Lamb attended the
funeral of their brother-in law, William
II. Hathorne, in Worcester, Mass, last
week. Mr. Hathorne, who died sud
denly in Cincinnati the previous Friday
was a retired navy paymaster and oldest
commercial traveller in Worcester, being
rs years of age. The late Senator Hoar
was one of his most intimate friends
and Mr.. Hathorne for years wrote the
senator each week several letters from
all over the United States. Mr.. Hath
orne was greatly interested in the Uni
tartan church and the Republican party
He had many exciting experiences when
he was in the navy in the civil war He
had been a resident of Worcester 80
years His wife died 80 years ago. He
leaves a brother and sister In Maine. He
had represented the Torrey Razor COM
pdIlN OI lut IOdu lit past on years.
Last Sunday was strictly a temperance
Sunday at the Universalist church The
subject of the 7. p. c. U. was temper
ance. led by Mrs. c. w. Redfield, directly
after which came a pretty service con-
sisting of a song by Mrs L. H. Richard
son, readings by Mrs. G. b. Williams and
Miss Florence Dickinson, song by Dana
r. Stedman reading by Mrs ]. w. Will
liams, a selection by Mrs. ID. r. Sted-
ooh lAr tot In
the subject, and the exercises closed with
singing Of America At the Methodist
church the Junior Y. Z. c. u. held a union
service with the Junior Epworth league
Mrs ID. X. Stedman talked to the children
upon temperance and the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion. All of the children are
invited to meet with Mrs. ID. r. Stedman
Sunday afternoon a o'clock for the pur
pose Of forming a Loyal Temperance Lee
gion.