Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-16
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.


Louis Howe OF Worcester is visiting in
$. NJ. Holden returned Saturday evening
from Boston, whore he had been receiv-
ing medical treatment.
Mrs II. \. Hayward has returned from
her trip to the exposition in ST. Louis
and a visit to Kansas City.
few from here attended the funeral
OF Leo Benson. young son of Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Benson. at Bondville Satur-
day.
Preparations are being made for a
Christmas cantata at the town hall
Christmas eve by the Sunday school
scholars
Mrs. Abby Sheldon. formerly OF this
place, was successfully operated upon for
appendicitis AT the hospital in Boston last
Saturday
Willard Martin has been on the sick
list. but is now recovering His sister,
Mrs. Charles Hosley, has been with him
n few days.
Mrs Omer Stuart went to Leominster.
Mass Monday to assist in caring for
her daughter-in- law. Mrs. w O. Stuart
who is sick with typhoid fever
Nancy McAnster died at the North VIII
iage last Saturday at the advanced age of
80 years she being the Oldest person in
town. Her home has been for many years
with her sister, Mrs. b. s Waite where
she has had all the care and comforts Of
life Beside Mrs. Waite she leaves
another sister. Mrs. Merrick Wood. who
is 81 years of age. She was a gentle. I'M
assuming lady, much esteemed by all who
knew her,
The annual election of officers of Hook
er Womans Relief corps took place Fri
day evening. when the following were
chosen; President Annie NJ. Melendy;
senior vice president. Bertha F. Hulett; :
junior vice president. Malvina c. Brad
ley; secretary. Hattie F. Abbott: treas
urer, Mary C. Dudley; chaplain Laura
a. jenkins; conductress. Lucy E Melendy;
assistant conductress, Sarah H. Brown
guard, Susan Thompson: organist Mary
\. Pierce; delegate to department con-
Nehtlon' MalVina c. Bradley: alternate,
Bertha Hulett.
party to celebrate the s0th birthday
anniversary of Mrs. Emily Harrington was
given at Melendy Brothers the afternoon
or Dec. 3. Twelve or Is ladies' answered
the invitations by their presence, four of
them being over so years old and n few
others were unable on account of feeble
health TO be preesnt 1t was the 4sth an
niVersary of the marriage of one of the
guests. One OF the happy surprises was a
birthday cake sent to Mrs. Harrington by
George Coombs, one of his own making.
with the verse with long life will sat
isfy thee ornamenting it, A tempting
supper was served at o'clock and the
guests departed with mutual good wishes.
Fred Dorset of this town died at Wards
boro at l O'Clock Wednesday morning un-
der very sad circumstances He and his
WIFE and young son went to her fathers
John Cobbs in Wardsboro to sDend
thanksgiving and the boy was taken sick
with pneumonia the next day, too sick
TO be moved home. In about two weeks
MI. Dorset was taken sick, from which
sickness he never recovered and died of
heart failure. On account of the critical
Illness of the boy the knowledge of his
fathers death is being kept from him al
though he is in the same house. The flu
neral will be held today at their home in
this town. Mr. Dorset was a wide-awake.
enterprising and busy farmer, a kind
and indulgent husband and father a good
heighoor and person who will be sadly
missed. Beside his wife and son he leaves
an aged father, four brothers and three
sisters and large circle of friends.