Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-09
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom Rand spent
Thanksgiving day with their children in
Orange.
Worthy Master Bruce expects to at
tend the state Grange meeting in Bel
lows Falls Dec. 1916.
Mrs. Lucy Farnum. who has rooms at
Mrs. Davidson's is somewhat on the gain
from illness of last week.
Fred Burlingame is boarding at G. w.
Parsons's after a Thanksgiving visit with
his niece i'm Erving. Mass.
The merry hum of f. a. Wellman's
steam mill is again heard after changes
which necessitated a cessation of work.
The next meeting of Newfane Grange
will be held Wednesday evening, the 14th,
instead of this week, as incorrectly an
nounced last week.
Mrs. G. Il. Davidson has returned from
Philadelphia, where she attended the
national convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union.
The Christian Endeavor society will
serve a supper from 6 to s O'Clock Friday
evening of next week, in connection with
their annual sale, at the church rooms,
Mrs. Ryder of Marlboro is spending the
week with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. H..
A. Carpenter. Mrs. Ann Sage of Wards
boro was a guest recently at the same
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shepardson have
been in Londonderry a few days on bust
ness. Mr.. Shepardson recently bought
the valuable property knows as The Her
mitage in North Londonderry.
Fred j. Johnson's auction sale occurs
next Wednesday beginning at $50 a. IN.
This sale includes all of Mr.. Johnson's
live stock, farming tools, household fur
niture and other personal property.
There is no vacancy in pastoral supply
of the Congregational church, which is
stated because applications for candida
ture continue to be sent. Rev. r.. ID.
Davies declined last summer a call to go
to another field.
Orchard post will meet in Union hall
on Saturday at 2 p. m. for election Of Off
GERS, and at the same hour the Woman's
Relief corps will meet for election at
the home of the president, Mrs. j. d.
Pierce.
During the absence of Rev. I. VI.
Davies and while repairs are being made
on heating facilities of the audience room,
no regular morning service is expected
in the Congregational church. Sunday
school will be held in the vestry and even
ing service by the Christian Endeavor
society in the same place at : o'clock in
stead of their usual Tuesday evening
meeting.
a woman in the county Jail building OBJ
served on Wednesday the hand of a pris-
oner thrust through the iron grating.
The man held an iron instrument, and
was attempting to hit the blind or other
fastening. G.. b. Johnson and Earl Davis
went into the Jail and questioned Hol-
brook, the alleged bank burglar, who de-
MED having any contraband article, but
a threat to confne him in his cell caused
him to produce an iron hook.
At the Congregational society's annual
meeting Tuesday evening the following
officers were elected: Moderator. Deacon
Grout: clerk. Mrs. F. a. Dewitt; treas
urer. George Batchelder; prudential COM
mittee, G. w. Parsons, w. T. Bruce, jr.,
c. l. HescOck; solicitor, w. T. Bruce, jr.,
collector. II. NJ Hescock; auditor. Mrs.
c. l.. Hescock. The committee was in
structed to carry on furnace changes as
soon as the work can be done. About an
even balance in financial condition of the
society was reported.
There was a pleasant surprise gather
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Isle NJ,
Carpenter last week in honor of the sec
ond anniversary of their marriage, wher
20 relatives. Changers and friends, Joined
in congratulations. Games and refresh
ments were enjoyed. The visitors left a
parlor lamp as a souvenier of the occa.
sion. Messages were read from Mrs
Winifred Chaplin of C~hicopee. Mass, and
Mrs. Ann Bradeen of Boston, sisters OF
Mr.. Carpenter, and the two other sisters
Mrs. Redfield and Mrs. Dickerman Ryder
of Marlboro, with their parents and Mr.
Ryder, and Mrs. Trip, mother of Mrs
Carpenter, were present.