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

The Grange will meet this. Friday, eve
ming.
Mrs Alton Holden, who has been Sc
riously i'll, is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oren Davis visited their
son. Fred, recently. in Hnsdale.
II. |. Metcalf of Winchester. N. H..
visited at NJ. b. Metcalfs Friday.
Misses Grace and Addle Morse of Brat
tleboro called on friends here this week
Mrs Jane Derry will move from where
she has always lived to Saxtons River
Many thanks are due those who so
kindly gave information in regard to
Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs Seymour Howard, who
came from Ludlow last week, will spend
the winter here.
Alice Franklin has returned TO the over
all factory in Brattleboro, also Edith and
Florence Sanders.
Ed Wood has moved to the tenement
house on Fred Livermore's farm. where
he has work for the winter.
As Christmas draws near is there not
some one We can make happier by our
own kindly remembrance OF them?
The French colony who have been on
j. c. Tafts lumber job during the sum
mer have gone TO Williamsville for
similar work.
The Baptist ladies' mission circle has
taken up an outline study of Japan and
the book "DuN Christus." by William
Elliot Griffis. is being used
Mrs Kenyon has gone to Philadelphia
In company with Mrs. Davidson OF New
fame TO attend the w. C. T. L. conven-
ton to be held there this week
The Marsh family went to Brookline
last week to celebrate with the members
Of the family the seth birthday anniver-
sary Of their father. y. c. Marsh
Catalogues have been received from
Principal Landman OF the Maine Central
institute. Pittsfield. Maine. which shows
the school to be in a prosperous condition.
a. l.. Blood. who has been with his
niece Mrs. NJ. b. Metcalf. the past few
months. went Saturday to his daughters
home in Claremont, y. H.. to spend the
winter.
Mrs Gertle Pike of White River June
ton. who has been caring for her father
Francis Eddy, returned to her home Sat
urday. Mr.. Eddy is more comfortable
at this writing.
The Dorcas Guild will meet with Mrs.
;. l.. Osgood Wednesday afternoon, Dec
L The ladies are requested to bring the
dollars they have earned. The poems
which were to be written, telling how
the money was earned. will be read at
this time All are earnestly requested to
be present.
services have been chosen from the
churches. 1t is expected that there will
be union service at the Congregational
church Christmas eve. There will be
Christmas exercises and trees. Sunday
evening at the Baptist church there will
be appropriate exercises and cantata.
The village schools began Monday The
higher department Is taught by Oren
Smith, and we hope that all parents who
send children to school will bring their
good influence to cooperate with the
teacher and to see that their children
conduct themselves properly. for a dis
orderly school is no credit to any village,
and certainly a great discredit to the
scholars themselves. and something that
Is not soon forgotten. We well remember
some of the good talks Justus Dart gave
'us when he was state superintendent
and what he told us of his own experi-
ence as boy and how he thought II very
smart to annoy the teacher all he could.
which he did for some time without nls
fathers knowledge. but when the father
did ind IL out the punishment the lad
received was fully equal to the offence.
but the good oldfashioned government
In families which made better men and
women out of those who came under its
control In the youth. seems to have be-
come lost art. and our schools are too
expensive to have the money lost for
no disorderly school can achieve good re-
suits.