Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01
GRAFTON.

The schools in town will open Monday,
Dec. 4.
Miss Bertha Gallup has been spending
few days with friends here.
Miss Hattie Chapman of Putney is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. ]. f. Wat
rous.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
W. f. /. Walker Wednesday, Dec. at
3 p. m.
Mrs. W. H. Robinson and child Of
Greenville, N. H., are visiting at Rev.
G. r. Upton's.
Miss Annie Walker was with friends
in Bellows Falls last week from Thursday
until Saturday.
Miss Elsie Putnam of Deerfield, Mass,
recently spent a few days with her sister,
Mrs. A. B. Culver.
Charles Palmer returned Monday from
Waverley, Mass, where he has been dur
ing the past two months.
L. E. Wright and family returned here
last week after spending the past. two
years in Nebraska and Michigan.
The Pettingill school is enjoying a
weeks vacation and Miss Sadie Davidson
is at her home in West Wardsboro
Stewart Ricixett and Elbridge and Edwin
| Culver are at home from Leland and
Gray seminary for the Thanksgiving va
| cation.
Rev. A. S. Buzzel of Putney will speak
at union service in the Baptist church
Sunday evening Dec. 8. All are cordially
invited.
meeting of the Grafton and Athens
township Sunday School association will
be held in Athens next Monday afternoon
and evening, opening at 100 p. m.
News has been received Of the death
Of George Howe in New York. Nov. 81.
Mr.. Howe married Miss Mary Weeks,
] 1o.. 80 49, - NAN- - a
place.
Miss Abbie Palmer probably will re-
main in Tropico, Calf, at present.
Mrs. A. G. Rice. Mrs. A. c. Halliday
| and Miss May Halliday of Bellows Falls
were here Tuesday.
Union Thanksgiving services were held
at the Congregational church last Sunday
morning, the sermon being delivered by
Rev. G.. r. Upton. Sunday evening
union temperance meeting was held at the
| Baptist vestry.
Miss Cordelia Frost was called here last
week by the illness Of her grandmother
Mrs. c. Il. Walker. Mrs. L. NJ. Stearns
! has returned to her home in Bellows Falls,
and Mrs. Brockway of Chester is caring
| for Mrs. Walker.
Pupils in the Walker school receiving
| prizes for work during the fall term are
as follows: Headmarks in spelling, Paul
/ inc Perkins, Eddie Fletcher; greatest
number of perfect lessons, Ethel Convey
and Harvey Prouty.
The fall term of the primary school
/ closed Friday afternoon, Nov. 49, with an
| entertainment. Refreshments were served
| Prizes for the term were awarded to the
/ following pupils: Headmarks, John Ed
wards, Albert Hakey Herman Wright;
| whispering least number of times without
! permission, Charlie Holden, Della Law
| renee. Arthur Lawrence; greatest number
| of perfect lessons, Norman Wright, Fred
! Prouty, Harold Haskell.
| The death of Mrs. Cynthia Palmer, wife
| of Everett C. Palmer, removes one who
| had been a resident of this town many
| years. Mrs. Palmer was q woman of fine
| and unassuming character, devoted to
| her home and family, helpful and SYM
| pathetic neighbor and one who by her
| kind and cheerful disposition won many
friends who will miss her sadly, as she
| will be also missed in the Baptist church.
| OF which she was a member. She had
been an invalid several years and during
| the last spring and summer failed rapidly
In September she left with her daughter,
Abbie, for California, where 1t was hoped
her health might be improved. A few
weeks were spent with friends in Illinois
and Nebraska and they reached California
about three weeks ago. Mrs. Palmer's
death occurred Nov. % at the home of
| her sister in Tropico. She Is survived by
her husband, two sons, daughter, two
sisters and a brother