Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-25
VERNON.

Mrs. w. M. Reed of Greenfield has beer
u recent guest at NJ l. Reeds
Mrs. Chauncey Thayer has been spend.
ing few days with friends in town,
Miss Mary Streeter is at home from
Brattleboro for a few weeks vacation
Mrs. Bancroft of Worcester, Mass, is
visiting Mrs Julia Frost at her Tyler
hill home.
Miss Alma Hoosh of Springfield, Mass,
| Wrights.
Mrs. Mary Lilly and son, Harold. of
| Greenfield were guests Of their aunt. Mrs
o. b. Tyler, this week.
| Mrs. Nellie Leahey of Brattleboro spent
last Sunday with her daughter, Miss
Mabel Leahey, at the Heard farm.
Miss Cooper of Philadelphia is spending
few weeks with her uncle, c. E. Davis
Miss Violette Reynolds of Brattleboro also
is a guest of Mr.. Davis
Miss Ethel Andrews of Mirers Eaus
returned home last Monday afternoon.
She has been caring for her cousin, Miss
Emma Tyler, several days.
Rev. F. l.. Masseck will preach in Union
church next Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The Y. p. C. U. meeting win be-
gin at 2.SO p. m. Subject Frightening
our World references, Matthew s: 14-16;
Proverbs IL 30.
TeCentlV
were MIR. and Mrs. Mansel Bush of Dor
chester, Mass, Mr. and Mrs l.. w. Bush
Oh Brookline, Mrs. r. II. Braley of Put
ney and Mr.. and Mrs. w. H Thorn and
two daughters of Lynn, Mass. Mr.. Thorn
Is nephew of Mr.. Jackson and has been a
member OF the police force in Lynn
several years
Forty-six members of Wantastioaet
Grange of Hinsdale visited Vernon
Grange last Saturday evening, and under
the direction of their lecturer, Miss Char
lotte Slate, gave an excellent entertain
ment, which consisted of vocal and in
strumental music of a high order, recta-
lions, very interesting original essay
on What is Success?" and a discussion
of the question, (which causes the most
crime, poverty, wealth or ignorance?"
On the merits of the question it was
voted that wealth is the prime factor in
producing crime. A collation. was served
by vernon Grange at the close of a very
enjoyable evening.
Mrs. Betsey Shepardson johnson, Wild
ow OF the late Stephen johnson Of War
WICK, died at the home of A. A. Chaplin
In Gill, Mass, August Is. Mrs. Johnson
had been in poor health a long time,
having had a shock several years ago
from which she had never fully recovered.
Recently she had made her home with her
son, w. e. Johnson of Winchester N H.
She had been visiting relatives in Ber-
nardston and Gill few weeks. She
was in the habit of going to bed early
and Tuesday evening about O'Clock told
Mrs. Chaplin she would retire for the
night, going to her room. AS she did
not appear in the morning as usual, Mrs
Delvy, Mrs. Chapin's mother, went to her
room to call her, not getting a reply she
opened the door to her room and found
her reclining on the side of the bed and
upon going to her found that life was
extinct. She evidently died soon after
going to her room as she had removed
only small part of her clothing and
the bed showed that it had not been oc-
cupied during the night. Medical Ex-
aminer Twitchell of Greenfield was sum-
moned and he pronounced it a case of
death caused by a shock. She had lived
in Warwick nearly all of her life and
was daughter of Jonathan and Hannah
Delvy Shepardson, late of that town. She
was 76 years and IL months old. She
leaves three sons, Merrill of Athol, VIM.
e. of Winchester, N H., and Fred e. OF
Brattleboro, also one brother, L. p. Shop
ardson of Winchester, n. H., besides
many other relatives.