Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-07-07
Willard Fisher is in town.

Willard Fisher is in town.
Fred E. Gilbert has visited in town
recently.
DR.. Osgood is driving a new horse,
bought of Fred Reed.
Robert Cushman of Bernardston was at
]. c. Taft's last week.
Miss Ella Stebbins returned last week
from Springfield, Mass.
The Carleton baby has been sick and
under the doctors care.
Miss Violet French Of Saxtons River
is visiting at Mr.. Cartoons.
Miss Cora Brown and Miss Minnie
Durham spent Saturday in town.
Melvin Austin OF Westminster has visit
ed recently at Eugene Wetherbee's.
Mrs. Margaret Watson is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Rumrill, in Springfield, VT
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mason left We'd
nesday morning for their home in Gardner.
Judge Kellogg and daughter have been
boarding at the Townshend Inn the past
week.
orinda Ford came with her aunt, Miss
Orrie Dale. when she returned from the
South.
Royal Sanderson reports the rainfall
for the month OF June to have been So
inches.
Mrs. Adelbert Hutchinson has been
called to Keene by the illness Of her
mother.
The amount cleared for the gymnasium
fund from the celebration on the Fourth
was 5000.
Mrs. Abby winslow has returned from
years visit with her daughter in Wilkes
barre, Pa
Mr.. and Mrs. Bickford and two chill
dren of Greenfield are visitors at Mr.
Truesdells.
Fred Randall and r. D. Phillips have
put an iron roofing on one side Of West
River bridge.
Earl Underwood and two friends from
Providence. r. l., have been the guests
at Aza Benson's.
Mrs Abby Thomas of Brattleboro has
been the guest the past week Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Miles.
Mrs Sanderson visited several days last
week at John Whitcomb's at the north
west part Of the town.
Miss Brown OF Newton, Mass, who has
been at j. II. Wares several weeks, re-
turned home Monday morning.
MIR. Brown of Boston, agent for CHM
& Co., was in town last week in the in
terest of his firm, regarding school books
Rev. Mr.. Calhoun Of Providence R. l.,
filled the Baptist pulpit acceptably Sum
day, preaching both morning and even
ing.
Fourteen members of the Grange Of
this place visited the Newfane Grange
last week and were very pleasantly enter
tanned.
Two more Of the Hodgdon cattle have
been sick with blackleg, but are expected
to recover, and no new cases have been
reported.
Rev. George Webster of Syracuse, N.
Y, is in town for a short stay, and Mrs.
Webster and son, Raymond, will return
with him.
Joseph Cummings and family OF South
Londonderry are in town visiting friends
and seeing to some needed repairs on their
house here.
Mrs. Watkins OF Westminster and Mrs
Whitcomb Of Grafton visited last week at
Harrison Chamberlains and called upon
friends in town.
Mrs. Mercy and son of Chicago, G. A
Cheney of Beloit, Wis, and Miss Bush
nell Of Chicago will spend the summer in
the Morse house.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Mason and Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Mason of Gardner, Mass.
have returned from Fairlee, where they
have been visiting.
The steam mill at Harmonyville shut
down Monday afternoon as every one OF
the mill hands took part in the parade
There are two new business interests
in town, a photograph gallery and a meat
market, and when the broad gauge is put
in we shall feel that we live near the
Hub"
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mason OF Gardner,
who are visiting at A. A. Mason's, spent
Sunday at Fred Underwood's in Wards
boro, but returned here to spend the
Fourth.
Miss Esther Macdonald left Monday
morning for New Haven, Conn, where
she will visit and before her return she
will visit in New York and New Jersey.
She will be away four weeks.
Perley Dutton of this town has gone
from Mt Hermon school, where he has
been some time, to Asheville, N. c., to be
foreman at George Vanderbilts estate,
Biltmore. Mr.. Dutton was brought up on
farm, his father, the late VIII Dutton,
was one Of the best and most industrious
farmers In town.
All the surrounding towns are well rep
resented here the Fourth, and we learn
from those who came that they had a good
time, and that all events exceeded the
announcements in the advertisements.
We think much credit is due all who were
helpful in any way to make the celebra-
ton a success, and to the ladies who
worked SO hard to feed the guests.
The following is the program for the
Grange meeting on July IA, Friday even
ing: Music by Grange; reading, Mr..
Fessenden; roll call, all to respond in some
manner; singing. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Franklin; current events, w. H. Miles
singing, Miss Eta Marsh; essay, Mrs.
Henry Cobb, subject Education" The
Grange will then discuss the question.
Are the present facilities Of our present
school system adequate for the education
OF our boys and girls?"
Among the visitors in town over the
! Fourth were Almond Marsh of Hartland,