Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-17
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ted in Keene
The snow rollers seem to be doing good
work in town.
Ethelbert Howard went to Springfield,
this state, last week
Zero weather Sunday morning Eight
below Tuesday evening.
The lumbermen are greatly discouraged
by the frequent storms.
Newell Jenison is ready with his new
gasoline engine to saw wood
Dwight Ware visited his parents Sun
day and Monday in Brooklne
Inez Blodgett visited in winchester,
Swanzey and Keene last week.
The train reached the station here
Sunday evening about II o'clock
The mission band has given up the en-
tertainment planned for the 22d
Guy Bardwell of Bernardston, Mass,
has been recent visitor in town
Miss Stone, who has been visiting in
Massachusetts, has returned home.
Fred Zuill went to Saxtons River Sat
urday to get help on his lumber job.
Miss Augusta Fessenden remains in
feeble health, being unable to sit up.
Rev NJ. f. Hardy of East Jaffrey, N.
H., was a recent visitor in town.
Era Austin is working at Charles Cut
ler's and Mrs. Henry Rand is the nurse.
We hear that Fred Ford's condition
at the hospital is considered more favor
able.
Royal Sanderson reports the snowfall
| for the month of February / foot IL
inches.
The Baptist ladies' aid society met last
week Thursday and served their usual
supper
Mrs. Martin Sparks was called to Sax
tons RIVER by the illness Of her mother
Hast week.
We had all sorts of weather last Sum
day, about the kind Mark Twain describes
as to variety.
Alice Ware and Lulu Martin have
graduated from the village school and
entered the seminary
| Miss Eliza Burnap and sister have been
very i'll with grip. Mrs. Saxton has been
ILL., threatened with pneumonia,
! Miss Ruby stebbins has been in Brat
/ tleboro' spending week with her former
/ school friend, Mrs. Harry Adams.
The Dorcas Guild held a pleasant social
at Walter Eddys last week Wednesday
evening. with good number present.
Miss Annie Cooke is taking charge of
Mrs. kenyons primary class in the Sun
day school while Mrs. Kenyon is away
Deacon Stebbins. Eugene Bemis and
Mr.. Sanderson are able to be out after
being confined to the house some time
ny hlitSs'
Herbert Haywood. a student at the Mt.
| Hermon school, will preach in the Bap-
list church next Sunday, both morning
and evening.
Miss Blanche Brigham entertained 1s
OF her friends at a progressive finch
party Friday evening. Refreshments were
served. and a pleasant time was enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Landman and son.
who were called here from Savannah, Ga,
on account of the Illness Of Mr.. Land
mans father left for home Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. Dale and Mrs Baker went to Brat
tleboro Monday morning, after the storm
OF sunday evening. and reached there at
3 O'Clock and were not able to return
until Tuesday afternoon.
Joel Day, whose death took place In
Springfield, Mass. last week. formerly
was resident OF this town a number OF
years by b. b. Brigham
The Baptist ladies' aid society will
serve an oyster dinner town meeting day
March Z, in their rooms, as has been their
custom several years. Those who do not
care for oysters will be well provided for
Mr.. Barreuther, teacher of violin. has
consented to render several selections at
the Washington entertainment on the
22d, to be held in Seminary hall An old
fashioned supper will be served from 6
to 7,30 o'clock.
Walter Benson, who died recently in
Wallingford, this state. was formerly a
resident of this town. One daughter
ilves here, Mrs. Haynes Sanders, and a
brother ARA Benson. Another daugh-
ter lives In Springfield, Mass
Through the Kindness of Mrs
Mason there were some beautiful hot |
house flowers in the Baptist church Sun
day morning. She had received the flow |
ers from friends out of town, who re- |
membered her birthday anniversary.
Mrs: Clara Blanchard, who has been !
spending some weeks with her mother. |
MRS Ceila Cutler, has gone the past week
to Boston, where her husband recently |
went into business. She will stop in !
F1tchburg to visit the Gage family on her |
way.
j. b. Derry, formerly engineer at the |
steam mill, who has been prevented by |
poor health from work, recently began |
work IN the mill. Fred Lawrence is a |
has been drawn to Wizards mill re- |
curing the large force on men employed.
The ladies' missionary society of the |
congregational church will meet with |
MRS. Baker next Wednesday at 3 u m /
continuing the study OF "Ieavening the |
Nation the subject will be New Mex |
lco. 1t will be divided into five parts
namely, the country; people customs and |
language; Mr.. and Mrs Heald and helm |
ersi child life; mission work
William II. Howard, SO. who died re-
Gently in Orange, went from this town
10 Orange about 10 years ago, and was |
employed at the Rodney Hunt machine
shops. While in Townshend he owned |
ana lived a number of years on the farm
now occupied by Henry Cobb and was a |
good citizen in the town He was an
uncle OF Mrs. Charles Cutler of this
place Besides his wife he is survived
by a son. David Howard, of Orange.
On Friday evening. Feb. "a, the an
nual mems supper will be served in the
Baptst Vestry. These suppers served by
the men have become a feature of the
social life OF the church and Community
A large number OF people, a good supper
ana a Jolly time are certain as the Tnfn
strive each time to Guido all previous eff
iorts. II Is rumored that the poultrv
yards will look as though struck by a CIV
clone when this supper is over. A WORD
to the wise is sufficient
Several teams of seminary atudents
TOOK a sleighride to Brattleboro last week
returning home in the earliest hours of
the next morning. After stopping for
supper in Brattleboro the young peonIe
TOOK the electric cars for West Brattie-
poro' where those who did not play saw
a close basket ball game between the
seminary boys and the academy team
Ned Dutton carried the large load on *
boys and girls, while most OF the plavers
m oil &c.