Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-08
WESTMINSTER-

Mrs. Sarah Willard has returned to
Boston. "
for Mrs. Mason.
c. E. Bishop will occupy the pulpit next
| Sunday morning
Miss Ida Martin will spend the winter
with Mrs. Rideout
George Williams has gone to Michigan
TO remain during the winter.
Mrs Martha Peck spent Thanksgiving
with her brother in Brattleboro.
MIR. kelton and family of Saxtons River
nave moved to James Miller's farm.
MISS Emma Reed of Dummerston is
visiting her sister Miss Eunice Reed.
William Davis of Ipswich, Mass, spent
! Thanksgiving with his sisters in town.
Miss Cora Atcherson will go to Boston
next Wednesday for an indefinite stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Sargent and children spent
| Thanksgiving at Mr.. and Mrs. Williams's
Misses Maud and Eta Fairbrotber
visited the past week in Saxtons River
Mr. and Mrs. George Spond have gone
TO Westport, N Y, for a stay of two
months.
Mrs. Woodbury. and Mrs. Allbee will
soon occupy a tenement in d. F. Atcher-
sons house.
Frank Fairbrother has gone to SPRING
/
! for the winter
Mr. and Mrs. R. X Harris and chill
dren left Tuesday for their home in
| Kingsbury, p. O.
Mrs. Martha Smith, who has closed her
| house for the winter, will live with her
| daughter in Walpole.
Florence Nutting and school friend
from Vermont academy. Jenette Gardner.
are at Mr. and Mrs. G. b. Halls
Tl.
| tuesday evening at the town hall with F.
o. Merrifield of Grafton. as teacher.
Twelve thousand dollars was maid the
past week to farmers in this section who
raised sweet corn the past season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Underwood have
returned to New York after being guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Underwood a
| week.
The many friends of Rev. and Mrs.
Waldo will be glad to learn Of their safe
arrival at Dora, Florida, where they are
pleasantly situated for the winter.
The church and society have extended
unanimous call to Rev w. r. Whit
comb to become pastor of the church, the
call to take effect in January, 1906
Fred Blood of Springfield, Mass. was
called to Mrs. Mary tensions the past
week on account of the serious illness
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during the past season.
Carl Underwood has some fine views
Of Westminster which he has taken dur
| ing the past few weeks. He is having
them mounted on postal cards in a very
attractive manner. These cards will be
in great demand.
Among the holiday visitors: Mrs. c. E.
Hall of Greenvine, N. H., with her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. Barnard; Mr.. and
ri 90
Ellis's; Miss Bertha Miller of Boston with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Miller
Mrs Frank Richmond spent Thanks
giving with her son in Springfield Mr..
Dunbar was with his mother in Bellows
Falls. Mrs. Sarah Collins, Jerome Collins
and Miss Grace Leman were with Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Underwood in Bellows
Falls.
Notice has been received from the
executor OF the will of Mary Lovejoy Of
Haverhill, Mass, that $1,000 was given bv
Mrs. Lovejoy to the church in this place.
to be paid after the death of her daugh-
ter Mrs. Lovejoy was a former resident
of Westminster.
Timothy Peters passed the Goth mile
stone on LIES journey Dec. 3, and the
day was made unusually bright indoor
despite the storm without Mr.. Peters
lives with his daughter, Mrs. w S. Fem.
who gives him the care due his years His
health is unusually good for one of his
age and last summer he had the salts
faction of having the best garden in town
Mr.. Peters delights in relating incidents
OF his boyhood. when bears and other
animals held a conspicuous place. In re-
lating his favorite bear story to the
writer, a case where a baby was taken
from a cradle by a bear and carried into
tree, he remarked Those were the
times to live in" This fall he has split
and piled several cords of stove wood
He is often heard to say "A little gump-
ton will do great deal"
A Christmas sale will be held at the
town hall Dec. 10 by the ladies' of the
Congregational church and society. The
date has been fixed at this time to give
the people an opportunity to buy Christ
mas gifts for their friends \ table of
useful and fancy articles will be in charge
of Mrs. Julia Lyman and Mrs Charles
Arnold. Other features will be: Re-
membrane tree of handkerchiefs, Mrs.
Walter Johnson; confectionery, Mrs. Car
RE Hayward and Miss Lizzie Ward The
attraction for the children will be dis
pensed by 1.-The Old Woman in Shoe"
Miss Thomas and Miss Johnson A
chicken pie supper will be served. A
laughable comedy, (which is Which,"
will be given at this time with the follow
ing cast OF characters: Mr.. Capper, an
artist ]. e. Leach; Uncle George, George
Wright; Mr.. Paddles, merchant, George
WOODBURY. Miss Mills, housekeeper, Myra
Ashwell; Miss Pistle, the heiress, Alice
Johnson Miss Bingham, a poor relative,
Mrs. ]. E. Leach. A cordial invitation
Is extended to everybody to come to en-
joy the evening.