Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-12

Everett Vale went to Boston wednes-
day.
L. R. Pierce is in Woodstock this week
to attend court
telephone was put in the home Of
Walter Bemis last Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. d. o. Coolidge Of Felchvine
are visiting at Fred Burbee's.
The week of prayer is being observed
this week, both churches uniting in the
meetings.
s. NJ Holden returned from California
Saturday. He gives glowing accounts Of
that country.
George Robinson and May Allen went
to Chester Tuesday to attend the funeral
Of George Farr.
Mrs. Charles Randall and Mrs. Efie
Dimond of Manchester visited friends
here over Sunday.
Mrs. c. f. Shory and little daughter
Of Swampscott. Mass, are visiting her
sister, Mrs. F. w. Meendy.
large delegation of Masons from An
Choir lodge attended the installation Of
West River lodge at the north village
Wednesday evening.
Farmers Grange held the installation OF
officers Friday evening. with Past Master
c. d. Farnum the installing officer Of
ficers are as follows: Master. w. w. Sla-
son: overseer. Z. S Davis; lecturer
Martha Lampson: steward. ]. w Rawson .
assistant steward. o. S. Abbott chaplain,
Laura Jenkins; treasurer. c. d. Farnum
secretary, Rose f. Davis; gate keeper.
Hattie +. Abbott; Pomona. Lila Reed ;
Flora. Leila Lampson: Ceres. Alta Slason /;
lady assistant steward, Annie Houghton
Anchor lodge. A. F. & A. NJ. No &c.
held their installation Of officers on Tues
day evening. with District Deputy Grand
q ~
installing officer: W. NJ, A. +. Cudwcrth.
S. w. II. NJ. Swift; J. w. L. r. Pierce
treasurer. G. G. Smith; secretary, II. ].
Twitchell; 5. D., F. d. I.akin: ]. D.. O.
r. Clayton; S. s., E w. Melendy; J. s.
]. B. Johnson; chaplain. NJ. Hoskins
marshal J. w NIelendy; tyler. c. d.
Farnum. After the installation banquet
was served a Riverside Inn. which did
credit to the management there.
At the annual church and society meet
ing. held in the vestry of the Baptist
church last Saturday, the following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year Clerk
+. +. Rugg; treasurer, G.. A. COMBS
treasurer OF benevolent fund, Rev. +. E.
Coburn; prudential committee. George
Barnard. John Allen, G. A. Coombs
ushers, Frank Tyler. John McAllster,
Irwin Thompson; musical directors, Halle
Thompson, Olive Churchill, Bernice Bah
bitt, w. w. Heald organist Olive
Churchill; assistant organist, W. w.
Head: auditor, +. F. Rugg. At the So
ciety meeting Rev. F. +. Coburn was
chosen moderator, John Allen secretary
II. +. Chase, John McAllister and Irwin
Thompson committee.
On Saturday evening Hooker woman's
Relief corps and Sons of Veterans were
guests OF Hooker post. G. a. r., for joint
installation of OFFICERS of the post and
corps. After the installation fine col
lation was served. The following officers
were installed for the post by o, S. Alb
bott, past commander: Commander. d.
b. Goddard; senior vice commander
stephen Houghton; junior vice comman-
der. o. NJ. Williams quartermaster, II. p
Chase: adjutant, II. 4. Dudley: chaplain
Martin Hoskins; officer of the day, W. A.
Shattuck officer of the guard. G. j.
Thompson; sergeant. o. s. Abbott; sur
geon. c. w. Castle; sergeant major. f. F.
Rugg; delegate, c. w. Castle; alternate
r. E. Bostwick For the Relief corps the
following officers were installed: Presi-
dent, Bertha Hulett; senior vice president.
Malvina Bradley; junior vice president
Lila Reed: treasurer, Mary Dudley; chap
lain, Laura Jenkins; secretary, Minnie
sistant conductor, Annie Houghton; guard,
Annie Melendy; assistant guard, Lillian
Clough; color bearers, Bessie Castle, Alice
Pease, Sarah Brown, Anna Clough: patrio-
tic instructor. Mary Pierce; press cor
respondent, Lucy Melendy; delegate. Eva
Pierce; alternate, Annie Houghton. These
officers were installed by Mary Pierce, de-
partment patriotic instructor.