Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-26

went to Bellows Falls on business for the
paper last Wednesday. Miss Beulah Tim
son accompanied them. Mr.. Culver is to
be commended for his forethought in
leaving the young ladies safely at their
homes before overturning the sleigh and
depositing the contents on the ground.
Dorothy c. Austin of Manchester, N.
H., has bought of a real estate agent the
farm formerly known as the Paris Tourte-
lott farm, four or more miles northeast
of the village in district No 3, where
there are now several abandoned farms
that used to be years ago thriving places
of Industry. Adjoining this place are
three farms unoccupied besides others
near by.
The Hadassah league at the annual
meeting Jan. 10, elected the following
officers: Miss Ella Stebbins, president;
Mrs. r. N. Marsh, vice president; Mrs
f. ID. Reed, secretary; Mrs. Stella Gray,
treasurer; Miss Cora Mason Mrs. Rolla
Phillips Miss Rubie Stebbins, Mrs. s. E.
Macdonald, Mrs. T. Rice, standing COM
mittee; Miss Stella Gray, Mrs. +. d. Reed,
Miss Ella Stebbins, reception committee
West River Grange, No. 11S, conferred
the first and second degrees on the fol-
lowing candidates last Monday evenings
Miss Hope Chase, Harry Sparks, John
Marks, Gerald Allbee, Fred osgood, Her
bert Stone, Luther Stone, Raymond
Truesdel Ernest Hodgdon George Gale
and Carl Bruce. This class will be in
structed in the third and fourth degrees
Jan. 20. when the local Grange will be
assisted by the marching force of New
fame Grange.
Tuesday night at the adjourned meeting
of the fire district DR.. f. l.. Osgood, as
chairman of the prudential committee,
brought in the deed of all rights and
privileges of the Townshend Park associa-
ton to be transferred to the fire district,
Ia
the fountain during the season, for the
consideration of 81. The report was ac-
cepted and adopted. 1t was voted to
raise a tax of five cents on the dollar Of
the grand list.
Guy Dutton and Fayette Cooke are the
teamsters who are drawing the lumber
that is being cut on the Gray lot on
Peaked mountain, recently bought by
j. c. Taft, TO the steam mill at Harmony
vile, and they have opened the old road
that used TO be used when Charles and
Warren Willard had steam mill near
the foot of Peaked mountain, which was
washed away in a freshet by the rising
of the brook many years ago. Warren
Willard was the father of c. H. Willard
who owns the extensive steam mill at
liarmonyville that includes so many in
dustries.
A. A. Blood. who has been at work in
Newfane since May 4, is at home again.
ne mas just competed lne RESTORING OF
the buildings on the farm owned by Mrs.
Warder Of Washington, D. c. The old
time outlines have been preserved and
everything inside kept as nearly as posi-
BILE as IL was originally. A new chimney
and fireplace have been built and the old
one restored bathroom and modern
plumbing have been added. Mr.. Blood
with his assistants. has spent about four
months on the place, and it is worth not
ing at this time of year that not a day
has been lost on account of the weather
and much of the time has been spent in
outside work.
In a rough game the seminary boys
were defeated by their old rival Yer
mont Academy. at SaXtons River Satur-
day night by a score OF II to 10. Although
clearly outclassed. our boys stood well
against the weight of their opponents.
and the inability of the referee to blow
his whistle at the right time. The score:
L. G. S. V. A.
Osgood, re. If, King
Phillips. lg. IF, Lovejoy
Culver, C, c. WEIGH
ODER. Sparks, IF. lg Jones
Stone. II. rg, Madison.
Goals, welch IA. King 10. Jones 5, Mat
tison 2, ODER 4, Lovejoy l. Fouls. Ober,
Osgood. Madison. Referee, Hunt. I'm
pre- Reed.
The threatening weather of last Sat-
urday afternoon had no effect on the
spirits OF the Leland and Gray seminary
students. who had been planning a Sleigh
ride to SaXtons River to accompany the
basket ball team to the scene of victory.
or defeat as the case might be- About
2.30 p. m. Liveryman Simonds of Sax
tons River arrived with his four horse
long sleigh and three-seater, while ]. c.
Tafts three-seater and a double sleigh
also were called into service. These soon
were filled with a merry crowd of about
40. After making circle of the common,
they were off for the ~ mile drive to the
music of the horns bells, and the chorus
OF voices giving the school yell. on ar
irving in SaXtons River supper was
served at the hotel and the intervening
hours before the home coming passed all
too quickly. Professor Lewis who is in
terested in the pleasure hours of his pu-
pills, well as those Of study spent in
the schoolroom, was one of the party.