Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-28
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v Soss Josephine Taft OF Brattleboro
came home for Tuesday.
Misses Florence and Edith Sanders
;, | were recent visitors in town.
I Miss Eta Marsh has gone to Newfane,
where she will be employed for a time.
Allen w. Johnston Of Schenectady N.
Y. spent Christmas at c. H. Wizards
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Barnes went to
jamaica to spend Christmas with rela-
tives.
Prof and Mrs. H. w. Lewis are away
in Boston during the two weeks recess at
the seminary.
F. l.. Lowe reports Christmas trade to
exceed that OF any previous year since
| being In business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Mason entertained
a large party of relatives and friends at
dinner Christmas day.
E. w. Sawyer Of Hyde Park, Mass,
| very pleasantly remembered his friends
In town on Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. o. w. Follett are absent
in Manchester, visiting at the home Of
Mrs. Follett's brother. Prof. John Col
| burn.
II. ]. Wilson. travelling salesman for
| the De Witt Grocery company, Brattle-
boro, spent Wednesday here with his
| mother.
Miss Nellie Dale has gone to Amster-
dam. n Y, where she will spend the
| Christmas vacation with her sister, Miss
Esther Dale.
The Christmas tree and exercises at
| the Congregational church last Monday
evening were well attended and a merry
| time was enjoyed.
The annual business meeting Of the
Baptist society that was called for last
Monday evening met but adjourned I'M
til Monday, Dec. 81.
m ri.
| OF last week were omitted on account of
the disagreeable storm which was pre-
vailng at the time.
Miss Derby. while employed about the
| house last week and working near the
stove, met with a painful accident, burn
| ing her face severely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Austin and Miss
Ola Austin went to Hoosick Falls, N. Y,
| and spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
| Lemuel Van Schaick.
Miss Elsie Holcomb. who has been at
tending the seminary and boarding at AL
| bert Franklins. has gone TO her home in
| Greenfield and will not return.
Misses Mary Ware and Carrie Mason
OF the office force OF the Vermont Farm
Machine company. came here to spend
Christmas at their respective homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Taft entertained
relatives from Jamaica and and their
| niece, Miss Charlotte Cushman Of New
| York city, at a Christmas dinner and tree
on the 25th.
West River Grange held IT'S annual
| oyster supper In the town hall Wednes-
day evening. On Friday evening the an
nual business meeting will be held with
| election Of officers.
| The roll call OF the Congrega tional
church will be held next Tuesday. Jan.
| !. II Is hoped that a large number will
| be present and extend and receive the
greetings Of the new year.
Leon Truesdell OF Brown university.
| Providence. r. l., F. d. Osgood OF the
University OF Vermont, Burlington. and
| Ernest Hodgdon OF Yale university. New
Haven. are In town for the holiday re-
| cess.
Edward wellington OF Bellows Falls
was a guest this week at George Allbee's.
Charles Carleton has the northern
stage route In his hands once more and
is driving for the present. Louis Walk
er. the former driver. has returned to
| Grafton.
The proposed sleighride OF the Baptist
| Sunday school, scheduled for Tuesday,
was abandoned on account OF disagreeable
weather. The little people enjoyed a
supper In the vestry and the evening was
given up to concert exercises and tree
| for everyone
Mrs. Harry Franklin visited last week
| at the home of Mrs. Alice Piimpton
Brown in Greenfield. Mass. Mrs. Brown
has been sufferer the past four months
with rheumatic fever. She will be re-
membered by many as having spent some
time with her family in Harmonyville last
summer.
The friends of Arthur Edward Batch
| elder have received announcements OF
his marriage TO Miss Mary Elizabeth Nc
kinstry. which took place in Granite
| Falls, Mimi, Dec 90 Mr.. BatcheIder a.
ngNN Inn ~ 4.
young men. and congratulations are ex-
| tended by his many friends in the To-
! cality.
Chicken-pox appeared in Townshend at
| a rather inopportune time. thereby de-
priving several OF the little folk from en-
| joying the Christmas celebration in the
expected and usual way. However. Santa
Claus. seeming to understand the state
OF AFFAIRS, made IL his especial business
to make up for all deficiencies. and II is
safe TO say all were left happy at the end
of Christmas day.
The sale held in Seminary hall Thurs
day evening was a success notwithstand-
ing the discouraging evening, though
doubtless II would have been more largely
attended had the weather been fair. Each
class was In charge OF a booth and
fancy articles, home made candy, etc,
were onered for sale. Near the close OF
the evening the articles remaining I'M
sold were put up at auction. The af-
fair was gotten up for the benefit of the
senior class and the sum OF about SIS
was realized.
The item concerning coins OF last week
has aroused a little interest about them.
Mrs. Z. L. Hastings has worn as charms
on her watch chain since 1866 two gold
coins given her by brothers. One is in
scrioed Half dollar, California gold 1858"
and has IL stars on one side. II was sent
from San Francisco by a brother who
went to that place in 1856, engaging in
mercantile business. The other coin, gold
dollar, date 1856. was a gift from another
brother. sent from Chattanooga. Tenn,
who enlisted in the Union army at the
first call for troops and was in the SER
vice until the war closed.
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