Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-14

Clifford Holbrook Of Brattleboro is at
w. H. Miles's this week.
Miss Lizzie Aldrich has been spending
short time in Westmoreland.
Park Holland returned Tuesday from
visit with his mother in Brandon.
Mrs Louise Whitney OF Brattleboro is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Abbie Willard.
Misses Abble and Ethel Follett return
ed Saturday to their schools in Weston.
Mrs. Fullerton visited last week at her
brothers. Atwel Farwells in West
Townshend.
Miss Emma Bushnell OF Chicago. who
has spent several summers in town. is
here for the winter.
Mrs VIII Boutelle and children.
Arthur and Dorothy. will visit relatives
in New York city the coming week
Mrs Annie Stoddard Mckay, who has
been at James Stoddard's several months
returned Thursday TO her home in Brook
line Mass.
Mrs. Susie Atwood, who has been spend
ing several weeks in West Townshend
with her sister, Mrs. Henry stratton, re-
turned home Tuesday.
The Dorcas Guild were entertained
Thursday at the home OF airs Julian
Taft, the time being spent in making
comfort bags" for the "middies" on the
battleship Vermont.
Fay Bridges. a former student at Le-
land and Gray seminary has been visit
ing Harry Pierce. Mr.. Bridges expects
to spend the winter in Keene and while
there will continue his musical studies
Several families are experiencing great
Inconvenience with waterpipes: some sup
plies being cut of entirely. others re-
quiring extreme care and eternal Wig
lance" TO be in condition to he used.
Last week Thursday large deer was
discovered on the ice OF the river Just
below Salmon Hole" where II had been
chased by dog. Game Warden Snyder
was notified and went down hoping TO
rescue IL but finally had to shoot IL as
one leg was broken. II was a handsome
animal having six prongs to Its antlers.
F. L. loves store has taken on very
seasonable appearance. The window.
| counters and show cases are filled with
every conceivable article suited to the
| purchaser Mr.. Lowe Is showing a larger
stock OF Christmas goods than ever be-
! fore. l.. X. Barnes is stocking up his
market with all the good things for
Christmas eating and will carry. as at
| Thanksgiving time. a line OF turkeys.
ducks. chickens and fowls.
Wednesday mornings temperature made
record being 10 degrees below at the
| north part OF the village and IL degrees
| beloW Ut NHe post once. since last week 8
report the variety OF weather has been
| such as to satisfy the most exacting, pro-
| Niding they are looking for that xind-a
| rain and ice storm. three days without
sunshine, eight inches OF snow on Mon
day and a cold wave Tuesday night How
ever, everything combined has resulted in
a most desirable condition of sleighing
and shedding. and the lumbermen are put
| ting In fun time with their teams and are
looking forward to a successful business
season This means much to business in
general in this locality and ought to give
| the Christmas trade a boom.
Elmer Gleason, a former Brookline boy,
now OF Minnesota, visited several old
| friends In town this week. Mr.. Gleason
went West IS years ago and located on a
! farm near the village OF Miollet The
| farm work is done almost entirely by ma
chinery The water supply is from a tu-
bular well 2l2 feet deep. the water being
drawn by windmill. The land is given
! TO grain raising. During the past sea
son 20 acres were given TO corn, 80 acres
to oats and 2S TO wheat Both corn and
oats are fed out on the place where l6