Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-05

Miss Alma Gale is on the sick list
Miss Bertha Phillips is home from New
fame.
The Dorcas Guild met Thursday with
Mrs. ]. c. Taft.
Miss Ethel Follett has returned from
a visit to Weston.
Dr. and Mrs. Osgood visited Monday in
South Londonderry
Ethel Carleton sprained her wrist by
falling on the ice.
Mr.. Brayton of Brattleboro is stopping
at +. L. Hastings's.
Mrs Guy Austin is visiting a week at
her old home in Athens.
West River Grange will meet this
evening to choose officers.
The village school. and seminary, opened
Tuesday after a weeks recess.
The Woman's Home club will meet
with Mrs l. NJ. Rand Jan. 10.
Miss Grace Hill of Keene is spending
a few weeks with Miss Eta Cobb.
Mrs. Mccoy has gone to Brattleboro to
work in the family of George Eels.
Royal Sanderson reports the snowfall
in December 61a inches, rain one inch.
Haynes Sanders had a fan on the ice
that he would not care to have repeated.
Prof. Harrington was unable to come
TO Townshend this evening as announced.
Miss Edith Barrett of Brattleboro visit
ed over New Years with DR.. and Mrs.
Rice.
Mrs Celia Cutler, who went to Brook
line for the holidays returned home this
week.
Mrs Grout of Arlington visited at
Charles Austins in Harmonyville last
week.
1t is expected there will be union meet
ings four nights next week, beginning
Tuesday.
Mrs Metcalf has returned to her work
I'm Grafton and Mrs. Blodgett to West
Swanzey.
Miss Lane was badly bitten by cat
she was stroking. She required a doctor
to dress the wound
Mrs. Alice Plimpton Brown of SPRING
field. Mass, visited at Walter Eddy's and
Harry Franklins last week.
Mrs. Rhoades, who has spent some time
with her cousin, Mrs. Fred Willard, has
gone to Worcester to visit.
Miss Avis Howard. who has been at
home for the holidays, has returned to
her work in New Hampshire.
Mr.. Jenison has bought the furnace that
was removed from the seminary building
to be replaced by larger one.
Miss Christie Park, who came to her
nome Tor the MONDAY recess, returned 10
her school in Brattleboro Monday
Mrs. NJ o. Howe of Newfane and son,
Carlton, of Essex Junction, called upon
friends in town Saturday of last week.
Mrs. Dale entertained on New Years
two families of her nearest neighbors on
Southern turkey sent from Beaufort, S. c.
Mr.. Allbee of Bellows Falls, with Everett
Phillips as helper, has been here putting
the new furnace into the seminary build
ing.
Miss Mckay Of Brookline, Mass, for
merly Miss Anna Stoddard of this town.
is i'll with the measles. Her mother is
caring for her.
There will be a basket bah game this
evening in Seminary hall between Bellows
Falls Athletic club, 2d, and Leland &
Gray seminary
Prof and Mrs. Lewis were presented
with a sum of money recently by the
teachers and students of the seminary in
expression of their good wishes.
1t is something new TO see those who
are filling their ice houses drawing their
ice on wheels, as we usually have good
at this time of year.
Mrs. Susan Lawrence will leave soon to
spend the winter in Boston with her
daughter, Mrs. O'Brien, She will be ac-
companied by her daughter, Mrs. Per-
sons.
The unusual weather we are having at |
this time in the season is furnishing much |
talk and bringing out the membranes !
of people who can not recall such a season |
in many years.
The week of prayer will be observed by |
union meetings Tuesday, Wednesday, |
and Friday evenings, two to be |
held in the Congregational chapel and two |
in the Baptist vestry.
The streets of our town have been coat |
ed with ice a week past and in a dan
gerous condition for pedestrians. There |
was such demand for ice creepers that |
the supply was soon exhausted.
A. E. Park has been absent on busi-
ness several days, visiting Manchester.
N. H., Palmer, Mass, and Bondville. He |
will enlarge his plant here by adding a
new engine, boiler and machinery.
At the annual meeting of the Baptist
Sunday school the following officers were
chosen: Superintendent, Z. L. Hastings;
assistant, Irving Chase; secretary Fred |
Reed; assistant, Bessie Dutton; treasurer,
Mrs. w. Blood; organist Mrs. r. Phillips;
Librarians, Grace Chase and Flossie Marsh
c. Q. Stebbins and daughters gave a
New Years dinner at their delightful
nome last Monday, when a company of
heir village friends sat down to an ele-
CANT and bountiful repast The dinner
md the social hour which followed were
greatly enjoyed by the privileged guests
The annual roll call of the Baptist
'hurch will occur this week Saturday. A
most cordial invitation is extended to all
lbsent members, as well as all members
If the church and congregation, to be
present. Come and bring your greeting,
II II that is impossible, send one Ser
ices will be held at 1890 a. M, with
Inner at noon and roll call in the after
loon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sage and daughter, Mabel,
md Wilbur Cushman and children dined
II j. c. Tafts last week on Thursday,
where family party was held. In the
vening Robert Cushman, who is a pupil
n the seminary, celebrated His 10th birth