Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09

1t is not gratifying to show strangers
about and have them exclaim, rs this
your town hall" So, voters of Town
shend, fill you pockets with public spirit
and march or slide az there is snow
enough to town meeting prepared to
vote for a proper housing of the town
records and proper edlhce for progress
sive and enterprising townsmen now and
to come.
oren I. Smith has gone to his home in
Bondville.
Miss Bertha Phillips is at home from
Newfane.
Judson Derry of Putney was in town
last week.
Mrs. ]. o. Follett, who has been Ill,
is improving.
Harry Adams Of Brattleboro was in
town over Sunday
Jerry Lowe mas new Edison grapha-
phone, with SO records.
win Scott of Springfield has been
visiting in Harmonyville.
Samuel Ewings, who has been very i'll
several weeks, is very low.
William Bridges has been looking at
real estate in the village.
Hollie Wilson of Bratteboro was at
home Sunday and Monday.
Miss Cora Brown Of Athens called up
on friends in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Lizzie Barber has gone to New
York city to visit her nephew.
Mr. Ashford of Athol has been in town
looking after his interests here.
Miss Mabel Allbee is spending a week
with her aunt, Mrs. Edgar Allbee.
The Woman's Home club will meet
with Mrs. G. H Baker on Feb Il.
Mrs. Hebb and children are settled in
their new home in the Barber mouse.
Miss Mabel Sage and Miss Lucille Cush-
man visited at ]. c. Taft's this week
Mr. Follett cut an oak tree recently
that gave, him is logs and four cords Of
wood.
Only Sc was raised at the lecture given
to provide money for the chapel hymn
books.
Miss Cora Buell., who is working for
Miss Fletcher, is spending a week at her
home in Landgrove.
from last week was held Thursday after
noon with Mrs. Beebe.
Mr., Jennison has put in 1000 cakes of
ice for the new meat man, Roy Barnes,
each cake weighing 240 pounds.
Mrs Frank Phelps came the first of
the week TO pack her household goods
and she has had them removed.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Blood went to West
Townshend last Thursday for a short
visit at their sons, Frank Blood's.
Royal Sanderson reports the snowfall
during the month OF January to have been
seven inches and the rain fall one inch
Saturday morning was crisp enough
for most people. the temperature being
five degrees below zero at the post office
Four seminary pupils in the teachers
course took the state examinations in
psychology and history OF education last
week.
During the cold and frost Of Tuesday
morning one of the men who was helping
Mr.. Jennison cutting ice had one ear
frozen.
A. F. Park has his new engine in place
but is delayed by the boiler not arriving
AS soon as-that is set up he will start up
business
Miss Florence Adams, who has been a
teacher in Grafton, has visited for a
week with her sister, Miss Abbie Adams.
at Mrs. Wilson's.
Blazing star lodge Of Masons held a
regular meeting and installation OF off,
GERS Tuesday evening Feb. 10. Refresh
ments were served.
District Deputy Grand Master Charles
Cutler and several members Of the local
Masonic lodge attended the district meet
ing in Brattleboro Feb. s.
good game of basket ball was played
in Seminary hall Feb. 2, Bellows Falls
Midget Five VS.. L. G. s., the score being
2S to % In favor OF L. G. S.
The L. G. S. basket ball team went to
Chester February l and played against
the Chester town team. The score. was
rs to "a in favor of the seminary.
Hugh Phillips, young lad Of this place,
who knows a good deal about birds and
flowers. has an album with 80 species OF
wild flowers which ne has classified.
Tuesday was the coolest morning here
this winter. The thermometer registered
~ degrees below zero at Royal Sander
sons and IA degrees below at f. l..
loves store.
Mrs. Rachel Twitchell has taken rooms
at Martin Sparks's and will care for ner
mother, Mrs Betsey Gale. The great
granddaughter, Geraldine Strout, will live
with her.
The L. G. s. basket ball team expects
to go to West Brattleboro Feb. 16 to play
against the Brattleboro academy team.
II the travelling is good a large party OF
students will accompany them.
The Hadassah league will be entertain
ed this afternoon by Miss Cora Mason.
The meeting is neld a week earlier than
usual on account of Miss Mason's pre-
pairing for a visit to her sister in Fitch
burg
James Church, former resident of
this town, and once a thrifty farmer.
who found in his day that farming paid
one with good habits and Industry, has
recently visited ais daughter, Mrs. ]. II.
Ware.
We think with the correspondent of
the Reformer that the Standard oil is
! far below the true standard If lamp
chimneys and the many explosions that
endanger lives and property are any
criterion to go by.
The party of students who went to
Jamaica to the play last week, think
that the next time they take long ride
at this time Of year they will try to ar
range to take 1t after a snow storm and
go on runners instead of wheels.
The enthusiastic skaters would not give
up their sport for little snow like that
of Monday so armed with shovels and
.brooms they soon had the ice cleared,
and nothing but the extreme cold of Mon
day night was able to drive them indoors.
The Misses Ada and Marion AIlbee of
Bradford are visiting their aunt Mrs.
Sarah Wilson Miss Ada Allbee will be
remembered here as a dressmalxer, being
located in this town few years ago.
She and her sister have an establishment
In Bradford.
b. ]. Simonds, with his teams, put In
considerable time last week for Leland
and Gray students, carrying about 20 OF