Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-12

in town.
Miss Bertha Phillips is at the hotel in
Newfane.
Mrs Royal sanderson visited this week
at John Whtcombs.
Edgar AIIbee has a trim new sleigh on
the depot stage line.
Birchard post, G. A. r., will meet
in Newfane Saturday at p. m.
Mrs Rice and baby Dorothy are visit
ing al the old home, Leslie loves.
Denny Jones has sold his farm to Pid-
dock and Osgood Of Saxtons River.
Ruth Grover Of Claremont is visiting
her grandmother Mrs. A. L. Saxton.
The juniors will give a box social in
seminary hall Tuesday night, Jan. 16
Hadassah league will hold their annual
meeting in the church parlors Jan. 10.
Mrs Mary Phillips has gone to Millers
Falls, Greenfield and Orange to visit rela-
tives.
May Howe visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Howe, in Brattleboro last
week.
Miss Susie Watson, after spending
week at her home, has returned to North
Bennington.
Mrs. o. w. Davis and son visited last
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hosley of Jamaica.
News has been received that Miss Mabel
Stoddard, who is in Brookline Mass, is
very i'll with measles.
Rev. G. ii. Baker attended the associa-
ton of ministers OF all denominations held
i'm Bratteboro Monday.
A telegram has been received by E. L.
Hastings from Marquette, Michigan, say
ing Miss Abbie Starr is i'll.
Elvin Derry has been in town recently
on business. He has now gone to Andover
to work for S. p. Carlton.
Frank Powers, who has worked for
Homer Ambrose the past year, is now
working for A. NJ. Gushing.
The Leland & Gray seminary basket
ball team will go to Saxtons River Jan.
2 to play against Vermont academy.
Miss Anna Twitchell has gone to her
sisters. Mrs. Harry Adams's and her
mother has returned home from there.
Miss Alice Randall of Athol has been
spending a short vacation at home with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Randall.
Ned Dutton is not well this winter Col.
Franklin. who has been i'll from rheuma-
tism and under the doctors care, is some
what better
Basket ball will be played Friday even
ing, Jan -, at seminary hall. $40 p. m,
between Brattleboro academy and Leland
& Gray seminary.
Chief Engineer VIII Sparks was out
last Thursday, inspecting and putting in
order the fire extinguishers located in diff
ferent parts of the village.
Through the courtesy of Mrs w p.
Smith and Mrs. Martin of ST. Johnsbury
fine set of Chambers's encyclopedia has
been given to Townshend library.
Miss F. NJ. Webster, the photographer,
went Wednesday, to Vernon, n. Y, to
visit her parents. She will return about
Feb and again take up her work.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Snyder were called
to Londonderry by the illness OF Mrs.
Snyder's sister. Mrs. Purchase, who so
recently buried her three-year old daugh-
ter.
District Deputy Grand Master Charles
w. Cutler visited the Masonic lodge at
South Londonderry Tuesday night, and
Londonderry Wednesday night, returning
Thursday.
A barn on the Noble farm, West hill,
was burned Monday night, and several
tons OF hay were lost. The COW which
was in the barn was gotten out. There
was no insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Schaick, who have
been visiting two weeks at Charles
Austins's, returned Saturday to Hoosick
Falls, n. Y. Mr.. Van Schaick is instruc-
tor of science in the high school of that
place.
The golden wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs.
David Bemis took place New Years even
ing at their home in Cambridgeport with
80 guests present. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Bemis are natives of this town and most
Of their lives have been spent here.
About 60 sat down to dinner at the
Baptist church Saturday. AT the roll call
in the afternoon, the same number re-
sponded to their names. including those
by letter. The morning was occupied by
Bible talk by the pastor, Rev. c. d. r.
Meacham.
The officers for the Congregational Sun
day school are as follows: Fred Randall
superintendent Mrs. Plumb, assistant;
Mrs. r. c. Gregg, secretary; Miss Alice
Ware, treasurer; Miss Hazel Taft. libra
rian; Miss Mary Howe, organist; Miss
Alice Dale, assistant
Tuesday evening while Mr.. and Mrs.
E. L. Hastings were driving up the hill
to the village, on their way to meeting,
the horse became suddenly heightened by
meeting a party of coasters and turned
about, throwing Mrs. Hastings out on her
head and shoulders, and injuring her
severely.
In striking contrast to a year ago the
storm of last Wednesday night and Thurs
day was no hinderance to the trains.
The morning train down was on time and
the 10 o'clock up train moved along as
SHhoo'ilS as III PHEASANT weather. People
are gaining confidence in our broad gauge
and this will result in more liberal
patronage.
Blazing Star lodge of Masons held their
annual election of officers Tuesday even
ing with the following result: r. w.
Blood, w. M; Thomas Rice, S. w; F. A.
Dewitt, j. w; F. L. Lowe, treasurer;
A, L. Rand, S. D.; C. NJ, Holbrook, ]. D.;
70. b. Cudworth S. s.; F. E. Eddy, ] S;
Dr. George Gale, chaplain; w. H. Miles,
marshal; w. H. Eddy, tyler.
The Dorcas Guild elected the following
officers for the coming year at their an
nual meeting last week: Mrs r. w.
Beebe' president; Mrs. Edgar Allbee, vice
president, Mrs G. H. Baker, secretary and
treasurer; Mrs, Fred Lowe Mrs At
wood and Mrs Lyman Gale, committee
on work. Mrs Fred Randall. Mrs. Park
Holland, Mrs Harry Franklin, committee
on entertainment
The friends here Of Mrs. Chapin How
ara who died last week at her home In
Grafton, were greatly Shocked and grieyed
to hear OF her death, and much sympa-
thy is felt for the family in their great
a1llction. Mrs. Howard leaves one son.
who is in Yale, two sisters who married
physicians in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
and an aunt, Mrs. Semira Deane Clarke,
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