Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-28
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filling them this week.
william Cook of Shelton, Conn, is WIS.,
itlng at w. A. Cooks this week.
Principal Wesley Minis and Miss Mabel
Minis went to their home in Ashburnham
to spend the week.
Otis futile moved last week from
Orchard street to the house formerly oc-
cupied by Mrs. White.
Miss Daisy Miller and Louis Thayer are
home from the University of Vermont
for ten days vacation.
Several OF the young people are plan
ming to attend a dance in Johnson hail,
East Dummerston, tonight
Roy Fisher OF Lynn, and Carroll Fisher
Of New York spent Christmas with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. e. Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. william Houghton went
Friday to their home in Springfield, where
they will spend the rest Of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Perry Of Green
field spent Christmas day with Mr..
Perry's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. d. 7.
Perry.
Miss Susie Clark will return to her
school in Westminster tomorrow after
spending a week with her parents. DR..
and Mrs. C. s. Clark
Miss Olive weatherhead OF the school
of domestic science in Worcester Is spend
| ing the Christmas vacation with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Weatherhead.
Miss Sadie A. Hamilton came home
Saturday from Westminster. where she
is teaching school. and is spending the
Christmas vacation with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. NJ. Hamilton.
Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock a
| food sale will be opened by the ladies OF
the Earnest Workers in the reading room
| in the store block. The proceeds will
go to the street watering fund.
Rev. and Mrs. j. A. Mitchell spent
Christmas week at Mr.. Mtchelrs home
in Lynn. Mass, returning Wednesday.
During his absence DR.. w. A. Dawson
Of Burlington supplied the pulpit.
With appropriate exercises and beauti-
fully decorated tree. the Baptist Sunday
school celebrated Christmas eve in the
church. There was good attendance
and all enjoyed the evening especially the
| young people.
The Congregational Sunday school held
| its Christmas festival In Academy hall
| Tuesday evening. A program of Christ
mas songs and recltations was rendered
| by the scholars and enjoyed by the large
company present. Santa Claus and his
work shop and a well filled tree were the
chief attractions for the little people.
The Brattleboro academy basket ball
| team defeated the Baraca class delega-
ton by a score OF q to q in a rough
and-tumble scrimmage in Academy hall
last Thursday evening. The academy
players were Dunklee, Perry. Prefontaine.
| n. Taylor and Thomas. The Baraca five
were Jillson. Plumb. Martin, Fisher and
| L. Taylor.
The annual Christmas reunion OF the
Johnson family was held Tuesday at II.
| X. Hamiltons on Ames hill Mr. and
| Mrs. l.. J. Johnson and l6 OF their chill
dren and grandchildren were present.
I A 81 all.
ters. cake. ice cream and candy was en-
joyed by the company and in the evening
| there was a Christmas tree for the young
folk.
The grades OF the village school united
for their Christmas celebration. which
was held in Academy hall Friday after
| noon. A program consisting OF a variety
OF recitations and music was furnished
by the pupils. After the exercises the
two Christmas trees were unloaded. The
schools are closed this week for a vaca-
ton. but win open Monday. They will
keep New Years day.
Joseph NJ. King. jr.. 20. was asphyxiated
in his boarding house at Grand Junction,
Colo. the night OF Nov. 90. On returning
from n dance he started the gas heater "a
water tank preparatory to taking a
bath. He evidently laid down on the bed
fell asleep and died from asphyxiation. the
lights consuming the oxygen In the room
which was poorly ventilated. He was
the son OF Mr.. and Mrs ]. NJ. King of Red
Oak. Ia, a nephew OF ]. l. King OF this
place and n grandson OF the late Joseph
King OF Marlboro.
A pleasant family renion was held
yesterday at the home OF Morris Chamber
lain on Dummerston hill. II was mad'
particularly noteworthy by the presence
OF MFR. Chamberlain's brother. DR.. w. A
Chamberlain OF Waseca. MINI. who ha!
not been here for % years. He has man!
old acquaintance here who remembe
him as a young man. There were als'
present at the reunion. Mr.. and Mrs II
w Holton OF Rutland. Mrs. II. A. Brigg
OF Wakefield n. Y. and Miss Ma!
Chamberlain OF NoTthheld, Mass. A bounti
full dinner was served, after which Their
was a Christmas tree.