Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-30
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giving in jamaica
Misses Abbie and Ethel Follett are nj
home for a short time
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Barnes were absent
in jamaica over the 9th.
Mr. Brown moved his family Monday to
the tenement In Martin Sparks's house
Miss Christie Park of Brattleboro is
spending the vacation season with her
parents here.
Mrs Gracia Davidson OF Newfane was
guest Of her daughter Mrs +. L. Os-
! good during last week.
Mr.. and Mrs a. Z. Park spent Than;,s-
giving with Mr.. Parks sister. Mrs. Nell
son, in West Northhed
Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard OF Medford.
I Mass. are visiting Mrs Blanchard's
mother. Mrs. Celia Cutler
Mrs. Gage and son, Frank. were in town
recently to attend the funeral Of Mrs
Cages aunt. Mrs. Clarissa Ware
The farm and some personal property
Of ]. +. Edison were recently sold 10
Allen Y. Bigelow OF Dorchester Centre.
Mass for Sl725.
Mrs. Edith A. Macdonald Miss Esther
and Master Ervlng Macdonald. who were
absent in Springfield. Mass, two weeks
have returned home.
Prof II. w. Lewis is entertaining his
| father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs Harris
| Lewis Of Norwich. ~ Y, during the
/ Thanksgiving season.
The winter term OF school at the Sem
mary opens December TO continue unin-
! terrupted until Dec. % when there will
! be recess Of two weeks.
The dramatic club. which went TO New
! fame last Friday. presented the play,
| The Squire's Daughter" TO fun house.
/ ana the receipts We're very satisfactory
/ and encouraging TO the company No
/ doubt the play win be presented elsewhere
| II the management can secure open dates
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Austin celebra ted
! their 25th wedding anniversary at their
home in Hamonyville Monday evening
/ Mr.. Austln's mother and brother, Albert
! Austin and family Of Brookline. and
| Mrs. Grout being present Between 40
| and so friends and neighbors called to
! extend congratulations and many tokens
| OF esteem were received. some being
/ handsome pieces OF sllverware and others
! taking the form OF silver money Re
| freshments were served.
The regular meeting Of Blazing
/ star Masonic lodge made a slight de-
| parture from the usual routine Tuesday
evening, when w. II. Eddy was presented
! with a beautiful gold headed ebony cane
! concentrating his 10th year IN Masonry
| This token OF esteem was engraved on
| the head with the Masonic emblem and
the side Of the handle bore this inscrip-
/ ton. wv. H. Eddy, by his brethren -
Mr.. Eddy, while not filling prominent
| places, has been faithful member OF
/ this lodge and It was largely through his
! efforts that the present building was
secured and devoted to the use OF the
order.
Attention is called to the Instructive
and Inspiring Institutes in Missionary
| Motives and Methods" These Institutes
NIL hE
| the superintendent of missions, Rev.
w. A. Dawson d. D.. assisted by secre-
! taries, Drs. Spaulding. Lakewood. and
| Writer OF the American Baptist Publica-
ton society, the American Baptist Home
Missionary society and the American
| Baptist Missionary union, respectively
and VIII be held over the state during the
! period in December from the 4th until the
! 18th, inclusive. All interested in the
work are urged to attend the institute to
be held in Brattleboro Wednesday, Dec
o. Rev Wallace w. Gushee will speak
at 3. p. m, and the program for the
entire day is Of great interest.
The village coach is running a new
| route TO Salmon Hole bridge beginning
last Saturday night and continuing Mon
! DAY night With present indications
! the line Will be extended to Brattleboro
when passengers will be taken direct to
Iownshend, with a stop of 20 minutes for
] - comments III NtWIdnf. IL Is tnOuRnt
| this arrangement will be much more
! agreeable than leaving Brattleboro by
rail- and being stranded out OF reach Of
| every comfort for several hours at
time OF day when the common necessities
OF eating and sleeping seem imperative
ana as Is always the case at such uimes
1t is those most dependent. as children
and men and women who are not physic-
| ally strong, who are the ones who suffer
| most The train running from Brastle-
| boro TO Londonderry, leaving rBattleboro
| at the usual hour. did not arrive in
| Townshend until after midnight on last
| Saturday and again the following Monday,
| and II Is evident that II is only by the ex-
treme caution exercised by those having
the passenger train in charge that more
serious accidents are averted. Is there
remedy? II so. can 1t be applied?