Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-02
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few days.
Perley Dutton Of the Mt. Hermon school
is at home.
The hill roads are very icy and difficult
| to travel over.
Reuben Park of Bernardston is guest
at a. e. Parks
Milton Eddy of Brattleboro was at
home over Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carr of Athens
have been in town.
Cecil Snow is visiting his grandmother,
Mrs. Metcalf, in Grafton.
Fred Kimball Of Westminster has been
calling on friends in town.
Mrs. F. L. oseood, superintendent of the
junior Christian Endeavor, has resigned.
Miss Lizzie Aldrich of Westmoreland
is visiting her sister, Mrs W. M. Sparks.
Basket ball this evening in seminary
hall, Bellows Falls Midget Five VS.. l.. G.
Mrs. winslow has been called to West
Townshend by the illness Of her daugh-
ter.
Mrs. Rachel Twitchell and great grand
daughter have been recent guests at
/ Martin Sparks's.
Miss Ella Willis Of Jamaica, who has
been teaching in Grafton, visited Miss
Willard this week
On account Of the lecture Thursday
evening the prayer meetings were held
Wednesday evening.
J. NJ. Gilbert. manufacturer of brush
handles in WIZARDS mill, will board at
present with Mrs. Shine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Covey and daughter
and Mrs. Metcalf Of Grafton were recent
visitors at Charles Halls
Alfred Ferden, while working on a saw
ing machine for Emory Jones last Fri
day, injured a finger badly.
Gilbert Boutelle met with a painful ac-
| cident few days ago and a physician
was called to dress his hand.
Ernest Bemis. while working in the
woods last Friday for Charlie Hall, had
his hand badly injured by log
The ladies' aid society held a meeting
and served ten cent supper at the
Baptist vestry Thursday afternoon.
Mrs Lois Rumrill. who has been in
Londonderry, has returned and will stay
time with her brother, William Perry.
Mrs Stella Bryant of Londonderry has
come to spend the remainder OF the win
ter with her daughter. Mrs. F. D. Reed.
Miss Josephine Taft went Monday to
Brattleboro where she has a position as
stenographer in the Office Of f. L. Hough-
ton.
Henry Hastings has recovered from his
fall and is able to return to Westminster.
He has been with his sister here several
weeks.
w. S. Holland and L. H. Fessenden
have been indexing the town records OF
births, marriages and deaths, back as
far as 1857
The meeting Of the Dorcas Guild which
was TO have been held with Mrs. E. H.
Allbee last Wednesday afternoon has
been postponed.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Sparks, Miss Liz
zie Aldrich and Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Marsh
attended the Odd Fellows ball at New
fame Friday night.
Mr. Knapp the HarmonyviIle grocer
will close out his business very soon and
move his family to Brattleboro. He will
continue his tea route as formerly.
Messrs. Ober, osgood Cushman and
Culver went to Chester last week We'd
nesday night with the Grafton basket ball
team, Elbridge Culver playing on the
team.
Samuel Ewings, who has been seriously
III several weeks. is no better and re-
quires care both night and day Miss
Blanche Brigham assists Miss Ross in
her duties as nurse.
Mrs. r. w. Snyder entertained several
of her neighbors recently when Frank
Lawrence was present with his graphic
phone and gave several selections which
were much enjoyed.
Guy Nelson. formerly OF Townshend,
who has been employed as fireman on
engine 81, taking the run from Brattle-
boro to Londonderry, is visiting his aunt,
Mrs A. Brown, few days.
The framework of the cottage which
Charles Willard is building on his place
has been erected during the week It
will be occupied through the summer
months by Miss Lucy Booth. the artist
Arthur Railway OF Newfane and Nal
Bemis of Athens have been in town saw
ing wood with their gasoline engines
The farmers feel elated over the success
the gasoline engine has made, having
their wood piles sawed by the up-to-dat
power
Sunday evening Mrs. II. w. Lewis gave
very interesting talk from her own
experience in mission work among the
children in New York city Mr.. Lewis
also told of his work among the
boys OF the city during the time he was
pursuing his studies in college.
The third and fourth degrees were con-
ferred upon class of IL by West River
Grange Monday evening assisted by 20
OF the marching stan of Newfane Grange
The visiting Grange did some fine work
which was much enjoyed. A bountful
supper was served to about TO- after
which social hour was enjoyed.
The congregational missionary meeting
was held with Mrs. c. c. Taft Jan. "a
and the following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. G. II. Baker; vice presi-
dent, Mrs F. L. Osgood; secretary, Mrs.
A. l.. Rand; treasurer. Mrs. c. C. Taft;
advisory committee. Mrs. A. e. Park
Mrs. G. H. Baker, Mrs. A. L. Rand.
The skating during the past, week has
been the best seen this winter, and the
Ice which has formed in the two con-
meeting basins on F. D. Reeds land Is
an enjoyable place to spend an hour or
two. The place is so well protected from
the cold winds by the high land surround
Ing 1t that those wishing TO see the sport
without participating, can very comfort
ably do so.
The junior class of Leland and Gray
seminary gave a banquet to the senior
class at Townshend Inn Jan 81. After
the banquet the two classes, accompanied
by the faculty, drove to Jamaica and at
tended the play, "Tony the Convict"
given by the Jamaica dramatic club B.
j. Simonds of SaXtons River was again
called upon to furnish conveyance and
came over with his four-horse barge.
Word has been received from Mrs. e.
A. Kenyon that she expects to leave
Brantford, Ontario, for home this week.
On January 20 she attended the presenta-
ton OF The Messiah" conducted by her
son, Prof b. ]. Kenyon. Mr. Kenyon Is
giving series Of oratorios this season.
the first being Elijah" second THE
Messiah" third 1.-THE Redemption" fourth
st. Paul. The performance is by a