Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07

Miss Sawyer is visiting her sister, Mrs.
T. ]. Knight.
Mrs. Stanford Morse is visiting her
niece in Northampton.
Whitney Prouty has nearly recovered
from a severe illness of typhoid fever
Miss Minnie A. johnson was home from
Beverly. Mass, last week returning Sun
day.
Miss Ida Fox returned home Sunday
after spending a few days in Springfield
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Hamilton have been
visiting at J. w. Hamilton's the past
week.
Whooping cough has broken out and
among the cases reported are Dorothy
Cain and Emma Atkinson.
Charles w. Miner, jr.. has returned
home after spending year in Los Angeles
and other places in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. p Hamilton have
rented a tenement in Mrs. Evans's house
and will live there this winter.
The Woman's association met at the
parsonage yesterday afternoon for a de-
votional service on the subject OF for
eign missions.
Charles N Cheney returned last week
Wednesday from Hoosick Falls, n. Y,
where he spent a few days with his uncle,
CnaIleS y. Cneney.
The schools in districts 1, g. 10. and
IL began Monday with the same teachers
as last term The rest Of the schools
will open Monday.
H F. Prefountain and family have
moved into the house where they formerly
lived and which has just been vacated by
Mrs. A M Helyar.
Miss Susie L. Clark left Saturday t.
take a position as teacher in Westminster
after spending a vacation with her pa
rents, DR.. and Mrs. c. S. Clark.
The Christian Endeavor society has
just received from the officers Of tht
state Christian Endeavor union a GER.
tificate for excellence in Christian bene
ficence.
Miss Ethel Blodgett returned. to hel
work in Greenfield Tuesday after spend
ing Thanksgiving at home. Benjamin
BlOdgett of Holyoke was also at hom,
| over Thanksgiving.
z. F. Holbrook Of Keene will give al
| organ recital at the Congregations
church Wednesday evening. Dec. L. H
| will be assisted by E. H. Miller, bari
tone. The public is invited.
E r. Ellis is i'll but is doing well
| About two weeks ago he fell in a bari
/ and hurt his side so that he was con
fined to the house. Recent examinatid
| shows that one rib was broken
Charles E. Bishop. superintendent o
I the Kurn Hattin homes, will give stere
opticon lecture illustrating the work O
/ the homes at a union meeting at tn
Congregational church Sunday evening.
The Y. P. S. c. E OF the Congregation
al church is planning to hold seminar
nual business meeting and social at III
chapel Wednesday evening. A literar
program viii be provided and officers wi
be elected
About a dozen promising candidate
for the Baraca class basket ball team be
| gan practice in Academy hall Tuesda
evening. The Seminar class is also or
ganizing a team and there is a prospec
of lively contest for the championship
About "a Of the young alumni of Brat
tleboro academy and a few Of the undeI
graduates held social in Academy ha
Saturday evening in honor OF those VII
were at home for the Thanksgiving vaca
ton. Games were played and light rt
freshments served.
The enthusiasm in the Baraca claS
membership contest continues TO grow
Last Sunday the attendance at the regl
lar session of the class exceeded an
previous record. Five new men wei
voted into membership and IS respondt
to the roll call. 1t is expected that b
fore the contest closes the enrolment
members viii be over 50.
The Congregational church will no
its annual reunion next Friday evening
Beginning at $50 the ladies will serN
supper 10 all members Of the church an
congregation. AT 730 there will be
roll-can of the church members and r
ports from different organizations. II
members who can not be present are r.
auested to send a verse Of scripture
other response to their names.
, The annual business meeting OF u
! Congregational church was held Frids
evening. The Sunday school officers we
reelected to serve another year. Th'
are: Superintendent, DR.. c. S. Clark; a
sistant superintendent, Charles Prenus
superintend of the primary depar
ment, Miss Edith Stowe; secretary-t rea
: urer, Miss Emma Mixer; librarian, He
vey Harris. The meeting was then a
journed until Jan. IL pending revisit
Of the bylaws which is under conside
alton
!, CHURCH AND FRATERNITY.
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