Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-03-09
WEST eRATrLEeoRo.

c. a. Parker was in Fitchburg the first
Of the week.
II. B. Larltin is out after being housed
by Illness several days.
Miss Hattie Clark is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Smonds, in Manchester, this state.
Mrs. Catherine Evans is visiting her
nephew, Frank Wheeler, in New Lon
don, Conn.
George Hawkins, son of r. B. Hawkins,
cut his thumb Off Tuesday while chop
ping wood.
went to a sugar supper in Hale Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs. Frank e. Clark of Waltham, Mass,
Is staying a few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Van Doom.
Mrs. N. M. Wilder Of Springfield, Mass,
came Saturday for a stay Of several weeks
at Il. M. Goodenough's.
Painting and papering are completed
on the Grout place and ]. L. Stockwell
will soon occupy his new house.
The ladies' of the Congregational So
ciety will serve a sugar supper Monday,
March 20, at the church parlors.
The young people are arranging for a
minstrel show to be given in about two
weeks. The proceeds will be applied on
the street sprinkling fund.
Fred Britton has finished work for
Judge H. II. Wheeler and is now employed
by Mr.. Pellet, the contractor, on the new
building on the American House site.
Mrs. L. w. Strong returned Saturday
from the South. 1t is possible that she
may sell the hotel for a hospital. She
went to South Londonderry Saturday
night.
The annual meeting of Western engine
company No. l was scheduled for last
Monday evening, but owing to a lack Of
quorum was adjourned to the first Monday
in April
The schools are having a vacation.
Principal and Miss Minis are in Ash
ton, Mass. Miss Mary E. Clark is spend
ing her vacation in New York, the guest
of Miss Helen Baker.
The woman's association held its de-
votional meeting Thursday afternoon.
There were two papers, one upon the
Uganda mission of Africa, the other upon
the slave trade of the same country.
Several interesting letters were read from
home mission fields, and, taken as
whole, the meeting was very profitable.
The sewing meeting will be held next
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. E. E.
Fisher.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Near and Farther Lights society was held
at the parsonage last Tuesday evening.
The meeting took the form of a Chinese
social, to which the young people OF the
church and congregation were invited.
The parsonage was decorated with Chin
csc lanterns and with yellow and black
streamers in profuson. An interesting
program was rendered after which re-
freshments Of tea, waters, rice and candy
rats were served.
The town schools at West Brattleboro
and Centrevlle will begin March 10 and
the outside schools March 26, with the
following teachers: No. l, Miss Edith N.
Mather; No. 4, grammar, John P. Hell
var primary, Miss Sadie NJ Taylor No.
5, high school, Wesley E. Minis. A B.,
and L. Mabel Minis, A. B.; grades, Mrs.
Frances B. Horton, Mrs w. D. Stock
well, Miss Bessie ]. Mckenzie, Miss Mary
3. Clark; No. 6, Miss Lottie NJ. Dodge;
No. 10, Louis A. Thayer; No. II, Miss
Mabel Kendall. Special teachers of draw
ing and vocal music have been engaged.
Mrs. Van Doorn's Sunday school class
alumni held their annual meeting and
banquet in the vestry of the Baptist
church Wednesday evening, March 7. The
class, families and invited guests to the
number of 81 sat at the tables bounti-
full supper Of salads, escalloped potatoes,
rolls, cake, ice cream, etc. had been pre-
pared by the members of the class At
ter supper L. w. Hawley and Rev. ]. A.
Mitchell spoke, followed by a violin solo
by Rodney Haigh, readings by Mrs. Will
son, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Mixer and bird
talk by Mrs Horton. Eleven of the IS
members now living in the town were
present. The same officers for the year
were elected with one exception, Mrs.
Leonard being chosen secretary and treas
urer.