Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-26
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The young people improved the fine
coasting down Democrat hill last week.
The Dorcas Guild will meet with Mrs
Edgar Allbee Thursday afternoon, Feb l.
Hollie Wilson of Brattleboro spent Sum
day with his mother Mrs Sarah Wilson.
j. II. Ware has been absent several
days in Boston and other places on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. March and MYRTLE
spent Saturday and Sunday in Williams
VILE
Wallace Bemis of Athens has started a
fish route through town, coming Tues
days.
Guy Bardwell, of Bernardston, who has
been at l. C. Watsons, has returned
home.
Daniel Van Valkenburg has tapped his
sugar orchard and made some maple
syrup.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Durham and
George Durham visited in town last
week.
Mrs Olive Thayer and Mrs. Knapp
nave peen at Mr. Hatheld's in Saxtons
River.
E. A. Williams and family have re-
turned after visiting in Greenfield two
weeks.
Mrs Hattie A. Wing of saxtons River
Is visiting at her fathers Emory
Jones's.
The village coach began running on
wheels Tuesday and soon after others
followed suit.
There will be basket ball game in
Seminary hall Feb. 2, Leland and Gray VS.
Bellows Falls.
Earl Derry. Ella Derry and Clara Pierce
| of Brookline have been recent visitors at
John Jenkinss.
Melvin Austin of Westminster, a for
mer resident, visited his nephew, Eugene
Wetherbee, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N Marsh and MYRTLE
Cola visited in Jamaica and Wardsboro
| Saturday and Sunday.
Frank Martin has been drawing wood
for some of the men who have been cut
ting on the Shattuck place.
There are few more convenient or pref
ty homes than Don Boutelrs since the
thorough repairs have been completed.
Mrs Earle Knapp was called to West
minister West last week by the serious
Illness of her sister, Miss Alice Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman H. Gale were
guests over Saturday and Sunday at Mr.
Marvin's pleasant home in Saxtons River
There will be a sale of goods left from
the meat market. formerly owned by
Frank Phelps, Jan. 80, in front of the
hotel.
Miss Alice Barnes Of Westminster West
so well known here, and who has been
very i'll, is much better at the present
writing.
Miss Esther Dale of Oak Park. Chi
cago, accompanied by Miss Marquis of
Brantford, Ontario went this week TO
Burlington, Wis, to sing.
Miss Mabel Allbee. who has finished a
years work of teaching in Windham and
is at home, entertained a few friends
very pleasantly at tea last week.
News comes from Sioux Falls. S. D.,
that Frank Gray and Pauline Eddy were
married last December Mr. Gray is en-
ployed in a store in Sioux Falls
Mrs. E. L. Hastings. though not en-
tirely recovered from the shock she re-
ceived about two weeks ago by being
thrown from sleigh, is able to be out.
The price of wood has advanced so
cents a cord over that of last winter, ow-
ing to the extensive lumber business
which is being carried on in this locality.
Rolla Phillips went to Millers Falls
Saturday to visit his brother Mrs. Reu-
ben Phillips, who has been visiting her
son several weeks, returned with him
Monday
f. S. Jones has built an addition to his
carriage house, "a X 16 feet, to accommo-
date his saving machine. Monday he was
out with the machine saving wood for
E. II. Fessenden.
Mill owners and lumbermen are begin
ming to look serious over the lack of snow
Logs are piled in the woods, and the
small amount of snow we have had has
not noticeably helped the situation.
Twelve members of Blazing star lodge
OF Masons visited Mt Lebanon lodge OF
Jamaica last Saturday evening. This
was the occasion of the official visit of
District Deputy Grand Master Charles
Cutler.
C,nda, ,,,or,,fno ol,o,,. I a,otaa1. A.
farmhouse on the place owned by the
late Matilda Lawrence caught fire by the
burning out of the chimney. The dam
age was confined largely to the upper
story, caused mostly by water.
Miss Anna Cahenger of Landgrove Wis
tied Cora Buell. at Miss Fletcher's last
week. Miss Cahenger was on her way to
Chesterfield, n. H., to visit her uncle,
Aaron Aldrich, a former resident of this
town, who is living on DR., Bowen's farm.
Those who attended the meeting OF
directors of the Valley Fair association
in Brattleboro last Friday were ]. II.
Ware, r. l. Holbrook, DR.. Thomas Rice
c. II. Willard, A. A. Mason, +. l.. Lowe,
F. H. Willard, Henry Cobb P. H. Rutter.
Miss Esther Macdonald, who has been
teaching in Athens, has closed the win
ter term of school and is at home for
the vacation. She expects to take the
Washington trip with the graduating
class OF the Bellows Falls high school,
going late in March,
The winter term of school in district
No closed Friday, Jan. 49, The pupils
having perfect attendance were Nettie
johnson, Maude Greenwood, Ruth Watson
and Alice Gushing. Lena Cushing was
absent only one half day. Miss Christa-
bel Garfield, West Townshend teacher.
Townshend friends of Rev. A. ]. Swart
of South Newfane wish to extend their |
sympathy to him in his recent illness |
Mr. Swart preached the sermon at the
roll call of the Baptist church in this |
place two years ago and his helpful en- |
couraging words spoken at that time, |
are still remembered.
The following officers of the Town |
shend Park association have been chosen |
for the year 1906 F. ID. Reed, president: |
w. II. Miles, first vice president; r. ID. |
Phillips, second vice president; G. II. |
Baker, secretary; DR.. f. l.. Osgood, treas
urer; F. L. Osgood, w. S. Holland. D. F.
Boutelle, prudential committee
Herbert Stone who has worked several
years at j. II. Wares, has returned home
and VIII work on the large farm with his
father over the river. His place is filed
by younger brother, who is a student
at the seminary. Mr. Ware recently
bought for Mr.. Stone in his travels a
yoke of oxen TO be used on their farm.
Edwin Culver and Miss Abbie Adams
OF the l.. G. S. Messenger editorial board