Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21

few days and is now unable to get
about the house.
John p. McCaughern has been laid up
the past two weeks with a bad knee,
which he injured while working In Ami
don's wooden mill.
r. M. Langworthy has been housed
with an attack Of rheumatism and Henry
Dickerman is taking his place as fore
man at the foundry
Miss Christina Robertson was at home
from Springfield from Friday until Mon
day. She was accompanied by her
friend, Miss Frances Moore Of Pueblo,
Colo.
Mrs. s. T. Crowningshield was in
Jamaica, VT, few days last week. called
there by the death OF little grandson, a
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Growing
shield
Mrs White, who has been staying with
Mrs. ]. G. Rice, returned to her home in
Worcester Thursday and Mrs. Frank
Gilmore of Westmoreland came to stay
with Mrs. Rice.
Teachers who left today to spend the
| Christmas vacation at their homes are
Miss Harriet c. Moore, who went to
Holden. Mass, Miss Ruth Race to New
Haven, Conn, and Miss Bertha M. Howe
| to Claremont.
The Changers enjoyed a Christmas tree
|
all the zest of earlier years Many jokes
were perpetrated, causing much merri-
ment. Light refreshments were served
and all voted it good to have been
| there.
David Stewart is getting about these
days by the aid Of a pair of crutches.
| While coasting few days ago with other
children the point Of one Of the runners
| hit him and cut an ugly cash near the
knee. Several stitches were required to
close the wound.
Among those who will come home to
enjoy the holiday festivities are w. H.
Mead from Yale, Mr.. and Mrs. e. p
Bailey and Miss Madlyn Stearns of Brock
ton, Mass. Miss Rose C. Mead Of the
Brooklyn, N. Y, high school, and Rev.
| c. II. Temple of Medford, Mass.
The water was shut out of the PEN
stock at the Ashuelot Paper company's
mill last week. so that some machinery
about the water wheel could be examined.
| The air pipes were frozen and the result
was that several feet of the penstocK
were sucked in, causing some bother and
| expense.
The Halle & Frost wooden mill shut
down Saturday night for a few weeks,
for the purpose of making extensive re-
pairs. The main shafting will be re-
placed by one an inch larger in diameter
than the present one and will be hung
the entire length of the mill. An cleo
trio drive and lighting apparatus will be
among the improvements
Smoke was discovered issuing from
the building in the rear of Stebbins block
Monday afternoon. 1t was found to come
from an upper room from which the
tenant was absent. There was no fire in
the stove. but a hole was burned through
the floor in front of the stove. w. II.
Taylor used his fire extinguisher and
there was no call for the fire department
There was a pleasant gathering Tues
day evening at the home of Mrs. Helen
NJ. Worden when she and Mrs. Clarence
d. Fay entertained the members of the
occasion being the joint birthday anniver-
sary of the hostesses 1t was a jolly
party of congenial friends The time was
passed with whist and social chat Seas
enable refreshments were served and al
voted IL a thoroughly delightful evening
George A. Stevens, who has been su-
, perintendent of the weaving department
at the Halle & Frost mill the past ST,
years, closed his engagement there Sat
urday night. 1t is understood chat HI
does not contemplate moving his family
from here at present. Much regret II
expressed at the prospect of their FINAL!
going away. for In the years they hav'
been here they have proved to be gooC
residents and have made a place TO
themselves in the church and social lif'
of the town.
At the annual meeting of Sheridan
Woman's Relief corps Tuesday evening
the election resulted in the choice OF tn
following officers: Mrs Addie L. Dix
e president; Miss Eta Moore, senior vic
president; Mrs. May Dickerman, JUNO
vice president; Mrs. Augusta F. Minis
, treasurer; Miss Jennie L. Putney, chap
LAIN Miss Lulu Moore, conductor; Mrs
| Lydia NJ Hoton, guard. delegates t
the state convention, MRS. Luella "A
Fay and Miss Lulu Moore; alternates
, Miss Susie Hastings and Mrs. Add
. Brooks. 1t was voted to hold joint in
i stallation with the post and Sons of Vet
Grams, II agreeable to them. in Gran
Army hall the evening of January %.
IT, Michael Cookery. So, former residen
=, of Hnsdale, died at his home in Ludlow
Mass, Tuesday night from pneumoni
after an illness of only six days. MI
Cookery was born in Ireland but came I
America when young, and lived in Hins
u dale until Is years ago. He had con
Quoted boarding houses in Saxtons Rive
West Swanzey and recently in LUDLOW
Mass. He married Eliza Corliss, daugh
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Corliss of thi
village, by whom he is survived. Their
is also one brother. John Cookery {
Spofford. and one sister, Mrs. Thoma
Harmon of this town. The body wa
brought here Wednesday afternoon an
the funeral was held in st. Joseph
Roman Catholic church at 8 o'clock
m Rev. Father Ling officiating. TIL
burial was in Bratleboro