Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-04

at 10 o'clock. a horse not afraid Of
automobiles will also be sold.
Rev. Mr.. Mcintyre attended the meet
ing Of the Windham County Association
Of Congregational ministers held In Brat
tleboro at the home of Rev Mr. Miles.
He reports being especially interested in
"A paper given by Rev Mr.. Ballou Of
Chester.
The seniors Of Leland and Gray SEM
mary will hold book social at their
hall on Tuesday evening, oct. 8. Cha
rades will be a part of the program. Can
dy and other good things will be had
for the buying. They will be pleased to
see "a good number Of their friends pres
ont.
Miss Sylvia Derry a former student
in the seminary now a member Of the
senior class Of the BrattlebOrO high
school has been appointed one Of the
associate editors of the High School
Dial Members of the editorial staff are
selected from the students having a high
STAINING I'm English
The Father Lights had an interesting
meeting at Mrs. Gushee's last week. In
the absence of the president, the vice
president. Miss Ethel Sparks. presided,
ana p ogram from the Helping Hand
was carried out. II was voted that the
money raised by an ice cream sale when
Mrs. Royal was here be sent to the
Hazeltine Home.
The collection at the Congregational
church next Sunday will be taken for
the Church Building association. In view
OF the recent visit here of Mrs. Taintor
ana her thrilling words as she narrated
some of her experiences in raising funds
for the association, the pastor, Rev. Mr.
Mcintyre, hopes the collection will he
a generous one.
Mrs. Celia cutler and Mr. and Mrs. w
II. Blanchard move this week to the
house lately bought Of +. II. Ober The
kitchen has been transformed into a
dining room and the two back rooms
made into a kitchen and bath room
The rooms have all been newly papered
and the woodwork vanished. the work
being done by f. a. and r. w. Blood
The greater part OF the ralying sun
day was around the home firesides and
In the chimney corners, for the pouring
rain made the church and Sunday school
attendance very small. The Baptist
people again postponed rally day, and
they sound the third and they hope, the
last call, for next Sunday. oct G. The
regular session was not without interest
however, for the review lesson was taken
up and Prof Lewis gave an instructive
talk on The Tabernacle" and Miss
Hazel Jones read The Burial of Moses d"
Rev. Mr.. Gushee although suffering
from severe cold, occupied his pulpit
last Sunday and at the morning service
gave an excellent account OF the Bap-
list anniversaries held recently in Rut-
land, presenting a vivid word picture Of
the place, the speakers. the members in
attendance, and giving in detail mucn
thar was said by the gifted speakers He
spoke especially Of two Christian workers
well known to the church here. John A.
Greenwood OF Chester for many years
Htn i.1 vi 10, Tftrf,
state. and a former member Of the Bap-
fist church here, aud OF Mrs. Alice Cole
man. the home missionary worker who
has spent many summers in the family
Of \. \. Mason.
Misses Carrie and Cora Mason re-
turned home Thursday, having spent
two weeks on a sightseeing trip. They
left here the lith, going to Boston and
later taking steamer at Providence for
jamestown. They were there the 18th.
Vermont day, and besides visiting the
exposition grounds went to other places
Of interest in the vicinity, among which
were the Indian school at Hampton and
Old Point Comfort Their trip included
Washington, Arlington, Mt. Vernon. Phil
adelphia and New York with surround
ing points OF interest. They Travelled in
all about 100 miles by boat. steam cars,
electric cars and automobiles. not count
ing the unnumbered miles on foot COM
mon TO all sight-seers. Miss Carrie Ma
son spent a few days at her home, re-
turning to her work in Bellows Falls
Tuesday. feeling that she had spent
profitable vacation.
The many friends OF Miss Esther Dale
will regret TO hear Of her illness with
typhoid fever at Brantford Ontario The
news was received in letter written
by Miss Orrie Dale, saying that her
sister was taken 10 hospital in Brant-
ford Wednesday Of last week, where she
was having the best of care and treat
ment The doctor called the case not
serious one. but the indications were
that the illness might be protracted.
Miss Ouie Dale is still at the Y. w. c. a.
home. and will remain for some time
longer as she can make daily visits to
the hospital Miss Esther had just
written a glowing account of a brilliant
church wedding in Brantford. where,
during the ceremony. she sang Be
cause" by Guy d'Hardelot and OF being
presented by the bride, one Of Brantfords
wealthy young ladies, with a beautiful
gold bar pin set with pearls.
After lapse of several months the
ladies OF the Congregational church re-
sumed their Woman's Home Missionary
work by holding a meeting with Mrs.
Plumb. The topic was Our Field" and
among the interesting letters read from
workers on the different fields, one es-
pecially pleased all present. II was
written by Mrs. Ella NJ. Garfield, who,
with her husband, has charge of the
school at Academy. South Dakota and
contains these words: 1t was a great
delight to us when Mr.. Garfield finally
found the teacher who is to come in
place Of Miss Dewey and found she was
a Vermont girl, a Miss Frances Phillips
of Townshend. 1t will be another strong
link in the chain which binds us to
Vermont" Miss Phillips is a graduate
of Mortified seminary and Oberlin col
lege and she has many relatives and
friends here who wish her success in her
chosen profession. After the letters a
poem read by Mrs. Park showed how
Christ is often sent outdoors unrecognized
in the person of his poor. The attend
ance at the meeting was good and the
society feels encouraged to make ad-
vanced endeavors to prosecute their
work.