Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-20
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Mr. Sawyer left Monday for his home in
| Boston.
A. A. Blood is working this week in
South Londonderry.
Mrs. e. b. Batchelder returned Tues
day from visit in Boston.
Fred Twitchell of st. Adams is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Moses Randall.
Mrs. w. II. Miles spent part of the week
with her daughter, Mrs Cutler, in Brook
| line.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Scott of Springfield
visited their old home in Harmonyville
last week.
The Farther Lights society met with
| Mrs. Gushee at the Baptist parsonage
| Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Martin and four
children Of Putney visited at r. d. Phil
| lips's last week.
Mrs Truesden came Saturday from
Greenfield and spent the week at her
| home near the village.
Miss Emma Burwell Of Providence,
| r. l., is spending the week with her
| brother f. b. Burwell
Mrs. Gertie Pike of White River juno
ton came last week to visit her broth
ers, Walter and Edwin Eddy.
once in a while we hear of a person
| who Is old fashioned enough to sell the
oldfashioned quart Of milk for five cents.
The town meeting called for Tuesday
| afternoon was adjourned without date,
| there not being a quorum of voters pres
| ent.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Of Jacksonville,
| Florida, boarders at the hotel in Wards
| boro, called on acQuaintances in the VIII
lage last week.
Miss Cora Mason left last week for t.e
jamestown exposition, spending this week
| there in company with her sister, Carrie,
from Bellows Falls.
Those wishing to buy jamestown post
| age stamps recently received at the post
office should cali for them, as they are
| only sold when especially asked for.
r ID. Reed came from Jerusalem, y.
| Y, last week on short business trip.
| disposing of his cows and fowls that had
been cared for by Rev Mr.. Vincent since
| his absence.
Christopher Howard Of Mcriden, Conn.
was guest at the hotel last week His
special business here was the caring for
the grave of his brother. Choate Howard,
in providing a marker for it,
Miss Edna Treadway. who has been as
ssting Mrs. Emily Follett the past sea-
SON left for her home I'm Hartford. Conn,
last week, To resume her studies at the
Hartford school Of religious pedagogy
w. II. II. Pierce of Chicago. accom-
panied by his cousin Mrs. Goodnow Of
Newfanc, called Monday on an old South
whom he had not seen for 45 years.
The Baptist Sunday school last Sunday
elected these delegates: Mrs II. W. Lewis
Mrs w. w. Gushee and hiss Ella Steb-
bins to represent them at the Bible
School association at Putney this week.
| Patrons of the West River railroad who
had but little faith in Salmon hole bridge
will be treasured to learn that a gang
OF men has spent several days there with
in the past month strengthening the
piers.
J. II. Ware has his silo filled this week.
being the first farmer in town to have
the work done. Mai Bemis furnished the
motive power with his gasoline engine
and cutters going from Mr. Wares to II.
II. Hobrooks.
George L. Southwlck of Worcester.
Mass travelling salesman for the firm of
Davis & Wheeler, who was killed in the
railroad wreck in Canaan. y. H., Sun
day morning. was well known by our
merchants, as he visited the stores here
once in two months, selling fancy notions.
Mrs Martha Tyler Of Brattleboro was a
visitor at Mrs. c. c. Taft's last week.
We learned from her that her sister. Mrs.
Henry Scott a former resident Of this
town, had partially recovered from the
shock of paralysis that she suffered from
last year, but was stll in very poor
, health.
Z. b. Batcheder and family were I'M
. liable. to accept the invitation to attend
the marriage of his niece. Miss Pauline
Batchelder, to DR.. Claude NJ. Campbell,
which took place in st. James Episcopal
, church in Arlington Sept. Il. DR.. Camp
bells home is in Rochester. this state.
and after a honeymoon trip they will
make their home there.
with the beginning of the school days
this month our summer guests and board
ers have nearly all left for their far
away homes. Mrs. Sanderson and son
started Monday for their home in Savan-
nah, Ga. Mrs. Sanderson had spent the
last five months in caring for her hus-
bands mother, Mrs. Royal Sanderson,
and she left her greatly improved in
health.
At the meeting OF the Baptist ladies' aid
society held last week n letter was read
from Mrs. Truesdell reslgning her Of
flee as president of the society, and the
secretary, Miss Fletcher, was instructed
to send a letter OF regret and apprecia-
) ton of the work done by Mrs. Trues-
dell the past three years The society
r voted to hold a food sale this (Friday)
afternoon at their rooms.
News was received Monday of the death
, of Mrs. Sophia Parker of Fitchburg
: Mass, mother of Dr. Leland Parker
She seemed in her usual good health on
going to bed, but when her daughter
r visited her room next morning, as was
| neF custom, Sne was 1Oupd DEAD IN Ded
She had apparently been dead several
, | hours. Mrs. Parker formerly lived in
TOwnshend and was the daughter OF
Benjamin Howe, who at one time owned
I the farm on the Newfane road now own,
ed by Mrs. Pierce.
The semi-weekly wreck of the mixed
train occurred Saturday at Wizards mill
: and the train was delayed there from
a. m. to p. m. The wreckng engine
came at p, m. and in n very short
time No. SO was back on the rails anC
on the way to South Londonderry. II
would seem to the uninitiated that the
second engine might have been sent fol
at an earlier hour thus saving the days
+, delay to passengers and the mail thai
formed a part of the trains burden, tC
] | say nothing of the passengers who looked
/ in vain for the trains return in the after.
. | noon.
Mrs Susie Atwood and her mother
Mrs. Winsow, attended the funeral last
Saturday OF a cousin of the late Nelson
| Winslow, Mrs. Mary Wells Hudson. that
was held at BrattlebOro, the body being
S brought from Wilmington, Mass. The
father of Mrs. Hudson, the late Col. Wells
, of Athens, was well known IN this vi
entity. In his early years he attended
the seminary and taught school in neigh
boring districts, He had a wide reputa-
ton as a military man. Mrs. Hudson
hsaA u1g hoo H., u