Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-04-12
WESTMINSTER.

Walter Forbes of Andover is working
at W. :, Fcnn's,
Walton Farr and Jerome Collins are
attending county court.
Mr. Styles who has been living on the
Reach place has moved to Westminster
West
Mrs Herbert Underwood of Bellows
Falls has been spending several days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Metcalf
Mrs Monson Of Fftzwilliam, y. H.,
has been visiting her daughter, Eleanor
the past week at Charles Fuller's.
Miss Florence Nutting returned We'd
nesday to Vermont academy after spend
ing the Easter vacation at home
Alphonso Washburn and daughter,
Cara. OF Claremont are spending a few
days with Rev. and Mrs. WhItcomb
Rodney Phppin OF Gardner has been
spending several days with his sisters.
Mrs. Ruth Spencer and Mrs. Sarah Col
Inns
Andres Nelson. who has been living in
Mr. Sandersons house, is moving 10
George Fosters house on Upper Main
street.
Mrs ]. F. Ward entertained a party
Of women at her home on School street
Tuesday afternoon. Sugar on snow was
served.
At the annual meeting of the ladies'
| ala society II was NOteu TO paint the par
sonage and make such other repairs as
| are necessary.
Herbert Allen has sold his milk route
| to his brother. who recently moved to
| town from Lynn, Mass. Herbert Allen
has work with the Abenaque company.
C. II. Walker has resumed his former
position proprietor of the store in this
village. Fred Metcalf, who has been at
| the helm the past year, we understand
| will go into other business.
Just as the first flakes of snow were
falling Monday morning hundreds OF
birds were seen about the village, flying
from tree To tree and holding spirited
| conversation When the storm was
really upon them they flew in a body to
the sheltering woods The number OF
birds about the village this spring seems
twice as large as in any previous season
Many would have persisted but for the
care given those that came near to the
| houses.
A petition containing the names OF
nearly three-fourths of the voters of the
village was filed with the selectmen last
week, asking for an incorporation and
an establishment of the bonds of the
village. Tit report was fined by
the seectmen on Monday with the
town clerk and notices were posted, as
required by law, making Westminster an
Incorporated village, A meeting is called
for April 20 to elect such officers as the
law requires.
Schools opened Monday with the fol
lowing teachers: No !, Elsie Hazeltor
of Dummerston; No. ?, Josephine Howard
of Bellows Falls No. T. Theo Hendrick:
of Newport; No. s, Annie Thomas OF
Keene and Ruth Johnson of Hardwick
No. 9, Annie Phipps; No. 10, Myra Ash
well; No. II, Sadie Hamilton of Brattle
boro; No IA, A. S. Wells of MiddleseS
and Sarah Dalton. A meeting of thu
directors, superintendent and teachers
has been called for tomorrow, Saturday
at o'clock p. m. in No. schoolhouse.
About 30 members were initiated at tn,
J meeting of Boyden Grange Friday even
ing, some of them being reinstated. Tit
first and second degrees were conferred
in the town hall. At the next meeting
April 49, the following subjects will b.
discussed: Resolved, That the farme
is responsible for the scarcity of goo
help" Two papers also will be given
on 1.-The novel; its uses and abuses, ant
some of our best novelists," and 9Th
best method of making sugar, and II
what form can we best market the pro
duct" by Fred Fem.