Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-14

Orrin Kingsbury of SaXtons River was
in town over Sunday.
Della Hapgood of Brooklyn is at Dr.
MIlingtons for a few days.
Mrs. H. p. Reed went to Cushman
(Mass) on Monday to visit her parents
Rev. and Mrs. a. II. Gage of st. Johns
bury are visiting at Rev. r. II. Tibbals's
y. y. Goodell from Maine was in town,
accompanied by his mother, on Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. a. Bragg and two
children of Ludlow are guests at f. a.
Hulett's.
Mrs. Estelle Adams of Whitman came
to her brothers, Col. H. a. Dudey's, on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Lillian Clough, Leone Clayton, and
Hugh Vale are spending the week with
friends in Barre.
Fred and Mabel Coombs of Guilford
visited ,neir uncle, George Coombs. the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Landman took
trip to Springfield (Mass) last week, re-
turning Thursday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Lyman Harrington Of
Nesttield Mass, are at Mrs. c, b. Wal
kers for a few days visit.
The body of Ernest Hall of Worcester
a native of this town, was brought to
The friends of Lyle Pierce still hear en-
cOuraging reports from him. but he does
not gain as rapidly as they could wish.
There has been no school in the upper
department of the village school this
week on account of the illness of the
teacher
Mrs. Herbert Johnson and son, Roland.
of Worcester went to Cottage City on
Thursday, where they have a summer
home, after spending several weeks with
friends here.
\ steam mill is being set up near De
We're Houghtons to saw the lumber from
the lot lately bought by J. l., Martin.
Mr.. Hale of Dover is experimenting the
work.
Frank Davis of Newfane has moved in
to one of the tenements in the Ramsdell
house Mr.. Davis's people are well known
here and are a welcome addition to the
community.
Tie Methodist ladies' aid society held
a strawberry and ice cream social al
the town hall Wednesday evening, the
refreshments being served in the usual
| satisfactory manner.
Mrs. Gertrude Chapman of Mortified
| (Vt) is visiting in town. Mr.. and Mrs
Chapman recently have come from the
| Philippines to Mortified, where he has
the position of drill master in the uni
versity.
y novel entertainment was given at the
! town hall last week Thursday evening
| one of the principal features was {
| checker tournament in which eight play
| ers from the North village and eigh
| players from this place took part. Th'
| Home orchestra furnished excellent mu
| sic and the piano playing by Mrs. Gal
| vim. which is always fine, added much L
| the pleasure of the evening. The singing
| b. ''ye old folks" in appropriate cos
tunes was very pleasing. The entertain
ment closed with the laughable farce o
| the Sausage Maker" followed by
supper. The proceeds were for the bene
| fit of the library.
Mrs. Sarah c. Johnson, widow of Johl
Johnson, died at her home in the cas-
part of the town early Tuesday morning
| at the advanced age of So years. She ha
been a great sufferer for more than tw
years, from a cancer on the face, endur
ing the pain and WEAKNESS with grea
courage and cheerfulness. She leaves tiv
children, Noble, in whose family she ha
lived and from whom she has receive
the tenderest care and devotion, assiste
by the other members of the family a
they could, Mrs. Agnes Bailey of SomeI
vile, Mass, Mrs, Carrie Clinton, an
j. Egbert OF Manchester, N H., an
Julian B. of this place. She was VIC
man of much force of character, a devot
ed mother, and was much esteemed by
large circle of friends. The funeral wa
held at her late residence on Thursday
Rev. II. r. Tibbals officiating.