Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-01

Mrs. FRANK Stevens is on the sick list.
=. H. Rutter is confined to the house
by illness.
Miss Ethel Carleton spent Sunday with
Miss May Landman in Brookline.
Mr.. Clemens Of .Putney made a business
trip to town this week staying at J. H.
Wares.
II. J. Wilson Of Brattleboro was in town
Monday and made a flying visit to his
mother, Mrs. Sarah Wilson.
Robert Potwin. formerly OF Grafton, is
moving his family and household goods
to the Jennison cottage by the bridge.
Miss Stella Austin a member of the
senior class at Leland q Gray seminary.
is reported i'll with scarlet fever at her
home In BroOkline.
Mrs r. A. Kenyon, who has been absent
in Bristol and Woonsocket, r. l., since
the middle Of last September. returned
| home Wednesday night
The adjourned meeting Of the womans
missionary society OF the CONGREGATIONAL
church will be held at the home OF Mrs.
\. +. Park next Friday, Feb. $.
party of Changers and their friends
enjoyed "A sleighride to Wardsboro Wed
nesday night, and partook OF the supper
given by the Grange Of that place.
Robert Lincoln. who was injured in the
railroad accident Jan. /, underwent an
Brattleboro Memorial hospital Tuesday.
He is reported as doing well.
Townshend seems to be creeping along
toward making record worth comparing
with other towns in the way OF temper
ature that Of last week Thursday being
"A below zero at c. II. Evans's ne-half
mile north Of the village.
The name of o. ]. Jennison formerly Of
this town and a frequent visitor here is
noticed as one OF a committee of six in
charge OF the arrangements for the fourth
annual banquet Of the Sons and Daugh-
tiers of Vermont held in Woonsocket. r. l.
Jan. "a.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Benson of Wind
ham visited this week at Frank Martins
They will go soon to North BrookviUe
Maine where Mr. Benson will be en-
ployed by the United Lumber co. A. a
Goodell. recently Of Windham is there
and is manager for the company.
The annual meeting Of Hadassah league
was held Wednesday afternoon at the
home Of Miss Cora Mason. Officers chosen
for the year 1907: President, Mrs. W W
Gushee; vice president, Miss May Will
lard; secretary, Mrs. +. d. Reed; treas
urer, Miss Stella Gray; standing COM
mittee, Miss Cora Mason, Mrs. r. W.
Phillips, Mrs. 4. y. Marsh, Mrs. BicK-
ford, Miss Ella Stebbins; reception COM
mittoe. Miss Stella Gray, Mrs. Edith Mac
donald, Mrs. +. u. Reed
The teachers, NJ II. Willis and Mrs w
+, Blood, Of the village schools who had
prepared an interesting program and drill
ed the pupils for public exercises at the
close of school, next Saturday, Feb Q
have decided to abandon the program as
the falling off in attendance during the
present week has been about one-half
Some are III with grip, others are dctain-
ed at home fearing the contagion Of scar
let fever. though there seems TO be every
prccaution taken against the spread Of
the disease among the pupils.
Mrs +. H. Allbee last week picked a
lemon from her lemon -ponderosa tree
which measured ten inches around the
largest way and weighed nine ounces.
Comparing this with the average lemon
which weighs four ounces. it seemed to
be more than equal to two. a pie was
made from 1t and pronounced excellent
Mrs. Allbee has had the tree about two
years having procured 1t from a florist
when II was about 10 inches in height
II has now reached nearly four feet Dur
ing the past summer 1t was placed in
the ground and re-potted in the fall for
house culture. Several lemons have form
ed on the tree, but only one matured
A merry party numbering 81 seniors
Juniors and teachers OF Leland & Gray
seminary, started last Friday at D. m |
for sleighride TO SaXtons River, the oc-
casion being one annually observed by
the Junior class In honoring the seniors |
by banquet. The company arrived at !
the Saxtons River hotel about $50 and |
soon after with keen appetites, partook |
of an excellent chicken-p pie supper, which |
seemed all that was needed to put every |
one in good spirits Prof. Lewis acted |
as POSTMASTER, and called for the toast |
to the seniors, which was given by Miss |
Bessie Dutton and was responded to by |
Miss Sadie Holden, president of the senior |
class. Next in order came a toast to the |
faculty of Leland & Gray seminary by |
Miss May Howe, and one to the school by |
Miss May Barnes The remainder of the |
evening was spent in the enjoyment OF |
music and games. and the homeward trip |
was begun about midnight. In the early |
morning hours the happy classmates sep
arated for their respective homes with
the feeling that another red letter" day
had been added to their school life and
one occasion less was left to celebrate.