Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-10
JACKSONVILLE.

Lyman Lake is working in Boston.
The first swallow came to us on May
l.
Mrs. Carrie Plumb of Greenfield visited
in town last week.
The Kickapoo Indians came Monday to
stay with us through the week.
Charles A. Faulkner made 40 gallons
OF maple syrup the past season.
Oscar B. Dix of Greenfield visited his
brother, Charles w. Dix, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A Butterfield visited
at A. w. Wiley's in auckland last week.
According to the usual custom Memoir
al day exercises will be held May 80 in
the village of Nottingham
Charles w. Dix, who has been in poor
health a long time, is improving. He is
able to ride short distances
There was a gathering of the family of
Mrs. Abigail Kingsbury at her home last
week Thursday, her S0th birthday ami
versary
Thomas G. Morris, formerly of this
town, now of Greenfield. who owns the
Mountain Spring House in the other part
of the town, called on friends Monday.
According to the usual custom Arbor
day was observed in the village schools
by planting trees and cleaning the school
grounds We hope all schools will fall
in line.
The annual village meeting was held
Tuesday, when the following officers were
elected: President, H. G.. Porter, who is
eX-officio one of the trustees; clerk and
treasurer, Z. II. Stetson; chief engineer,
Murray Pierce; first assistant, Floyd
Reed; second assistant Z. S. Murdoch
collector, George n. Briggs; auditors,
George H. Coleman and William A.
Brown; trustees, II. G. Reed, o. w.
Kingsley, L. P. Dalrymple, f. ]. Rob-
erts. proposition was made to raise a
tax of 60 cents on the dollar of the grand
list, which will come up for action at an
adjourned meeting to be held next Mon
day.
Eunice, daughter of Absalom and Polly
Walker) Pike, was born in Whitingham
March 2, 1921. She was married to Calvin
L. Fuller of Heartwellville August Is,
1S41, who died May 49, 1898. She lived
several years with her daughter, Mrs
George w. Phelps, in Florida, Mass, and
died at that place April 20 last She is
survived by two daughters, Mrs Phelps
and Mrs. w H. II. Parker; nine grand
children and six decentralization She
was woman of great activity. She was
granddaughter of Leonard Pike, who
came to this town about 1856 years age
and is said in history to have been the
father of 2S children.
At the stated communication of Pear
chapter, No so, o. f. s., held May the
officers for the year were installed by Past
Matron Mrs. Clara V. Sawyer in a very
impressive manner. Mrs. May T. Clark
also a past matron, was marshal. The
| officers are as follows: Worthy matron,
Miss Ada May Faulkner: worthy patron,
H. LennoX Bray; associate matron, Mrs
Marcia Butterfeld Davis; secretary, Mrs
Marcia S, Butterfield; treasurer, Mrs. Ell
dora Faulkner; conductress, Mrs. Susie
l.. Stone; associate conductress, Mrs.
Rose V. Goodnow; chaplain, Mrs. Elenor
G. Waste marshal. Miss Alta lone
Wheeler; organist, Mrs. Clara V. Saw
yer; Adah Miss Della May Clark; Ruth,
Mrs Carrie L.. Kingsley; Esther, Mrs.
Alice Allen; Martha, Miss Alice Stone;
Electa, Miss Mabel Thurber; warder Mrs
Jennie M. Stetson; sentinel Edwin H.
Stetpn. There was a large gathering OF
friends and banquet was served, The
banquet committee consisted of Mrs. Su-
sic L. Stone, Mrs. Mary NJ. Crafts and
Mrs Rose V. Goodnow, together with
their husbands.