Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-07-05
x, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1907.
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Several from here spent the Fourth at
Sunset lake.
Bertha Manchester is housed this week
with tonsiits.
w II. Mum went Monday to Holyoke
to stay two weeks.
Mr. Benson of Bondville visited at f
G. PcTy's last week.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Pierce of Brattle-
boro are at John Mundens
Aaron c. White is at home from Barre
for a vacation of two months
Florence Dickinson went Saturday TO
New York for a few days visit.
Harry Bowker Of Syracuse is visiting
his grandmother, Mrs Nathan Perry.
Mrs. Underwood of Newfane visited her
daughter, Mrs. w. +. Wheeler, last week.
Ruth and William Hunt of Dummer
farm, Brattleboro, are at G.. G.. Hovey's
Persis and Harold Washer went Satur-
day TO Mortified, Mass, for few days
visit
deer was seen to swim the mill pond
back of y. NJ Merrfeld's store Saturday
morning.
Rev. O. +. Newton was in Ludlow Tues
day and Wednesday attending the preach
crs' meetings.
Ernest and Stella Morse have gone to
Vernon to assist Robert Allen through
the berry season.
Mr. and Mrs. =. c. Thayer. Ralph
Moore and Lila Temple went to Wards
boro to the celebration.
Mrs J. \. Tomig is making extensive
repairs on her barn. l.. c. Hale and AL
bert Timson are doing the work
Mrs Efie Stedman spoke before the
South Newfane Sunday school last sun
day in the interests of temperance
Charles Turner has moved from the
Bruce house on Dummerston hill to the
house recently vacated 10y H. f. Freyen-
hagen.
L. Z. Stratton is having an addition put
on his barn near the cemetery Sidney
Hescock and Fred Moore are doing the
work
Mr.. Sargents family, consisting of wifi,
and three children. came Saturday night.
The family have moved into DR. Whites
tenement house.
Rev. Elizabeth Goldthwaite. a former
pastor of the Universalist church here.
but lately of Readheld, Me, is visiting at
ID. II. Stedman's.
Guy Barber hurt his finger very badly
last week on the sand belt at A. NJ.
Merritields mill, so that he has not been
able to work since.
Rev. WILDER Z. Newton Of Union VII
lage accompanied his father Rev. A. p.
Newton, home from preachers meeting
and will stay until Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Richardson are
spending the week at their cottage al
Sunset lake ana several have been mn
to spend part Of the time with them.
Mrs Margaret IIesse Of Ocean Grove.
y. j. gave a recital in the rniversalist
church Wednesday of last week which
was pronounced to be the best ever heard
in this place.
Those who came to spend the Fourth
here: f. +. Freyenhagen Of Springfield.
Mass; Nern Mundell Of Westheld Mass
5. a. Merrifield of Mt Hermon Clarence
Newton and Mrs. r. NJ Sherman of
Boston
In place Of the Epworth league service
at the Methodist church next Sunday
there will be exercises by several on tho
anti-cigarette question. after which there
VIII be preaching by the pastor, Rev. O.
+ Newton.
Mr. Richardson, who formerly lived In
BondNille. came here last week To at
tend the funeral Of his sister-in law. Mrs
PIKE. He has since sustained two par
ual shocks Of paralysis and is now in a
critical condition
At the auction held Saturday Of some
OF the real estate OF the late j. II. Ner-
riiield extra prices were received for some
OF the land The whole amount received
was S2ttb, two-acre lot near the rail
road station bringing Sl20 and the pine
lot on the u. \. Dickinson farm SlG75.
The school in the Parish district. which
has been successfully taught by Miss Nell
lie Dickinson several terms closed Fri
day with picnic. The number al scholars
enrolled was II, of whom the following
were not absent during the term. Ada
Alrhdell' Emma Pierce Burton Halliday
Ernest Halliday Glynn Grape. Graydou
Mundell and Harold Pierce.
The village school closed Friday with
a picnic in Georg" Wiliams's grove. Pm
plls not absent or tardy: Ruth ana Rich
ara Wheeler, John and Ruth Sparks.
Luthera, Dcland ana Kenneth Perry.
Annie Pierce. Harold and Floyd Washer
Howard and Ashton Timson Frank and
Cecil Manchester. Hazel Carr James
Goodrich Alice Temple and Stella Morse
The high school class finished the one
year course and took the state eNami-
nations Thursday and Friday The num-
Der OF pupils was 30 and the average
attendance 30 The above report was
furnished by the teacher, +. y. Putnam
nut 1t should be stated that the high
school work was given by Mr. Putnam
without extra cost To the town. he having
given time after regular school hours for
TINS work. The principal of Townshend
academy was present a the state exam
nation and he said the work was fully
up to that in any high school. and he
tnought the scholars could enter any
high school in the second year class. The
town Is certainly under great obligations
TO Mr.. Putnam for his faithful work.