Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-04

Miss Ruth Reed has been visiting in
! Brattlehoro few days
Miss Hazel Taft has been spending a
| few days en- Brattlohoro
Misses Ella and Alice Ware are visit
ing in Springfield. Mass.
Miss Florence Marsh visited recently I'm
SaNtous River and Ncwfanc
Mr. and Mrs. r. y Marsh visited rela-
tivcs In Brookline this week
Edwin Harris has been visiting his
niece. Miss Ellen Ware Of Brooklinc.
Rev Daniel Mcintyre was IN Sunday
evening. and the usual services were
omitted
Mrs. George Hehb. Mrs. Albert Frank
lin and Mrs. Ralph Snyder have been on
the sick list.
\. W. Butler Of Jamaica and family
were in town Sunday, visiting at Arthur
Grcenwood's.
Walter Eddy who has been sick sew
eral weeks. is much improved and able to
be about the house.
The annual meeting Of Dorcas Guild
will be held at the home Of Mrs. Julian
TAFT next Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Eddy are visiting
their daughter. Mrs. Fred Perkins OF
White River Junction.
Misses Ahbie and Ethel Follett. who
have been at home for the holidays, re-
turned Tuesday To Weston.
Miss Alice Randall Of Athol Mass. is
spending "A week at the home OF her pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Randall
G H. Willard. James Gilbert and Mr.
and Mrs. J. II. Ware attended the funeral
OF j. II. Merrifeld in Williamsville Tues
day.
The ladies' aid society held its annual
monthly meeting at the Baptist vestry
Thursday afternoon. Tie time was spent
tying comforters.
Mrs Ellen Plumb and Miss Mary Plumb
have returned from Westminster where
they spent week with Mrs Plumb's
brother, Joseph Powers.
The covenant meeting Of the Baptist
church will be held Saturday afternoon at
2.30, and communion service on Sunday
will follow the Bible school
The annual oyster supper Of the West
River Grange last week was enjoyed by
about 40. The third and fourth degrees
We're conferred on class Of nine.
Kelths portable mill, which has been
located in the north part OF the town. has
been moved to the railroad station during
the past week and shipped TO Goshen
Mass.
Mrs. C. c. Taft left Thursday for Buff
falo, y. y. where she will spend the re-
mainder of the winter with her sister
Mrs. Taft will stop at Schenectady en-
route.
Hardwood floors have been laid in +. D.
Reeds sitting room, in the kitchen at Ma
sonic hall tenement and in +. L. loves
reception hail, the work being done by
Russell Blood.
Newell Jennison has cleaned his ice
pond and the first harvest was crop of |
excellent quality, about 1000 cakes being
cut Fifteen private ice houses were |
filled from this amount
There will be a teachers meeting next |
Wednesday evening at the home OF Rev
w. w. Gushce. The invitation is extend |
ed to all who wish to take up the study |
of the Sunday school lessons for 1907.
Next week will be observed as the week I
of prayer, and union services viii he held |
sunday morning, Jan. 6. Rev. w. w. !
Gushee will preach from the subject THE !
Call of God to His People" cordial well |
come TO al services is extended to all
Mrs. r. c. Gregg went to Brattleboro !
Saturday to complete arrangements for |
opening shopping bureau for the con- |
Nenience and accommodation of ladies in |
this town and vicinity, whereby goods |
may be selected, trimmings matched, etc. |
These officers for the Baptist Sunday
school We're chosen last Sunday: Super
intendent, f.. L. Hastings; assistant SUI
tendent !. e, Chase; secretary, Miss
BESSIE Dutton; assistant secretary, Miss
Ethel Sparks; treasurer, Mrs. w. E.
Blood.
delightful New Years gathering was
held at the home of c. O. Stebbins and
Misses Ella and Ruby Stebbins on the
evening of Jan. /, 10 being present. A
dainty supper was served and the even
ing was spent socially. guest book was
provided and all registered.
Attention of voters is called TO the
annual meeting of the fire district. to be
held in the town han Monday evening
Jan. Z. 1t is hoped that the problem of
water supply will be thoroughly discussed
and definite action taken with regard To
It's permanent improvement.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
church society held last Monday evening
resulted in the election of the following
oiilcers; Clerk, r. L. Hastings pruden-
tial committee, r. w. Phillips. F. Rock
well Davis and F. II. Willard; secretary.
r. ID. Reed; treasurer, +. i. Hastings,
collector, A, A, Mason; bookkeeper. Mrs
9arah Wilson; ushers, Bernard Phillips
and Frank BiclSford.
The report of the rain and snow fan
TOT me month of December by ROYAL
Sanderson is as follows Previous To the