Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-23

W. II. Mann Of Dover is visiting his
brother f. r. Mann this week.
Mrs Nellie Day and son Of CAMBRIDGE
Mass, came Wednesday to visit at r.
Mann's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Moore of Ben
nington were guests of their cousin, H. J.
Clark, last week.
Rev i. NJ. Keneston was called to
Shelton, Conn, Sunday to attend the flu
neral Of a former parishioner.
Mrs. c. 5. Clark and Miss Florence
Clark returned Tuesday from a three
weeks visit in Cohasset, Beechwood and
Andoyer, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Allerdice and Miss Aller-
dice and Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclellan and Miss
Mcclellan Of Providence, h. J., are guests
at l.. H. Stellmans.
Mrs. c. u. Morse, Miss Beatrice and
Lawrence Morse Of Shelton Conn, are
expected today TO visit Rev. and Mrs. L.
NJ. Keneston a week.
The school directors desire to meet all
persons interested in the transportation
Of children at Academy hail Thursday,
Aug. ~, at 80 y. m.
Mr.. and Mrs Hayes Bigelow returned
last week from their trip through the
Berkshires, Hudson river valley lakes
George and Champlain to Montreal and
Quebec.
Samuel Clark has sold his farm in
Dummerston TO Alphonse Grise of Hol-
yoke for $1,000 cash. c. II. Eddy has sold his
farm In Immersion to c. w. Phillips of
Watertown, y. Y. Both the above sales
were made through the F. G. Taylor
agency.
Martin Gleason, who came here from
Charlestown, y. H.. TO have charge Of the
Italians laying the water pipes. was taken
i'll with tonsilitis Tuesday at Z. NJ. Good
enoughs. He has since been confined to
his room. Mrs. Gleason came today TO
assist in caring for him.
Among those who attended the closing
sessions Of the Mortified conference were
Charles r. Prentiss and family. Miss EN-
ma Mixer, Mrs. S. II. Sawyer. Mrs Helen
Miller, Miss Daisy Miller, Mrs. Catherine
Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. J. \. Mitchell, Miss
Helen WeatheIheai and Clarence Barney.
Ned Hobson of Washington, D. c.,
called on his sister, Mrs. E. NJ. Good
enough, last Sunday while travelling by
automobile from Washington to mis- home
in Bellows Falls. He was accompanied
by several friends Mr. Hobson will visit
two weeks with his mother in Bellows
Falls.
The Neutrality-suspicious. and Changers
called Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 49, to
congratulate J. =. Liscom on his 10th
birthday anniversary and wish him many
happy returns Of the dav. After supper
had been enjoyed the company departed,
leaving tokens Of remembrance and good
wishes behind them. May those who
thus gather 10 brighten and bless be re-
memborcd when they have reached the
10Th milestone Of lifes journey is Mr.
Liscom's wish.
The woman's association Of the Con
sregatonal church will hold its annual
midsummer sale of useful and fancy ar
ucles, aprons, home made candy, potted
plants, ice cream and cake, Tuesday. II
stormy Tuesday the sale will be held
Wednesday. 1t will be held in the church
parlors beginning at 3 80 O'Clock and last
ing through the evening. The women are
making unusual preparations and expect
to eclipse all their former efforts. The
proceeds will be devoted to the repairs
on the church.
Rev. DR.. Edward Hume one of the IA
nous family of missionary Humes, who
has been missionary in Bombay, India,
more than 80 years, spoke in the Con-
gregational church Sunday morning He
has been spending some weeks at North
field. Mass, and came up for the service
at the request of Mr.. Keneston. Besides
the pleasure the church people took in
hearing so well known a man in the Con-
gregational denomination they were es-
pecially interested as Mrs. Hume was the
daughter Of Rev. Mr.. Chandler a former
pastor of the church.
The Congregational church was filled
Sunday night when the Atlanta quartet,
representing Atlanta university, sang and
when the cause of the university was
pleaded by w. B. Matthews, graduate
of the university who is now principal of
the Gate City High school in Atlanta
The appearance of the quartet was es-
pecially interesting to the women of the
church, as one of the singers attended
the school in Albany, Ga, to which the
woman's association makes a regular con-
tribution, and 1t was partly through their
help that he was able to prepare himself
for a higher institution of learning and a
wider sphere of usefulness than would