Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-08
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Mrs Jane Lyon is i'll with bronchitis.
Mrs Ellen Warner of Landgrove is Wis
ting at e. w. Melendy's.
Mrs. Emily Coon came Monday to F. +
Churchll's from South Ashburnham.
Miss Grace Gilmore and Grace Sargen
! of Weston were guests at o. r. Clayton's
| last week.
Twenty-one persons from this place at.
| tended the masquerade ball in NewfanC
| Friday, and report a fine time.
| The men served a supper at the Metho.
| dist parsonage hall last Thursday even
ing, consisting of soups, chowders, cake
| coffee, pie, etc. They acquitted them
selves admirably and made a very en-
joyable evening.
The body of Elliott Leonard, SO, who
died at the home of Calvin Pike in STRAIT
ton, was brought here on Tuesday night
to go on the train to Brattleboro, where
the funeral was held on Wednesday.
Burial was in Wilmington.
The schoolmates of Bessie Kezar gave
her a surprise party at the home of A. p.
Cutting. it was managed in such a way
that the gathering was a complete sur
prise, and a merry time was enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cutting opened their house
and spared no pains for the pleasure of
the young hostess and her guests.
John Woodcock of Iangdon, N. H.. So,
died at the home of his daughter on
Saturday. He formerly lived in this
town, moving from here to Weston and
Manchester many years ago, and going
to Langdon to spend his declining years
with his daughter. He was an uncle of
David Aldrich of this town. He is sur
Vived by two sons who live in Man
chester and a son and daughter in Lang
don.
The annual meeting of the library asso-
citation was held Saturday evening and
the following officers were elected for
the coming year: President, h. w.
Melendy; vice president, L. r. Landman:
secretary. r. II. Tibballs; treasurer, Mary
Pierce; librarian. George Coombs; execu-
tive committee, the president secretary,
Mrs. H. z. Chase, w. II. Landman, Rose
f. Davis; purchasing committee, A. Il.
Cudworth. Mrs. H. b. Boynton, +. S.
McAllister, o. r. Clayton, Minnie Tyler
l.. r. Pierce.
John Dorset died at his home on Main
street early Monday morning after a
long illness from consumption. He failed
rapidly the week preceding his death.
Mr.. Dorset was of English descent. His
father was born in Dorsetshire England,
and was drafted into the army in 1892 at
the time of the English and French war
He was mustered out of service at Que
bee and from there came into the States,
married and made his home in Clarendon.
where John Dorset was born. John Dorset
lived in Wallingford a few years and
moved from there to the place where
Henry Stewart now lives. Afterwards
he moved to Jacksonville to the farm
where his son, Arthur, now lives, and
lived there many years coming to this
village last year. He was a veteran of
the civil war, a member of Hooker
post, G. A. r. Besides his wife, who has
OF bo
ton, he leaves four sons-Frank of New
York city, Arthur of Rawsonville Harl
of Brattleboro and Earl of Springfield;
and three daughters, Mrs Carrie John
son and Jessie of Dorchester, Mass, and
Mrs Ina Davis of this town The funeral
was held at the home Wednesday after
noon. Rev. J. II. Bennett officiating
Burial was in the family lot in Rawson-
vile cemetery. All the family were present
except Mrs. Johnson, who was unable
to come on account of sickness in her
family.