Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29
evening at the church dining room from

evening at the church dining room from
$50 to 730
Mrs. Lottie Fits and two children,
Edith and Harry, of West Dummerston
visited Mrs. Esther Davis and her daugh-
ters last week.
The Phoenix correspondent was pre-
scented with apple and buttercup bios
SONS this week, picked oct. g. by Miss
Lolina f. Davis.
Cards were received last week announc-
ing the marriage of Mr. Gould, manager
of the Interstate Lumber company, whose
mill is located here.
Mrs. Mary Eastman Bryan of Roway-
ton, Conn, and Miss Lila Drown of
Bratleboro, cousin of Mrs. A. c. Harvey,
spent day here last week.
Howard Sprague came from Turner's
Falls on horseback Sunday to visit his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Skin
ner, returning home Sunday
On account of the Grange meeting We'd
nesday the Halloween party which was to
have been given by the Christian Endeav-
or society was postponed for one week.
Mr. e. L. Marcy, who left Illinois Aug.
1, reached Tenana, Alaska, Aug. 20. She
is keeping house for her daughter, Edna,
who has a white school there of 10 pupils.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Randall of Cav
endish, who are taking an automobile
tour, visited their uncle, L. M. Randall,
and their aunt, Mrs. Alice Micott, this
week.
Attorney Frank L. Fish of vergennes
came Saturday to remain few days for
shooting. His sister, Mrs Morse of West
wardsboro, is spending few days with
him at their old home
Mrs. Harry Martin of Northampton
came Monday night to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs T. M. Allbee Her husband
Joined her here yesterday, and he will
spend a few days hunting
DR.. Holton. in behalf of the state
board of health, with DR.. White, our
local health officer, was in town Tues
day 10 inspect our new schoolhouse, which
was accepted, and school will be resumed
next Monday
Next Sunday Rev. N S. Moore will
preach on the subject, Giving as an act
of worship" presenting the work and
claims of the Congregational Education
| society, for which the annual offering
will be received Text: Acts 10: 4.
News has been received this week that
| Mrs. Warren DeMott, who moved a short
time ago from here to Brattleboro with
her granddaughter, Mrs. Maggie Benson
| Calkins, has gone to Woodmere, L. l.,
| to live with her son, Daniel DeMott.
The w. c. T. U. met at the parsonage
| Friday afternoon. A very interesting re-
| port was given of the state convention
| held in Burlington Oct. 81 and % by Mis-.
| Grace Hammond, who attended the con
vention as a delegate from our union.
Some of the summer guests who spent
| the summer at River View and at the
| Newfane Inn very kindly contributed to
| the sale of fancy articles for the Grange
fair. The centerpiece of renaissance lace
made by Mrs. Kerner was sold quickly.
Raymond Pratt, who is slowly improv.
ing from the accident which caused some
| spinal trouble, it is hoped temporary
| celebrated his 18th birthday anniversary
last week Thursday by receiving volun
tary presents from several friends ant
neighbors.
The Sunday evening service was de
voted to reports of the Christian Endea
vor state convention held in Middlebury
Miss Grace Hammond and Miss Mary L
Plat went as delegates from our socIet,
and they gave exceedingly interesting &C
counts of the proceedings. Miss Ham
mond also sang a solo very sweetly.
Mrs Jennie E. Fales of Worcester
Mass, recently presented to the Moor,
free library 10 bound volumes of Harp
er's Monthly, 18S3-1SSS, which belonged t
her mother, the late Mrs. Della Wilde
of Brattleboro, who was a native of New
fame. Mrs. Wilder was a daughter o
the late Nathan Merrifield and a siste
of Mrs. ]. D. Railway of Brattlebor
and of the late Hollis T. Merrifield o
Newfane.
The Homeland circle met with Mrs. \
S. Moore at the parsonage Wednesda
afternoon. Topic 1.-THE Great West Ne
work opened up through government i'm
migration scheme. Letter from Rev. JIG
seph Pope explaining the effect of tn
irrigation scheme on the state of Mon
tana. The Newlands irrigation law a
studied, in part" Second part, Lesson
from the Call of the Nations, %, TIL
foundation of the nation; (2), the Ian
that God forgot; 49,, blazing the trai
az, a new point of view; 90, how I
solve the children's problem Plans pre-
posed: sufficient food, suitable work. adt
quate Fairgrounds, vacation schools, il
5 venile courts. The president suggeste
that the story of 1.-THE Beast and til
Jungle" by Judge B. B. Lindsey of Der
yer, Col, be read by the ladies before tt
next meeting. The story begins in IL
October number of Everybody's Mage
zine. A beautiful poem, II love IL
' West" was read. At their annual NEE
ing the following officers were elected
Pres, Mrs. N. S. Moore vice pres, Mr.
E. ]. Butterfield; Sec, Mrs. B. C. KNAPP
treas, Mrs. r. D. Newton.