Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23

Miss Hattie Clark
+ Anthem" Behold, | bring you glad It'd
inBS Observation-Disclosures. Simper
solo-Mrs w H. stellman, with violin
oblgato by Miss Helen Weatherhead
| Solo-"Angel's message"
Robert c. Clark
Anthem-"Daughter of Zion" ...... Maker
Christmas address by the pastor
Mrs. Timothy Allbee visited in Putney
yesterday.
George p. Cushman of oxford, ~ H., is
| visiting his brother w. +. Cushman
The pupils of school No I, will have
| Christmas tree exercises this afternoon.
Charles Pettee of Dorchester Mass,
will spend Christmas at the home of A.
| +. Hill
Mrs. W. o. johnson of Worcester is
| visiting in the home of Mrs. II. c.
| Squres.
Albert Dunklee is visiting at the home
of his mother, Mrs E P. Dunklee. over
| the holiday.
Rev. George L. Tyler of Bristol, Conn,
| visited his sister, Mrs. ]. l.. Stockwell.
| Tuesday and Wednesday.
Carroll Fisher of Lynn. Mass. will be
at the home of his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
| +. T. Fisher, on Christmas.
| D. Wesley Davis has bought the
| T.
| 20 Whitney have removed to Chester
a Christmas tree for the young folks
| of the Baptist church will be held in the
| church Monday evening at 1880 O'clock
Miss Amy Worden finished working at
| the home of Mrs. Z. c. Dunkee and re-
| turned to her home in Marlboro this
| week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Allbee will enter
| tain their five children and all their
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| home.
Miss Olive Weatherhead who Is teach
| ing at Montague, will spend Christ
mas with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
| f. Weatherhead
The 1910 club met at the home Of Mrs
| O. G. Covey Friday. Mrs II. f. Pre-
| fountain and Mrs Charles Higley were
| the prize winners.
! Dwight Smith Of Putney and Denton
Smith OF Norwich university will spend
| Christmas with their parents Mr.. and
| Mrs. II. G. smith
The topic at the prayer meeting Of the
| Congregational church Tuesday evening
| will be Last Days" 1t will also be
| a preparatory service.
| Water is much needed and people are
| hoping for rain. Farmers with much
| stock are finding it difficult to get enough
| water for their cattle.
|
mon next Sunday morning will be The
first Christmas gift" The regular gospel
| service will be held in the evening.
| Miss Helen Prentiss, who is teaching
| school at Townshend will spend her
| Christmas vacation at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Prenuss.
Renfrew & Gibson. who operate the
grist mill, have found the water power of
| MILESTONE brook insufficient for their
| needs and this week have installed new
| gasoline engine.
Miss Sadie Helyar OF the Johnson nor
| NAL school John Helyar of the Cnver-
| sity of Vermont, and George Hawkins
of Boston will spend Christmas at the
| home of Mrs. \. NJ. Helyar.
Edward S. Clark, who is engaged in
| the reinforced concrete building business
at Detroit. Mich, is visiting his parents
| Or. and Mrs. c. :. Clark. Miss Susie 5.
| Clark of Springfield. Mass. is also home.
| The juvenile choir Of the Congregational
| church will present The Prince Emman-
| uer in the church Monday evening.
| This will be followed by a Christmas
| tree and the usual gifts will be presented
to the children.
The young people of the Congrega-
tional church will hold Mother
| Goose slcial in the vestry this evening
| Those who attend are requested to wear
! costume that will represent some
| Mother Goose character.
| The annual business meeting of the
| Baptist church will be held in the chapel
| Tuesday, Dec. p. at 40 p. m. preceded
| by a supper and roll call for the mem
! hers of the church. All members are
| urged to be present if possible.
About p friends called upon Hazen
| Stockwell and assisted him in the observ-
| ance Of the fourteenth anniversary of
| his birth They presented him with set
| 1f on efIm mi wi he
| initial IS" Games and music were en-
joyed and refreshments served.
The Sunshine society will give an en-
| tertainment and Christmas tree a the
town farm, Thursday afternoon Dec 30
| Anyone wishing to contribute articles to
| the tree is requested to leave them with
| any of the committee, Mrs. J. L. Stock
well, Miss Ruth Childs and Miss Edna
| Gnkey.
The Capernaum circle will meet at
| the usual hour. The subject will be BE
! born in us today" Eph 3:li-2l. The
leaders for this meeting will he Denton
| Smith and George Chase. The evening
service will be held at the usual hour and
the subject of the pastors sermon will
be "A Christmastide reflection"
The women of the Congregational
church will hold a social and mite box
opening Thursday afternoon from 2 to
o'clock. The proceeds will be divided
equally between the home and foreign
missionary work. This is also the an
nua meeting of the womens association
and all the women of the congregation
are invited to attend. A large gathering
and an enjoyable time is expected
While William T. Ellis was working
in the barn of A. B. Clapp Monday he
fell a distance of about Is feet and
landed on his head and shoulders. He
was picked up unconscious and an am
bulance carried him to his home where
he is reported to be resting as comfort
ably as could be expected. This is the
second fall that Mr.. Ellis has had within
the past few months and the third within
a year.
| While hauling ice at the farm of Austin
Akley Tuesday Henry Knight received in
juries to his hand which necessitated the
amputation of part of his thumb. He was
hauling a cake OF Ice when the rope
broke and the heavy cake fell back on
his hand. smashing part of his thumb
and splitting two fingers. He was taken
to Memorial hospital and the upper part
of his thumb amputated and the fingers
dressed He is now staying at the home
of his sister, Mrs. d. w. Harris.
F. NJ Goodenough of Brattleboro, is
wiring F. w Tildens house for electric
| lights He will be remembered here as
the gentleman formerly of Brattleboro,
who did the electric wiring on the ele-
plant used in the Emerald minstrels last
spring. He also took the part of the
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