Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-11

same day. Although she has a clear case
of measles she is not seriously ILL.,
Next Sunday morning Rev ~ s. Moore
will preach on the subject "The secret
of national prosperity" from the text,
Isaiah 80: s, and will present the claims
of the American Missionary association,
for which the annual Offering will be re-
ceived In the evening he will give the
book review of Rev. DR. G. T.. jefferson $
recent work. THE Character of Jesus. ="
which he presented before the ministers
at their regular meeting in Brattleboro
Monday.
The question recently has come up
among the patrons of our Union hall as
to whether a change should be made at
! once by having the doors of the hall
| swing outward or both ways, it being
our only place Of entertainment in New
fame. The Vermont statutes require
such a change Reports of deaths caused
by doors swinging inward are in the
daily papers continually, and state,
town and school officials are taking ac-
ton to compel changes to be made.
our village school will close tomorrow.
The teacher, Miss Edith Clark, will take
all the school for fsleighride and re-
freshments will be served. Coming as
surprise, 1t will be much appreciated by
all the pupils The examinations given
this week are a credit to the school as
wei as Nne NtdCHtTt WHO mas given SdllS-
faction in the two terms she has taught
here. 1t is hoped she will return for
the spring term. The pupils who were
not absent during the term were Wini-
fred Maher, Ralph Dewitt Bertha Dan
iels, Ruth Farnum, and Glynn Grape.
Those who were absent only one day
were DeWeese Dewitt, Marion White
and Eta Jets.
The school in the union district will
close today and the pupils will enjoy a
sleighrde with the teacher. Mrs. A. II.
Farnum. The pupils neither absent nor
tardy were Inez Cherrie, Bertha Wilson,
Allen Cherrie, Edmund Cherre Hubert
Cherrie. Charlie Rice. Ernest Redheld,
Marion futile and Merton Wilson.
Those absent only one day were Harold
Morse, Ruby Rice, Marion Wilson, Annie
Goodenough The whole number of pu-
pills was 25 There were 80 visitors during
the term of II weeks. This makes %
weeks in succession which Mrs. Farnum
has taught, the first 10 being in Brook
line Mrs. Farnum is an excellent teach
er, and 1t is hoped by the parents as well
as the whole school that she will return
10 teach the spring term In this district.
The regular w c. T. L. meeting held
with Mrs. Davidson Friday was well at
tended and the department OF press work
was presented in a very interesting way
by Mrs. Laura A. Munger OF Woodstock,
state press superintendent. The union
adopted resolution OF thanks to The
Vermont Phoenix and the Vermont Stan
dard for the help those papers have rem
dered to the temperance cause by exclud-
ing all advertisements of intoxicants, even
though making a financial sacrifice in
order to do So The plan, suggested by
Mrs. Munger, TO report the names Of these
papers to national headquarters that they
may be placed in the honor list which is
published in the Union Signal was APP
proved. Two visitors were present. A
social hour and refreshments followed
the business meeting and adjournment
was taken for one month, as the next
February meeting will be public and will
be held in the church Sunday evening,
Feb. 20, in memory OF Miss Willard and
other leaders.