Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-01
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Miss Grace Smith has gone to Whining
ton for an indefinite stay.
Ernest Winchester will move from near
the mill to Alonzo Stoves house.
Rev. E. j. Lewis will conduct a service
in the Retreat Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Lucy McCloud, who has been
visiting in Colrain, has come to a. F.
HITS to work
The woman's association of the Congre-
gational church held sewing meeting
yesterday afternoon in the parsonage.
II. F. Weatherhead has rented his
house occupied by T. Raymond to Mr.
Parker, the new blacksmith in w. L. Wal
kers shop.
Rev. E. ]. Lewis will speak Sunday
morning on The food and life of the
soul" In the evening he will conduct
gospel service.
Mrs. Ella Donelson entertained Mrs.
Julia Hamilton, Mrs. Rhoda Sargent of
Brattleboro and Miss Anna Gale Of Dunn
merston at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. +. r. Thurber, Saturday.
a petition to the post Office department
has been signed by 50 patrons on the
rural free delivery route No. 4 asking
for the removal OF the present carrier
and the appointment of another in his
place.
The annual meeting OF the Earnest
Workers association will be held in the
academy Monday evening al 7.30. A full
attendance is desired as the question of
sprinklng from West Brattleboro down
to and on Forest square will be dis
cussed.
The women Of the Congregational
church will hold their annual thank Of
ferng meeting Thursday in the home of
Mrs. Hervey Harris. a short missionary
thank Offering program will be conducted
by Mrs. 9. S. Clark, and Mrs. ]. e. Mann
will have charge of the regular mission
study lesson.
large number of the members Of the
Congregational church of this village
as well as a number from the east viii
lage attended the annual sugar supper
served by the mems league last night.
The supper was one of the best ever
served in the church. +. D. E Stowe is
chairman of the social committee which
had the supper in charge.
All the schools in the town school dis
trict will reopen Monday after the
Easter vacation. The teachers will be:
No. l. Miss Bessie Dutton; No 4, Miss
| Florence Holden; No. Z, Miss Myrtle
Briggs No. TO- Miss Harriet Atkinson;
No. IL, Miss Daisy Brown; academy
building, Miss Alta ]. Dennison, Miss
Elizabeth Dennison, Miss Nora Jaquith
Miss Jessie Clawson.
Fire which was set in some dead grass
and leaves by boys endangere the
house occupied by George H. Harris.
The flames ran along the grass until
they nearly reached the house before
they We're discovered by Mrs. Harris
She sent the boys after assistance, and
neighbors came running to the spot. The
| flames were not eXtinguished until they
reached the underpinning.
Eleven teachers took the special ex-
aminatons held in the academy build
ings yesterday and today. John D. Whit
tier. who is slated to take +. NJ. Rich's
/ position as superintendent of the union
school district, is taking the examination
also in order that he may qualify for the
/ position. Mr.. Whittier came here We'd
nesday from North Weymouth, Mass.
| where he has been principal of a gram
mar school. Mr. Rich plans to go to-
morrow to his new field of labor as sup
erlntendent OF the union school district
of Provincetown, Wellheet and Truro.