Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-14
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Some are without water at their homes.
Guy Dutton is suffering from an alb
scess on his hand.
Miss Ethel Follett. who teaches in Graf
ton, was in town Saturday.
Miss Jessie Torrey spent Sunday with
her parents in Cambridgeport.
The Home club will meet in the vestry
Wednesday afternoon, oct. 49,
Mrs. Mccall of Ryegate n. Y has re
Gently visited her sister, Mrs. Mills
Mr. and Mrs w. S. Holland Of Brattle-
boro were at the Townshend Inn over
Sunday.
DR.. NJ c. Twitchell, from the Burlng-
ton hospital, was at Moses Randalrs
Saturday.
Mrs. e. u. Batchelder entertained very
pleasantly a few friends at tea Friday
afternoon.
e. w. sawyer Of Hyde Park. Mass,
came this week to spend some time at a.
A. Mason's.
Mr. Heath will teach both vocal and
instrumental music In the seminary the
coming year.
DR.. and Mrs. Bruce returned to their
home in New York after spending the
summer here
Miss Jennie Thayer of Lancaster,
Mass. visited last week at her brothers,
! MllNpH nay ct =
The quantity Of apples as well as the
! quality far exceeded the expectations Of
! the farmers in this section.
Frank Lawrence returned Friday from
! Boston, where he had been visiting his
sister. Mrs. Ed. O'Brien
| Mrs Hattie Jones and Mrs. Walter
! Ware OF Alstead. y. H.. are visiting
| this week at Frank Lawrence's
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Felch OF Lowell,
Mass. came last week to live with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs "A. \. Felch.
Mrs Alice Gooden who had been stay
ing with Mrs. a. \. Blood, returned to
/ her home in Amherst, Mass, Monday.
Rev Daniel Mclntrye left Monday for
! 10 days stay in Boston, where he will at
| tend the meetings OF the Congregational
! council.
Miss Ella and Miss Jennie Cutler Of
! Somcrville Mass, and Fred A. Cutler
of Minneapolis. MINI. called on Mrs.
! Celia Cutler this week.
Miss Nellie Underwood, a student in
| the seminary, is sick at w H. Miles
| Her mother, Mrs. Eta Underwood OF
East Jamaica is caring for her.
Mrs Herbert Kidder has a hen which
! lays large eggs and it dsrrgarded last
! Sunday enough TO lay the largest one.
| which measured ~ inches by 674
Come To the grand entertainment this
! evening Friday. To be given 10y the editor
| ial board. II VIII consist OF a farce "Dr
| Cure Al" music readings and marching.
! Mrs Thomas Rice and daughter. Dor
! othy. OF Bratueboro. returned t. their
| home Wednesday after a weeks stay
| with Mrs. RiCos parents, Mr.. and Mr.
| Leslie Lowe.
The Baptist ladies' aid society will
! serve their annual harvest supper next
week on Wednesday evening. oct. 10
| All are cordially invited supper will be
served from $50 o'clock until :
| Mr. and MR.. c. II. Willard Mrs Ella
! Miss Lucy Booth and Miss Katherine
| Plant took an automobile trip to Deer
! field. Mass. Wednesday, Miss Plant who
has been a guest OF Mrs. Willard the
| past two weeks, will return to Washing
| ton soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. b BatcheIder and MIR
and Mrs. \. \. Mason joined their
and Mr.. and Mrs Hunt Clark Of
! Westminster West and Mr.. and Mrs
! Thaddeus Park of Grafton Tuesday din
ing at Walkers hotel. \ very pleasant
day was spent
Miss Edith Wills Of Boston, represent
! ing the scientific department Of the
| Womon's Christian Temperance union.
| gave very interesting and instructive
lecture on temperance in Academy han last
! Wednesday evening to the students OF
| Leland and Gray seminary. The public
was invited but owing to the brevity Of
the notice but few knew Of it outside OF
| the school The speaker had series
Of charts to illustrate the baneful effect
of alcoholic drinks on the human system.
| BY carefully gathered statistics OF a
| great number Of cases OF hard drinkers.
moderate drinkers, and total abstainers
II was shown 10y comparative sizes on the
! charts. that the effect OF strong drink is
| injurious to the brain, the nervous sys-
tenn, and the muscular force Of all who
| use 1t in any degree Even the so-called
J moderate use Of IL results in the
| weakening Of the powers of both mind
! and body. The figures tabulated from
| thousands Of cases clearly prove that II
| shortens life, limits capacity for work
and what is stil worse entails evil on
| the offspring in the form OF epilepsy
| lunacy and idiocy TO a greater extent
than commonly known Miss wills is an
! easy, pleasing speaker. thoroughly in
| earnest and convincing. both in manner
| and in her selection of material
There will be union services in the Bap-
fist church next Sunday, both morning
and evening. Topic for the morning
| service, Three closely related principles
! in a souls return to God Evening topic
Lessons from the autumn leaf"