Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-07-01
DUMMERSTON,

Relatives from Hinsdale visited at ]. X.
Crosbys Sunday.
Miss Edith Walker is recovering from
an attack of tonslitis
Mrs f. c. Tenney spent Sunday and
Monday at spofford lake.
Mrs. F. L. Stark and two children Of
Vernon are visiting at L. L. Starks
Some of the young people attended the
/ play in West Dummerston Saturday even
ing.
Miss Marion Wilder spent Saturday
/ and Sunday with relatives in Brattle-
| boro.
Miss Bertha Hazelton closed a success
full term of school in East Putney and
returned home Friday.
Asa Miller of Omaha, Neb, once
resident of this town. has been visiting
friends and relatives here.
In the caucus Saturday evening F. c.
| Tenney b. c. Baldwin and L. II. Lynde
were chosen delegates to attend the New
fame convention.
Miss Ruth Robbins was at A. E Rob
bins's Sunday and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r.
Huntley of West Dummerston and Mr.
and Mrs F. f. Willard of Brattleboro
were at S. Kelley's.
A picnic will be held July at 10 a. m,
| in Horace Halls second sugar orchard
under the auspices of the Christian En-
deavor society. Games will he played
and good time is assured. Everybody
is invited. The women are requested to
carry sandwiches and cake.
Frank Reynolds Of Somerville. Mass, a
reader, will give an entertainment in
Grange hall, Dummerston Centre, Thurs
day evening, July Z. Mr.. Reynolds is an
excellent entertainer and was well liked
| when he was here last year. Proceeds
will go toward the Grange hall debt.
John Walker, Dale Boyle, Gladys Ray,
Annie and Rosa Simonds are picking
strawberries for ]. A. Miller. Harry
Brown, who is the star picker at w F.
| Walkers, made a record OF 100 quarts
in five hours and 25 minutes Tuesday
and last week took the championship
with Ill quarts in five hours.
Mrs. Mary Witherspoon has just closed
a successful term Of school in the Hol-
| low district The average attendance
was 9SR. Pupils not absent during the
term: Nellie and Edward Davis. Annie
| and Rosa Simonds. Dorothy Smead. Ruth
! Knapp and Pauline Whitney. There was
no case of hardness during the term
The ladies of the Grange Benefit society
| have reason to feel proud of their sue
cess with their third annual strawberry
supper The weather and attendance was
all that could be desired and w. F. Walk
| er's strawberries received close atten-
! ton and unlimited praise. The supper
| was followed by a dance in which 50
| couples took part and danced gaily to the
| inspiring music of the 1910 Success Sing
| ing orchestra Many were present from
| Brattleboro, West Dummerston. Putney
and elsewhere. The affair netted a hand
some sum for the treasury.
The Grange held it's regular meeting
| Tuesday evening and conferred the third
and fourth degrees on a class Of candi-
| dates. The third degree was conferred
| by the ladies' degree team and the march,
! ing staff did excellent service and merit
| ed high praise. Visitors were present
! from West Dummerston and Spofford
! Oranges and addressed the meeting
! Nearly GO were present and harvest
/ supper of ice cream and cake was
! served. There was a short literary pro-
| gram. The next meeting will be held
| July - and will be in charge Of Ceres,
| Pomona and Flora.