Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-30
WlLLIAMSVILLE.

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Lock Hale was in Worcester last week
on business.
d. S. Derby ana 4. NJ. Merrlheld were
in Springfield Monday.
Samuel a. Merrihed came home last
week from Yale university to spend the
| holidays.
The next meeting of the Cleaners will
be held with Mrs ]. w. Williams next
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Beulah Timson came Saturday
from Hanover Centre. n H. for a weeks
visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. a.
L. Timson
Mrs Minnie Bailey returned to her
| home in Agawan Tuesday after sew
cral days visit with her brother. c. X
Stedman, and sister Mrs. G. w. Dick
| inson.
The young people Of the village held
| a dance in Grange hall Friday evening
! Mrs +. II. Richardson, Aaron White and
George Temple furnished music for
! dancing.
r. NJ sherman returned from his
| Southern trip Saturday evening. Mrs,
! sherman and son, Harold. came from
/ Brattleboro to spend Christmas with Mrs.
! O. l. Sherman.
C. II. Dickinson has recently bought of
! L. O. Morse his old shop. He plans to
tear 1t down in the spring and grade the
grounds, which viii add much to the
| Improvement OF that street.
f. w Morse was called to Keene this
/ week on account of the illness Of his
/ WIFE who is again suffering from blood
| poisoning in the hand. 1t Is feared she
I will loose one of the fingers.
At the Christmas tree last Thursday
evening. Rev. O. f. Newton. in a few
we'll chosen words. presented the Gnng-
ers with a large clock to he placed In
| the assembly hall. II WAS the gift Of the
/ Loyal Legion and Band of Mercy.
/ \ Christmas service was held at the
Methodist church Sunday morning dur
ing the Sunday school hour At the close
! little Cheney Williams, the youngest
member of the school, presented the SUI
perintendent, Mrs O. 4. Newton. "A sum
Of money as a Christmas message OF love
and esteem.
The annual election Of officers took
place Tuesday evening at the regular
meeting Of the Grange. Master Harry
Temple. overseer, John Lewis; lecturer.
Mrs Emma Morse; steward. George
| Temple: asst. steward. Ernest Morse;
chap. Mrs Minnie Timson; treas w.
/ + Wheeler, Sec, Mrs. Zilla Willard;
| gntekeeper, Clarence Lewes; Ceres Jen-
ME Hescock; Pomona, Ruth Sparks:
/ Flora. Lena Randall: lady asst. steward.
| Helen Lewis; trustee for three years, G.
| X. Stedman; pianist, Mrs w. +. Wheeler.
The new officers will be installed Jan. l.
| by II. w. Sargent OF Bratteboro.
\ Christmas visitors were: Carl Holton
| Of Mortified at F. r. Washers; Miss
Lottie Tuthill of Bnttleboro at her IA
| Tiers. f H. Tuthilrs; Verne Mundeh,
who is working in Bridgeport at the
home Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs John
| Nnundeu; Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Eames OF
! Brattleboro with Mrs Eames's parents,
| Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Dickinson; MIR and
| Mrs Frank Freyenhagen of Springfield
| Mass, at the home Of Mrs Freyenhagens
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. X. Stedman;
| Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Bastian Of Bratueboro
at Mrs. j. II. Merrfeld's and Sewall
| Hovey Of BTattleboro at his home. Mr..
and Mrs. Z. II. Richardson We're in Brat
teboro TO spend Christmas and /. 5. Ma
chol was in Springfield, Mass, over
| Christmas.
The Christmas exercises in Grange hall
! Thursday evening, Dec. %, We're well at
| tended and an unusually fine program
was given by the children Violin duet
Burton Halliday and Frank Stratton;
concert recitation primary school; song,
Merry Christmas" class; Scripture and
prayer; SOLO "Wnl Santa Claus remember
me-" Grace Stratton; six little Christmas
| bells. class; recitation, "Why Santa
laughed" Ruby Sparks; recitation, Sing
a song of Christmas" Clarence Shppee;
| recitation, THE Christmas star Lotte
Pierce: recitation Christmas" Lola Sar-
gent; song, Ring out the bells" gram
mar class: recitation, "a Christmas le-
I gend" Graydon NIundell recitation,
Letter from Santa Claus Clarence
, Freyenhageu; exercise, when Christ
mas comes" three boys song, Graded
in a manger" primary class; The first
| Christmas morning." Luthera Perry: rec
! itation, The Christmas story" Hazel
! Carr; "The Birds Christmas carol" This
was read by Miss Folett and part Of it
was given by the pupils with Miss Dut-
ton on the stage making a very pretty
story. The teachers and pupils both APP
preciate the courtesy of the Grange for
the use of the han on that evening