Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

Mrs. Charles E. Dean has been Sc
riously ill the last week.
Miss Emma Blake went Wednesday to
Boston to stay several weeks.
Hon. A. n. Swain has been confined to
his house two weeks by illness
Mrs Charles E. Dean has been i'll the
past week, but is somewhat improved.
Pneumonia was feared
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Osgood have been
guests a week or 10 days of their son,
Col Edward G. Osgood, in Nashua.
Mrs B. e. Foster of Forest street has
been in Mechanicsville this week being
called there by the death of her mother.
Clinton Hatch of Exeter, n. H.,
former resident of this place, was in
town on Friday and Saturday, looking
up old acquaintance.
Charles Daley of Albany, n. Y, an en-
poye of the Standard Oil company, visit
ed Sunday in Bellows Falls with his sis
ter Mrs. Gardner Wheeler
Arrangements have been made so that
Governor Mead will speak at the opening
of the annual exhibition of the poultry
association in Union hall Dec. 8.
The Methodists are holding a series of
cottage prayer meetings in North West
minister. The attendance is large and
much interest is being manifested.
Harry Hall, a machine tender for the
Internatio Paper company since the
strike two years ago, will complete his
work for the corporation this week
f, r, Rowe, the local r, f. D, man, has
been i'll a number of days this week and
his place on the route has been filled by
Clarence W. Bush of 20 Henry street.
TIL annual sale and supper of the Bel
lows Falls Woman's club will take place
Tuesday evening, Dec. g. in the parlors
and vestry of the Congregational church
Contractor A. NJ. Bragg is arranging
to build a new woodworking shop dur
ing the winter for dressing the lumber
used in his building operations, and for
custom work.
Partridges are reported as being UNI
usually plentiful in this locality this
year. One young hunter in the north
part of this town already has bagged his
full legal limit of 25
The body of Harrison Foster of Wind
ham, formerly of Bellows Falls, was
brought here for burial in Oak Hill ceme-
terry Tuesday afternoon, Rev. ], Ward
Moore officiating at the grave.
1t has been decided to hold this years
union Thanksgiving service in the
Methodist church on the evening of that
day. Rev. c. l.. Eaton of the Univer-
salist church will preach the sermon.
Walter F. Adams, son of Frank Ad-
ans of Atkinson street, has been chosen
president of the senior class at Norwich
university. He has been president of
his class for each of the previous two
years.
A basketball team has been formed.
Phileas Grignon, manager and practice
will be begun at once. A schedule of
games is being arranged with Brattle-
boro, Keene, Springfield, Turner's Falls
and other towns
In the union temperance meeting of
four churches Sunday evening in the
Congregational church an interesting ad-
dress was delivered by Dr. Minnie Leav-
lit Mountain of New York city on scien-
tific temperance instruction.
sewell L. Purrinton. who for several
years has been assistant superintendent
here of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company, has been given an advanced
position with the company in st. Johns
bury and will remove there at once.
The 4th annual trainmens ball will be
held in Union hall tonight. Heaney &
Wallace's singing orchestra from Wor-
cester, Mass, will furnish music and
the success and attendance of former
years Promise a repetition for the event.
sheriff's sale of the meat cart and
stock in trade of the firm of II. A. Ball
& Co.. who have conducted a market at
Canal street, several months, is adver-
tised to be held on the premises Satur-
day. Dec 2, at 10 a. m. by Sheriff George
c. Wright of Westminster
Rev and Mrs. w. r. Davenport went
Tuesday to Boston, where Mrs. Daven-
port submitted to a serious operation in
a hospital. Mr. Davenport will remain in
Boston for the present and his pulpit in
the Methodist church will be occupied
Sunday by Deacon C. w. Osgood.
In a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the board of trade I'm the town
clerks office Wednesday evening It was
decided to hold the annual meeting and
banquet in Hotel Windham Friday even
ing, Jan. 5, and to invite Col Frank L.
Greene of st. Adams to be the guest Of
the evening.
Deacon Chilson C. Fairbanks passed
his seth birthday anniversary in a very
pleasant manner at the home of his son,
e. C, Fairbank, on the old terrace Tues
day He was the recipient Of congratu-
lations. good wishes and many flowers