Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-06-23
VERNON,

Miss Inez Akley is at home for the
summer vacation.
John Gray of New York is spending
a vacation with his family here.
Miss Viola Williams was the guest of
George Lee at Woodlawn farm on sun
day.
Mrs Butler, who visited her mother,
Mrs. Wetherbee, has returned to her
home in Hinsdale.
Mrs. G. X. Stebbins entertained her
mother, Mrs. Doolttle, of Winchester,
few days this week.
Miss Alice Frost of Newtonville,
Mass, was a recent visitor in the nome
of her aunt Mrs Burrows,
The ladies circle will meet Thursday
afternoon in their rooms at the Nestry'
Supper will be served. The ladies' real
lied a good sum from the supper given
at the hospitable home of Mrs. Barnes
last week. we were glad to welcome so
many Brattleboro people and nope they
| will come again,
Mrs F. f. Wright returned Monday
evening from Stafford Conn. The pre-
vious Wednesday she attended the wed
| ding of her brother, Richard Bantord'
and Miss Greta Merrick, who were mar
ried at noon in the brides home IN
| Monson Mass. MI and Mrs. Banford
| visited his sister a few weeks since
| They have the best wishes of their Yer
| non acquaintance.
| The people everywhere are again re-
| minded of the dedication ceremonies on
| the site of Fort Bridgeman IuesuaE,
June p, on the well known HUBBARD
farm 1t is especially desired that the
| school children of Vernon De pIescHe ~
| assist in the impressive services Whlch
| will emphasize the cost of our present
| peace and prosperity, and send INTO our
| hearts reverent gratitude to the ahces-
tors ''who rest from their labors, put
whose works do follow them through
our fair land today
On Wednesday Mrs. r. SteDblns, IT,
entertained the Violet club of F1tchpurs'
a birthday club of which the hostess
~ tho dav has been a member II years
The ladies' came on the train, reaching
Vernon at 10 a. m, returning at 40 D.
M. riding to and from the nome III tIe
farm wagon, decorated with VloIet tn
bons The club presented theli hosteSs
some beautiful hand-painted emma anu
hnndsoy,o embroidered table linen. Mrs.
Stebbins served dinner, covers beins lalu
for twelve. The table was trimmed with
violet and a profusion of lovely Ho"ers >
the guests bringing many OF them me
pleasant room, the dainuly apPoiilte,u i
table, with the happy races ABOUT ~ W., W.
the good fortune to belong TO the Nole'
club.
Tho nunils In Miss Boyd's and Miss
crav's schools had a picnic in the pines
| at Miss Gray's home. refreshments VI
ice cream and cake were served IN the
woods The schools in town closed Fri
; | da,, June L. At the Centre school,
Miss Boyd, teacher, the following were
} not absent during the term; Irene Jonn
son Mabel johnson, Edith Johnson, Er-
neet Johnson. Arthur Adams and Mil
, dred Iackey. The following were alb
eart less than two days: Walter Ad-
ANS Walter Baker, Hattie Johnson, and
EYorence Weatherhead. At the west
, school, Miss Edith Gray, teacher the
following were not absent during the
| term: Dwight Fairman, Charlie HAZE
. Claude Tenney, Edith Brooks, Dorothy
, Have. Lucie Hale. Gladys Tenney' Ger
) trude Brown and GLADYS bro"h were
! absent only one-half day each
The Larkin club of ten met with Mrs
e Dwight Phetteplace Friday afternoon
r being the second meeting or the cur
D since its organization last July. The
first meeting was held with Mrs. Eta
/ Tombs in October, a very pleasant ar
A | fair but because of illness In the mem
A hers homes. no more were held until
J, last week 1t being the last day of schoo
a | Mrs Phetteplace invited the teacher
n | Miss Julia Johnson, and her pupils L
= in number their parents and friends u
: the number OF rs. who were all pres
y ent. Many Of the furnishings eNem
nIihed the ''Larkin plan" and attested Z
"a The Industry OF the family In Its behalf
u The afternoon was spent in singing
H. | gamas walking among the shrubber
he and watching the hocks OF chickens.
heI zeal Measure to all was seeing som
o, geese swimming about in beautift
brook, near the house. The chiidre