Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-08

Thanksgiving, will remain at his home
until Christmas Owing to several cases
of smallpox near the Lyndon institute 1t
was decided to close the school and take
the vacation now which is usually al
lowed for Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs Wilson winchester went
Thursday morning to Franklin, this
state. where they will visit few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Perlie Winchester
Mr.. and Mrs. Winchester also will at
tend the meeting of the state Grange in
Montpelier next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Dewitt and Miss
Harriet Newton went by automobile with
w. p Eames to Brattleboro to attend
the meeting of the Grange there We'd
nesday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Howe of Brookline were also visitors
there the same evening.
Austin Grape and family have returned
to Newfane and are settled in their
home here. Mrs Grapes mother, Mrs.
Meyers, will live with them this win
ter. Their daughter, Mrs. Eskie Brom,
will spend the winter In Townshend,
where her husband has employment.
Mae Hammond, infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Delberft Rhoades, who went
last week to the A. l.. Cook camp for
the winter, was burned Wednesday by
spilling a hot cup of tea. 1t is hoped
the accident will not be serious and that
the little one will recover speedily
William II. Knowlton received bad
cut on one wrist Friday. He was help
ing saw wood at o. r. Wright's. Three
stitches were taken and Mr.. knoWlton'
who has been unable to work since, hopes
to recover in a few weeks. A. L. LOCK-
wood is helping put up an alleyway to
the silo there.
l.. w. and Mrs. Rosamond Whitney
were guests at Fred Randalrs in Towns
bend. Mrs Rosetta Kenney dined with
her daughter Mrs. Albert Austin, IN
Brookline. Ira Moulton and family
were at Emery Towards and Mr.. and
Mrs Charles L. Hescock were at II. M.
Hescocks.
congregational church Sunday morning
worship at II, subject of sermon Bur-
den bearing; Sunday school, 12.15; even
ing worship, 73O; Christian Endeavor
meeting Tuesday evening at 7.3O. Prayer
meeting Thursday evening, 7.3O. Special
music at morning and evening services
Sunday. Everyone welcome.
A concert will be given by members
of Mount Hermon glee club in Union
hall tomorrow evening at O'Clock.
There will be an orchestra, vocal, from
bone cornet and violin solos, a male
quartet and readings. The proceeds will
go for new Christian Endeavor hymn
books The public is invited.
Mrs. Carrie Redfield and children, with
the exception of Ernest, were al the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
A. Carpenter, the first of last week.
They had their Thanksgiving dinner
Wednesday, as Mrs. Redfield returned
Thursday to the state industrial school
in Lancaster, Mass, where she has
charge of 80 girls.
The Christian Endeavor society have
adopted the efficiency campaign and APP
pointed a committee to take the rating
at the last business meeting that the So
ciety already could lay claim to 591a
per cent of the standard of efficiency
New committees were appointed and 1t
is the aim of the society to climb still
higher, hoping to reach the 100 per cent
mark.
The annual meeting of the Congrega :
tional church and society was held in
the vestry Tuesday afternoon. At the
meeting of the society r. d. Newton
was moderator and the old board of
officers was reelected: Prudential COM
mittee, r. D. Newton, Charles L. Hes
cock and o. R. Wright; clerk. Mrs. F.
A. Dewitt; treas, Virgil Ranney; au-
ditor, F. a. Dewitt solicitors, ]. D.
Pierce and c. l.. Hescock; collector, Ar
thur Railway; chorister, Mrs. George X
Carter; first usher, o. r. Wright who
will choose assistants. At the church
\ meeting which followed, a spirit of har-
!, mony prevailed and unusual interest was
| manifested in the financial manage.
ment. 1t was decided to postpone the
election of deacons The clerk was in.
structed to write messages to all shut
| in members. A roll call of the church
ives held with Rev George X Carter as
| moderator.