Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-06

Mrs. d. A. Benson is gaining and is
able to sit up.
The village school is planning to OBJ
serve Halloween.
Mrs. Harriet Martin is staying a week
with Miss Lillian Mixter in Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Ranney returned
from their visit in Providence Wednes-
day night.
Louis Clapp of Brattleboro visited
Monday at the home of his mother, Mrs.
j. D. Pierce.
Miss Mildred Boyd is working in the
family of DR.. Lawton at the Brattle-
boro Retreat.
Friends of Mrs. Lila Ingram are sorry
to hear of her illness and hope she Will
recover speedily.
Perlie Winchester is at home for a few
weeks and is working for his brother,
Wilson Winchester.
Mrs. Bascom of Ware, a former neigh
Dor of r. D.. Newton and family, is a
guest in their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwell Jones are visit
ing a few weeks in the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Bert Smith.
Wilson Winchester has just finished
building round silos for William Knowl-
ton and stephen Foster.
Allan Hammond of Readsboro Falls
was the guest OF his sister, MRS. Del
bert Rhoades, last week.
Walter futile, who visited a few days
with his cousin, Ransom Rhoades, last
week, returned to Grafton Sunday.
Mrs. William Knowlton is better. Miss
Ruth Stevens, who Is suffering from
neuralgia, has been unable to attend
school,
Earle Wheeler of Jamaica is helping
w. C. Ballou at the railroad station. Mr..
Ballou expects to have his jelly mill
running soon.
Mrs. Henry Allen, who was a guest of
Mrs. j. E.. Smiley a week or two, re-
turned Tuesday to her home in Wealth
ersield, this state.
Mrs. Georgia Ferree of New Haven is
spending a week with Mrs. Alvin Gates.
Mrs. Horace French of BrattleborO also
visited there Tuesday.
Mrs. f. A. Dewitt and Miss Harriet
Newton went to Randolph Monday to
attend the state convention of the Chris
tan Endeavor society this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ], d. Pierce visited a
few days last week with Mr.. Pierce's
daughter, Mrs. Fred Pierce, and family
in Westminster. They returned home
Monday.
Mrs. Abel j. Grout closed the Cabin
on Newfane hill last week and returned
to Staten Island. DR.. Grout left about
a month earlier on account of his school
work in that city.
Mrs. Charles /. Hescock, accompanied
by her aunt, Mrs. Fred Underwood of
Wardsboro, is a guest this week of her
uncle, Judge John II. Watson, in his
home in Montpelier.
Miss Christie Benson and Miss Hazel
Davis came from Londonderry Friday to
attend the drama. Uncle Silas," and
were guests at the Windham County
House until Saturday night.
Rev. N. S. Moore has declined n call
to Jericho and U%nderhill. as well as to
Jeffersonville in this state. Mr.. and
Mrs. Moore go from here to Linden
lodge for an indefinite stay.
Produce has been stolen from a num-
Der of gardens in and about the viii
lage. Suspicion is aroused and it has
become a question of considerable i'm
portance. Who are the offenders?
George p. Moore, who has been con-
sulting engineer in Denver four years,
has been home a week helping his par
ents to get ready to move to Brattleboro,
where they intend to spend the winter.
A telegram from Charles b. Under
wood to relatives here was received Mon
day forenoon saying that Austin. Pa,
where he is and has been a number of
years, was washed away, but that ne
was all right.
On account of the stormy night Friday
evening, the drama, Uncle Silas,' will
be repeated at Union hall Tuesday even
ing, Oct. 10. At the close of the enter
tainment there will be a supper and
dance, with music by Dugan and Wales.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e. Skinner are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Bert
Prouty, in Bondville. They attended the
fair held there yesterday. Before return
ing home they will visit Mr.. SINNERS
sister, Mrs. O. e. Hall, in South Lon
donderry.
Mrs. Mason of Alhambra, Calf, Mrs.
Spaulding and Mrs. Ahlem of Hoytville,
Mich, daughters of William Halliday,
whose family lived in Marlboro, visited
their cousin, Mrs. b. c.. Eager, a few
days the latter part of last week, and
the first of this week.
Fred d. Osgood went by automobile
Monday morning to take the early train
for Brattleboro on his way to Pitts
burg, Pa, where he has a permanent
government position as chemist. He was
accompanied by his parents, DR., and
Mrs. +. l.. Osgood and Mrs. G. e. David
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Watson and Mr..
and Mrs. Smith of Leicester, who came
last week by automobile, remained a few
days at the Newfane Inn. Mrs. w. IL,
Leggett of Manchester and Mrs. o. r.
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Manchester and were guests at the Inn
en- route to Springfield.
Malcolm Rice, who spent the summer
at NJ. o, Howe's, and who has been a
student the past two years with DR..
Clifton d. Howe at Toronto university,
went last week to Boston, where he join
ed his mother, Mrs. Lillian Rice. They
will stay some time in that city, and
perhaps the entire winter.
Before leaving her home in Montevideo
for Porto Rico Mrs. Florence Batchelder
had a pleasant goodbye" A farewell
bridge party was given in her home, to
which 16 guests were invited. Each guest
brought a sealed steamer letter-a mes
sage for her to open on her way and
help make pleasant the voyage on the
high seas.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Dickinson Of
Springfield were guests of Mrs. Alice and
Miss Stella Micott from Thursday until
Monday. The party all visited Mrs. Mi
colts son and his family in Hinsdale
Friday, and Joined by w. +, Eames and
family all went to Wardsboro Sunday,
partaking of an excellent dinner at the
Underwood hotel there.
The annual meeting of the Homeland
circle was held in the church vestry
wednesday afternoon, Sept. 27. There
were Is women present. The fol-
owing officers We're elected for the en-
suing year: Pres, Mrs. Il. j. Butter