Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10


school in West Dummerston Friday She
returned to her home in Guilford Satur-
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Benson of Bond
VILE came Wednesday to visit his broth
err Morton p. Benson, and family. at
the Windham County House.
Gilbert Peck of Springfield visited his
sister, Mrs. Bert Davis, this week, and
Mr.. and Mrs McField of Hinsdale have
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Davis.
The Christian Endeavor society will
hold conservation meeting Tuesday
evening. This meeting will be followed
by a business meeting and election of
officers.
George *. Davis came Monday night
to board for while at John NJ. Kenny's.
Mr. Davis visited his son. George o.
Davis, and family in Norwood Mass be-
fore coming here.
Mrs. Clarence A. Nichols went to Brat
tleboro Wednesday to meet her mother,
Mrs. G. M. Hill, and niece, Miss Vera
Silsby, who have come from Lunenburg
to spend few weeks with her.
Next Sunday morning Rev. n. s. Moore
will present the claims of the American
Missionary association and the annual
offering to that object will be received
from the church and Sunday school.
The snow roller was taken out Sun
for the first time this year. Another fall
of eight inches came Tuesday, which
makes good shedding for the lumbermen.
Lincoln Memorial will be observed in
the Sunday school Feb. r. and the col
lection will be for the colored school in
the south, which was built especially in
memory of Lincoln's work for the freed
men.
On account of an accident to Roy Sew
Co hag IL
bend this week assisting Horace Wood
on his log job. Mr. Severance is recover
ing and will return to Townshend next
week.
Congratulations are extended to Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Harvey of Enosburg
Falls on the arrival of a little daughter
in their home Feb 2, and granddaughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. a. C. Harvey of this
place.
Charles Iazelle of East Dover closed
a successful term of school today in the
union district. The school has been
somewhat broken as IA of the pupils have
been i'll with chicken-pox during the
term.
The Grange will hold a box social next
Friday evening, Feb. II, at Union hall.
Everybody is invited to come, and each
| lady is requested to bring supper for
two. The men are expected to come pre-
pared to buy.
The Larkin club of ten met Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. George Bush.
This was the first meeting since the club
reorganized this year. pleasant af-
ternoon was spent socially and refresh
ments were served. Nine members were
present
Mrs. Jessie Edminster Brainerd of Pet
aluma, Calf, formerly of this place
wrote to friends recently enclosing pic
ture of her beautiful new home built in
the last year. Her daughter and her
| husband who live in Los Angeles have
built fine house. Mr.. and Mrs. Brain
erd's son, Herbert. is employed in the
city engineers office in SAP Francisco.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Grout Their little daughter.
Amy, to whom an accident was reported
last week, was taken to the Memorial
hospital in Bratteboro and the injury
was found so serious that the right eye
was removed Saturday morning. 1t is
hoped that sight of the left eye will be
| spared to her. Mrs. Grout expects to re-
| turn home with her the last of this
week.
Arthur Harvey and William Flynn, two
| young men from South Newfane. were
committed to the Jail by Constable Luke
o, Morse Tuesday. On Wednesday they
were given a hearing before the mum
| cipal court, Judge Daley presiding, State s
Attorney Barber prosecuting for the
state and Judge A. F. Schwenk appearing
| in their defence. Arthur Harvey paid
| the fine imposed, William Flynn was put
under $500 bonds and bound over until
| March s.
The poverty social given Friday even
ing by the Christian Endeavor society
proved very enjoyable to the young peo-
pie. The prize offered for the most an
propriate costume for the occasion was
awarded to George Mallard. The stunts
performed were amusing and those who
eNcelled in them were Mrs. Lena De-
| witt and Arthur H. Farnum The cos
tunes and refreshments indicated ex-
| IRENE poverty, but they caused merri.
ment instead of the suffering of actual
| experience.
Reference was made recently to w. p
Eames's energetic and persistent work
with assistance of one man in locating
water leaks which had caused a giving
out of the supply at his own and neigh
boring homes. Perseverance was re-
| warded by discovery of lengths of iron
| pipe burst at the seams New lengths
were substituted and comparatively
lavish torrent fell into the respective els
terms. Heavy blows of the pickax re.
sounded until 10 or II o'clock p. m.
! through most of one mild week the
ground being solidly frozen to the pipes
day evening was of unusual interest
Mrs. Lena Dewitt was in charge an(
had spared no effort to make the servic,
enectlVe. The church was prettily deco
rated with Christian Endeavor remnant,
ana monographs and with flags of tn,
different nations where there are Chris
tan Endeavor societies. All the sneak
ers showed hearty interest and enthusi
asm of Christian Endeavor, and Shove,
mat the results of the 80 years of tn,
organization is far beyond the anticipa
ION of even the most optimistic. TIL,
singing by the juniors added greatly t.
me interest, and Nearer my God Il
Ihee'' as rendered by Miss Lillian Red
nela, MISS Agnes Moulton and Mis-
Helena Switzer made a deep impression
on al present. The pastor called atten
tion TO the need of a home for the Chris
tlan Endeavor headquarters and in re
spouse an offering was taken for tina
purpose.
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