Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-08
X, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8,
WIllIAMSNllLE,

Mrs. Elmira futile is sick with grip.
Miss Jennie Hescock is very sick at
her home in Greenfield.
Mrs. Alice Prouty has been visiting in
Brattleboro this week.
Miss Mary Plat of Newfane is stay
ing with Mrs. ID. d. Dickinson this
week.
Ernest Davis Of Londonderry, a broth
er of Earl Davis, was in town two days
this week.
Mrs. F. N. Farnum attended the
funeral of Earl Davis in Londonderry
Thursday.
e. r. Willard Is confined to the house
with grip. F. e. Willard is acting as
station agent.
Rehearsals are going on for the play
"Our jim" to be given by the
Changers Dec. %.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Dickinson are
spending the week in Boston, Walling-
ford and Yaesville, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Osgood and
daughter, Pauline, of Brattleboro were
at A. ]. Morse's over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George N. Kidder and
Mrs. Bessie Howard and son of North
field were at F. B. Washers Thanks
giving.
Mrs E. H. Richardson visited in Ver-
her for visit in West Brattleboro over
Sunday.
E. S. Putnam and grandson, Gordon
Quinn, went Thursday to Mortified. Mr..
Putnam has not decided where he will
locate at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Merrifeld are in
South Newfane this week with Mrs.
Merrifields mother, Mrs Samuel Morse,
who is i'll with grip.
West Dummerston Grange will OBJ
serve neighbors' night with Williams
vile Grange next Tuesday evening, Dec.
u, and will give the play, Hearts and
Diamonds" Supper of fricasseed chicken,
mashed potato, cranberries, pie and cake
will be served by the home Grange.
Earl Davis, who moved here with Mr..
and Mrs F.. n. Farnum from Brattle-
boro, died Tuesday afternoon of tuber-
culosis. The body was taken to London
derry where the funeral was held
Thursday at 10 o'clock. His wife came
from New York and was with him the
last few days.
William Williams, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Williams, met with a peculiar
and painful accident Monday after
noon. He was going upstairs when his
foot slipped and he fell, striking his
chin on the stair and biting his tongue
more than half way through the middle
and half way across.
Mrs. Harriet Powers of South New
fame came down to enjoy Thanksgiving
day with her daughter, Mrs. Alice
Prouty. Master Harold Sparks of South
Newfane was a Thanksgiving guest OF
Mr. and Mrs. e. II. Richardson. Mr.
and Mrs Scott Eames of Brattleboro
We're at G. w. Dickinsons for the day.
We note a Johnson City item in the
Knoxville Tenn) Journal of local in
terest. "One of the seasons most
unique and laughable entertainments
was given by the mothers association
of the Martha Wilder school. The pro-
gram portrayed an old-fashioned Friday
afternoon school closing, the parts be-
ing well taken by well-known men and
women of the city. The participants
were announced by the diminutve OF
their first names and their numbers, ex-
ecuted in a laughable juvenile manner
brought forth a continuous round of APP
plause." Among those who took part
in the program was Mrs Florence A.
Morse Morgan. After a recess, during
which a school lunch was served, the
entertainment closed with an old time
spelling bee, one side of which was
headed by Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Alice
A. Morse was the last participant to bt
turned down in the contest.