Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-25
JAMAICA.

l.. r. Barnes has lost his little colt
Lila Kingsbury visited in Searsburg
recently.
Mrs. Julia soper visited in searsburg
last week.
Mary Trevaro has gone to L. r.
Barnes's to work.
The Misses Yearly of Brattleboro are
visiting at II. p. Boynton's.
Mrs. A. A. Willis and son, Raymond,
of Putney visited in town last week.
Lillian Allen and Minnie Vale are
visiting their mother, Amanda Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wyman of Man
chester visited Mrs. Sherwin Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Paquette and children
are visiting her father, John Conway.
Mrs. c. d. Record and children re-
turned to her home in Putney Wednes-
day
Mrs. Lillian j. Holmes Of Hartford,
Conn, visited at A. W. Buffers Tues
day.
j. S. Buchanan returned home Monday
night on account of another attack Of
rheumatism.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Piper and chill
dren of Detroit are visiting his brother,
A. V. d. Piper.
The womans industrial society met
with Mrs. Jennie Ballard Wednesday
and tied a quilt
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Robinson and May
nard visited her sister, Mrs. J. c. Taft,
in Townshend Wednesday.
Mrs. John L. Byard and son, Raymond,
of Southboro, Mass, visited at a. w.
Buffers Saturday and Sunday
George Harrington will move his family
from c. A. Aiken's house to the tene-
ment under G. A. r. hall soon
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Higgins returned
to their home in New York Saturday
after a weeks visit with his mother.
Mrs Thomas is visiting in Granville
and Salem, N. Y, while the doctor is
attending the health officers school in
Burlington.
Dr. George Clark and Miss Helen
Clark of Concord, n. H., and Frank
Clark of Townshend are visiting at
George Clarks.
Scott post and Woman's Relief corps
held their monthly birthday social at f.
w. Prouty's Thursday. Refreshments Of
Ice cream and cake were served and all
report good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. a. johnson celebrated
his birthday anniversary and attended a
johnson reunion at Maple Hill farm in
Stratton Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Wellman also attended.
Mrs. Fannie Wilder has returned to
her home in Amherst, Mass, after a few
days spent with her niece Mrs. Jennie
Ballard, Mrs. Ballard and Mrs. c. j.
Torrey accompanied her as far as Brat
tleboro.
Picnics seem to be the order of the
day. \ party from Mrs. Shumway s
spent Friday on College hill and Mrs.
Flora Howard and friends spent Monday
in the same place, going Wednesday to
West Wardsboro.
Prof. T. Nelson Dale of the United
States geological survey has been spend
ing some time in town securing spec-
mems of marble and granite which he
forwarded to Washington D. c. Prof
Dale was in town 90 years ago. He is
the author of a work soon to be publish =
ed by the geological survey on the mar
bles of Vermont. He went from here tC
Wilmington.
The picnic in Aliens grove, East ia
maica, under the auspices of the West
Townshend Sunday school was attended
by about $50 and all had a good time
A ball game between the married mer
and the single men was won by the for
mer, Is to s. Benson and L. Wheeler
We're the battery for the winners. Howe
and f. Wheeler pitched for the losers
and Bristol was behind the bat.
The missionary auxiliary of the Con-
gregational church held its August meet
ing Friday afternoon on DR.. A. w
Thomas's lawn. After scripture and
prayer the time was given to Miss Mary
Mansfield of Hartford, Conn, who told Of
her work in the deaf and dumb schoo
of that city, where she has taught fol-
the past II years. Her talk was full o
interest and many questions were
answered. There We're 25 present anC
the proceeds from the picnic tea were
voted to the Vermont woman's board.
The death of Sidney Lamphear las
week came very unexpectedly to tn,
community as he was gaining afte
a few days illness, but heart fail
ure brought on the end. lie was ianito
of the Baptist church and lived with hi
sister Mrs Fannie Howard, the last 81,
months Mrs. Daniel Chandler of Ches
ter and Mr.. and Mrs John Barber o
Mortified and William Barber of Ley
den, Mass, were here to attend the fu
neral. at which .. d. FarnswOrth Off
ciated. The burial took place in Jamai
ca.