Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-07-29

boy. They had no buckets, but caught
the sap in troughs, gathered 1t by hand
and boiled it in iron kettles. He says
it was sweet, but black enough to pull
corn After a time they bought some
buckets and got a pan to boil the sap
in, and then a woodsided evaporator
and finally one of the improved Will
liams evaporators which he thinks Is the
best kind used. After that he took
sugar and syrup to the fairs, where he
always received first premiums. He has
exhibited goods for the company for
whom he works at the Valley fair for
% years and has been there every day
of the fairs in that time He has taken
The Vermont Phoenix 65 years
Mrs. Irving Crosier was in Mortified
Wednesday.
Mrs G., H. Houghton has been i'll
several days.
Several members of F. L. Houghton's
family are i'll.
Harry Coy of Brookline is visiting at
r. NJ Allbee's.
Mrs. L. l. Knapp of Newfane is a guest
at Mrs. F. G.. Taylor's.
Miss w. F. Mixer was in Shelburne
Falls Thursday on business.
Dr. G. b. Hunter expects to get moved
into his new house this week.
Myrtle Rider is working for Mrs.
| Charles Gould on Main street.
Rev. and Mrs. E. s. Harrison expect
to leave Wednesday for vacation.
Mrs. George Hoffman of South Hadly
| Falls is visiting at Clarence Riders.
l.. H. Knapp made business trip to
| Newfane and Townshend this week.
Rev. E. j. Lewis and family expect to
return from their vacation next week.
NTr, A to. bar
daughter, Mrs. George Weber, in Put
| ney.
Miss Ethel Blodgett is in Gardner
| Mass, visiting her aunt, Mrs G. C. Up
! ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Houghton's little
| son, David, has been i'll, but is improv-
| ing.
Miss Mabel Weld and Miss Grace Angler
| went Monday to work in Springfield,
| Mass.
Mrs. Charles Harris is spending the
| week with her daughter Mrs. e. E.
| Gobe
Floyd Whitney of Putney is visiting
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. E.
| Ingram.
Mrs. George Wheeler is spending a
few days at Austin Laughtons in Dunn
| merston.
w. A. Harris went to Spofford lake
| Wednesday and picked about 80 quarts of
blueberres.
Mrs Harold Perry, who has been i'll
| several weeks with typhoid fever, is con-
| valescent.
Lizzie Allen of Wilmington, who Wis
tied her cousin, Airline Allen, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Emily Perry of Greenfield is
| spending the week with her son, d. T.
Perry. and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams of Dunn
| merston spent Sunday with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. A. Harris.
Miss Irene Mather returns home to-
morrow and Miss Lucy Weatherhead o.
Vernon will accompany her,
Ernest Betterley and daughter Mar
garet, of Springfield, Mass. were re
cent guests at w. A. Yeaw's,
Rose Scranton. who has been employed
in A. L. Miler's family, will begin worl
next week in the overall factory.
Mrs. Harry Dowley of Williams stree
| underwent an operation for append
citis in Memorial hospital Friday.
Miss Carrie Grout of Amsden and Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Bidgood of Felchvil
were recent guests al A. S. Gould's.
Mrs. C. r. Prentiss and daughter, Ruth
| returned from Windham Thursday Rut
| has been away from home four weeks.
Mrs. Leslie Knight was called to Put
ney Thursday to attend the funeral O
her sister-in-law, Mrs. II. G. Everleth.
Miss Kate Wheeler and Mrs. Mimi
Fits were in Mortified Wednesday an
r Thursday attending the home missionar
meetings.
Miss Maynard of Somervlle and Mis-
Wilder of Fitchburg. who spent tw
| weeks at A. l.. Miller's, returned HON
| Saturday.
Mrs Frank Bellows of Wlmingto
| and Mrs Coomer Copeland are at
: Copeland's caring for his mother, who
n failing rapidly.
f Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Clisbee an
daughter, Marian, and son, Charles, ar
q a friend from Revere, Mass, are CUES
at Mrs. Alice Richmond's.
= Edward S. Clark of Detroit. Mich. al
# Mr.. and. Mrs w. A Minis and childre
r, of Warren, Mass, have been guests tn
r week at DIR. c. S. Clark's.
Mr.. and Mrs. George McKenny OF Nj
h | tick Mass, and Mrs. Leonard Ware
4, of Westmoreland N. H., were rece
is visitor at their cousins, W. e. Pelle
= ms.
Is The Baptist Sunday school picnic W
IN be held Tuesday on the grounds of Jam
r. LeRay. This will be an all-day bask
lunch picnic. to which the whole school
invited.
Mrs. Arthur Winter and child
d. Athol are spending the week with h
to parents, Mr. and Mrs. e. II. Dave
I'D port. Mr.. Winter comes today for
of short visit.
cir The food sale provided by the ladies
NIL the Baptist church will be held Saturd
afternoon at 3 o'clock in the readi
room. This will be the last sale tn
will hold for the present.
Mrs. M. =. Capen and daught
Marie, visited in Springfield Saturd
and Sunday. They went from thu
Monday to Boston, where they expect
remain through the week.
Mildred Knowlton of Prospect hill
staying several weeks with her graz
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Broy
while her mother and sister, Ruth,
visiting in Rochester, N. Y.
The Attainers OF the Methodist Sund
school held their monthly business me
ing and social with Mrs w E We