Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-07-14
WEST BRATTLEB0R0

l. William Atkinson has finished work at
Houghton & Simonds's.
Veron Crosier of Bellows Falls Is
staying with his aunt, Mrs Harry Le-
Ray.
Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Hawkins with
their guests were at Spofford lake We'd
nesday.
Miss Mabel Leonard of Springfield.
Mass. has been guest at F. r. Mann s
this week.
c. r. Prentiss returned Friday from a
visit with his mother and sister in
Windham.
Miss Dasie Miller of Walpole, Mass,
Is visiting this week with her mother,
Mrs. Helen Miller.
Mrs. II. f. Goodell of Lowell, Mass,
| Is guest of Mr. and Mrs S. L. Good
| ell on Orchard street.
Mrs d. G. Ormsbee and two sons of
Millers Falls, Mass. are spending the
week at John Jillson's.
| Mrs H. II. Miller of Dummerston has
been spending the week with her daugh-
| ter, Mrs. A. c. Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Knight of Will
| liams street returned Saturday from a
! weeks visit in Jamaica.
Miss Lottie Crafts of Worcester,
Mass, has been a guest of her cousin,
Mrs. w. e. Bartlett, recently.
Miss Frances Stellman, who has been
| in Springfield recently caring for the
sick, is at home for the present.
| Miss Helen Prentss has returned
from a visit of several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. e. Howe in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cudworth and
daughter of Hartford, Conn, were
guests at W. l.. Walkers recently.
Denton j. Smith, who is employed by
the Vermont Marble company, has been
| advanced to a position in West Rutland.
Mrs II. a. Stone went Monday to
make her home for the summer with
her son. Dexter l.. Stone, on Spruce
| street
Mrs. Arthur Miller and Miss Irene
Mather and a party from Brattleboro
went by automobile Saturday to SPRING
field. this state.
Henry w. Barber went to Windsor
| Tuesday where he was summoned to
appear as juryman by the United States
| district court.
Mrs. b. C. Eager, who had been visiting
| a few days in the home of her brother,
f. NJ. Whitney, returned Monday to her
home in Newfane.
Mrs. L. E. Bond has very handsome
red and white gloxinnia which is at
tracing much attention. 1t has % bios
SONS and 20 buds.
Miss Ruth Maynard of Somervile,
| Mass, and Miss Marion Wilder of
Fitchburg are visiting Miss Maynard S
sister, Mrs Arthur Miller.
Miss Irene Robbins left Saturday for
a three weeks stay at Malets Bay, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. Barber of
Montpelier, who are camping there.
Miss Lizzie Marsh, who had been a
| Of 9
time, went Monday to begin house keep
ing for Mrs. Gibson at 5 Main street
Mrs. o. p. Rose of New Haven came
Monday to stay until Sept. l at D. w.
Harriss. John Adkins of New York
city is also boarder at the same
place.
1t is said by people who are visiting
in town from the southern states that
the high temperature we are now expert
encing is fully equal to that of the
South.
II. C. Harris cut leaf from the pie
plant in his garden a few days ago
which was ~ inches across The stalk
measured six and three fourths inches
| in circumference.
A steam boiler of large dimensions
was shipped through this place to Will
Warrens mills In Halifax Monday Six
horses were employed to draw it and the
|
| six tons.
Miss Gladys Stellman and Miss Dasie
Miller were at Sunset lake Tuesday
night, guests of Mrs. w. F. Stelman.
They found it a delightfully."- cool and
attractive place to be in during this tor
| rid weather.
Mrs f. C. Dunklee has returned to
her home after a several days absence
| during which she visited in West Towns
| hand her native Mrc g
sister. Mrs. S. II. Sawyer, is her guest
| for the present.
The beauty of several large maple
shade trees on Greenleaf street and
Western avenue was greatly marred by
the wind storm of last week Thursday
In some cases a part or the whole of the
tree had to be removed
Rev. George f. Prentiss, recently OF
Schenectady, N. Y, and now pastor
elect of the Florence Congregations
church in Northampton, will occupy the
Congregational pulpit the next two Sun.
days July l6 and July %.
Mike. the pet dog of Mrs. C. D. Pettet
of Dorchester, Mass, was overcome by
the heat and died July 8. Mrs. PetteC
brought the body to the home of hei
father A. F. Hill, and had it buried OF
the lawn where several former pets o
the family have been buried.
Rev. E. j. Lewis of the Congregation
al church and his family started Thurs
day morning for Lake Waramaug, New
Preston, Conn. A college friend of Mr.
Lewis owns farm overlooking thu
lake, where he expects to take com
plete rest and hopes to return to occup!
his pulpit Aug, 6.
Rev. Henry Richardson, pastor of
Methodist church in Bellingham, Wash,
and his wife and three children hav
been guests recently of Mrs. w. w
Cook They came East to visit Mrs
Richardson's father. Prof II. W. Green
of New York city, who is conducting hi
summer school of music in Brookfeld
Conn.
Several red rambler rose bushes hav
attracted much attention and are wei
worth going distance to see. Amonj
these are two at Mrs. Alice Richmond S
which climb above the caves of thu
piazza and are covered with great clus
| ters of roses which shade from pink t.
| deep crimson She also has a whit
rambler which is a thing of beauty
ana JOY while it lasts.
The funeral of Henry Pratt IS, VIII
died Friday morning. was held in Bon,
n Sons undertaking rooms Monday af
ternoon at o'clock. Rev Roy NJ
Houghton ofiiciated. The burial tool
| place in Prospect Hill cemetery MI
| Pratt, who had been blind 10 years an,
unable to work, died in his chair, o