Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-22

at Leland and Gray seminary, Towns
bend. For several terms she taught
school in Westminster. On Feb. %,
1870, she was married to Newton Hor-
ace Black of Putney. On Aug. 20, 1875,
Mr.. Black died, leaving his wife with a
son Is months old. Soon afterward Mrs.
Black went to Marlboro, N. H., to live
and later to West Upton, Mass. De-
termined that her son should have a
college education, she had to make great
sacrifices until he graduated from Har-
ward college in 1896. For the past Is
years she had made a home with him.
He is now the science master in the
Roxbury Latin school, Boston.
On Monday afternoon prayers were
offered in Cambridge by Rev. DR.. James
De Normandie. The body was brought
to Putney Tuesday and the burial took
place in Mount Pleasant cemetery.
Mrs. Black was one of those sensi-
tive, keen minded, ambitious women
who, by their patient toll and suffering,
help to do the worlds work.
j. 70. Jacobs of Brattleboro is at NJ.
ID, Whitman's.
Miss Jennie Crawford has finished
work at the Kendrick House.
Miss Harris of Boston is visiting at
her %uncle's, Frank s.. Harris's.
Mrs. Sarah Shattuck returned to her
home in Saxtons River Saturday.
Miss Nina Martin has returned home
after working at the Townshend Inn.
Mrs. Bond of Bellows Falls is a guest
of Mrs. Gates at Mountainview farm.
Dana j. Bugbee of Boston and friend
were at DR.. l.. H. Bugbee's this week.
Ralph Amidon of Springfield, Mass, is
visiting his brothers, Harry and Walter
Amidon.
II. L. Tiff held his auction Thursday.
A. w. j. wilkins of Brattleboro was
auctioneer.
Harry Washburn has returned to his
duties in the registrars office in Dart
mouth college.
Levi j. Houghton of Charlestown, n.
H., was in town Wednesday and at
tended the fair.
Eugene Berry has returned to Colgate
university, Hamilton, N. Y, for his sec
ond year of study.
Mrs. Dennison and Miss Grace Hall
of Claremont were guests of Mrs. a. NJ.
Corser Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. j. Williams and
daughter, Iona, of Keene were at E. L.
Cooks over Sunday.
Mr.. Davis of Lennon, South Dakota,
was a guest at DR.. l.. II. Bugbee's Tues
day and Wednesday.
Wesley Philips of Orlando, Fla, has
been a guest of his brother-in-law, II.
&C. Everleth, this week.
Mrs. Sears of Hartford, Conn, is a
guest of her sister. Mrs. DeNTanche at
Elm-Leigh farm this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitman Of Westmore-
land were in town Wednesday, he being
the judge of vegetables at the fair.
William w. Washburn will enter Dart
mouth college, having completed one
years study at Norwich university.
Mrs. Gilkey of South STAFFORD is a
guest of Mrs. A. T. II. Harris: Mrs. Gill
key is the sister of the late Rev. L. w.
Morey.
The public schools We're closed We'd
nesday- on account of the fair and Mr..
Whittier conducted a meeting for the
teachers Wednesday morning.
f.. r. Andrews and daughter, Miss
Sarah Andrews, and Miss Estey are in
Woodstock as guests of Miss Billings and
attending the state fair at White River
Junction.
Mrs. Hibbar I'd C. Black and daughter,
Martha, of Greenfield, Mass, were at F.
A. Austin's the last of the week picking
up things which nae been stored there
since they moved from the farm several
years ago. Mr.. Black came Sunday and
returned home with them.
The Congregational society had & pic
mic Saturday at the Thwing camp, and
though the morning was not clear or
pleasant 3S gathered and had a delight
full time in the pines, where Mrs.
Thwing made them very welcome and
did much for their amusement and COM
fort.
Mrs. Estern has been visiting at Wal
lace Perry's. They formerly were
neighbors in Hinsdale, where Mr.. Es-
terms husband was pattern maker in a
wooden mill. They left there and went to
Massachusetts, where he put up some
greenhouses. He has raised tons OF to-
matoes for the early market.