Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01

w. II. Dickinson attended the funeral
of Mrs. Reuben Winchester in Holyoke
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. A. C. Patterson and daughter
returned home Monday from Spring
field, Mass. Mrs NJ c.. Williams and
Mrs. Ellen Patterson were with DR..
Patterson during her absence.
The quarterly conference of the
Methodist church will be held in the
home of Mrs George A. Stowell Satur-
day afternoon, and the district superin-
tendent will preach at the Methodist
church Sunday morning.
Maple Grove Grange of Westminster
West came Friday evening for neigh
bors' night with Putpey Grange, giving
a farce. which was well rendered An
oyster supper was served by Putney
Grange and a social time enjoyed.
Robert Little, who has been at his
mothers, Mrs. Mary Titles, has gone
to Windsor to take the place in a bar
Der shop made vacant by the accident to
II. H. Everleth, who probably will have
to undergo an operation upon his knee.
Ed Aiken and son, George, have paint
ed the schoolhouse on West hill, dis
trict No. 5, with the help of one other
man in the district, who contributed
days work to help the good cause along.
Miss Sarah Andrews contributed the
paint.
Charles Wilcomb of California came
Wednesday to visit his sister, Mrs. j.
F. Washburn Harry and William
Washburn were home from Dartmouth
college. Miss Abby Washburn. who has
been visiting her sister in Dorchester,
returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Harriet Taft has moved this week
from the Huntley house to the tene-
ment across the road, formerly occu-
pied by Dan Wilder. Her nephew, Mr.
Hall of Springfield, this state, has been
here helping her move, F. a. Austin
doing the carting with his team.
Charles Holt. who is employed by Eu-
gene Smith, the blacksmith was injured
by a horse he was shoeing Saturday.
The horse. which he was holding by the
head, reared and came down. striking
Mr.. Holt on the calf of the leg, cut
ting it with the calk and bruising the
muscles He was attended by DR.. Har-
ry Lawrence and is doing well, though
incapacitated for work.
Mrs. Horace Scott came home Monday
from Springfield, Mass, where she had
been several months for electrical treat
ment for rheumatism. She was met at
| the train here by the ambulance from
| Brattleboro and conveyed to her home
Dr. L. H. Bugbee went to Springfield
| to accompany her home, as did also her
| daughter, Mrs. May Patterson. Mrs
Scott stood the journey very we'll.
The Fortnightly club met Friday after
noon with Mrs. Foster and the history
| of England was continued from last
year. Mrs. Washburn read the paper
covering the period from Richard Ill
to queen Elizabeth. The next meeting
will be held Friday afternoon, Dec. s
in the home of Mrs. Bugbee, when Miss
Bellows of Walpole will read The Blue
Bird" by Maeterlink, which is having
such run in New England.
Clifford l.. Booth, formerly of this
town and for the last few years assist.
ant postmaster in Leomnster, Mass.
has recently received his appointment
as postofice inspector and has this
! month been instructing the postmaster!
| in Duchess, Putnam and West Chester
counties New York. in the postal saw
ings bank system. He will later have
months work with the inspector gen
eral in New York and then receive hi:
instructions to assignment. Mr.. and Mrs
Booth and son. Philip. came Wednesda!
for a Thanksgiving visit with his father
Charles Booth.
Following are the records of some o
the schools for the past term: Inter
mediate, centre school, 10 out of 10 pres
ent every day: without any mark
Charles Hannum. David Hannum, Cliff
ford Harrington, George Wood Luc.
Clemens, Adine Farnum, Bernce Har
rington, Gladys Smith. Helen Smith
Hazel Townshend, Ada Wheeler, Sybi
Williams and Nina Wood: present ever,
day but tardy once, Edith Littlefiel,
and Dexter Kathan. Ninth grade an,
high school, centre school, nine out o
Is present every day; without marks
Minnie Crawford, Jessie OConnor
Othniel Kilburn, Alden Sanford, Levi
Burdtt, Ross Aver. Clara Kathan, Eai
Dawson, Waldo Howard and Elmer Gas
sett. No. 3 schoo-Present every day
Floyd DeManche, Hazel DeManche, Lii
bic Garland, Iva Garland, Edith Pag
and Dorothy Wood; absent one day, Ma
bel Garland and Herbert o. Wood. Their
was one case of hardness. With eigf
pupils the average attendance was 1856.