Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-05-05


new members and resolutions were
drawn UP in memory of the late George
Atkinson. After this a meeting of the
fire district was held and these officers
were elected: Moderator, II. c. Harris;
clerk, r. A. Knight; prudential com
mittee, b. s. Miller ]. o. Johnson and
j. L. Stockwell; chief engineer, Fl. c.
Harris; first assistant, George Harris;
second assistant, e. NJ Goodenough;
treas, e. A. Knight; collector, c. M.
Hamilton; auditors, w. e. Stellman and
A. w. Stowe. No agreement was reach
ed about settling the bill with Chest
nut Hill Water company, because of
misunderstanding of some members about
the amount of the bill. Another meet
ing will be called soon.
Katherine Stockwell is suffering from
pinkeye.
Miss Irene Mather, who was i'll two
weeks, returned to school this week
Mrs Lucia Lake of Green River is
guest of Mr. and Mrs w. f. Mixer.
Ruth Cummings, who is visiting at j.
=. Liscom's, is i'll with scarlet fever.
Grace Stafford of Mortified, Mass,
was a recent visitor at A. S. Goulds.
w. A. Yeaw is i'll again. He is suf-
fering from an abscess on his throat.
Mrs A. L. Trip spent few days
with her parents in Putney this week.
Miss Elizabeth Marsh of Bethel, this
state, is a guest of Mrs Catherine Evans.
Hollis Newcomb is moving from the
w G. Stark place to II. G. Clarks cot
| tage.
e. NJ. Goodenough has wired d. w
| Harris's house for electric lights this
| week.
The Twentieth Century club will meet
| Wednesday afternoon with Mrs 7. M,
| Allbee.
Perry Gallup has moved from the Cas-
we'll place to Main street in the East
village.
Purle B. Stockwell has sold his black
smith business to A. ]. Belden of Wash
| ington street.
Fred Holland is i'll at R. II. Briggs's
| with pneumonia. A trained nurse is
caring for him.
Alvah G. Eldridge of the Brattleboro
| creamery has engaged Puzzle Allbee as
cream gatherer
Mrs E. Stacy Harrison spent several
| days this week in Williamsville with Miss
| Florence Dickinson.
telephone was installed Tuesday in
the home of Mrs. Lena Barrett, Guilford
street. The call Is 321-13.
The examinations for free buttons in
secondary schools will be held in Acad-
| envy building June l and 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes Bigelow of Tar
! pom Springs, Florida, arrived at II. j.
| CIark's Wednesday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hescock of New
fame are spending part of the week
with their son. William Hescock.
Clarence Halliday. who has been
| housed all winter with rheumatism and
neuritis, is beginning to get out a little.
Arbor day will be observed by the
schools in the cleaning up of yards and
| by general improvement of school prem
| Uses.
DR.. G. B. Hunter has been i'll all the
week. He has transferred this patients
| to DR.. Lane until he is able to attend
them.
r. p Wheeler has several men at work
digging a ditch and laying waterpipe
from his house to the spring, a distance
of nearly Sc rods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Perry went
Thursday to Putney, where Mr. Perry
has the contract for building a cement
bridge on Putney West hill.
Sunday evening Dr. c. f. Clark of
Sivas. Turkey, will give a stereoptcon
lecture in the Congregational church at
7 o'clock upon Life and work in Asia"
Mrs. F. L. Houghton was in Newfane
| several days last week attending court
as witness in the case of Mrs. Ethel
Hastings against the Mary Waite estate
The Woman's association will hold a
sewing meeting Thursday afternoon with
Mrs f. E. Fisher from Q to 5 o'clock
The work will be for Svas hospital, Tur-
key.
John Burnett, Arthur Weld and Har
old Perry have been working all winter
on an aerial model. They report having
recently made several short successful
flights
Mrs. Head and two daughters, VIII
| in thn Of htor,
have been suffering from pinkeye. Ais
a boy, Mark Raymond, who lives at tn
same palce.
Mrs. Eleanor Richardson, who spen
the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Joe
Knapp, in Dorchester, Mass, came Wed
| nesday to be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
F. B. Richardson.
Perry and Burnett have finished wor
on the Hnesburg road with their stear
drill, and it was shipped to Townshen
Thursday, where they will begin wor
Z on ledge excavation next week.
. Dana Stafford sheared nine sheep 70
F. D. E. Stowe Saturday with his clip
[. ping machine. 1t took nine minutes t
f take the fleece from one sheep TIL
r feeces were estimated to weigh 10 pound
each,
The body of Mrs. George Nash wa
brought here from Dummerston Nor
day afternoon for burial in Meetin
House Hill cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs Mas
;, formerly lived here in the c. c. Johnso
. neighborhood.
il w. A. Harris Is doing an extensi,
business this spring setting shade tree
a He seems to be very successful in tn
5. work. He has set trees for Mrs. L. i
Fuller, Charles Miner, ]. L. Stockwe
? and r. c. Bacon.
3. Rev. e. Stacy Harrison returned Wee
= nesday afternoon from New York cit
where he was ordained the first of Il
|. week in the Stone Place Baptist churc
Mr.. Harrison has been a member of tn
.e church since first coming to America
Mrs. L. H. Stelman, who attend
H. 1.-THE World in Boston" last week,
visiting her sister, Mrs Allardce,
l. Providence. Mrs. Allardice, on accou
of i'll health, was not able to meet MI
~ Stelman in Boston as had been planne
e. First Congregational church. Rev.
lie j, Lewis, pastor Sunday morning sc
S, vice at 1890, communion will be o
served. sermon by the pastor, subje
y, THE parting of the ways" Bible schC
at - m. Church prayer meeting Tue
70, day evening at 7,3O,
l. Mrs. w. f. Mixer will attend the met
ing of the supreme lodge, New Engla
ry Order of Protection, in Boston Tuesdt
1t is expected that Mrs. Ring of MOI
ny pelier will accompany her. On their
I'M turn Mrs Ring will assist Mrs. Nib
We to installing officers in the BrattlebC
lodge.