Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-08
WEST BRATTLEB0R0


Miss Clara Collins of Everett, Mass,
is visiting at j. S. Jillson's.
Mrs. Martha Carter has been visiting
in Worcester the past week.
Miss Nettie Mather went to Readsboro
Monday for few days visit.
Homer Higley returned Friday from a
visit of several days in Boston,.
Miss Frances Stelman went to Sara
toga Monday to remain a few days.
Kirk r. Howard of Chicago was a
guest at w. j. Hawkins's recently.
C. f. Clark of Halifax visited his
daughter, Mrs II. II. Barber, Saturday
Mrs. e. A. Ormes has gone to West
Somerville, Mass, for an indefinite stay.
Miss Emma Mixer resumed work last
week at Donnell & Davis's millinery
store.
r. II. Briggs is exhibiting his herd of
Guernsey cattle at the Rutland fair this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. w. C. Yeaw spent Sun
day and Monday with their parents in
Dover
Mrs. N. A. Knight of Old Deerfield,
Mass, is visiting her brother, a. L.
SaXton.
Mrs. Anna Evans of Putney was a
guest of her sister, Mrs l.. j. knight,
over Sunday.
Mrs. II. w. Brown of Dorchester,
Mass, is at ]. d. Winters for an in
definite stay.
Mrs. Fred Wilder and two children of
Dummerston visited at w. l.. walker
the first of the week.
Mr. Belden, the blacksmith, will occu-
by the tenement recently vacated by
Purle Stockwelis family
Ray Fisher was a guest at Mrs. F. S.
Fishers over Sunday. He returned to
Boston Monday afternoon.
Vectus Harrison and p C. X. Harrison
of Mount Hermon were guests Of Kew
and Mrs. Z. S. Harrison recently.
William B. Houghton reports that he
has 10 acres of corn, four OF potatoes
and six of oats nearly ready to be har-
vested.
Mrs. II. e. Miller and son, Stedman of
Lynn, Mass, who were at Mrs F. ).
Fishers through August, returned home
Tuesday.
L. ]. Sylvester has just completed his
silo which is ~ by "a feet and is ar
ranged so as to be very convenient to
his stables.
Miss Enid Sinclair of Oak Bluffs, Mass
and Miss Lettie Crafts of East North
field have been visitors at w. E. Bart
let's recently
w. e. Chase's telephone call is 2S4-W;
f. r. Mann's, 2S4-J; Renfrew and Glib
sons, 2S4-M; L. II. Stellmans 2S4-R'
e. F. Covey's, 2S4-Y.
Rev. f. j. Lewis was in West Towns
bend Wednesday and Thursday attending
the Windham County Association or
Congregational churches.
John Baker of Westport N. Y, was a
recent visitor at Wesley RockwelPs.
Mr.. Baker is looking for work with the
intention of moving here soon.
Barney Phelps and Roscoe Fisher at
tended the annual reunion of the Wind
ham County Veterans association at
Barber park, Bellows Falls, yesterday.
The piazza to the Baptist parsonage
has been thoroughly repaired by the
church and the Near and Farther Lights
have paid the expense of the painting.
Miss Estela Taylor of Manchester,
this state, and Miss Bertha Eddy OF
Hoosick Falls, n. Y, have spent several
days this week with Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Hawkins.
Miss Maudie Stone of Brooklyn, who
has attended the summer school at Dart
mouth college, was a visitor at Mrs. Q.
r. Evans's recently. she also spent
few days at Hillcrest.
F. B. Richardson has built a mix
room which is equipped with apparatus
suitable for cooling a large quanltv OF
milk. At present Mr. Richardson mas
herd of 2S cows.
Mr. and Mrs. F. r. Mann took car
rage drive to West Townshend Tuesday.
They attended the Congregational as
ISOLATION meeting as delegates Wednes-
day and Thursday and returned nome
today, Friday.
The town schools opened Tuesday. The
same teachers have the village schooiS
as last year. The Misses Denison VIII
board at f. A. knights, Miss Jaqulth at
B. S. Miller's, and Miss Clawson WIN
Mrs. Jennie Cheney.
Joel Knapp, after a vacation or TWO
weeks spent with his family, returned
the first of the week to DORCHESTER
Mass. His family will remain httie
longer with Mrs. Knapp's mother, MIS-
Eleanor Richardson.
Frank Martin and family and Mrs e:
A Knight and children have returned
from Nantasket beach. Mr.. Knight VIII
not come home for about two weeks
He will remain in Boston to finish MS
term at the automobile school
The net proceeds of the recent concert
held in the Baptist church under the
ausnices of the women of the church
were S25 This amount with what mao
been raised before will lay the new moor
and decorate the walls of the vestry'
BAPTIST church. Rev. e. S. Harrison
pastor. Sunday morning service at lo5o
sermon by the pastor. Bible school al
u. Sunday evening meeting at ',9o
Church prayer meeting Friday evening
at 730.
cant. Luke w. Bickel of the Baptist
missionary ship Fukuin Maru spoke
sunday evening in the Baptist church
telling of his work in the islands or the
q Japan sea He related much that was
interesting and urged all Christian peo-
nle to be missionaries and do persona
work whether in Vermont or Japan
The Sunday school classes of Mrs. o
G. Covey and Miss Sadie Wncheste
have been having a contest in attend
ance. The result was that Miss Win
ehesters class of girls entertained Mrs
Coveys class of boys at a corn roast ol
Melrose Hill Friday evening. Beside
the corn and marshmallows bountifu
supper was served to 20 or more youn'
people.
Guy Thayer is in New York on bust
ness Lewis returned to Little Falls, n
Y, the first of the week, where he ma,
a position as teacher in the hlgl
school Hugh has been employed II
NIiddlebury through the summer AM
Miss May Thayer does not get through
her work at Round lake until about Sept
49, when she hopes to come home Tor
short visit before going to Middlebury'
Leslie Lee, son of Eli II. Lee, brok
his right leg just above the ankle Will
at work Friday in A. A. Bankers woo
yard on Williams street. lie had draw
a load of wood from his home about 81
miles distant and while unloading it hi
horses became frightened at an automc
bile, and in looking after them his lie
was broken. With much courage /
drove his team home and summoned
doctor,
The woman's mission circle of tn
Baptist church held a very interestin
meeting and entertained the Near an
Farther Lights Friday afternoon In n
nd unit