Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-29
O. j. PRATT

Nashua next week. They will leave town
Tuesday and be absent a week. Rev.
NJ. j. Ostaee of the Troy conference will
occupy the pulpit of the Methodist
church Sunday, April I.
Cheshire County Pomona Grange will
meet with Wantastiquet Grange in Fay's
hall next Wednesday. The forenoon ses-
sion will be for Changers only, but the
afternoon session will be open to the
public and the usual cordial invitation is
extended to all interested to attend.
Phil Sheridan camp, Sons of Veterans,
will hold their Easter concert and ball
Monday, April 8. Perkins's singing or
chestra of Claremont, which has been
engaged for the OCCASION. comes highly
| recommended for its up-to-date catchy
| songs. concert will be given from s
| to 8 o'clock, after which dancing will
| continue until l o'clock The ladies'
auxiliary will furnish refreshments.
The meetings conducted by Rev. George
| T. Leighton in the Universalist church
| Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sun
! day evenings were very interesting and
and earnest speaker and held the close
attention of his audiences. The stormy
weather unfortunately prevented many
from attending who desired to do so, but
those who did attend were well paid for
the effort
! j. l.. davenport nelu an auction lHurS-
! day afternoon at 100 at his residence on
Canal street. He sold his wagons,
sleighs, etc, belonging to the Brattle-
! boro stage route which he has conducted
a number of years. also quantity OF
household goods. Mr.. Davenport has
been appointed by the selectmen to fill
the position required by the state OF
caring for the new state boulevard. The
state requires someone to go over the
road every day and make any necessary
repairs.
The body of Mrs Fanny (Newton
Whittemore was brought here from
Swanzey for burial last week Tuesday
Mrs. Whittemore had been i'll with con
sumption about three years. She wa!
born in Hinsdale 40 years ago and was 6
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Henry Harri
son Newton. Besides her husband sh
leaves one son, Frank Bowman, by
previous marriage, also her father ant
mother and two sisters, Mrs. Grac
Partridge of Athol and Mrs, Lillian Ten
ney of this town The funeral was hell
Tuesday in Swanzey, Rev Mr.. Shattucl
of Marlboro officiating,
The annual meeting of the Congrega
tiona mission circle was held at thu
church parlor last Thursday afternoon
These officers We're elected: Pres, Mrs
A. l.. Hill; vice pres. Mrs. A. f. Fisher
sec. and treas, Mrs. C. r. Savage. !
! pleasing pIOBIdlu was lntu pItStult'
consisting of an exercise in costume en-
titled The Juniors Dream" by six chill
dren representing six countries voca
solo was rendered by Miss Gladys Hi
and piano solos by Miss Rest Metcal
and Miss Marion Jeffords, a reading wa
given by Mrs. III. H. Pratt and recita uon
by Bernice and Bertha Fuller and MIS-
Hannah Hgginson A pleasing luncheol
was served.
Mrs. Jennie B. Powers OF the Keen
Humane society was in Tinsdale Thurs
day and arrested w. c. Fales on
charge of failing to provide necessar
sustenance for his animals. Mrs Power
condemned a heifer belonging to Fales
few days previous, as 1t was tuberculous
and had II killed. At that time ne wa
ordered to improve conditions In nj
stable and to provide feed for his catu
v and horses He failed to heed the warn
\ ing, however, and Thursday he was take
into the police court. Judge Keyou CAV
< him suspended sentence. with the un
4 derstanding that he should sell his stoc
I or improve conditions without della,
Fales is a hard working farmer of stead
habits, and II is believed that after thi
: experience no further neglect OF animal
on his part will be reported