Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-21

| F. l.. Houghton's land and made for the
woods. Several men followed, but were
| unable to catch the animal. The bear
growled and showed fight, calling loudly
| for its mate, and badly frightening the
| cattle in the pasture Monday the bear was
heard from again on the range of hills
between Fred McClure's and julius Ex-
ners farms.
John Townshend of Swanzey is visiting
his cousins, Hugh and Albert Dunklee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fox and family
visited in Wilmington from Saturday to
Monday.
Charles Pettee of Dorchester, Mass,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Pettee at A.
+. Hills.
Chauncey Sargent of East Dummerston
recently visited his granddaughter, Mrs
NJ A. Doolittle.
Mrs. Justin l.. Dix of Hinsdale is i'll
| in the home of her father. r. II. Briggs
of Guilford street.
Mrs. A c. Walker visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Miller of East Dunn
merston, Wednesday.
Miss Myrtle Washer left Saturday for
! two weeks visit with her brother,
Archie Washer, in Athol.
Charles Clisbee of Revere is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Alice Richmond and
Ira Worden has finished work for NJ
A. Doolittle and is working for G. E.
! Gilman. He has moved into a tenement
| in the watercure building.
Mrs. William Blanchard and grand
daughter, Miss Florence Smith, of
Hartford, Conn, are spending the week
at w. E. Bartlett's.
Mrs. Lucy Bellows, who was with her
daughter in Springfield, Mass, two
he hoe rnttt 30 ID
where she expects to spend the summer
Mrs. Ella Plummer of Springfield
Mass, who spent two weeks with her
sister, Mrs. j.. S. Wood, left Saturday
to visit her daughter, Mrs. John Cove,
in Ludlow.
Mr.. and Mrs Purle Stockwel and two
children returned Thursday to their home
in Greenfield after visiting several days
at John Nourse's and Charles Stock
wells
Harry Clark of Halifax visited his
sister, Mrs. H. H. Barber, Tuesday. He
returned home Wednesday accompanied
by his sisters, Miss Della May Clark and
Miss Blanche Clark, and his little niece.
| Blanche Barber.
John Helyar of Burlington is spending
a week with his mother, Mrs. A. NJ. Hell
var. He will return to Burlington the
last of the week to be present at the
commencement exercises of the Univer-
sity of Vermont
Mrs. F. Marion Brooks returned to
New York the first of the week. Her
children, Evelyn and Rigswold, will re-
main at the Doolittle farm until Sep
TENDER, when they will go to New York
to live with their mother.
Mrs. Minnie Hamilton went to New
York Monday for treatment of her eyes.
She will go from there to Rowley, Mass.
for an indefinite stay with her sister,
Mrs r. Albert Newton. Her sons, Lew
is and Silas, will join her there Satur-
day.
Everett B. Corbett and family who
moved May l from Wilmington to the
c. B. Ford place. has named it Chestnut
Ridge farm. Mr.. Corbett has Installed
modern plumbing and made other i'm
provements. Mrs. Eunce Kingsbury, for
merly of Wilmington, has home with
the Corbett family. Their telephone call
is 277-R.
Miss Helen Prentiss will leave tomor-
row to attend the commencement exer-
cises of Dartmouth college, which will
be held June % to rs. Her cousin, Paul
p. Jones of Windham. is in the gradu-
ating class. Mr.. Jones is we'll known in
TINS town. He was winner of one of
the Austine prizes of 800 when he grad
uated from the Brattleboro high school
in 1908.
The mothers meeting of the Baptist
church was held Wednesday afternoon
on the church lawn, more than so moth
ers and children being present. Every
thing was done to make the event one
or much pleasure. Sandwiches, waters
and lemonade were served. The meet
Ing was held in honor of Mrs. Puzzle b.
Stockwell of Greenfield, who Is spending
the week with relatives here.
Baptist church, Rev. e. S. Harrison,
minister. Divine worship at 1890. Chill
dren's day will be observed and the SER
vice will be in charge of the pastor,
who will give a short talk to the chill
dren. An especially interesting feature
OF the day will be the distribution of
bouquets and baskets of flowers by the
children and teachers to the "shut-ins"
of the church and neighborhood The
evening service will begin at 7. Prayer
meeting at 7,S0 Wednesday evening.
Charles William Washer and Miss Mary
Irene Robbins were married In the Con-
nesday, June 12 by Rev. II. II. Shaw.
After taking carriage drive through
Marlboro and Wilmington they returned
to Brattleboro and continued their we'd
ding journey to Athol' and Orange, Mass
They returned the last of the week
and will make their home with Mr..
Washers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Washer OF Gulford street. Charles w
Washer Is an enterprising farmer, and
the bride, who Is graduate of Brat
tleboro academy is the daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Charles N. Robbins of Orchard
street