Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-11

by James McClenning and family. and |
will soon move with his father, Roman
20 Jenison, from the old Jenison place |
where they have lived so long
Birchard post, No. g. G.. A. r., will
hold their regular monthly meeting in
Masonic hall, Saturday oct IT, at 2
o'clock. Birchard w. r. c., No 20, will
hold their regular monthly meeting in
the home of Mrs. John Grout the same
day at o'clock.
The women Of the Baptist society will
serve their annual harvest supper We'd
| nesday evening, Oct. 16, at O'clock
Mrs. Clara Blanchard and Mrs Clarence
| Truesdell have the supper in charge
which insures those who attend that
they will have a good supper and good
service.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Croker of
| Chester spent Sunday with Mrs. Joseph
Mexican at the Baptist parsonage. Mr..
| Croker preached two interesting SER
mons in the Baptist church Sunday Mr..
! Croker is engaged at present in writ
! ing historical account of the Bap-
lists of Vermont.
There was a very large crowd in town
to see the President on Monday, prob
ably close to 400. They came from
Brookline, Newfane, Brattleboro Wards
boro, Jamaica, South Londonderry,
| Grafton, Saxtons River and Chester.
There were two miles of decorations in
honor of the President
Mrs. e. s. Ella attended this week the
| 18th anniversary of Mount Holyoke col
lege in South Hadley, Mass. At the ex-
ercises special emphasis was given to
| the work of Mary Lyon, who was the
founder and first president of the col
| lege. Mrs. Ella was a member of the
class of 1896 and of this class there were
~ members present at the exercises
| Edwin II. Shaw died in the home of
James McClenning Oct. 8, after an i'll
| ness of seven weeks. He was born July
IA. 1884. He had lived many years in the
north part of the town He was of a
quiet and unassuming disposition. He
| spent his last days alone in district No.
g. The funeral was held in the home of
| Mr.. McClenning Thursday Rev. Charles
II. B. Seliger officiated.
The ladies' auxiliary Of the home mis-
sion society of the Congregational
church held an open meeting Thursday
evening, Oct. 3. The meeting was opened
by Kew. {. II. b. Seliger and after pray
| er by Rev. Joseph Mexican addresses
were given by Mrs. johnson, treasurer
of the home mission society, and Miss
Hemenway, pastors assistant of the
Congregational church of Brattleboro
These addresses were inspiring and help
full and will give new impetus to the
work of the society.
NcSl INiNtl 1IdIlSe, NO. llS, nelQ an In
teresting meeting Friday night The fol-
lowing program was carried OUT Duet,
Mrs. Marsh and Mrs. Hebb; readings,
Miss Lottie Jones and Mrs. Almon
Marsh; exercise by six women illus
trating the hymn, MY faith looks up to
Thee discussion, rs the protection Of
the deer the laws of Vermont are
now benefit or a hindrance to the
farmer?" song, Mrs. Hebb. There was
a good attendance. Rev. c. H. B. Seliger
gave an interesting talk.
Mrs. Charles w. Cutler had the
pleasure of meeting the President on
Monday during his visit to town They
Iao pleasant chat, tracing their re-
lationship. which is not far removed
Mrs. Cutler was Miss Annie Howard
before her marriage. The Presidents
grandmother, who was Sylvia Howard,
and Mrs. Cutters grandfather were
brother and sister. Miss Carrie Farrar
OF New York city, who was staying at
the Townshend Inn, is related in the
same way, and it was a pleasure for
her to meet her distinguished cousin in
the town of their ancestry
President Taft told story which gave
the laugh to his grandfather, Peter R.
Taft, and his grandfather's brother-in-
law, Chaplin Howard. When they were
selectmen of Townshend they had to
build bridge over the West river.
Some one persuaded them to try a new
scheme which he assured them would be
great success. The bridge was built.
and all being completed they removed
the supports and to their amazement and
confusion the bridge dropped into the
river. The President said How he ever
gained the confidence of the people af-
ter that is more than l can understand"
NO doubt the people of that day were
not so severe in their criticism of a
single mistake as are some of the critics
OF today. Chaplin Howard of Grafton.
descendant of the Chaplin Howard re-
terred to by the President, greeted the
latter soon after the little story had
been told.