Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-08

Earl f. Davis bought another pair of
oxen in Dover the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII T. Bruce Of Brat
ueboro spent Sunday al his farm in New
fame
Rev. G. X. Carter went to Pittsfelj
Monday to visit his sister, VINO is Sc
rously Ill.
Miss Laura Rice visited relatives in
Bratteboro from Thursday to Saturday
of last week.
Mrs. i. j. Butterfield has closed her
house and will spend the winter with
Mrs De- NJ. Kenney.
b. Van Nostrand and mother, on a
motoring trip from New York, visited
Prof. George X. Cherrie last week.
Mrs. Mary Burns who had been at
work several weeks at A. T. Edwarjs's,
returned to her home in Dover last
week.
Miss Ina and Miss Ruth Pierce or
Westminster are visitors this week in
the home of their grandfather, j. d.
Pierce.
Miss Seaver of Barton, assistant state
secretary of Christian Enjeavor work.
spoke to the local society Wednesday
evening
Mrs. j. d. Pierce went to Syracuse
the first of the week to remain several
weeks in the home of her son, Hugh
Wellman.
Mrs. Bertha Richardson Collins of
Fftchburg and her little daughter came
Monday. Mrs. Richardson is caring for
Mrs Brown.
Landlord j. L. Smiley attended the
hotel keepers meeting in Burlington last
week, when a permanent organization
was formed
Mrs. Minnie Mountain is spending the
In, Igrat tI,l,,
lecture on temperance in South London
derry Sunday.
Rev. Newton Glazier who was reported
as being i'll in the home of his niece
in Beatrice, Neb, a few weeks ago.
is more comfortable.
The Larkin Club of Ten met last
week In the home of Mrs. c. A. Mich
OILS. All the members We're present. Re-
freshments were served.
Mrs. George B. Bush received last
week a new Christman piano, which Mr..
Bush bought through the agency of L.
II. Barber of Brattleboro.
Hugh Mack and family left for Bel
lows Falls Wednesday morning. Mr.
Mack has returned to his old trade and
Will work in a machine shop
Mrs. l.. NJ. Stickney of Jacksonville was
guest of Mrs. A. II. Farnum Monday.
She left Tuesday to visit in the family
of her son. Prof f. E. Head, in Had
ley
The court took a recess Saturday until
NOV IA when it will convene in Brat
tleboro for few closing items of bus
mess unless called to Newfane to try
some criminal cases.
Mr.. Moore of Townshend has engage
ed the George Knapp place below the
village. He expects to move there with
his family in about a month He will
work for j. C. Tibbetts.
Rev. and Mrs. G. K. Carter very pleas
antly entertained at the parsonage last
week Thursday evening a party of 10
friends, serving an oyster supper, and
another Friday to a party of six.
The Christian Endeavor society held
a social in the church parlors Wednes-
day evening. Miss Seaver of Barton.
who is making a tour of this county,
gave a short address. Refreshments
were served
Congregational church. Morning wor-
ship at II, sermon by the pastor. Sunday
school -. 10. Evening service 100 Christ
ian Endeavor meeting Tuesday evening,
subject, Temperance progress" Prayer
meeting Thursday evening
Mr., and Mrs. George smyth and five
children visited her brother, r. r.
Rhoades, at George Knapps Monday.
Mr.. Smyth has sold his farm in West
Townshend. He left here Tuesday
night for Hope, r. l., where he will
have charge of large farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Juna Norton and daugh-
ter, Miss Katharine, and son, Rodney,
and Mrs Dudley, a sister of Mrs. Nor
ton, of Meriden, Conn, who have
spent many summers in this village,
came by automobile and were guests at
the Newfane Inn from Friday to Mon
day.
The regular meeting of the Grange
VIII be held next Wednesday evening.
The question for discussion will be III
mill and factory men are required to
work only eight hours day what Is
the farmer going to do?" Every mem
Der is requested to be present to speak
upon this question.
Our new merchant, Mr.. Brown, is in
terested in poultry raising, having lately
received some pure-bred pigeons from
the Plymouth Rock SQUAD company of
Boston, Houdans from Des Moines
Iowa, and Rhode Island reds and buff
orpingtons from the Sunnysde poultry
farms in Bristol, r. !.
The Homeland circle held its annual
meeting at the parsonage last week We'd
nesday and these officers were elected:
Pres. Mrs. Annie Carter (re-elected); vice
pres, Mrs H. M Hescock and Miss EN-