Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06
rLEBORO. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 101:

Mrs. +. w. Watson, a few days, re-
turned to her work Monday.
Mark Merrheld and his sister, Carrie.
who were at the Inn five months, ac-
companied by their aunt, Miss Carrie
Farrer, left Thursday for New York.
A large flock of geese were seen n.y.
ing over the north part of the town on
Tuesday. The old people tell us that
winter will close in soon after the geese
go over.
Miss Prudence Cudworth of Hartford,
Conn. who visited her cousin, Miss
Elisabeth Cudworth, at the Inn during
the Thanksgiving season, returned home
Saturday.
Miss Carrie Mason returmd to her
home on Friday evening from Bellows
Falls with a somewhat severe attack of
quinsy sore throat. She is now con-
valescing.
Miss Laura Ware and Miss Cola Mar
| tin, who were at home in town for the
| Thanksgiving recess, returned to their
| studies in the Westfeld normal school
| Saturday.
Miss Florence Bugbee of Bellows Falls
spent Thanksgiving with Mrs Ella Ma
son and Mrs. l.. ]. Parker She returned
| with Miss Carrie Mason to Bellows Falls
| on Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. David Woodiwiss re-
turned to New York Tuesday after
| spending 10 days at the home of Mrs
| Woodiwiss's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Her.
| Der Kidder.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis and child,
who spent the Thanksgiving season with
| Mrs. Davis's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
II. Ware. returned to their home in
Westminster on Monday.
| The Townshend branch of the ]. e.
| Mann dry goods business. which was
| carried on by Miss Geeorgianna Mexican
during Miss Blanche Brigham's absence
| in the West has been resumed by Miss
Brigham at her home on West street
The ice company held its annual meet
| ing Monday evening. A good report of
| the business was rendered. The efficient
president for the past three years. AL
| bert c. Franklin, declined reelection.
| w. e. Blood was chosen president, w.
NJ. Sparks secretary and w. H. Miles
| treasurer.
There was large number of people
at the auction of household goods and
farming tools and stock held at the
| nome of the late Dr. A. ID. Nash j. II
Ware was auctoneer. Mrs. A. d. Nash
will remain on the Nash farm for the
present. Mr.. Sage, who recently bought
the place, will board with her for a
time.
1t is hoped all friends of the seminary
will remember the junior entertainment
next TUESDAY evening TO be given by
George Claiming Darling the Mud
Pie Man" Mr. Darling is said to be
one of the most versatile entertainers
on the lyceum platform His humor is
clean and his entertainment free from
everything Objectionable.
Frank Lawrence had a narrow, es-
cape from a serious accident Friday
while driving pair of high spirited
| horses from his brothers blacksmith
| ShOn Whom 90
and Main streets the horses, one of
which is a young colt, took fright and
dashed into the covered bridge. Mr.
Lawrence, in his effort to stop the horses
and to avoid striking an approaching
team, refined them into the side of the
bridge, throwing horse, the other
falling on him. Mrs. Lawrence. hearing
: the noise, rushed to the bridge anC
seized the colt by the head and held II
: until they succeeded in unhitching the
! horses and in pulling the colt from tn,
peculiar position into which it had fall
-, en-. it having thrust it's leg through
1 hole in the bridge 1t was remarkabl,
that no one was hurt the horses ever
getting nothing worse than bad scare
The Sunday schools will unite in thei
| Christmas tree and entertainment th
season, holding it in the Baptist churcl
e on Christmas eve. They will present tn
\ cantata Christmas Gifts of all Nations
| Dy Carolyn WellS. Ihere VIII be ais
Christmas carols and other exercises
= general committee has the matter IL
charge consisting of Mrs. L. j. Parker
! Mrs Alma Cummings, Mrs. Nellie Miles
/, Mrs c. II. Willard, Mrs. E. H. Allbe
- and Mrs. F. L. Osgood. They have ap
pointed as committee on entertain
ment Alice Dale Mrs c. II. b. Seligei
! Mrs E. S. Ella. Mrs. Harry Howard
: Lottie Jones and Elisabeth Cudworth
r. committee on Christmas tree, Deacon
: E. l.. Hastings and Bliss Prentiss; o
l. candy and presents, Cora Mason, Rubi
/, A. Stebbins, Mrs. Susie Atwood and Mr.!
e F. L. Lowe. The presents will be dis
: tributed by Katie Chase, Florence How
ard, Eunce Heath, Doris Bemis. Lea
: Seliger Eleanor Willard, Evelyn TuI
II ner and Ruth Hebb. The two seminar
: classes taught by II. j. Heath and Mr.
e. H. Allbee will also help in the PREF
, aration.