Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-01

will sail from New York for Florida
Nov. 20.
Mrs. Coates of Brattleboro is visit
ing her nephews, Frank and Fred |
Lawrence, and her niece, Mrs. Emma |
Persons.
1t is probable that town meeting |
will be called soon to consider import |
ant business connected with the public |
schools.
Principal Guy W. Powers returned |
from the teachers convention on Satur- |
day and spent Sunday with his parents
in Athens.
The womens home missionary society
of the Congregational church held an in
teresting meeting in the parsonage on
Wednesday afternoon.
Alfred r. Avery who visited Mr.. and
Mrs Selger two weeks, left yesterday for
a short stay in Springfield. Mass, before
returning to his home in Medford, Mass.
Fred w. Watson, who bought some
time ago the old Scott farm, has been
putting the house in proper repair for
occupancy. He, with the aid of Russell
Blood, moved his family into it Thursday.
Rev. Charles II. b. Seliger will speak
next Sunday morning in the Congrega
tional church upon the topic Love We
one another" The Lords supper will be
administered Immediately following the
sermon.
The board of civil authority will hold
meeting for final revision of the check
list Saturday evening at o'clock in the
town clerks office. Anyone wishing his
name pla ced on the list should be present
| at that time.
Fred D. Hulett of Harmonyville at
| tended the funeral of his uncle, Fred
C. Hulett, in Jamaica Monday. The late
| Mr.. Hulett formerly lived here in the
Russell Aldrich place and worked in c.
| II. Wizards mill
Mrs. Rydell of New Milford, Conn,
| came Saturday for a visit in the home
| of her son, George, in Harmonyville.
| She brought with her little Dorothy Ry-
| dell, who has spent the summer and
| fall in Connecticut.
| The Central Vermont railway company
showed its efficiency last week when
| there were so many washouts on the road
! by getting the trains through with but
| trfle over one days delay, when it was
thought that no train could get through
| in a week.
In the Baptist church next Sunday
morning the pastor will occupy the pull
| pit His theme for the morning sermon
will be THE Christians duty told in
three words In the union service in
the same church the topic will be THE
| Christian workers assurance"
A member of the prudential committee
of the Baptist church received on Satur-
day post office money order for $40
from a man in Boston who spends some
time here in the summer, with a note ac-
companying it saying Apply this toward
the salary OF the Progressive minister"
Mrs II. F. Dutton has closed her
summer home for the season and has
Joined her husband in Gainesville, Flor
ida. Her son, Henry, and Mrs Addie
Green accompanied her, going by auto
mobile to Brattleboro, whence they
went by rail to their homes in the
South Mrs. Green's winter home is in
Jacksonville.
A free musical recital will be given In
Seminary hall next Wednesday evening"
Nov. g. by Miss Jessie l.. Hawley, piano
soloist OF Brattleboro, and Miss Mary j.
Bane, soprano soloist of Lewiston, Maine
These artists look for a large attendance
and hope to organize classes in vocal and
piano study in the seminary and the town
! generally. They will be glad to meet al
who are unsteady inclined after the con-
cert
A. r. Marsh is building on the rear OF
his barn an ice house of sufficient ca
pacity to hold all the ice which will be
necessary for his meat business. Here
tofore he has had his ice put in the old
ice house near the pond. and has had
sometimes a little trouble in getting
enough to carry him through the season
When this is completed he will have a
very convenient property, with dwelling
house, barn, market and ice house al
on the same lot.
DIR. F. l.. Osgood met with an acct
dent while driving his automobile down
Harmonyville hill Tuesday. He was
forced to the extreme right of the road
to avoid a two-horse team. The of
wheels slid into the gutter, striking a
culvert before he could stop the ma
chine. Aston Gushing, who was having
his first ride in an automobile, was
thrown violently on the bank but was
not seriously hurt. DIR. Osgood was not
hurt but the automobile was somewhat
wrenched Fred Lawrence put II In run
ming order once more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Willard were
called to Hoosick Falls, n. Y, Tuesday
by the death of Mrs. Wizards uncle.
| Charles A. Cheney He was injured In
an automobile accident Saturday. He
spent the first week in September with
relatives here and seemed to enjoy the
visit to his native place. He maintained
a lively interest in Townshend and viii
be remembered as making a liberal do
nation TO the Seminary band soon after
its organization He kept in touch with
affairs here by reading The Phoenix
each week. Mr.. Cheney's brother, George
A. Cheney one of the Oldest residents OF
this town, also went to Hoosick Falls tC
attend the funeral, which will be held to-
day Mr. Cheney was born In Jamaica
but, his parents moved to this town anc
for many years his father was storekeep
err and postmaster here. Charles A
Cheney graduated from the seminary and
at the age OF 2l went TO Hoosick Falls
where he became wealthy and inhuen
tial man..
A Republican rally held in the towI
hall Tuesday evening was called to or
der by Fred ii. Willard, who called upoi
the Seminary band for music. The,
Responded with marching through
Georgia" and Columbia. the gem o
the Ocean" Mr.. willard then intro