Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-02


John Nourse was a visitor in Green
field Saturday.
Carroll Fisher came home Saturday
for short visit. He returned to Boston
Tuesday.
]. Pearl Spears of Worcester visited his
unces, L. r. and w. F. Mixer, the first
of the week.
Eight teams were on Sunset lake
Tuesday getting ice for the farmers in
that locality
w. H. French. who visited his father,
w. S. French. several days. has returned
to Greenfield.
Guy o. Thayer went to Northfield this
state, Wednesday to spend a few days
visiting friends.
c. B. Ford has given an option to
May l on his farm to Everett Corbett of
Wilmington.
Mrs c. A. Mather of Marlboro was a
visitor at G.. H. Houghton's recently She
returned home Friday.
Frank Clark of Hanover, N. H., has
visited his sisters, Mrs. c. S. Clark and
Miss Hattie Clark, this week.
Mrs. Charles Miner attended the
funeral of her sister, Mrs. Sarah E.
Jillson, in Vernon last Friday.
Mrs. H. w. Martin of Northampton
was a guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs 7. NJ. Allbee, over Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Frost of New
Haven, Conn, visited their father, r. L.
| Frost, from Monday to Wednesday,
NJ A. Doolittle has bought two barns
of hay in Wardsboro which he is moving
to his home place on Orchard street.
H. F. Prefontaine is expecting several
| teams from Jacksonville the last of the
| week to work on his log job in Hinsdale
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. French entertained
| card party Saturday evening. There
were three tables, and IS. including
children, sat down to an excellent sup
per-
| Mrs. F. S. Fisher, Mrs. l.. S. Bartlett
and Miss Maria Stedman went to SPRING
| field Tuesday to visit their brother, d.
| B. Stedman They expect to return to-
! day.
Mrs. F. F. Gleason was much shaken
| up Saturday by the horse starting as she
| was getting into the sleigh, throwing her
| to the ground, but she is making a good
! recovery.
7 The women of the Baptist church de-
| cided at sewing meeting held with
| Mrs. D. T. Perry yesterday afternoon to
| hold an entertainment and church fair
| in Academy hall Feb. 30
| Mrs E. NJ. Whitney visited her son,
| Leslie, at the Farren hospital Wednes-
| they anticipate that he will be able to
| return home tomorrow.
| Rev. E. w. Efdridge of Quechee, who
supplied the pulpit of the Congregational
| church last Sunday, remained to the
church prayer meeting Tuesday evening
and returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. c. N. Robbins was called to
| West Townshend Monday on account OF
| the critical illness of her mother, Mrs
| Lydia Burroughs, whose home is with
her daughter Mrs. c. o. Kimball
Mrs Merritt Huntley and Mrs H. s
| Norcross of West Dummerston, Mrs. S. A
Smith and Miss Eta Higley of Guilford
and Mrs. F. A. Norcross of Oak stree,
visited at G. H. Houghton's Friday.
Miss Ida Chase has begun work fol
Mrs. w. F.. Barber of High street. She
will assist in caring for Mrs. Jennie
Taylor, who is Mrs. BARRIERS aunt and
has been confined to her room severa
weeks.
The annual meeting of the corporator:
of the Meeting House Hill Cemetery as
ISOLATION was held in the town clerk:
office Jan 90 for the election of officer:
and transaction of other business. Five
trustees were elected, J. C. Johnson. A
P. Eddy, R. E. Dunklee. F. o. Carpente
and F. d. E. Stowe. The former board
| of officers was reelected. They are
Pres, ]. c. johnson; vice pres, A. p
Eddy; sec. and treas, F. d. e. stowe
A bequest of $500 was received last yea
from the C. D. Wallace estate and tn
| heirs of the late Ezra E. Fisher hav
given a deed to the association of all tn
unsold cemetery lots, thus providinl
working capital which insures perpetual
care. John Nourse superintends tn
work at the cemetery
The missionary meeting of the WON
, ans association was held Thursday af
/ ternoon with Mrs. c. r. Prentiss TWEEN
ty-six women were present. The meet
ing was opened with devotional exer
cises followed by reports from the diff
| ferent officers. The roll call was re
sponded to by recent foreign missionar
! news, letters from missionaries in 1ndi
! and China were read. also letter froI
Mr. Imborden of the Binck school
Enfield, N. c., and one from Mrs. Nc
!, Queeny, matron of the Kurn Haiti
home. The meeting was then placed
charge of the leaders. Mrs. r. p. Vince
er and Miss Edna Wheeler. Mr.
Wheeler gave a very interesting tai
: on the condition of the people befoi
the coming of Gautama, who declare
= himself to be Buddha, and the origin
d Buddhism. reading, "A Zenana party