Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-20
WEST BRATTLEBOR0

Barna Phelps is visiting relatives in
Athens.
Miss Jean Blodgett was in Greenfield
wednesday.
Miss Minnie Wilson of Dummerston was
a regent guest of Miss Mabel Weld.
Mrs. H. j. Clark entertained II women
friends Tuesday afternoon at a thimble
party
Mrs. Mary Ann Hescock who lived
in Centrevlle, has taken rooms at G. C.
Harriss.
Miss Alice Barnes is still in the Me-
mortal hospital but is reported to be i'm
proving.
Mr. and Mrs C. s. Squres visited Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Peck in
Greenfield.
Mrs. H. C. Mortified and Mrs. Loella
Lake of Guilford were recent guests at
Miss Alice Richmond's.
Miss H. N. Clark is visiting her broth
err, Frank Clark, in White River Junction,
She expects to return Saturday.
Miss Gladys Stellman returned yester-
day from a visit with her brother L. NJ.
Stellman, and family in Syracuse, N. Y.
Shelton Keneston of New Preston
Conn.,, formerly of this town. entered
Bates college in Lewiston, Me-. this
week
T. ]. Miller, w. E. Stellman, w. L.
Walker H. F. Prefontaine and H. H.
Barber attended the Greenfield fair
Thursday
The Near and Farther Lights society
met with Mrs E. S. Harrison yesterday
afternoon and made plans for the win
ter's work.
Miss Eta Miner entertained the choir
of the Methodist church Wednesday even
ing in her home at 100 Western avenue.
Guessing games and music were enjoyed
and refreshments were served.
The street watering society find they
are in debt 800 and are handicapped
about settling this bill on account of
subscriptions not having been paid. 1t is
requested that those whose subscriptions
are still unpaid will leave the amount
with j. l.. Stockwell as soon as posi-
BILE.
The veal pie supper served by the
women of the Congregational church last
evening was enjoyed by a good number
of people. Miss Charlotte Johnson was
not able to take charge of the sale of
the Chinese articles which she brought
from Shanghai and her sister, Mrs.
Wright, and Mrs. Jesse Johnson con-
Quoted the sale.
The mothers meeting Friday after
noon with Mrs. W. A. Harris was at
tended by IS mothers and % children.
The afternoon was spent pleasantly and
croquet enjoyed. Refreshments
were served under the maple trees on
the lawn. Mr.. Harris furnished trans
portation to and from the car line, for
which the mothers were very grateful.
Baptist church, Rev. E. s. Harrison,
pastor. Divine worship at 1890. Plenyous
Gbe Wolo is expected to occupy the
pulpit. He is a graduate of Mount Her
mon, a Zulu from the heart of Africa,
and will tell of his life with one of the
African tribes. His address promises to
be very interesting. Bible school at IL
Evening service at 7.30. Midweek pray
er meeting Wednesday at 7.30.
The lecture Wednesday evening in the
Baptist church by DR.. Kneeland of New
York, secretary of the Lords Day
League of New England, was worthy of
larger audience. He spoke of the eff
feet which the keeping of the Sabbath
and the instruction of the Bible was
having on China and Japan. He en-
phasized the Importance of observing
the Sabbath in rural localities and that
this observance of the Lords day was a
protection to the community against evil
He closed his address with an appeal to
Christians to take a deeper interest in
Sunday worship and by so doing to pro-
tect the Sabbath in West Brattleboro.