Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-19
WEST BRATTLEB0R0
en- and Ruth Dalrymple are i'll with

Mrs. Charles Becker has returned from
10 days visit in New York.
G. H. Coane went Monday to Weston
to visit his daughter indefinitely.
The Needlecraft meet this Friday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Henry Halliday.
John Fessenden of Albany, N. Y, is
spending the week az r. II. Briggss.
Mrs. G. b. Ford visited her sister ana
brother in Randolph from Friday to
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. e. Shipman have re-
eurned from visit of three weeks in
Rochester, this state.
The roads are getting sufficiently
settled so that II. E. Squires has force
of men at work on them.
Miss Mabel Wilson of Springfield,
Mass. expects to spend Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbert Renfrew.
Mrs. c. l.. Morse, who is nearly 81 and
lives at the Home for the Aged, visited
her sister, Mrs. Fanny Jones, Friday.
Mrs. Idella Hescock and daughter of
Greenfield returned to their home Mon
day after a visit at George Washers.
Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD French and Mr.
and Mrs. Forest French of Greenfield
We're guests at w. S. French's over Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Smith went to New
fame Saturday to visit Mrs. Smith
mother and sister. They returned home
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs j. II. Dix have moved
from R. III. Briggs's on Guilford street
to Hinsdale, where they will begin
housekeeping.
Miss May Thayer has returned to
Middlebury and Lewis Thayer to Little
Falls, ~ Y, after spending the Easter
vacation at their home.
Mrs. f. l.. Houghton went to Jackson
vile Saturday to assist in caring for her
mother, Mrs. w. A. Cheney, who is suf-
ferng from heart trouble.
Fred Lee, who worked in Mllers Falls,
has returned to the home OF his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Lee, where he Is suf-
fering from brights disease and rheu-
matsm.
Mrs. Cecil Head returned Tuesday
from Jacksonville, where she was called
Saturday on account of the critical ILL
ness of her mother, who is suffering from
dilatation of the heart.
Repairs are still being made at the
to installing electric lights one room
will be furnished with steel ceiling and
painting and papering will be done.
The mothers meeting in the Baptist
church was held in the chapel yesterday
afternoon with Mrs. Frank Carr and
Mrs. Leon Smith as hostesses Refresh
ments were served during the social
hour.
Alonzo r. Stowe and Mrs. Elizabeth
Miller were married Saturday evening
by Rev. e. @. S. Osgood in the Unitarian
parsonage on High street. They were
unattended and will live at 1856 Western
avenue.
Baptist church. Rev E. s. Harrison,
pastor Sunday services: Divine worship
at 1870, with a n-minute talk to the
children on Treasures hid in the sand
followed by sermon, subject THE Gre
lentials of love" Bible school at u;
evening service at Z. Church prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 100.
The Near and Farther Lights society
will hold it's regular monthly meeting
Thursday afternoon at o'clock in the
chapel of the Baptist church At $3.50
o'clock a special program in observance
of daughters day" will be given, to
which all women of the church and So
ciety are invited.
The five per cent tax which was voted
by the Western Engine company to cover
the cost of keeping the reservoirs filled
and paying other running expenses Is
due and is being collected by r. p
Wheeler. The five reservoirs are kept
filled by the Brattleboro Water Works
company and are ready for use in case
of emergency.
The woman's association held sewing
meeting Thursday afternoon in the nome
of Mrs. W. L. Walker. Work was begun
for a home missionary barrel. 1t was
voted to clean the parsonage and have
it ready for the new pastors family when
they arrive. Several other matters of
business were discussed. The attendance
wal
stormy.
H. N Wilder received an ugly wound
in the feshy part of his right leg below
the knee Sunday when he went as usual,
to feed some refuse from the kitchen to
a horse in w L. Walkers stable. Mr..
Wilder thinks that in passing he hit
the horse with the pan for although
the animal is gentle he kicked Mr. Wild
err making a wound which has required
the attention of a physician ever since.
A meeting is called by the. citizens of
this village to be held next Tuesday ev
ening at o'clock in the academy build
ing to consider whether the streets shall
be sprinkled this season, This work has
usually been looked after by the Earnest
Workers, but they have no money in the
treasury to use for that purpose this
year. Everyone who is In any way in
terested is urged to be present to see If
any arrangement can be made for this
much needed work.
Mrs. j. l.. Barney and Mrs, E. s. Ed
wards gave their mother. Mrs, j. s.
Cutting, a very happy surprise Wednes-
day afternoon by inviting several of her
women friends to spend the afternoon
with her in honor of her SD birthday
anniversary. The party which was given
in Mrs. Barney's home, was one OF much
enjoyment and the excellent supper serv-
ed by the hostesses was much appreci-
ated. Another pleasant feature of the
day was the receiving of calls and post
card shower from numerous friends.
w. L. Walker reports catching a fine
string of over 80 trout on Monday. Will
helm Stellman and o. H. Ellis also re-
port getting about the same number
Wednesday. They went over Ames hill
and from there down to the Wrisely
place Mr.. Stellman said that in one
place for a short distance the mud was
so deep that the top of the road actually
slid down the hill before them and they
were unable to drive and had to lead
the horse out another way. Others re-
port the travelling on all back roads as
being very bad on account OF the depth