Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-07

of Deerfeld, Mass, are visiting Mrs.
Eveline Sanderson.
E. A. Wood of Springfield, Mass. has
been spending a few days in the home
of Newton Stearns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter saben and fam
lily of Bellows Falls visited Mrs. S. X.
Saben on Thursday
Mrs. w. E. Gould has returned from
Newark, N. j., and is visiting her father,
George A. Robertson.
Thomas Kelley and Herbert Gleason
went to the latter's home in Farley,
Mass, Memorial day.
party of about 20 from the Knitting
club attended the historical pageant in
Brattleboro Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w. Day and
Judge and Mrs. Long of Springfield were
in town Memorial day.
Mrs. Frances Foster of Perkinsville,
VT, has succeeded Miss Fannie Sewall
at Mrs. P. F. Amidons.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Pratt and son,
Ralph, are spending several days in
Springfield and vicinity.
William Brooks went to the Farren
hospital, Montague, Mass, Tuesday for
an operation upon the nose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pearson and Mr..
Memorial day guests in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harmon and two
children of Peterboro visited Memorial
day with Mrs. A. w. Meade
MIR. and Mrs. Robert A. Weeks enter
tanned Misses Ethel Mason and Grace
Arnold of Meriden, Conn, last week.
Misses Elizabeth and Monte Purcell
came Saturday to Maurice Purcelrs. Miss
Monte will remain for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hooker Jones of
Los Angeles, California. are expected to
reach town today for visit with rela-
tives.
Mrs F. w. Jeffords and daughter,
Rose Helen, and Miss Florence O'Neal
visited Miss Sadie Dodge in West Swan
zey Friday.
Mrs. Anna Thurber, Mrs Priscilla Rus
sell and Mrs. Stebbns of Millers Falls
were Memorial day guests at George
Brittons.
E. j. Temple and G. S. Howe went to
Concord Wednesday to attend to their
duties as delegates to the constitutional
convention.
Miss Carrie Minis of New York city
has been spending several days at the
home of her father r. p. Minis, return
ing Sunday.
w. p. Lyman, w. G.. Booth, c. E.
Booth, l.. f. Booth and Fred Gamash
went to Mortified Thursday and play
ed in the band
Miss Sarah Judd of South Hadley
Falls, Mass, is making an extended visit
with Mrs. Harriette Smith and Mrs
| Newton Stearns.
William Meade of Houston, Texas, and
Rose Meade of Stroudsburg, Pa, are
| expected tomorrow for a vacation visit
| at their home here.
Of Had Inh m
Tuesday to succeed John Conley as SUI
| perintendent at the mill of the Ash
| uelot Paper company.
r. NJ. Langworthy has bought of Mrs.
| Nellie Worden the house on Hancock
street adjoining that in which he lives
and now occupied by Mr. Leahy.
| The Hinsdale high school defeated the
| Keene high school in baseball game
| Saturday, the score being to 4. This
was the first game lost by Keene this
year.
Lewis Aikmann of Good Will school,
| Hinckley, Maine, came Tuesday to spend
a few days with his grandfather George
| w. Lewis, while on his way to his home
| in Madison. n. j.
PRINCIPAL and Mrs. Charles H. Walker
| entertained a party of teachers in very
| pleasant manner at their home FRIDAY
| evening. Progressive whist was enjoy
| ed curing the evening"
Rev. A. NJ. Bradley delivered the Me-
mortal day address in West Chesterfield
last Sunday afternoon. Several men,
bers of the local Grand Army and Sons
of Veterans attended the services
The Cheshire County Association OF
| Uniyersalists was held In East Jaffrey
Wednesday and Thursday of this week
! Rev. A. NJ. Bradley, John M. Lamb,
Mrs F. w. Tilden and Mrs. p. F. Am
| idon attended the meetings.
Fishing has been the popular sport the
past week. The law protecting pout was
"off" June /, and the banks of Wantas-
tquet lake were lined with fishermen
the first few days. Numerous large
strings were brought in.
The children's Sunday program in the
Universalist church next Sunday morn
ing will be conducted wholly by the chill
dren and will consist OF recitations and
singing. There will be a dedication OF
children and the pastors annual sermon
to the children.
The Ellis companys auction, which had
been several times postponed, occurred
Saturday at a. m. The articles Were
bid off first separately, bringing about
1850, and later as a whole, being bid of
by Judge Allen. acting for the Ellis
company, for $3.50
The primary, intermediate and district
| SCHOOLS closed fTludy iOI the
vacation. Miss Lizzie Conant of tn,
Monument school has returned to ,hei
home in Lake George, N. Y, and Miss
Mabelle Lang left Tuesday for her home
in Iaconia The grammar schools clos,
this week.
The high school graduating exercise!
will open next week with the bacca
laureate sermon in the town hall Sun
day afternoon by r. r. Gyles of the Bap
tist church The junior speaking will b'
omitted this year. The graduating ex
ercises will be held Wednesday even
ing and on Thursday evening, a recep
ton will be rendered the graduates. TIL
class graduating this year consists o
the following: Mildred Cramer, Berthe
Higgins. Edith Higginson, Lois Meade
Ruth Metcalf, Catherine McCaughern
Louis Stearns.
Mrs Emma b. Elliot, 5S, wife @
Frank Elliot of this town, died Tuesda
evening at 7.30 following a prolonged Ill
ness with pulmonary tuberculosis. Mrs