Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-09

Miss Nina Martin is home from Wind
sor.
winnifred Berry has been i'll this week,
but is better.
All the tobacco in town has been ship
ped to be sold
Mrs. Lucy Hayes is again at work at
Mrs. H. P. Fairs.
Hugh Phillips of South Londonderry is
visiting at F. ]. Martins.
w. E. Pierce has moved his portable
saw mill to Spofford, N. H.
w. A. Page is visiting his daughter,
Ethel, and other relatives in Southwick,
\ Mass.
The basketball boys expect to play the
Athletics of Brattleboro some evening
next week.
The school board will meet Feb. II.
All persons having claims are asked to
present them at that time.
Miss Eva Priest, clerk in the post
office, spent Sunday at Westminster as
a guest of Mrs. George H. Walker.
Miss Katherine Booth is in Westmin-
ster West with Miss Caroline Wellman,
whose mother has had a serious attack
of grip.
Mrs. Maude Harniss Read of Bellows
Falls and her little daughter have been
guests a few days of Mrs. Finette
Meany.
The Pomona Grange session with Put
ney Grange tomorrow will be open to
the public in the afternoon at 1.3C
o'clock.
James Houghton of Newport, N. H.,
who used to live in town, is here on a
visit with his mother, Mrs. Ellen
Houghton.
V. Stiles has moved his family here
and is occupying the tenement in the
house with B. C. Clemens. He will work
for Mr.. Clemens.
Florist Oscar p. Ranney. fell two weeks
ago and broke her kneecap, She is now
suffering much pain
Miss Edna Harniss of Bellows Falls
who has been visiting at Mrs. Harlan
Whitneys, will come here again soor
to work in the William Robertson paper
mill.
Mrs. Hugh Crawford and daughter
Beatrice, and son, Waldo, of Brattle
boro were with her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Ira Davenport, few days las
week.
The public schools of the town will
close their winter term Friday, Feb
t. Several of the teachers will go t
North Adams, Mass, to take a shor
course in the normal school.
State Lecturer E. H Hallett is expect
ed to be present at the meeting o
Windham County Pomona Grange II
Putney Saturday. Feb. 10. All subordi
nate Grange lecturers are urged to b
present.
The Junior Order of United America
Mechanics are planning to score anothe
success on Feb q, when they will civ
a concert and dance with music by II
favorite McEnelly's orchestra of Lynn
Mass Supper will be served in the Low
er hall and If the sleighing holds GOO
many parties doubtless will take &C
vantage of 1t and attend.
The leap year ball given under II
auspices of the Octagon ciuo frida
evening, Rockwell's Trio, ladies' o.
chestra of Holyoke. Mass, furnishir
the music. proved all 1t promised In goo
music and a good time. The hall WI
decorated handsomely In the club co
ors, lavender and gold, and in Il
specs between the windows we
plaques in octagon shape covered WI
lavender with "Octagon" in gilt lette
ing from which streamers of gold al
lavender ran to the cornice over q
windows The stage had a pretty sc
ting of green, and at one SIDE OF I
stage was served fruit punch. Duri
an intermission refreshments OF cak
ice cream and coffee were served: L
women we're prettily attired and the o
casion will be remembered pleasant
by all who attended. ,f