Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-20


Henry Knapp is spending the week in
South Newfane.
Melvin Dalrymple is working for the
Dewitt Grocery Co.
Rev. Henry Lamb was in Springfield
Thursday on business.
MILFORD French of Greenfield was a
visitor at w. S. French's recently.
Miss Irene Mather, who has had
mumps, is suffering from a relapse.
Miss Alice Mather of Worcester is ex-
pected home for the Christmas vacation
Mrs. Mary Clisbee is visiting her niece
Mrs Emily Goodenough, for an indefinite
time
Robert LeRay young child of Mr.. and
Mrs Harry LeRay has been very i'll this
week.
Alton Copeland is home from the SYRIA
cuse business college for the Christmas
vacation.
F. A Betterley has bought the Cook
place on Canal street. He will move
there soon.
Miss Mary Hall of Wilmington is
spending the week with her aunt, Mrs.
Thomas Collins.
Mrs. l.. w Shepardson of South New
fame came Tuesday to visit her niece,
MIS-. l.. >. IaylOr.
Mr. and Mrs T. NJ. Allbee expect to
spend Christmas in Townshend with Mr..
and Mrs. Park Holland.
The Busy Bees met with Mrs. E. S.
Harrison last Thursday afternoon to
dress dolls for Christmas gifts.
Mrs. Mary A. Aiken went to the Far
rem hospital in Montague Tuesday for
the removal of a growth from her face.
T. NJ. Doyle and John Vevier have be-
gun cutting the timber on the F. L. Hunt
place, for which they have the contract.
Ellsworth Kemp expects to go to his
home in Colrain Monday. His brother
will come from there to accompany him.
Miss Frances Leighton, who teaches in
district No. 10, will go tomorrow to her
home in Attleboro, Mass, for weeks
vacation.
Miss Florence Warmer is acting as
matron for the girls in Mortified semi
nary who remain there during the
Christmas holidays.
Miss May Chamberlin of Marauand
nall, Northield, is expected home to
spend Christmas week with her mother,
Mrs. N. S. Chamberlin.
Mrs. Almira Winchester went recently
with her son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
III. III. Winchester, to their home in La
coma. N. H., where she expects to spend
the winter.
Mrs. j. w. Wood of Rochester, N. Y.
recently visited her sister, Mrs. H. o.
Halliday, and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A .. Norcross of Dummerston. She will
return home this week.
The Busy Bees met Wednesday after
noon in the home of Mrs. E. S. Harrison
to continue work for Christmas. This
newly formed society Is very enthusiasts
tic and shows that their name Is a fit
ting one.
card received from II. e. Shipman
was written from Seattle, Wash, while
ell route for Oakland, Calf, where he
and his family will spend some time
visiting before locating for the rest of
the season.
Baptist church, Rev. E. s. Harrison.
pastor Sunday services: Divine Worship
at 1890, with sermon by Rev. N. II.
Prindle of Burlington, Baptist state evan
gehst; Bible school at IL. The evening
meeting will be evangelistic and con-
Quoted by Mr.. Prindle.
Mrs Warren Hescock and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hescock of Greenfield spent Sun
day at F. w Cages, visiting their rela-
tive, Rinaldo Hescock, who sustained a
shock of paralysis last week. Mr.. Hes
SOCKS condition is much improved and
hopes are entertained of his recovery
EVahgelstic meetings have been held
every evening since last Thursday in the
Baptist church, besides the afternoon
meetings of Tuesday and Thursday. on
saturday evening a meeting will be held
III the schoolhouse in district No. Z at
.ne usual hour Mr.. Prindle will close
his labors here Sunday.
Il. X. Thurber, who went from here
ABOUT three years ago with his family
10 hisoy' saskatchewan, has had very
prosperous year in his farming activ-
| bushels of potatoes, 1000 bushels of
wheat, 1000 bushels of flax and 1900
bushels of oats. They are pleased with
their location, and as the country grows
| their privileges are increasing. The
church, which they attend and the
schools, which are good, are three miles
from where they live Mr.. Thurber is
the youngest son Of Mrs. Anna Thurber
of his place His wife was Miss Maude
Donelson and they have three sons, Law
renee. Clifford and George