Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01

his farmer there. has moved from the
place to Connecticut, it is reported.
Miss Grace Smith is taking a two
weeks vacation from Houghton G. ST.
monIs's store Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight
Smith of Putney, Mr.. and Mrs w. E.
Howe and daughter of Wilmington and
Denton Smith of Rutland expect to visit
Saturday in the home of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Smith.
About 30 attended the card party at
William Fishers Saturday evening. Mrs.
Nelson Parker and w. s. French re-
ceived the royal prizes, r. L. Frost and
w. A. Harris the BOBBY prizes. An ex-
cellent supper was served at 10 O'Clock,
after which dancing for a short time
completed the evenings entertainment.
The Cosy Corner society met with Mrs.
o. G.. Convey Friday for a covered dish
party. The dining room was decorated
with the national colors, white draperies
with red and blue hatchets. in recogn-
ton of Washington's birthday. Suitable
favors were given the guests and appro-
pirate quotations were written on the
place cards. A literary guessing game
was much enjoyed.
First Congrega tional church. Divine
worship Sunday morning at 1890
Rev. w. w. Coe will supply the pull
pit. Communion will be observed. Bible
school at H. Evening meeting at $50.
subject, THE Christian virtues. pa
tence." This Is conservation meeting.
leaders, Ruth Dalrymple and Edna
Wheeler. Church prayer meeting Tues
day evening at 7.3O.
: w. f. Pellerin met with a painful ac-
cident Monday while he and James
Walker his hired man, were getting out
fertilizer. They were working close to-
gether and Mr.. Walker put his forktine
through Mr. Pellerin's left thumb
Treatment was administered | mme-
diately and although Mr.. Pellerin has
suffered much pain from the wound ii
is thought the thumb will come out all
right.
Rev. Henry Lamb, who has been
called to the pastorate of the First
Congregational church and was expected
to supply the pulpit last Sunday. was I'M
able to meet his engagement on account
of the appearance of smallpox in Hyde
Park, Mr.. Lambs present field of labor.
The churches in Hyde Park have been
closed and Mr.. Lamb Is under quaran-
tine for two weeks on account of X
posture to the disease. His decision in
regard to accepting the call will not be
given until there is a change in present
conditions.
Jasper Whittier OF Pennington, Me,
who has been spending the winter with
his son, ]. d. Whittier. was called to
| Boston thursday on account OF the
death OF his sister. Mrs. Henrietta
Brown, which occurred Wednesday
morning in a Boston hospital. Services
| were held in her home In Dorchester
| yesterday afternoon. and the body was
taken today to Pennington, Me-, where
the funeral and burial will take place,
Jasper Whittier accompanied the body,
| He will live with his son in Farming
! ton for the present.
The Morrisville News and Citizen con-
| tanned the following in its Hyde Park
! correspondence this week ION Saturday
| last Rev. Henry Lamb sent a letter "a
the Congregational church at West Brat
tleboro declining the call to the pas
torate OF that church. On Monday he
received a telegram and several letters
from that place asking him to reconsider
his declination. He has not replied Ia
these as yet. The offer is certainly a
very fattering one, both as to salary
and church, to say nothing about the
pleasant field in which to labor. AL
the same, his people want him to re.
main" 'c
While Theodore Collins of Halifax, wht
has been one OF H F. Prefontain's
teamsters on his log job In Hinsdale,, wa.
coming down the mountain with a LOAD
of logs Friday he got off the load to pu
on an extra runner chain, and In som,
way the horses got away from him aus
ran down to the foot OF the hill, wher,
they were stopped by other teamsters
Mr.. Collins tried to stop the team an,