Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-13
HE VERMONT PHGNIx FRIDAY DECEMBER 49, 1912
WEST BRATTLEB0R0
Miss irene Mather has mumps.

Miss Irene Mather has mumps.
Mrs. w. 8. French is home again after
two weeks absence
Miss Clara Betterley began teaching
this week In Guilford Centre.
J. p. Liscom went to Worcester Wed
nesday for a few days stay.
Rev. N. II. Prindle will be entertained
at the Baptist parsonage while here.
L. F. Taylor was in Springfield and
Holyoke from Saturday to Monday.
Mrs. Durrell of North Attleboro, Mass.
visited this week at s. b. Stones.
r. G. Boyd is having bathroom put
In and IA furnace installed at his house.
The Twentieth Century club will meet
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. E. H..
Davenport.
Mrs Jennie whitney is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. c. F. Clark, in Monroe
Bridge, Mass.
Ellsworth Kemp left the Memorial hos
pital Wednesday, He will board at A. d.
Fessendens on Elliot street
Miss Mary Howe will go to Newport.
N. H., today to spend the winter with
her nephew, Fred Newcomb.
w. G. Stark, who lives on the Marl-
boto road, is on the street Tuesdays and
thursdays with new meat cart.
e. A. Waldron's family are afflicted
with whoopng cough and mumps. Eliz-
abeth, 6, has both diseases and is very
ILL.,
Mrs. Mary Aiken, who was in Orange,
Mass, caring for her son through his ill
ness, is now with her daughter, Mrs.
F. A. Betterley, on Highland avenue
Nehemiah Sprague and son-in-law,
Clarence Moon, of Halifax, and their
families have moved into the house on
the Meadowbrook road recently vacated
by ]. F. Bigelow.
A company of IA. most of whom were
from Marlboro, gave Mr.. and Mrs. S. H.
Bellows a surprise party Wednesday
evening. Cards and music were enjoyed
and a sum of money was presented the
newly-wedded couple. Refreshments
were served.
Baptist church, Rev. E. S. Harrison,
pastor: 1880. sermon by ~ H. Prindle
of Burlington. Baptist state evangelist
Mr.. Prindle came yesterday to take
charge of an evangelistic course of
meetings which will continue until fur
ther notice. Bible school at 12 Even
ing meeting as usual
A teachers union meeting will be held
tomorrow at 10 "A. m. in Academy hall.
Inc four towns, Brattleboro, Vernon.
Dummerston and Putney, will be repre-
sented by their teachers. Supt B. E.
to'O'Si VIII speak On PeuagOgy,' Miss
Bernice Spofford on Music for the
grades" and Miss Pauline Morris on
"Raffia work in the lower grades"
A letter from Mr. and Mrs J, G.
Stafford says that they expected to reach
the end of their journey and arrive at
Long Beach, Calf, Tuesday of this
week. They spoke of crossing the Cas-
cade mountains through four feet of
snow with snowplow and two engines
in front of the train and in an hour and
half arriving at a place where the
roses were blossoming and the earth
was covered with verdure.
Rinaldo N. Hescock. a Civil war vet
eran was stricken with paralysis Satur-
DAY evening while enjoying a game of
cards in the home of Nelson Parker with
other neighbors. including Eugene Har-
Vey, another veteran. He was boarding
at DR.. F w. Cages and walked over to
Mr. Parker's. While playing cards Mr.
Hescock said he must stop. he felt so
badly. They moved him to the door for
air. but soon found that the shock had
rendered his right side helpless. He
was moved to DR.. Cages and a physician
called. His wife and Mrs. Gage are
caring for him. His mental faculties and
speech are not seriously impaired Mr.
Hescock was born in Townshend nearly
~ years ago. He was a member of
Company c, Second Vermont Volunteers.
For many years he has been a resident
of this town, and is a well-known citi
zen. Hopes are entertained of his re-
covery.