Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-25

have, been guests this week of his aunt,
Miss Mary Jane O'Neil.
Charles Bonner returned last Friday
from his vacation, which he spent at his
home in Canada and Kansas.
James Underwood of Newfane was
guest the last of the week of his broth
er-in-law, Eugene Howe.
Mrs. Emily Adams and Miss Cora
white of Springfield are guests of their
sister, Mrs. Orrin Kingsbury.
Mrs Fred Whittier of Bellows Falls
was with her niece, Mrs. l.. II. Bugbee,
Tuesday, returning home Wednesday
The ladies' union aid society of East
Putney win meet Wednesday afternoon,
Oct 80, in the home of Mrs. Wyman.
Democratic rally will be held Mon
day evening, when Rev. Charles River
of Dummerston will deliver the address.
Miss Ethel Omar of Wirichendon,
Mass, was a guest from Friday night to
Sunday afternoon at Mrs. f. l.. Pierce's.
Mrs Casa Pierce will entertain the
Fortnightly club this afternoon at the
Pierce farm, where she is staying a few
weeks.
The Progressives will hold a rally
Tuesday evening, but are unable at this
, date to announce who will be the
speaker.
OlHdDuO lptllN btOh NSiy III NiiS
week and his nephew, j. b. Derry, is
home from his work at Charlestown, N.
H., to care for him.
Mrs. Jennie Perry and daughter, Miss
Bernice Perry, are with Mrs. Perry's
brother, Charles l.. Thwing, during the
absence of Mrs. Thwing.
DIR. l.. II. Bugbee was in West Hart
ford Tuesday and visited his mother,
who was not as well as usual He re-
! turned home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. I. Devoll were guests
over Sunday of their brother, f. E. De-
| vol, and family, returning to their home
| in Grafton Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Patterson of Wal
pole were in town Saturday evening to
attend the silver wedding anniversary Of
Mr.. and Mrs Irving Ketchum.
George Weber will break up house,
keeping next week and will store his
goods. With his daughter, Miss Lillian
| Weber, he will board with Mrs. Irving
Ketchum.
| Miss Lillian Weber, who took Miss
! Ethel Coanes place at the St. Germane
bakery in Brattleboro during Miss
Coane's illness of two weeks, has re-
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stacey and
daughter, Margaret, Of White River
Junction were guests over night at
f. e. knights this week while en-
route to Greenfield.
Representative E. w. Aiken returned
to Montpelier Monday after being
at home over Sunday. He was accom-
panied by Mrs Aiken, who will be
guest during ladies' week.
Harry Crowley is at home for vaca
ton from his duties as spare hand at
the Boston & Maine railroad stations.
He has been at different stations since
he left Putney for Ashuelot.s
Miss Marion Callahan of Ashuelot, n.
H., is visiting at Mrs. Colbrook's. Be-
fore returning home she will visit a few
days with Miss Jennie Crawford, who
was her guest in Ashuelot Tuesday.
Owing to the downpour of rain the Re-
publican rally which was to have been
held Wednesday evening with Clarke c.
| Fits of Brattleboro as speaker, was
postponed until Saturday evening at 7.90.
Miss Mary Andrews, who had been on
an automobile trip with Miss Judith
Beal of Boston, returned home Wednes-
day, accompanied by Miss Beal and
maid The chauffeur, Mr.. Wilson, start
ed for Boston with the car Thursday,
Miss Beal and maid returning by train.
The teachers of the public schools
who attended the teachers convention in
Rutland this week are Miss Leighton
and Miss Page of the higher depart
ments and Miss Perry of No 3, Miss
Braley of No. and Miss Derry of No.
| T. The other schools were in session as
usual.
The United States treasury department
has sent the w. H. Greenwood post No
80, G. A. R., of Putney, $3.50 in Con-
federate money for exhibition in post
headquarters. This money came into
possession of the Union army at about
the close of the Civil war and was turn
ed over to the treasury of the United
States in 1867.
Mrs. J. G. Miller of Williamsburg,
Mass, and John L. Byard of Marlboro,
Mass, a prosperous farmer and presi-
dent of the Honey Bee associat iion of
Massachusetts and state inspector of
honey bees, were guests of their sister,
Mrs. ]. l.. Howard, Thursday and Friday,
going from here to West Chesterfield to
visit brother who lives there.
There will be no more preaching SER
vices in Pierce's hall, East Putney. The
hall is not warmed for the service and
as cold weather has come it is deemed
advisable to postpone services until
spring The band of Union Workers who
made possible this service deserve much
credit for their hard work and determi-
nation to maintain preaching during the
summer.
The ladies' aid of the Baptist church,
despite the rain, held their annual sale
and chicken-pie supper Wednesday even
ing, which was attended by fair num-
Der of people. The usual attractions
were offered for sale-aprons, quilts and
the candy booth, which represented a
Japanese pagoda, presided over by Miss
Hazel Dawson and Miss Katherine Will
liams in Japanese costume. The supper
, was served from to o'clock
Irving Ketchum entertained Sunday
! two nephews from Johnsonville, N. Y,