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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
DUNN ERSTON.

Miss Nellie Davis has been visiting at
Briar- cliffe farm.
Mrs. Marcia Dix has returned from
visit in Brattleboro.
Miss Lila Reed has been working for
Miss Florence Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clemens Of Springfield,
Mass. are at II. II. Halls.
Charles La Duke visited his sister,
Mrs. G. N. Crosby, recently.
Miss Ida Davis has been spending
week with Miss Marion Gregory.
Leslie Halliday will take the place Of
II. p. Smead as foreman for John Shell
don.
Mr.. Drury and family of Guilford re-
Gently moved to the farm vacated by Carl
Upton.
Mrs. E. c. Tenney and Mrs. M. E.
Brown spent a day in Springfield, Mass,
recently.
Miss Bertha Hazeton came home
Thursday from Mortified for 10 days
vacation.
F. L. Stark of South Vernon and a
friend spent Sunday at c. 7. Reeds and
J.. L. Stark's
Mr. Blanchard of Northfeld, Mass,
was a guest of his granddaughter, Miss
Annie Simonds, Sunday and Monday.
II. C. Hazelton, Mrs. M. E. Brown,
Mrs. Lenna Tenney, Miss Marion Wilder,
Mrs. Augusta Bennett and Mrs. Abbie
Patch attended the Pomona Grange
meeting in Vernon March IA. All report
a large enthusiastic meeting.
Republican caucus will be held In
the town hail. Dummerston Centre, Sat-
urday, March 30, at p. m, to elect two
delegates to attend the state convention
in Montpelier Wednesday, April 10. The
delegates are to elect delegates to the
Republican national convention.
A pleasant reunion of old friends and
schoolmates took place in the home Of
Miss Maude Crosby Tuesday. There
was music, bountiful dinner and recol-
lections of ''auld lang syne." which made
the hours speed like minutes. The guests
were Mrs M. E. Brown, Mrs. Harriet
Knapp and Mrs. Abbie Patch.
The Grange held a regular meeting
Tuesday evening, II. c. Hazelton presid-
ing. A good literary program was in
charge of Forrest Hall. The next meet
ing will be ladies' night, April 2; COM
mittee on program, Miss Elsie Hazelton.
Nellie Davis and Gladys Ray. Gentle
mems night will be April 16, and the
committee are Frank Wilder, Harry
Brown and Walter Hall. The programs
are designed to be competitive.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
EAST PUTNEX.

Wayland Frost is enjoying a weeks
vacation at home.
George Smith, who has been i'll some
time, is much improved.
Mrs. Myrtle knight of Brattleboro Is
at d. S. Persons's to stay few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Provost of Gardner,
Mass, have been visiting relatives in
town this week.
Will Grimes, a former resident now
employed in a paper mill in Ashuelot, N.
H., was in town the first of the week
visiting relatives.
Thursday, March 81, our first day of
spring, was ushered in by a full grown
winter snow storm,-one which made the
older residents talk of the big blizzard of
March IL, 1888.
John Nichols who lost the sight of one
eye last summer, is now threatened with
total blindness. He went to the Me-
mortal hospital in Brattleboro Wednes-
day, accompanied by his son, Roy He
expects to have the eye, in which the
sight was destroyed, removed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22

sister, Mrs w. j. Perry and Miss Ber-
nice Perry, and that they will make
their home in Portland
The southern district of the Junior
order American Mechanics will hold a
meeting with Crawford council Satur-
day evening at o'clock in the town
hall. The degree team from Springfield
will exemplify the first, second and
third degrees, after which a banquet will
be served in the town hall State Coun-
cilor w. II. Jeffries is expected to be
present. All members are requested to
be present.
The missionary tea given by Mrs. ]. E.
Berry in the Baptist parsonage Wejnes-
day afternoon, March 10, was not largely
attended, the weather being unfavorabe
The thaw had made walking almost i'm
possible that street and those who
attended had to be conveyed by team
The program which was given shortly
after o'clock was the mission work in
China and the origin and customs of
Chinese were taken up, the parts being
assigned to the different members of
the missionary society. At 5 o'clock
Mrs. Berry served tea and a collection
was taken for missions.
Kimball Hill colony of Pilgrim Fathers
held its second meeting Saturday night,
and their officers were installed. Frank
townsend who was elected sergeant at
arms, resigned, also b. c. Clemens, who
had been elected ex-governor. Mr..
Clemens was elected to fill the office of
sergeant at arms and w. B. Cushman
was elected ex-governor. Mr. Parker of
Brattleboro, supreme governor pro TEN,
Installed the officers. There were pres
ent as guests Supreme Chaplain Mrs.
Cooley of Lawrence, Mass, and eight
members from Fort Drummer colony,
Brattleboro. After the business meet
ing banquet was served in the lower
hall. Owing to the bad travelling the
members from Brattleboro came on the
o'clock train and returned to Brattle-
boro on the owl train Sunday morning,
spending the night at the Kendrick
House.
Mrs. Mary Houghton has notified Mr.
Lyman Bailey to vacate her house April
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
NORTHFIELD, MASS.

Philip Wood is spending a portion Of
his school vacation in Boston.
Mrs. Fl. II. Mason left on Tuesday for
a visit of a few weeks with her sisters
in Boston.
The Sunday school enjoyed a winter
picnic at the Congregational church on
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Thomas j. Clark was called to
Putney recently to attend the funeral
of her father, Mr.. Joslin. He at one time
lived in Mortified
agents employed by the state board of
education, was in town recently in the
interests of the high school.
Charles A. Parker has returned home
from the Springfield hospital, where he
had been under treatment for lockjaw
resulting from an injury to one hand.
The body of Mrs Bridget Cutting
widow of Pliny Cutting was brought here
for burial on Wednesday from Farren
hospital. She had been a resident of this
town many years and was a much re-
spected resident.
In the Greenfield court on Monday AL
vim George was convicted of the illegal
selling of liquor in his drug store in this
place. At the hearing held some time
ago he was found guilty and fined $50. Mr..
George appealed the case to a higher
court and has lost the case.
James Putnam. so, died recently Of
pneumonia in the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Allen Field, where he was spending
the winter. He had spent most Of his
active life on farm on winchester hill
not far from the Mortified line and had
come to this village for much of his busi-
ness. The funeral was attended by Rev
NJ Fay Smith Of this place. burial being
in West Winchester. He Is survived by
6xrn obi N1hA
Mrs Allen Field of this town; Mrs En-
ma Kirschner OF Maiden, Mrs. Grace
Atherton. Of Winchester and James, jr.,
of Bernardston.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
The First Printing In America.

There were wooden presses and
wooden type and printing before the
days of magazines In this country, says
the excellent summary of American
publishing in the New York Sun while
ago Anybody will tell you offhand
that the first printing on the American
continent was done either in Massa-
chusette or Pennsylvania. But II one
looks further back than even the oath
of Freeman" the small "broadsdes"
which Stephen Daye turned out on his
Cambridge press in 1888 and which was
the first printing done within the borders
of the United States, one will find in
the capital OF what "A magazine article
of the year 1911 calls Darkest Mexico"
there was printing press In operation
100 years. perhaps 1902 years, before the
first type was set In the English colonies
OF America. ~ ,L-.-l
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
SOUTH VERNON.

Charles Jackson and F. w. Stoddard
have begun sugaring
Mrs. Hattie Blodgett ST. Is not gain
ing as fast as it was hoped she would.
Rev. G. L. Tyler of Bristol, Conn,
called at Charles Spears briefly Tues
day.
The topic for the Loyal Workers
meeting next Sunday evening will be
Delightful service"
]. A. Beers and A. A. Dunklee went
on business trip to Boston Thursday
in the interest of the dairy farmers.
1t seems like spring to have the birds
come back Several have heard the
bluebrds, robins and phoebes sing this
week.
Mansel Peeler met with an accident
Willis Golfers new horse. 1t cut bad
cash in his left hand.
Willis Collier bought a new black
horse Monday of Howard & Yearly of
Brattleboro. We hope he will have bet
ter luck with this one than he has had
with the last three.
Mrs. Bert Wiley has been having a
severe tlme with one of her fingers on
her left hand about two weeks. She has
been under the care of DR.. Philbrick of
East Mortified and is improving.
Inc travelling Is WOrSe tHlS spring
than it has been for several years.
There are several dangerous places in
the river road and pond road. The
ground has cracked and it heaves when
it is passed over and the water has gull
lied 1t very badly
Mrs. Chester Hicks and two children,
Phyllis and Thelma, of East Mortified
spent Thursday with her father, F. w.
Stoddard. Mr.. and Mrs. Hicks expect
to move to Bethel, Conn. next Monday
where he and his partner have bought
a fine farm. We are sorry they are 60
ing to make their home so far away
but hope they will have good success in
all their undertakings.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
ESTATE OF MARIA N. eURDETT.

CTATE OF VERMONT.
- District of Marlboro IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Marlboro.
To all persons Interested in the estate
of Maria N. Burdett, late of Brattleboro,
in said District, deceased Greeting:
At a Probate Court, holden at Brat
tleboro, within and for said District on
the 10th day of March, 1912. an instru-
ment purporting to be the last will and
Brattleboro in said District, deceased.
was presented to the Court aforesaid, for
probate.
the 9Th day OF April, 1912, at the Probate
Office in said Brattleboro. be assigned
tice thereof be given to all persons con-
cerned, by publishing this order three
weeks successfully in The Vermont
Phoenix, a newspaper circulating in that
vicinity, in said District, previous to the
time appointed.
Therefore you are hereby notified to
appear before said Court, at the time
and place aforesaid, and contest the
probate of said will, If you have cause,
Given under my hand at Brattleboro,
in said District, this 21st day of March,
1914 A. F. SCHWENS, Judge.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
CHESTERFIELD, N. n.

Mud is deep and the frost seems to be
starting early.
Charles A. Post has been in New York
the past week.
Some of the farmers have begun maple
sugar operations.
Lucius Thatcher is able to sit up about
an hour each day.
The property of the late C. c.. Hill was
appraised Tuesday.
Mrs. Christie b. Miller has bought the
Nathaniel Webb farm.
The Sunday School club met with Mrs.
Frank Holman Saturday.
Mrs. Nellie Hill has returned from a
few days stay with friends in Win
chester.
Walter Dunbar has sold his farm to
his father and has accepted position at
the Maplewood farm.
The selectmen were in Keene Monday
to attend a meeting of the assessors
throughout the county pursuant to or
ders of the public service commission.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
ESTATE OF MARY G. WAITE.

CTATE OF VERMONT
~ District of Marlboro, S.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the estate
OF Mary G. Waite, late of Brattleboro,
in said District, deceased, Greeting:
Whereas, said Court has assigned the
S0th day of March next. for examining
and allowing the account of the admins
traitor of the estate of said decea sed, and
for decree of the residue of said estate
to the lawful claimants of the same, and
ordered that public notice thereof be
given to all persons interested in said
estate by publishing this order three
weeks successfully previous to the day
assigned, in The Vermont Phoenix, a
newspaper published at Brattleboro, in
said District.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to
appear at the Probate office in Brattle-
boro,, in said District, on the day assign
ed, then and there to contest the allow
ance of said account if you see cause,
and to establish your right as heirs,
legatees and lawful claimants to said
residue.
Given under my hand, this 18th day Of
March, 1912.
11-13 H. E. EDDY. Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
Of the Hills" VIII Begin In the April
Scrlbner.

Two OF the most widely read stories
published in Scribners Magazine during
the past 25 years were THE Little
Shepherd OF Kingdom Come" and 1.-THE
Trail OF the Lonesome Pine" by John
Fox. jr. In book form they were long
listed among the best sellers" and their
popularity goes on year after year. Mr.
Fox's new story, which will run nearly
through the year. will commence in the
April number. 1t has a most attractive
title, "The Heart of the Hills" and its
title Is fair promise of the charm OF the
story. This Is story of vivid contrasts
The people of the Mountains are brought
in contact with the people OF the Blue
Grass. The main interest of the plot
revolves about boy and girl of the hills
and boy and girl Of the plains. It is
their development from a crude childhood
to wiser maturity that enchains the read
err They are real people, as appealing
and lovable as Chad or June of Fox's
previous stories There are dramatic
action, humor, sentiment and pathos,
and something of political turmoil. 1t is
story near at hand in its people and
interest-a picture OF modern Kentucky.
Illustrations by f. C. Yohn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
Warning for Special Town
Meeting

The legal voters Of the town OF Dunn
merston, Windham County, Vermont, are
hereby notified and warned to meet at
the Town Hall in Dummerston Centre in
said town on Tuesday, the 26th day OF
March, A. d. 1912. at 10 O'Clock In the
forenoon, to transact the following busi-
ness, viz:
ARTICLE /. To see II the town will
vote to raise a tax OF per cent on the
grand list OF said town in excess of the
amount required by law and a previous
vote OF said town, to be used for high
ways, to take advantage Of the provisions
OF Sec. l No 1877 OF the Acts of 1910.
ARTICLE 2. To transact any other
business that may legally come before
said meeting,
w. w. BURNETT.
w. A. MILLER,
Selectmen.
Dummerston, Vermont, March 18th. 1912.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
ESTATE OF ELMER w. BLISS.

SIATE OF VERMONT.
~ District of Marlboro, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District aforesaid
To all persons interested in the estate
OF Elmer w. Bliss late of Brattleboro,
in said District. deceased, Greeting:
Whereas. said Court has assigned the
Both day of March next for examining
and allowing the account of the admins
traitor of the estate of said deceased, and
for a decree of the residue of said estate
to the lawful claimants of the same, and
ordered that public notice thereof be
given to all persons interested in said
estate by publishing this order three
weeks successfully previous to the day
assigned, in The Vermont Phoenix, a
newspaper published at Brattleboro. in
said District.
Therefore you are hereby notified to
appear at the Probate office in Brattle-
boro. in said District. on the day as
allowance of said account If you see
cause, and to establish your right as
heirs. legatees and lawful claimants to
said residue.
Given under my hand. this 18th day of
March. 1912.
Ills H. E. EDDY, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
" ESTATE OF HENRY G. KANE.

The undersigned, having been appoint
ed by the Honorable Probate Court for
the District of Marlboro, commissioners,
to receive, examine, and adjust the
claims and demands of all persons
of Brattleboro, in said District, deceased,
and all claims exhibited in Offset there
ITO, hereby give notice that we will meet
Clerks office in the town of Brattleboro,
in said District, on the 30th day of
March and oath day Of August. next,
from o'clock p. m, until 4 o'clock p. M.
on each of said days and that six months
from the 18th day of March, A. D. 1912,
is the time limited by said Court for
said creditors to present their claims to
us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Brattleboro, this 18th day OF
March, A. d. 1912.
A. w. ]. WILKINS,
w. c. MITCHELL
1l-13 Commissioners.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
" ESTATE OF WIN, ROBERTSON.

The undersigned, having been appoint
the District of Westminster, Commission
ers, to receive, examine, and adjust the
claims and demands of all persons
Of Putney, in said District, deceased. and
all claims exhibited in Offset thereto.
hereby give notice that we will meet for
the purpose aforesaid, at the. late resi-.
Putney, in said District, on the 23d day
OF, March and 9th day of July next
from o'clock p. m. until o'clock p.
months from the I'd day. of March, A.
D. 1912. is the time limited by said Court
for said creditors to present their claims
to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Putney. this 5th day of March.
A. d. 1912.
GEO. T. APLIN,
L. P. BAILEY,
1912 Commissioners.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
When Our State Government Was ION
Wheels"

In the first years of the state gov
eminent the general assembly was ION
wheels" and held It's sessions from time
to time in Windsor, Bennington, Man
chester, Westminster. Charlestown, N.
H., Rutland, Norwich, Newbury, Castle
ton, Vergennes. Middlebury, Burlington,
Danville, and Woodstock, until 1t settled
down to constancy to the present capital
at Montpelier in 1SOs.-[St. Adams Mes
senger.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22

Owners of dogs are reminded that the
license fee will be doubled April /.
Mrs. Streeter, Miss Tina Streeter and
little niece, Elizabeth, were guests of
Mrs. Mary Tyler and attended the an
nual meeting of the ladies circle, on
Wednesday. Miss Streeter and niece re-
turned to Orange at night. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Martindale and Miss Rena
Martindale were also warmly welcomed
at the circle meeting. Four new mem
bers were received.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
legal 9ntirss.
ESTATE OF AURELIUs PETrEE.

STATE OF VERMONT
~ District of Marlboro. SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District aforesaid
To all persons interested in the estate
Of Aurelius Pettee, late of Brattieboro. in
said District, deceased, Greeting:
Whereas. said Court has assigned the
3Oth day of March next, for examining
and az IA allowing the account of the executor
a. decree of the residue Of said estate to
the lawful claimants of the same, and
ordered that public notice thereof be
given to all persons interested in said
estate by publishing this order three
weeks successfully previous to the day
assigned, in The Vermont Phoenix. a
newspaper published at Brattleboro, in
said District.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to
appear at the Probate office in Brattle-
boro in said District, on the day assigned,
then and there to contest the allowance
OF said account If you see cause, and to
establish you right as heirs, legatees and
lawful claimants to said residue.
Given under my hand, this 18th day Of
March, 1912.
11-12 ENTlTlv Dooris+or
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22

Poor chap! Everything he earns goes
on his wife's back"
well, II you saw her at the opera you
wouldn't think he earned much"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
Miss Isabelle {. BrowneII.

Miss Isabelle f. Brownell, 20, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Brownell, died
Sunday afternoon in the home of her
parents on Chestnut hill after a long
period of i'll health The family had
lived here only about nine months, NOV
ing here last summer from Fairhaven,
Mass, because this climate had been
recommended for the daughters health.
Miss Brownell was born in Fairhaven
Dec. /, 1891. Her early life was spent
in that place, where she attended the
public schools Ill health compelled her
to give up school before she had COM
pleted her high school course, much to
her disappointment as it had been her
ambition to become a teacher. She was
bright, winsome girl with much re-
finement of manner and sunny dispo-
sition which won her many friends. She
leaves, besides her father and mother,
one brother. Charles, Is. student In
the grammar school. Much sympathy is
felt for the family, who had left home
and friends to come among strangers
with the hope of saving their daughters
life only to lose her here. Death was
pronounced due to cholecystitis
A prayer service was held in the home
Monday at p. m, Rev. A. M. Bradley OF
the Unlversallst church officiating, and
the body was taken Tuesday morning to
Fairhaven, where the funeral was held
Wednesday in the Unitarian church, of
which the deceased was member.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22

Henry Brownell visited in town Mon
day.
Jesse W. Field has been in, Boston this
week.
Mrs. F. w. Jeffords was in Keene
Wednesday.
Miss Josephine Perry was i'll several
days last week.
Miss Florence Ryan began work at the
hotel this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Aldrich visited in
Keene Wednesday,
Roger F. Holland was at home from
Boston over Sunday.
Edward Barrett OF Keene spent Sun
day with w. p. Lyman.
Mrs. d. ]. Roy and daughter spent
last week in Brattleboro.
william r. Smith on Mortified street
has been Ill the past week.
William Conway of Greenfield spent
Sunday with his parents here.
Miss Cornelia Leach of Westmoreland
is. visiting her brother, NJ s, Leach.
Several men from Keene came Mon
day to attend the local minstrel show.
The Sons of Veterans have posted bills
for a dance to be held Easter Monday.
William Lahiff OF Keene has been visit
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22
1.-THE PUTNEY COLUMN
Observed Ladies' Nluht,

Ladies' night which was observed by
the Junior order of American Mechan-
les in their new club rooms Monday
evening, was an enjoyable social affair.
The order has transformed the house
which they bought of Miss Nelly Muir
ply into a coy room by removing the
partitions and throwing the rooms into
one, thus making a reception room,
which with paper, paint, draperies and
a large rug they have made into an at
tractive room. The entrance is into a
small cloak room, and doors lead from
this into the reception room and into the
kitchen in the ell of the house. Mrs.
Anna l.. Farr of Springfield, state coun-
cilor of the Daughters of Liberty, an
auxiliary of the Junior order of Ameri
can Mechanics, was present and gave
short sketch of the object and benefits
of the order. During the evening enough
names were secured to warrant starting
a council, and the order will be insti-
tuted Wednesday evening, March u,
when Mrs. Farr will be present to as
sist. After Mrs. Fairs remarks bounti-
full refreshments of ice cream, cake,
coffee and pop corn were served by the
men, who were admirable hosts
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-22

Mrs. Mary Houghton has notified Mr..
Lyman Bailey to vacate her house April
1st.-[Adv.