Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-15

ploy of the W. A. Cole Paper Co., and
is working for Mrs. w. A. Wood.
A. ], Aver was in Rockingham over
Sunday. Mrs. Aver and their son, Cor
don, returned home with him Monday
George Weber, who worked in the w.
| A.. Cole Paper Co.'S mill short time,
has returned to work for b. M. Reed
George II. Thwing made a business
trip to Berwick, Me-, last week and at
tended the automobile show in Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Handley
spent Wednesday night at Dorr Cloughs
before returning to their home in Bur-
lington.
Frank Ketchum took a party of young
people on a sleighrde to Westmoreland
South Village Thursday evening, where
they attended a dance
Miss Katherine Booth returned Satur-
day from her visit in Fitchburg, Woroes-
ter and Leominster Mass. Her little
nephew Philip Booth, came with her for
a visit.
Miss Olive NJ. Blood returned to her
home on West hill Friday, after having
spent the winter in Burlington, where
she was employed by Mrs, Ralph j.
Houghton
Landlord Matthews again opened his
hotel to the public Friday when
party from the Brattleboro high school
came for a sleighride with supper at the
Kendick House.
Miss Laura Braley Is having a three
weeks vacation from her school duties
in auckland, Mass, and is at her home
on West hill, after spending a few days
in Chicopee, Mass, with friends
Demanster H. Wheeler, who exhib-
tied such fine string of seed corn at
the corn show in Windsor last fall has
been hlling orders received for seed
corn, sending some this week to South
Dakota.
Quincy B. Newcomb was in Brattle-
boro a few days recently visiting his
wife, who has been spending the win
ter with their daughter, Mrs. Frank
Taft. Her health has improved so she
Will be able to return home when the
weather is warmer
The funeral of Lorenzo L. Joslin of
Brattleboro. formerly of this town, was
held in E. E. knights undertaking
rooms Monday and the burial took place
in Mount Pleasant cemetery. An obit-
uary notice is given in the Brattleboro
news in this paper.
musical will be given by the Ideal
Concert company of Hartford Conn, in
the town hall next Wednesday evening
at o'clock. The company is composed
of blind musicians, who gave satisfaction
here four years ago After the concert
Il
be admitted free.
N. Harlan Whitney will soon move
from the village to the farm of his
brother. George Whitney, where he ex-
poets to work through the summer. The
tenement he has occupied in E. E.
Knights house has been rented to d. H.
Smith. who will move there as soon as
Mr. Whitney moves out.
The Junior Order of American Me-
ri a u,i1 bnI piUh
club rooms next Monday evening, to
which all their lady friends are invited
to be present On Saturday, the 23d,
there will be a meeting of the Southern
district of the Junior Order of American
Mechanics in their hall.
Curtis Houghton was in Newport, n.
H., to attend the funeral of the wife of
his brother, James Houghton, who died
from the effects of a shock. She was
in team with her husband, about to
go to the village of Newport. when she
was taken with acute indigestion and a
shock followed, from which she died the
next morning.
The Fortnightly club were entertained at
the home of Mrs. Cole Friday afternoon
when Mrs. r. H. Braley had a paper on
the history of England from the time of
Queen Eliza beth to Charles H. This con-
cludes the papers on English history for
this year. The members have found
them both interesting and instructive.
The next meeting of the club will be held
with Mrs. A. B. H. Harris on Friday
afternoon, March %, when current events
will be discussed
At the Grange meeting Friday night
the questions discussed were "Why don't
the farmers raise more grain?" and I'm
what ways and to what extent should
farmers cooperate?" The program in
cluded readings and instrumental music.
pna 1trtt
parcels post and opposing the proposed
oleo bill. Twelve new members have
been elected and the first and second de-
grees will be conferred in special
meeting March Is. The third and fourth
degrees will be conferred in the regular
meeting March 90.