Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-21
THUNDERSTORM,

Frank Wilder is in Athol this week.
Miss Inez Stevens returned to Strong,
Maine, Saturday.
George Person is confined to his bed
with bronchitis.
Miss Lillian Weatherhead was guest
at l.. C. Halladay's Sunday.
Miss Edith and Miss Ruth Dutton are
home for their summer vacation.
Mrs. Carl Reed and Mrs. Flora Adams
were guests at L. H. Lynde's Friday
Horatio Knapp and NJ. F. Evans went
Monday to Montpelier to attend the
Democratic state convention.
Mrs Augusta Bennett, Mrs M. Il.
Brown and Mrs. Abbie Patch went We'd
nesday to Wardsboro to attend the 20
mona Grange meeting.
Dwight Miller, w. F. Walker, G. f.
Wellington and ]. K. Crosby are prepar-
ing for a busy strawberry season. Mr.
Miller marketed his first load Tuesoay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Davis and daugh-
ter of Wilmington and Mrs. j. A. star
ford and son of Brattleboro called on
their nephew, Charles F. Williams. last
week.
Despite the incement weather the
children's day exercises were well at
tended The recitations and music gave
much. pleasure. The past or preached
short sermon on Luke 8: 81.
The Grange will hold a memorial SER
vice in Grange hall, Dummerston Centre,
Sunday, June %, at p. m. There Will
be services and singing. Members are re-
ouested to attend with badges reversed
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Williams and
Mrs, Sarah 2. Holton and brother Mr.
Blood went to Athol Monday by auto
mobile to attend the 15Oth anniversary
of the town. They returned home Tues
day.
Miss Blanche Newton closed a success
full term of school in the North district
Friday and gave the scholars pleasant
treat of ice cream and cake. Miss Emma
Whitcomb's school in the hollow also
closed Friday.
School in the hollow closed June a.
The average membership was &c. average
attendance Is. The following were neither
absent nor tardy: Edward Davis, Rosa
Simonds Inez Reed and Annie Simonds
Those absent not more than two days
were Floyd Whitney, Clarence Whitney,
Alice Steel, Ruth Knapp and Alice Hal
laday.
Automobiles are requested to remem-
Der the strawberry, ice cream and cake
supper on the lawn at ]. F. Houghton's
on the Putney road Wednesday after
noon and evening, June 26. 1t is hoped
the ladies will all contribute literally to
the sale of aprons and fancy articles.
The proceeds will go toward painting
the interior of the church.
The ladies of the Grange Benefit So
cety will hold their annual strawberry
h. supper and dance Thursday evening, June
'H in Grange hail. Every effort will be
made to have this affair up to its usual
degree of excellence. The supper will
consist of strawberries, cream, ice cream,
cake, homemade bread and hot coffee.
Wales's orchestra will furnish music.
The ladies' club are injefatigable. They
have Just given the inside of the church
a COAT of paint which will add much to
it's appearance. The proceeds of the sale
to be held Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. John Houghton on the Putney road
will help pay for these improvements
and repairs. All friends are invited to
give their aid and goodwill to that cause.
In the Republican caucus held In West
Dummerston Tuesday evening, G. F..
Gregory and B. C. Baldwin were elected
delegates to attend the state convention
in Burlington; e. II. Miller and Adm F.
Miller delegates to attend the district
convention at White River Junction
Henry II. Miller, Will Burnett and M.
F. Dutton delegates to attend the county
convention and Arthur Laughton, B. c.
Baldwin and e. H. Miller Republican
town committee.
The school at Dummerston Centre,
Inez M. Stevens, teacher. closed FRIDAY
June IA, after a successful term of 10
weeks. Those not absent or tardy for
the term were Doris Blood, Helen Evans,
Helen Fisher. Ruth Fisher, Raymond
Fisher, Miriam Reed, Jennie Wilder,
Ruby Wilder, Henry Evans, Merton Haz-
elton and George River. The following
were not absent one half day during the
year: Ruth Fisher. Merton Hazelton,
Jennie Wilder and Ruth Wilder.
At the suggestion of several friends
: Rev. Dr. River will deliver three con-
secutive sermons on THE reformation of
the 10th century" Next Sunday will be
devoted to Germany and France and
England will follow. Dr. River studied
history under Doellinger in Munich and
+. SRanke in Berlin. He recently reviewed
for French papers two American works
on Luther.-one by Prof. II. Preserved
smith and the other by Prof McGiffert.
Both are valuable contributions to the
history OF German Professionalism.