Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-01
WEST BRATTLEB0R0


Accident to Mrs. A. L. Miller.
Mrs. A. l.. Miller was hurt and partly
stunned, besides receiving a nervous
shock, by reason of the breaking of the
klngbolt in the carriage in which she was
| returning from Dummerston Friday noon,
| and she has been able to be about the
house but little since then. She and Mr.
Miller and son, Maynard, seven years
| old, were returning with some cows, Mrs
| Miller and the boy riding in the wagon
and Mr.. Miller following with the cat
tie. Near the Winchester place the king
| bolt broke and let the front of the wag-
| on down, throwing Mrs Miller to the
| ground with violence and making a bad
wound over her left eye, besides numer-
| Gus bruises Maynard rolled out upon
the ground, but his heavy wraps pre-
IIvented him from being hurt. Mrs. Miller
was taken into the home of Mr. and Mrs
Jerome Amidon, and Dr. Miller came in
| his automobile and carried Mrs. Miller
| home.
The horse evidently did not know that
anything had happned and trotted along
| with the two forward wheels until II
reached j. l.. Stockwell's store when it
was stopped The wagon was damaged
to some extent, the dashboard being
| broken off. ru
When Mr.. Miller arrived the little boy
drove the four cows home and his father
remained with Mrs Miller until the
wound was dressed
Mrs. Wilbert Renfrew returned from
| her visit in Groton and Ryegate Tuesday
Eugene Wheeler of Wlliamsville re-
Gently visited his brother C. w. Wheeler
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Perry returned to
Boston Monday to stay through the win
| ter.
Mrs. l.. p. Copeland is spending the
week in Springfield, Mass, visiting her
| sister.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Butler of East Jamaica ha 8
| visited her brother, C. r. Prentiss this
week.
Mrs. Emelne Sergeant of st. Johns
bury Is visiting her sister, Mrs. e. A.
| Pierce.
W. e. Minis and family expect to move
| from Warren, Mass, to Orange about
Nov. 15
Rev. F. S. Smith of Haverhll. Mass
has visited his sister Miss Della Smith,
| this week.
The school grades are arranging a Hal
| loween party for this evening, to be held
in Academy hall.
Mrs. Elmra Winchester is i'll with
| pneumonia in the home of her SON
| Dwight Winchester.
Gordon Miller, s, has raised in his
| small garden a white carrot which
weighed Az pounds.
Puzzle Stockwel of Greenfield visited his
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Stockwell
| Saturday and Sunday.
| Mrs. Janette Morse of Williamsville
came Wednesday to visit her sister Mrs.
GEORGE Washer, a few days.
Miss Marion Leonard, who teaches in
district No. Z, is spending the week with
her parents in Fitchburg. Mass.
Mrs. r. p. Wheeler will go to Burling-
ton tomorrow for few days visit with
her brother, C. II. Smith, and family
Mr.. and Mrs C. H. Carr went Friday
from r.. A. Covey's for an indefinite stay
with Mr.. Carrs parents on Myrtle street
Mrs. e. A. Ormes moved from Put
ney Thursday to the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. E. Ingram, where she will
live.
Mrs. Henry Hescock of Newfane and
granddaughter, Miss Margaret Randall of
Somerville, were weekend visitors at
William Hescocks.
Master Roger Reed who visited his
grandmother, Mrs. Emily Crosier, nearly
three weeks has returned to his home in
Springfield, this state.
Mrs. Ellen Curtis of Keene and Mrs.
Myra Starkey, have visited at Thomas
Colilhss TINS week. They went from
there to Winhall Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Richardson picked a full
blown rose and several buds Wednesday
from a rosebush of the Mrs. John Lang
variety which grows in her yard.
Mrs. Minnie Stebbins, who cares FOR
Mrs. Alcena Clisbee. is taking a weeks
vacation and Mrs. T. C. Simonds is TAX
ing her place while she is away.
w. b. Houghton of Ames hill has rent
ed tn +. A. Slack summer residence. 81
Western avenue, for one year. He ex-
poets to move there about Dec l.
Miss Mildred Copeland and sister, Mrs
clyde Lyman, visited their grandfath
| II. j. Bellows of Marlboro, the first of
the week. Mr.. Bellows is 80 years old.
The Twentieth Century club met We'd
| nesday afternoon with Mrs. E. NJ. Good
| enough The next meeting will be held
| with Mrs. III. F. Prefontaine in two weeks
A. l.. Saxton attended an auction sale
| OF horses In Gardner, MASS, last week
and bought a handsome black 5-year- old
| mare weighing about 1900 pounds, which
he took home.
W. l.. Walker has sold his fine pair
or work horses. Charlie and David. which
| he has owned several years, to Walter
S. Pratt of 81 Western avenue The
| horses were much admired by citizens
here.
School has been closed this week in
district No. on account of the epidemic
which prevails there. 1t is understood
that the board of health are looking af-
| ter the matter and have ordered the
schoolhouse fumigated before school re-
| opens.
Baron Won Ravn, the Freiburg mining
expert, known locally as Christian Ravn,
who for two years has tried to interest
Brattieboro business men in the mineral
resources of their own state, left last
week for the South to examine certain
| mining properties for some Boston and
New Haven capitalists, who, for Is years
or more, have engaged his services in To-
eating and examining mining propositions
| for them.
| Baptist church, Rev. f.. S. Harrison
pastor. Divine worship al 10. 80 with SER
mon, "A draught for every thirsty soul -
Bible school at ~, followed by COM
munion. Mr.. Mckenzie. a Mortified
singer, is expected to take part in the
morning service. Young peoples prayer
meeting and service of song al Z, leader,
Mrs. H. H. Thurber. Church prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening at 100 The first
| of series of cottage prayer meetings
will be held Friday evening, Nov. s. in
the home of f. II. Davenport at 7.3O
| o'clock.
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Cheney and son, Wal