Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-04


| fist church in Wilmington, this state.
In 1909 he married Miss Nela Goodwin
4 of Monmouth, a graduate of the Farm
ington normal school and formerly a
teacher in Auburn, Me. They have two
| sons, Eben and Courtney.
Mr. and Mrs. Slower and children ex-
| pect to live here and have engaged a
tenement in Mrs. Anna Thurber's house.
recently vacated by Mr.. Whittier. Their
| household goods will be shipped here at
| once. Mr.. Slower has entered upon the
| duties of his position, and he finds the
| schools in good condition. He is board
ing for the present with Mrs H. S. Mil
| Ter.
Mrs John Leonard of Athol visited at
| w. E. Bartletts this week..
Miss Mary McGrath of Westmoreland
recently visited Miss Marion Leonard.
| Frank Richardson has cut and put in
| his silo more than 200 tons of ensiage.
| Miss Hester Millington of Wilmington
| visited Miss Sadie Winchester last week.
Mrs. Lorena Boyd has been Ill two
| weeks in the home of her son, Ruel
| Boyd.
| Mrs. Eleanor Richardson has been visit
| iting in the home of her son, Frank
Richardson, several days.
Charles Miner has had telephone in
| stalled in his house on the Bonnyvale
road. The number is 81.
A social given for invited guests will
be held this, Friday, evening by the
| young people in Academy hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. s, Miller, Miss Maude
| Miller and Miss Addie Warren spent
Sunday at Will Warrens in Halifax.
E. K. Maynard of East harrington, N.
H.. who visited his daughter, Mrs. A.
L. Miller, returned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Durocher of
| North Adams were recent guests at
| Frank Richardson's and James r. Le-
| Rays.
Miss Marion Leonard teacher in dis
trict No. Z. received a visit from her
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. d. Leonard
| of Fitchburg, last week
r. w. Blood has not been able to
be out since his return from New York
until Wednesday, when he was taken
| out door in a wheel chair.
Miss Hattie and Miss Bessie Rounds
Of Chester are visiting their aunt, Mrs.
| b. L. Clark. They will visit in Bellows
| Falls before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Kellogg and two
children, who have boarded at John
Nourse's about two months, expect to
go from there to Montpelier about Oct.
Is.
The mid-week meeting of the Baptist
church Wednesday evening consisted of
a special song service and prayer SER
vice for the Sunday school. 1t was well
| attended and very interesting.
Mrs. Justin Dix of Hinsdale, who Wis
| tied her parents, Mr. and Mrs r. H.
Briggs, several days, returned home
Wednesday, accompanied by Mr.. Dix S
sister, Miss Ida Dix of Springfield,
| Mass
Miss Laura Powers and Miss Adelia
Smith have raised the largest sunfiower
in their garden that has been reported
this season. 1t weighs eight pounds and
measures across the face, not including
the petals, 1914 inches
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Barber entertain
ed a party of IA intimate friends in
their home Tuesday evening. Instru-
mental music upon the piano and violin,
singing and games were enjoyed. Choice
refreshments were served.
C. A. Browns auction Thursday was
well attended. The farm was bought
by Matthew Howard, who lives on the
| Putney road, for $780, The hay and
household goods sold at good prices. Mr..
Howard expects to take possession soon.
There has been considerable anxiety
manifested in district No on account
of peculiar epidemic among the school
children. 1t is pronounced by Dr. Tuck
er, who has made investigation, to be
only skin disease, which with a few
days treatment will disappear.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Otis and Miss Lii
liam Clark have returned to Yonkers, N.
Y, after a visit of 10 days with rela-
tives. The many friends of Miss Clark
| will be sorry to learn that she Is still
suffering from the effects of a fall early
in June. when she was thrown violently
upon her head by the sudden uplifting
of trap door in the sidewalk which
she was crossing.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Dye will be very glad to know that they
arrived in town Wednesday and are To-
Gated in their former home on Williams
street for the present Mr.. Dye has
been proprietor of the Forest Avenue
Hotel in Fon du Lac, Wis, two and a
half years, and having disposed of his
property there they have returned tc
Brattleboro to spend the winter.
The woman's association met in the
chapel of the Congregational church
Thursday afternoon. The meeting was
well attended and the association was
highly favored in hearing Miss Charlotte
Johnson talk about China and illustrate
her story with many articles which were
brought from her mission field. The
hostesses were Miss II. N. Clark ant
Miss Frances Stellman. The chapel ant
parlor were decorated with beautiful au
tumn leaves and flowers. Dainty re.
freshments were served.
When Joseph Nichols was driving t
his work as foreman on Charles Miners
building Thursday morning with hi
handsome and valuable gray horse, h,
met the electric car about opposite Rem
frew's mill. The horse became fright
ened and turning quickly threw Mr.
Nichols out and then ran into DIR
Clark's lot near his house. The car
riage was badly demolished and wa
strewn from where the accident occurred
to DIR. Clark's garden. The horse wa
, caught near DR.. Clark's woods and lie,
home Fortunately no serious damag
was done to the horse and its driver
/, Mr.. Nichols lives on Bonnyvale road OF
the farm he recently bought of Mel
vim Dalrymple.
In the Woodlawn Park Congrega
honal Herald of Chicago an article ap
pears from which the following item 1
TAKEN REV. e. j. Lewis, pastor OF tn
Woodlawn church, has been called I
4 the Presbyterian church Of Jackson, c
{ This church is strong in membership
y and well equipped property. Jackson