Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-10

w. n. Pike. Miss Mabel Pike of Bel
lows Falls spent Sunday at home.
Miss Lulu Ward the trained nurse
who has cared for E. Z. Bruce the past
five months, went away Wednesday. Mr..
Mr.. Bruce is much improved in health.
Fritz Hanson, worlds champion well
terweight wrestler, is advertised to APP
pear in the town hall this evening in
a bout with Eddie Bolin, the Swedish
Hercules
Mrs. G. W. Cate has finished work
in town. She went Monday to Winches-
ter. She will be greatly missed from
the Universalist choir, where she has
been a great addition.
A still alarm was rung in Saturday
afternoon for a brush fire in the Sar-
geant lot 1t had evidently started from
a match thrown carelessly down, as 1t
began beside the road.
A meeting at the North Hinsdale
church will be held next Saturday even
ing at 730 to make plans for the an
nual observance of Memorial day. All
interested are requested to attend.
The fire alarm gong, which has been
on the Robertson mill since the Bright
wood mill fire, was moved Saturday to
the new Brightwood mill. 1t will now
blow each morning at o'clock
A mothers meeting will be held next
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock in the
Universalist church under the auspices
of the w. C. T. U. All mothers are in
vited to be present and to bring the
babies.
Mrs. william H. Ross and daughter,
Genevieve, of Holyoke were guests of
Miss Charlotte S. Slate from Wednes-
day until Monday. w. H Ross and
Reuben Winchester of Hoyoke were
weekend guests at the same place
A union no-license meeting will be held
in the Universalist church next Sunday
evening, when Rev. J. H. Nichols will
deliver an address in place of Rev, ].
H. Robbins, who is ill. Other evening
services will be omitted and pastors of
all the Protestant churches will assist
in this service.
The program at the Grange meeting
next Wednesday, May Is, will be in
charge Of Mrs. A. F. Fisher. Some of
the best talent in the Grange will take
part The older members are especially
invited to be present. The roll call will
be responded to by each person telling
in what house he or she was born and
relating some incident of their child
hood
The mission circle of the Universalist
church met at the parsonage Wednes-
day afternoon with a good attendance.
Rev. A. M. Bradley gave the address
Of the afternoon on, The mission circle
from a minister's standpoint" Follow
ing the meeting a social was enjoyed,
during which much amusement was
caused by a Japanese luncheon eaten
with chopsticks by two members of the
club
Next Sunday, May ~, in the Baptist
church the subject for the morning Is
to be is the Bible the word of God"
After next Sunday night what is known
as the Question box service" will be
given, that is II there Is any ques-
ton about the Bible or in the Bible
which is not just clear, you are to write
out that question and place 1t in the
box at the rear of the church. Be sure
to bring your question with you, also
bring a friend.
The Ellery Harvey place near the
Monument has been sold to w. D. Bod
we'll of Boston, who has taken possess
sion moving into the cottage Tuesday,
where he will live for the present. He
will carry on the farm this summer and
intends to build a larger house later on
| the site of the one destroyed by fire
number of years ago, Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey, who are living in White River
Junction, have been here for two weeks
| disposing of the property.
A military drill was held in the town
hall Monday evening by about rs boys
| from the high and grammar schools of
Mortified, belonging to Company A, 18th
| Massachusetts, regiment, U. B. B. A. An
| exhibition in fencing and boxing was
| given by a Mount Hermon Instructor.
| Three prizes, a gold, silver and bronze
medal were awarded by the judges,
| Colonies Pratt and Parsons of the state
military school at Amherst. The mill
| tary drill was especially well done, but
a very small audience was present to
| enjoy it,
The memorial Sunday service for the
G. A r. will be held in the Methodist
Episcopal church Sunday morning May
26, at 1915 o'clock. The church will be
| decorated with flags and flowers in hon
| or of the veterans and special music
will be provided. The sermon will be
delivered by the pastor. Rev. N. L. Por-
ter himself veteran OF the Civil war
Besides Sheridan post, No. IA, G. A. r.,
who will attend in body 1t is expected
that the Sons of Veterans, the Woman's
| Relief corps and the ladies' auxiliary
| will be in attendance. The public are
cordially invited.
The Woman's club held very inter
esting meeting Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. Frank Britton. The roll call was
responded to by quotations upon the
subject Mothers" The subject of the
afternoon program was Mothers o.
great men," and was In charge of Mrs
]. r. Holman and Mrs. F. s. Leonard
each of whom delivered an excellent paper
Miss A. M Barrows gave several read
ings on the subject. At the bushes!
meeting Miss M NJ Todd and Mrs. C
A. Holland were elected delegates Il
the annual meeting Of the New Hamp
shire Federation, which, this year. will
be held with the New Hampshire Daugh
ters' club Of Boston.