Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-31

| the refuse she had gathered for the fire.
Coming in contact with the blaze they
| exploded.
Mrs. L. NJ Gould of Gullford street is
i'll with pneumonia.
Mrs George Crowell Is resting for a
week at the Mcveigh farm.
Stanley Gould of Greenfield spent
Sunday at Mrs. A. M. Helyar's.
II. p. Forester Of Stratton is at
George Washers to shay few days
David NJ. WHITAKER of Marlboro is
spending the weel1fat W. G. Stark's.
| G. p. I.iscoms fSr an indefinite time.
Miss Belle Houghton of Holyoke is the
guest of her brother, F. L. Houghton.
John p. Helyar of Burlington came
| home Saturday for a short visit return
ing Monday.
Mrs Charlotte Thrower is caring for
Mrs. Harriet Stone, who is i'll at Mrs
| c. r. Evans's.
Mrs Harry Miller and Mrs. John
knight of Dummerston visited at A. C.
Walkers Tuesday.
Burt Woodland and family of Hinsdale
| spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Charles Leltsinger
Miss Grace Miner went to Athol
Thursday to spend the rest of the week
with Miss Marion Smith.
James Boyd of Dummerston and Mrs
S. a. Smith of Vernon were visitors at
G. II. Houghton's recently
Mr.. and Mrs. g. A. Brown will go to
Northampton tomorrow to spend Sunday
with their son, Ernest Brown.
Mrs G. C. Whtacre and Mrs. l.. II.
| Turner came from New York Friday to
their summer home on Ames hill.
| Wednesday to spend a few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mar
| tin.
Miss Helen Barnard of Southern Pines,
| n. c., came wednesday to spend the
summer with her sister, Mrs. E. H.
| Davenport.
| Mr. and Mrs. c. II. Akley of Orange,
Mass, came Wednesday to visit at F.
A. Betterley's. They remained for Me-
mortal day.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Cheney of jack
sonvile have taken rooms in F. L.
lIHoughtons house and will spend the
! summer there.
Work is being done in the Baptist
chapel by the Hertzberg Brothers Re-
Gently the men of the church put a new
roof on the sheds.
w. H. French. who has rented a ten
ement in ]. o. Johnsons house, will
move from there to Greenfield, where
he has employment.
Miss Ida Chase, who has been help
| ing in the care of the sick at w. E.
BARRIERS on High street for the past few
months. has returned home.
The Twentieth Century club met for a
| social Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
j. S. Morse. They will meet in two
weeks with Mrs. E. II. Davenport.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Mann of Whining
ton spent Sunday with friends in town.
When they returned home Mr.. Mann's
father, w. H. Mann, accompanied them.
| Mr.. and Mrs c. F.. Clark and son,
| Harry, Mrs. Jennie Stone and Mrs. Mel
lie Bartlett of Halifax came by automo-
| bile and spent Sunday at H. II. BARRIERS.
j. c. Gibson is moving from Mrs. En-
| lily Baileys house to Wilbert Renfrew's.
f. A Convey expects to move next week
from Mrs. Evans's house to the tene-
ment vacated by Mr.. Gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Perry went Mon
day to Middlebury, where Mr.. Perry will
| superintend the building of an asphalt
pavement, the contract for which re-
Gently was awarded to d. 7. and A. G..
Perry.
Miss Florence Warmer, who has been
living in Hyde Park, Mass, some time,
has accepted the position of matron in
Hillside cottage, Northfield for the rest
or the ScnOOl year. Sne VIII DeSln ner
duties there tomorrow.
The Windham County Baptist Bible
school convention will hold it's 59th an
nual meeting in the Baptist church
Thursday, June s. A cordial invitation
was extended last Sunday by the secre-
tary Miss Kate Wheeler, to the First
Congregational church to meet with
them.
First Congregational church, Rev
| Nt..t. III ut
1890 with sermon by the pastor, sub
ject, "A victory that was turned into
mourning" Bible school at ~. Chris
tan Endeavor at $50, subject The
Christian virtues-Fidelity," Rev. 2: lilo
(Consecration) Leaders. Florence Dali
rympe Miss H. N. Clark. Church pray
err meeting Tuesday evening at 1880.
The woman's associa ton of the Con-
gregational church will hold their month
ly missionary meeting Thursday after
noon, June 8, from to in the home
of Mrs. Francis Taylor subject, Con
fucius and his teachings" Reading
only a woman's life" Leaders, Mrs. A
w. Stowe and Mrs. c. r. Prentiss
Hostesses, Mrs. Francis Taylor. Mrs
Henry Halliday. Every woman in the
society is invited to attend.
The pre- Memorial day exercises by the
town schools in Academy hall Wednes
day afternoon were attended by a large
and appreciative audience. The decora
lions of flags and flowers were arranged
very artistcally. Excellent addresse!
were given by A. V. Cox and Jean ]
Vanderveer. A patriotic musical program
was rendered with enthusiasm All thu
pupils should be complimented for thu
excellence of their part in the program
The flag drill by the academy primar!
school, and the one by the Centreviil
primary, deserve special credit. Th'
teachers deserve congratulations upol
the efforts they made to make thi
event one of so much interest.
The town school meeting was hell
Monday evening in Academy hall at
o'clock. The meeting was called to or
der by the clerk, C. s. Hopkins. j. ID
Whittier was chosen temporary chair
man in the absence of F. ID. e. Stowe
The auditors report was read and ac
cepted. j. l.. Stockwell was chosen di
rector for three years. The other III
rectors are c. s. Hopkins and F. ID. i
Stowe. 1t was voted to raise so cent
on dollar of the grand list for schoo
purposes and to give the directors pow
er to dispose OF the school building 4
district No. 8. The salaries of the OF