Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-23
WEST BRATTLEB0R0

Miss Mabel Weld is at home from
| Springfield for a vacation.
Mrs. John Peck of Greenfield visited
, at H. c. Squires's Thursday.
Mrs. Elmer Convey and daughter, Grace,
returned Monday to Yonkers N. Y.
Roy Martin of Greenfield was a guest
: at H. II. Barber's the first of the week
c. w. Pindell of Baltimore. Md. is
, visiting his sister. Mrs. c. B. Hunter.
Miss Edith Collins Of Halifax visited
! at o. G. Coveys yesterday and today
Mrs Fannie Moore of Dover visited at
, George Harris's Tuesday and wednes-
: day.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rollins of Spring.
field, Mass, visited at F. r. Mann's yes
| terday.
| Francis Taylor returned home Wednes-
| day after spending several weeks In
| Guilford.
Mr.. and Mrs S. r. Goss of Wells Riv-
! Ell visited at w. Renfrews and ]. E.
| Gibson's this week.
Miss Nina Miller spent last week with
Miss Minnie Stowe at the Stowe bum
' galow in Wilmington.
| Miss Weaver, Mr.. Green and Mr.. Cam
| field of Waterford, Conn, were guests
at ]. A. Stafford's over Sunday.
Mrs. L. D. Burlngame and two chill
| dren and Paul Stratton Of Springfield,
Mass, are visiting at Mrs. L. G. Tay-
! lors.
| A. A. Goodell will remain with his
! sister, Mrs. e. c. Dunklee, until Sunday,
! when he will return to his home In Rid
ley Park. Pa.
C. R. Prentiss and family will go to
Florence, Mass, tomorrow for a few
days visit with Mr.. Premises brother,
Rev. George Prentiss.
Mrs. w. F. Mixer, deputy grand war
den, visited Industrial lodge, N. E. o. p,
in Springfield, this state, Tuesday even
ing. She returned Wednesday.
c. E. Clisbee and family of Revere
Mass who were with Mr.. Clisbee's sis
ter Mrs. Alice Richmond, three weeks
returned home the first of the week.
Miss Edith Ellis, who visited her aunt
Mrs. Charles Stockwell. went from there
Monday to Holyoke to visit before re-
turning to her home in Plainville, Conn.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner of Brooklyn, who
visited at r. G. Boyd's, have gone to
Dover to spend some time in their sum-
mer home. Mrs. Lorena Boyd went
Monday to be their guest two weeks.
The Cosy Corner club met Saturday
afternoon with Mrs F. H. Wilder Gro
quet was enjoyed. Miss Dorothy Prouty
won the first prize and Mrs. E. A
per was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Blodgett left here
Monday en- route for Prosser, Wash,
where both have positions as teachers
in the high school. They will stay for
a few days in Buffalo, n. Y, to visit
Mr.. Blodgett's sister.
Mrs Wallace Cook and daughter. Miss
Marguerite Clark. returned Wednesday
from Connecticut where they stayed a
a-i, HI
in which to locate. Mrs Cook has
bought a new six room house with all
modern improvements in the suburbs of
New Haven. She and her daughter ex-
pect to more there to take possession
Oct l.
Rupert Becker sustained a painful in
jury to his left hand yesterday after
noon while saving wood with a gasoline
engine for Harry Hamilton. In some way
his hand became caught and the two
middle fingers were injured so badly
that it was necessary to have them am
putated close to the hand the operation
being performed in the hospital.
Miss Eleanor Richardson's young
friends gave her a surprise party yes
terday afternoon in honor of her 14th
birthday anniversary. She received nu-
merous gifts, including a birthday cake
made by Esther Houghton and decorated
with IA candles. The cake was cut by
the hostess. Games were enjoyed and
luncheon was served on the lawn. Mr..
and Mrs. Joel G. Knapp and two sons
! and Mrs. Eleanor Richardson, grand
mother of the young hostess, spent the
day there in honor of the occasion.
Calvin Harris fell in his field Sunday,
Aug. IL. He was taken to his house and
very soon began to complain of severe
pain in his eye This condition con-
tinued and a physician was called, but the
pain was not relieved and he consulted
DR.. w. R. Noyes, eye specialist, who
found he had an ulcer on the corner of
! his left eye. Mr.. Harris went to the
Memorial hospital Saturday, Aug. II,
| and Is still suffering acute pain. 1t is
| feared that when the abscess natures
| and breaks he may lose his eye. Mr..
| Harris is 80 years old and has lived on
| the Meadow Brook road near the Pleas
| ant Valley reservoir many years He has
| been an Industrious hard working man.
Many friends sympathze with him in
| this affliction.