Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-02

cent news of the death of her cousin,
Miss Sarah Butterfield. She was the
daughter of the late Congressman Mar
tin Butterfield of Palmyra, N Y. She
had been an invalid many years.
Mason Stone of Montpelier, state su-
perintendent of education, was in town
Wednesday and conferred with the
school directors of Townshend, Newfane,
Wardsboro and Westminster in regard
to the new district superintendent.
Mrs. Arthur Rand and daughter, Miss
Mabel Rand who had been visiting in
town three weeks, left Monday morning.
They will spend a few days with rela-
tives in Orange, Mass, and return to
their home in Fitchburg the last of the
week.
Edward Dale of Frogmore, S. c., has
succeeded in catching one of the largest
brook trout of the season. After watch
ing the trout in his hole for several
days, and after several attempts at the
fish, he finally landed it and found that
he had a fish 1914 inches in length.
Miss Lottie Jones has been engaged to
teach the upper grades and Miss Alice
Dale will teach the lower grades, of the
school in the centre of the town the
coming school year. The committee has
not decided as to the teacher for the
intermediate grades, but expect to de-
eide very soon. The school year has
been heightened to SO weeks. and the
children from school district No. 3 will
be taken to the school in the centre of
the town.
One OF the pleasantest parties that
has been given for the children this
summer was held on the lawn of the
Willard home Friday afternoon in hon
of Miss Nellie Willard and Master DAN
lei Willard Invitations were sent out
early in the week. and so children re-
sponded with pleasure. and a merry af-
ternoon was enjoyed by all. The chill
dren had several fancy marches and all
sorts of games. Supper was served on
the lawn. Mrs. Willard was assisted in
entertaining the young people by Miss
Esther and Miss Alice Dale.
In harmony with the vote taken at
the special town meeting last Saturday
the selectmen were promptly on their
job, and ordered the seats for the new
town hall on Tuesday. The seats are
OF maple and birch, and are of the port
able opera variety There are three
chairs Joined together and are to be
placed three in a row each side of the
centre aisle ten rows deep. making $50
seats. Besides these they have about
IT'S chairs from the old town hall which
will be placed in the gallery. and the
anteroom There will still be consid-
cradle space in the rear of the hall and
on the sides for placing chairs in case
of unusual attendance
A very pleasant afternoon was spent
Friday in the home Of Mrs. Celia Cut
ler when a number OF members of the
ladies' aid society of the Baptist church
and other friends gave her birthday
surprise party, II being her S0th birth
day anniversary. A bountiful supper
was served by Mrs. Clara Blanchard,
Mrs. Charles Cutler and Mrs. Fred Cut
Ter and the party broke up early in the
evening. Those present were Mrs. Fred
Willard, Mrs. A. A. Blood, Miss Har-
riet Fletcher. Mrs. Henry Miles, Mrs.
Milton Thayer, Mrs Frances Snow, Mrs.
T.. L. Hastings Mrs. Lettie Dutton, Mrs.
Joseph Mexican, Rev. Joseph Mexican,
Mrs. C. G. Taft, Mrs. Clara Blanchard,
Mrs. Fred Cutler and Mrs. Charles Cut
Ter.