Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-02-09

new job presses for his printing office
| His equipment now consists of three jot
| presses and a pony cylinder.
Miss Amy d. Segitz of the high school
| faculty was taken i'll while on a visit in
Keene Saturday and was unable to re-
sumo her duties until Wednesday.
The telephone exchange was moved
Feb. 1 from Mark S. Mann's store to C.
Il. Keyous building. Miss A. C. Hoyser
the night operator, has rooms over the
| office.
| Mrs. Marietta Davis returned Friday
| from Fitchburg, where she went to care
| for a sister, Mrs. Isabelle Bolton Holton,
whose body was buried in Winchester
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Robertson expect
to leave tomorrow for a months pleas
ure trip. They will go to New Orleans
and on their return will stop in South
Bend, Indiana.
Miss Helen Griffith of C1aremont has
been visiting her cousin, w. c. Booth.
She assisted very ably in the Congrega-
tional choir Sunday morning and also
rendered a violin solo.
A Republican caucus has been called
for this, Friday, evening. The purpose
of the meeting Is to reorganize the Re-
publican club and to nominate delegates
to the constitutional convention to be
voted upon at the March meeting.
Mrs. ID. l.. Sanderson, who was called
to Clinton, Mass, on account of the crit
ical illness with pneumonia of her son,
John Sanderson, returned last week
Thursday, leaving him slightly i'm
proved. Recent reports say that he is
better
A monthly. missionary meeting was
held in the Universalist parsonage We'd
nesday afternoon. The devotional SER
NJ Mro
the literary program in charge of Mrs
Barrows. The society has just begun
the study OF the book, Western women
in eastern lands"
Hinsdale people will remember Arthur
NJ. Boutelle, who graduated from the
Hinsdale high schol and from Tufts col
lege in the class of 1901. Boston papers
in an article containing his picture tell
of his call from the Spencer, Mass, high
school to become principal of the high
school in Winchendon, and speak high
ly of his success during his career as a
teacher.
The regular monthly supper and social
of the Congregational ladies' society will
be held Wednesday, Feb. IA. The busi-
ness meeting will be held at 4.SO o'clock,
supper will be served at the usual time,
and will be followed at 100 by a program
consisting of vocal and instrumental mu-
sic, Rotations, and a one scene play en-
titled THE Packing of the Home Mis-
sionary Barrel" Everyone is cordially
invited
The Christian Endeavor society held a
special service Tuesday evening in hon.
or of Endeavor day, the 3lst anniversary
of the founding of the society. A ser
vice arranged by the united society In
the form of a play was used, entitled
Efficient endeavor." This service
brought out interesting facts in regard
to the Endeavor movement, one being
that in two years, from 1909 to 1911, 49,
300 new societies were organized an6
over 100000 members were added.
good number attended and the collec-
ton taken was sent to Superintendent
lands for the state missionary work.
The annual visitation of grand Of
| ficers to Golden Rule lodge, F. and A
NJ, took place Tuesday evening. The
visiting officers were d. D. G. NJ. Johr
l.. Seward of Keene and o. H. Chase
d. D. G.. L., of Newport. The Fellow
| craft degree was exemplified with one
| candidate. Delegations from Philesiar
lodge of Winchester and Harmony lodge
of Mortified were present, also visitors
| from Vernon. A banquet was served
followed by the after-dinner speaking
This was the first time that the pres
| ent officers had done the ritual work
and the grand officers gave them much
| credit for their efficiency.