Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-05
SOUTH VERNON.

The annual business meeting of the
Sunday school and the election of officers
will take place next Sunday.
The womans home and foreign mis-
sonary society will meet next Tuesday,
Jan. 8, at p. m, in the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Beers are stay
ing with his father, j. a. Beers, helping
care for him while he is i'll. He is a
little more comfortable.
The subject for next Sunday mornings
sermon will be, Something we are not
to forget" The sermon will be followed
by a communion service.
The topic for the Loyal Workers
meeting next Sunday evening will be
Security for 1872" leader, Ernest Dunk
lee; preaching service by the pastor at
100
Percy Tyler of Bristol. Conn, and his
aunt, Mrs. F. l.. Hunt of Brattleboro,
spent New Years in the home of their
brother and uncle, w H. Newton. Mr..
and Mrs. Newton are gaining.
Mrs. Charles Johnson was moved from
her home to the home of Mr.. Johnson's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs George Johnson,
on the Marshall Lee place one day this
week She has been falling rapidly since
then.
Miss Lucy Weatherhead returned to
the Westfield normal school and Miss
Florence Weatherhead to Mortified Mon
| day night. They spent the holidays at
the home of their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Win Weatherhead.
Mrs. Page, the nurse who had been
caring for Mrs Charles Jackson, has
| finished her work, returning to Spring
| field, Mass, last Sunday, Mrs, Arthur
| Jackson of Northampton and Mrs. Fred
| Jackson of Mortified are taking turns
| in caring for their mother. She is able
| to sit up some,
Dwight Fairmans and Mrs. Harriette
| Johnson's chimneys caught fire and
| burned out Friday night, with the wind
| blowing a gale Help was summoned
from the neighbors, but fortunately none
| of the buildings were burned. The roar
| in the chimney at Mrs. Johnsons sound
ed like thunder The air was full of
! sparks and some were carried by the
| gale to the next neighbours Theron Stod-
| dard's, nearly a quarter of mile away.
A little stranger came to gladden. the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Spear last
| Thursday morning, Dec. 2S, 1911 She was
| so joyfuly received she will remain with
| them. Her name Is Miss Margaret Eliz-
| abeth, named from her two grand
mothers. Mrs. Nettie L. Putnam, a
nurse, from East Mortified is caring
| for Mrs. Spear Both mother and child
are doing well Congratulations are ex-
tended to Mr. and Mrs Spear. who are
| so fortunate as to have a little daughter.
The annual business meeting of the
! church passed off very pleasantly Tues
day. the officers elected being the same
as last year. A good number were pres
ent. The officers are: Chairman, ]. c.
| Allen; clerk, f. w. Stoddard: treas. A.
| A Dunklee; lst trustee, A. A. Dunklee
: second trustee, f. B. Buffum; third trus-
| tee. ]. G. Allen; auditor r. C. Allen; LIST
| deacon, T. w. Johnson; second deacon,
| e. B. Buffum; first deaconness, Mrs. A.
| b. Gould; second deaconness, Mrs. T. w.
| Johnson.
The Loyal Workers met by invitation
of their president, Ernest Dunklee, be-
fore his departure next Thursday for
Mount Hermon to spend the winter, in
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Dunklee, Monday evening for a So
cial time. One of the principal attrac-
tons of the evening was debate on the
question, Resolved, That women should
have equal rights of suffrage with men. "
Ernest Adams was chairman. Those who
argued for the affirmative side We're Err
nest Dunklee, Miss G. f. Gould and Miss
Rogers. The negative side was argued
| bv r. r. Bruce, Mrs. w. n. Dunklee and
Miss Elva Hawks. Much amusement was
afforded. Both sides were defended vail.
| antly. After considering the merits OF
the debate the seven appointed judges
decided In favor of the affirmative. Al
ter this games and music were enjoyed
by all. Refreshments of cake and cho
colate were served. About 30 were pres
ent and all had fine time.