Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-08

ester's hall Saturday evening Lymans
orchestra will furnish music.
Mr. and Mrs. G. +. Robertson of New
Haven, Conn, have been spending a few
days at George A. Robertson's.
Mrs Ella Hall of Keene spent few
days the first of the week with her par
ents, MIR and Mrs. Albert Hall
Miss Elizabeth Purcell of Greenfield is
spending two weeks with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Purcell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Aldrich and son
of Nashua were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James o Brien the first of the week.
The venerable William O Brien, who
has been i'll several weeks, is still con-
fined to the bed and in a very feeble
condition.
Rev. Father O'Neill, formerly of Ash
uelot, but now of Canaan, n. H, Wis
tied at the parochial residence the first
of the week.
Harry Freeto, a member of the engi-
neering force on the new railroad, finish
es work here this week and returns to
his home in Somerville.
James L. Davenport, United States
commissioner of pensions. of Washing
ton, ID. c., visited his brother, l. II.
Davenport, from Friday to Tuesday.
Rex, John and Lee Higgins who, with
TWO Deei'lleiu companions, were IN the
northern part of the state on a hunting
trip, returned the first of the week
bringing with them 10 deer. two each.
Mrs. L. ]. Temple entel tained the
Knitting club at a Halloween party last
week Thursday. The men Joined the
women at supper time and enjoyed "a
box supper with them. The evening was
spent with cards and a social time.
Wantastique Grange was inspected
Wednesday evening by District Deputy
| A. NJ. French of Gilsum An excellent
literary program in charge of Mrs. L.
Janette Davis was given. At the close
an oyster supper with cold meats and sal
ads was served.
Mrs J. NJ Lamb. who was for three
weeks in the Hampden hospital, Spring.
field, where she underwent serious OPP
Grafton, was able to return to her home
here Wednesday Her daughter, Mrs s.
| II. Richards of Easthampton, came
! Tuesday to remain few weeks.
f. w. Tilden moved his family to
their new residence on Terrace hill
Monday Carpenters masons, plumb ers
| and painters have been busy since
spring remodeling and repairing this
house, making of it one of the finest
and most attractive houses in town.
Our venerable citizen, Hoyt H. Day,
was again able to vote at the polls Tues
uiS anu has Al Iecoiu tildl lew men can
equal. Mr.. Day is SO years of age and
cast his first ballot in 1910. voting for
William Henry Harrison In the 70 years
since he has never failed to cast his bal
lot at a presidential election
The plans for the underpass at Doolit-
ties crossing are in the hands of the Sc
lectmen. So far they have Withheld theii
sigma ture as a macadam road was not
designa ted, and they intend to reqiiire
that A trap 10 bai
laid in several places on the railroad
where the grading has been completed
Heavy blasting is an every day occurrence
ON the ledge at the C. C. Dix place.
Among those who returned to towr
for the purpose of voting were William
Purcell from Harrisvlle, Harold Merritt
from Yale university, John Fisher from
Norwood Mass, Thomas Kelley from
Essex Falls, VT. James Britton from
Titon. Carl Sergeant from Brattleboro
Prentiss Taylor from Tufts college
, Charles Pearson from Keene, James l.
Davenport from Washington, D. C.
William Kmbal from Boston anC
George f. Robertson from New Haven
The masquerade ball in the town hal
Friday evening was largely attende,
and very successful. About rs couple
: were masked and the costumes wer
better than on similar occasions for sew
. eral years The judges We're Mrs. F. w
Tilden, Mrs. p. F. Amidon and j. f
Mann. The three gentlemen's prizes wer
awarded as follows; First, Hyland Niles
dressed as a negro; second, John Felice
was medicine man; third, Henri
Walker. whose makeup was grotesque
The three ladies' prizes were receive
as follows First, Miss Scott, as an In
dian girl; second, Miss Doris Merritt
as a witch: third, Miss Blanche Dus
of Ashuelot. as ranch girl. The dec
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ate to the occasion An attractive bar
scene occupied the stage while the sid
lights in the hall were enclosed b
jack olanterns.