Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1915-10-08
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Little Red Schoolhouse Items.

Llttle RED Schoolhouse Items.
The East Hill school Of wardsboro
opened Tuesday, Oct. 5, with Miss Ruth
Harris as teacher. Miss Harris is from
Bennington, is a graduate Of the teach
er training course in that town and
has had one year experience
There was a meeting of the Farmers
union Saturday night, Oct. 9. Five
new members were voted in, Herbert
Barber and Mr.. and Mrs. John Nor.
thup of Townshend and DR.. and Mrs
Hopkinson of Boston and Wardsboro
New officers were elected as follows:
Pres, Arthur j. Santerre; vice pres,
Herbert Barber; Sec, Bert Greene; as
sistant secretary, Florence Knapp;
treas, Ira Jay Dutton; executive rom
mittee, A. j. Santerre, DIR. Charles
Goodenough and Curtis Knapp; chair
man Of program committee, Mrs. l.
j. Dutton; auditors, John Northup,
Curtis Smith and Frank Felch. After
the business there was an informal So
cial and doughnuts and coffee were
served. This meeting marked the close
of the first year of the union, and there
is spirit of quiet satisfaction over
the results. The neighborhood has de-
veloped community spirit, has become
n small social unit and has an increased
interest in the betterment of the
farms, homes, schools and roads of
East hill.
In order to settle the estates of Mr..
and Mrs Herbert Felch, Willis Pres
colt, the administrator, will sell by auc-
tion Oct. IA at the Felch place the per-
sonal property belonging to the estate.
Edward Durham and father have
moved to Cambridgeport.
Herbert Evans has been confined to
his bed over q week by illness.
Miss Marie Hawkins is visiting in the
home of A. w. Butler in Jamaica.
Charles Dunbar of Brattleboro visit
ed his sister, Mrs. Frank Leonard, this
week, .
Mrs. Almon Wheelock is entertaining
her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
George G. Barker of Springfield, Ohio.
Earl Knapp is under the doctor s care
and his little daughter, Charlotte, is
suffering from swollen glands on her
neck.
P. H. Rutter, A. w. Barry, j. c. Taft,
Mark Albee, n. w. Holbrook and Earl
Davis went Thursday in Mr.. Rutter s
ear to attend the fair in Northampton,
Mass.
An epidemic Of colds seems to have
taken possession of the seminary stu
dents. Miss Graves, teacher of the
training class, was unable to attend to
her duties Wednesday.
Mrs. o. w. Follett returned Saturday
from a three-weeks visit in the home
of her brother, Arthur Follett, in
Woodbury., N. j. She also visited in
Atlantic City and Philadelphia.
A large number attended the meet
gational yestry Wednesday. A com
forter was tied and other sewing done
Luncheon was served by the hostesses
Miss Mary Kelsey and Miss Mary
Plumb. A vote was taken to serve a
harvest supper in the vestry Tuesday,
Oct. 10.
At the September meeting of Birch
ard post committee was appointed to
arrange a program, to include members
from both the post and Relief corps
to be presented Mt the October meeting
in Odd Fellows hall in Newfane Sat
urday of this week. An interesting
program has been prepared In No
vember a similar program will be ar
ranged for the regular meeting in this
village.
w. II. Miles returned Friday and II
II. Chamberlin and Il. S. Hebb Tuesday
from their trip to Washington, wher'
they attended the national G.. A. II
encampment. Mr.. Chambcrlin and Mr.
Hebb spent the additional time in Wis
itinr southern battlefelds on whicl
they fought during the Civil war The,
visited also the national cemetery n
Gettysburg and Mr.. Chamberlin stooC
by the graves of John Dyer, Martu
Coke and Joseph Martin, his comrade
in Company D, 10th Vermont regi
ment. While at Washington Mr. Cham
berlin met Henry Benson of Gaines
vile, Fla, a brother of ARA d. Benso
of this place.
Plans for the Grange fair to be hel'
at the Congregational vestry Oct.
have been completed and the schedul
of the day is as follows: Exhibits re
ceived from 9 a. m. to p. m. judging
begins at 2.30 p. m. Oyster suppe
served TO all WHO WISH lTOll V W
IN. Presentation of drama, Silas, tn
Chore Boy, at the town hall at
O'Clock. The following members o
Oranges in other towns have been Sc
cured to act as judges on the exhibits
For fruit and vegetables (for boys an
girls), DR.. o. V. Heiflon of Wardsborc
William Bruce of Newfane, c. c. LAX
of Saxtons River; fruit and vegetable
(for adults, j. E. Gleason of Wards
boro. o. f. Burnap of West TOWNSEND
c. Lake of Saxtons River; grain an
poultry, Mr.. Wilson of Newfane; came
goods and cooking (for adults, Mr.
A. L. Howe of West Townshend, Mr.
Farnum of Newfanc, Mrs. w. w. KiC
der of Wardsboro; canned goods an
cooking (for boys and girls, Mrs. E
len Plumb, Mrs. o. f. Burnap of Yves
Townshend, Mrs. o. r. Wright of New
fame: flowers and antiques, G. o. Kin
hall of West Townshend, Mrs. Willial
Rruce of Newfane, Frank Dewitt
Newfane; needlework, rugs, knitting
etc. Mrs. c. o. Kimball of West Tow
shend, Mrs. o. V. Heffion of Ward