Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1915-12-31
WESTMINSTER WEST.
A Severe Storm.

A Severe storm.
Saturday night and SunGay we were
visited by one of the most severe
storms IN many years. The storm be-
gan Saturday night with rain, which
fell in torrents, accompanied by light
nlng and thunder. In the morning it
mad washed away a great deal OF the
snow, leaving many places Of bare
ground. Then the storm turned to-
sleet and hail. Next on the program
was snow with fierce winds. There
were some drifts in the roads. Martin
Gleason Is corn barn was blown down
and the side and part of the roof of
his horse barn were blown of. The
horses were moved to a warmer place
and men began Tuesday to help him re-
pair the barn.
Sunday was the banner Sunday at
church. Three men and the minister
attended services In the evening ser
vices were held in the home of Arthur
Harlow.
Many Christmas visitors who had
planned to return home Sunday were
Obliged to remain until Monday.
Sharon Holden is visiting in High
gate, VT.
The annual church meeting and din
ner will be held Saturday, Jan. ].
Freeman Houghton and his friend,
Miss Mildred Shepard of Hardwick,
Miss Ruth Harlow of Bratteboro
was at her home here Christmas and
Sunday.
Conrad Baker came Thursday from
Michigan to spend the Christmas holi-
days with his family.
Charles Clark of Boston came Christ
mas day to visit week with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Hunt Clark.
Ora Coddmg, teacher in the high
school of Binghamton, y. Y, is al
home for the Christmas vacation. =
f. f. Gorham of Boston is spending
Christmas and New Year S week will
his sisters and brother, Henry Gorham
Charles Hall and family left Monday
to visit for a few days with Mr. anC
Mrs. Edward Phillips in West Dummer
ston.
Misses Mary and Lena Campbell O
Boston came Friday to spend the holi
days with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Campbell.
l. Mr.. and Mrs G. S. Bacon and daugh
/, ter of Jersey City, y. D., came Frida.
to spend the holidays with Rev. an,
= Mrs Walter Curtis.
Miss NJ. Louise Frazer of Springfield
Mass, were Christmas guests of he
sister, Mrs. Seymour Minard, returning
i home Monday afternoon.
Miss leila Rugg returned to he
l., NNoc4 lNor1eboro Mon1o,, of
ternoon after spending the Christina
vacation at her home here.
Miss Carrie IIoughton of the Ba
r Path institute, Springfield, Mass, cam
Thursday of last week to spend tn
5 Christmas vacation at her home.
Mr. and Mrs, Edwin Butterfeld an
!. daughter, Nettie, went to Chester Mo
day to attend the funeral of Mr. But
n terfeld s mother, Mrs. Joseph Butter
field, who died in Brattleboro Wednes
day, Dec %, at the home of her daugl
: ter, Mrs. George w. Brooks.
Mr.. and Mrs. jerome Holden enter
) tanned a party of 16 at dinner o
=, Christmas day.@9It was family gail
ering, Besides the, family living a
f the home there were present the TO
$ lowing: MI and Mrs. Victor Holde
and family Of springfield, VT, Mrs
Harry Sparks and children of Town
9 shend, Miss Hester Holden of Williams
Vile, Miss Bernice Holden of Town
shend, Mr.. Ross Newell of West Ward.
; boro and Wilbur Snyder of Townshenc
On Christmas eve many were presen
at the town hall for the Sunday schoc
Il Christmas festival. The following pre-
L gram was rendered: Music, by tn
choir; prayer, Rev. Walter Curtis
; recitation, Pauline Harlow; song, b.
|, the Christian Endeavor Juniors; recita
ton, Elizabeth Minard; solo, Mrs
!. Clarence Blodeett; recitation, Arthur
. Albert and George Ranney; duet, Dori
Chapman and Pauline Harlow; recita
tion Laura Fisher; song by the Juniors
II reading by Mrs. Rollin Ranney wit
s. tableau by Louise Chapman, Bett,
II Goodell and Robert Benson; address t
d the children, Rev. Walter Curtis; mu
sic bv the chcor And then came San
a. ia Claus. wso distributed the man.
n gifts with which two great Christina
.. trees were loaded.