Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1915-12-17

who made their home in Northfield
about 10 years. have moved to Boston.
Mrs. Emily Hale and granddaughter,
Miss Adeline Nath, of Springfield are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Richard STRAIT
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Smith left Sat
urday to spend the winter with their
son, Prof. George Smith, in Yonkers,
n. Y.
Mrs. r. H. Philbrick gave a luncheon
in the Mortified Hotel in honor of her
recent guest Miss Grace Kerns of New
York.
On Monday the Y. NJ. c. A. of Mount
Hermon gave a reception to the 40 new
students who have just entered the
winter term.
Miss Ethel Proctor spent the week
end with her sister, Miss Gertrude Proc
tor. She is a student in the Keene, n.
H., normal school,
The freshman class of the high school
will give a reception to the faculty and
other classics of The school Saturday
| evening in Library hall.
The junior class Of Mortified semin
airy gave an informal reception to Rev.
and Mrs. Francis Wayland Pattison
Thursday afternoon, Dec. D.
A large delegation is planning to go
to Brattleboro for the Chapman-Alexan-
der services Friday of this week from
the Congregational society
Dr. n. p. Wood, worshipful master
of Harmony lodge of Masons attended
the annual meeting of the grand lodge
Of Massachusetts in Boston Wednesday,
Dec. s.
+. c. Britton left Sunday for a trip
to Chicago and the West Mrs. Britton
will spend the time with her mother,
Mrs. Otis Greenleaf, on Mortified
Mountain.
Rev. F. w. Pattison keeps office hours
in the Congregational parish house each
Tuesday afternoon from to ) clock
for any who may wish to see him upon
any subject.
President Marion l.. Burton of
Smith college was the preacher Sunday
morning at Mount Hermon. In the
evening Rev. Francis w. Pattison of
East Mortified preached.
The Dickerson Scientific club of
Mount Hermon will have an open meet
ing Saturday evening and Lester /.
Dygert, teacher in the vocational
school of Springfield, will lecture.
After the. regular drill of the Boys
Brigade Friday night a game of basket
ball was played between team from
Turner's Falls and the Brigade team.
The score was - to in favor of the
home boys.
Mrs Isabel McGrath will return from
Betsey Moody hospital this week and
open her house. Her son, Harold, will
come from Wesleyan university, Ed
ward from Boston and Miss Laura for
the Christmas vacation.
Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman and Charles
NJ. Alexander and party were not able
to hold services at Mortified seminary
and Mt. Hermon school Tuesday, on
account of the bad condition of the
roads, owing to the blizzard the night
before.
The Christmas exercises in the Uni
tartan church will be on Thursday
evening, Dec. %. There will be play
tree and other exercises. A Christina
tree and exercises were held in tn,
, Barber district Saturday evening under
the direction of students from the sem
mary.
Mrs. Frank Harness is the newly
elected secretary of the Grange. No
meeting of the Grange was held Fri
day evening, on account of the small
attendance. The following are in
Springfield this week for the state
Grange meeting; l., r. Alexander, Mr.
and Mrs. Newton Keet, Mr. and Mrs
II. M. Bristol, Mrs. Frank Harness
Mrs f. B. Estabrook,
News has come of the death of Mrs
George c. Needham in the home of hei
son, Albert, in Narberth, Pa, few
days ago. She leaves another son, Al
fred Needham of Manchester, Mass
Mrs. Needham was woman Of mucl
charm and literary ability. She wrot,
several religious books and for period
icals. Rev. Mr.. Needham died soon af
ter the family moved from Mortified
several years ago.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the Christmas pageant to b.