Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1915-12-31

County Savings bank Wednesday fore
noon at IL o'clock. OF the IL who
were present those from out of town
were Judge +. l.. Fish, who was in
town for the day, and Murray Tucker
of Brattleboro.
Robert G.. Pratt returned to Cam
bridge Monday morning. Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert w. Pratt, who had planned to
come to spend Christmas with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Goodnow,
were detained at home by the serious
illness of Mr.. Pratt g mother, whose
death occurred Sunday.
News has been received that Mrs.
Frank E. Davis of South Londonderry
is critically i'll with acute brights dis
ease. Her daughter, Mrs. George
Batchelder of Westhampton, and son,
Earle, of this place were called the
latter part of last week to the home
of their parents. At this writing Mrs.
Davis is very low.
A family gathering was held on
Christmas day in the home of Lyman
Bills on Newfane HILL it being The first
time for many years when the whole
family had been together. Mrs M. M.
Bills and her three children and grand
children enjoyed good old-fashion-
ed Christmas dinner, before which a
Christmas tree was unloaded and gifts
distributed among all. The afternoon
was spent in playing games and enjoy
ing music. Helen, the oldest daughter,
was home from her work in Brattle-
boro and Melvina was home from her
school in Jamaica.
Mrs Gilbert Batchelder, who was
1 1.
and Mrs. Paris Fream of Montevideo,
Mimi, teacher of Spanish in the grad
ed schools of Bridgeport, Conn, is a
guest of her late husband 8 father and
brother of this place, for a part of the
holiday week. Mrs. Batchelder has in
various schools 1,046 pupils in the
teaches English to foreigners of sever
turned last summer from Porto Rico,
where she had taught three years
Mrs Paris Fream formerly was Miss
Achsa Root of this place. Gilbert
Batcheder before and after his
marriage. was chemist in great sugar
manufactures of Hawaii, Hayti and
Cuba He died in Cuban hospital
several years ago of typhoid fever
=
cal climate of her various island
homes, but felt it advisable not tC
return at present, on account of in
roads on her physical strength because
of the extreme heat. She says the for
eigners in Bridgeport are so very
eager to be taught in English that
she finds her extra work enjoyable il
fatiguing in her evening classes of 81
to 40.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Pratt came
from Greenfield to spend Christmas
with his mother, Mrs. Melvin Pratt, re
turning home Monday. In the home Of
A. T. Edwards was a family party Of
l6. Merton Micott and family OF
Brattleboro spent the day in the hom'
of his mother, Mrs. Alice Micott. Rev
F.. NJ. Wiswall, Miss Lila Moulton ant
; Miss Ida Lewis were guests for TIL
day and over Sunday at DR.. f. l.. Us
good s in Townshend. Miss Jennie L
, Underwood, J. H. and A. R. underwood
spent the day at w. G.. Sargent's il
Brattleboro, where there was a famil.
party of H. Mrs. F. l.. Hamhn, her son
Earl, and daughter, Miss Nellie, wer
, guests for the day at Daniel Van Val
kenburgh s in Brattleboro. DR.. Clifton
Howe, Herman Howe and family spen
!, the day with their parents, Mr.. an
= Mrs. NJ. o. Howe. w. Fl. Newton an
D daughter, Miss Elsie, were at w. II
Goodnow 8. Miss Mary L. Platt was
t guest of Miss Loina and Miss Loenz
: Davis Mrs. V. /. Chase spent the da
;, at D. A. Benson s. On Saturday even
ing the little grandchildren of Mr.. an
, Mrs. j. D. Maher were given Christ
mas tree in their home. Mrs. Abb
y Pond and son were guests in the HON
y of her sister, Mrs. H. j. Bachelor
Mr.. and Mrs. Erving Chase spent tn
!, day with relatives in Brattleboro.