Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31
SOUTH NEwFANE.
Mrs. Kate (sawtell) Sparks.

son, Erwin c. Sparks, who has lived at
home and has been associated with his
father in farming interests; two grand
children, Irene Buxton and Harold
Sparks, and two sisters, Mrs. Otis
Thayer of West Dummerston and Mrs.
Stowe. Mrs. Erwin C. Sparks, who
has been devoted to her mother-n-aw
after an illness of several weeks was
in Bratt!eboro for treatment and UNI
able to be at home the last few days.
She came home yesterday, accompanied
by Mrs. Buxton.
The funeral will be held at the house
Saturday at l o'clock
w. w Salter of Holyoke, Mass, is
is boarding at Bert Adams s few
days.
Mrs. Fred w. Morse and friend, Mrs.
johnson, of Brattleboro spent Tuesday
in town.
Miss Matte Metcalf went last week
to Guilford, where she is caring for
Mr. Mellen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman H. May went
Wednesday to Winchester, n. H., to
visit their daughter.
be held in the parsonage Saturday af
ternoon at 2.30 o'clock
Miss Matte Wade went Sunday to
Putney West hill to visit her brother
Ernest Wade, and family.
Mrs. Viola Morse returned home
Wednesday, after spending week at
the home of her brother, C. E. Brown.
Wilbur Whitaker is working for S.
D. Jones through sugaring and Harold
Pratt is working for Wallace johnson.
Mrs. Erwin H. Metcalf and daughter,
Miss Evelyn Metcalf of Brattleboro
came Tuesday to spend the two-weeks
vacation at home.
Kenneth Morse and sister. Miss Mar
garet Morse. of Brattleboro came Tues
day to visit their aunt, Mrs. C. E.
Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Thayer of West
Dummerston moved last week to the
farm which they bought of Alfred Will
liams, and will make their home here.
Mrs. Floyd j. Fairbanks and daugh-
tiers, Marion and Elizabeth, of Brat
tleboro called on her grandmother, Mrs.
Samuel Morse, Wednesday.
The many friends of Ernest Adams
are glad to know that he is enjoying
this week the trip to Washington. D. |
c., with the Brattleboro high school
party.
James Mundell occupies the Wellman |
house in the Parish district this win
ter. He is caring for Mrs. Abbie NJ.
Adams Is livestock while she is in Brat
leboro. @aA-- 9f 49, ----s
Rev. Horace w. Houlding, returned'f
early in April will visit
Pastor and Mrs. Kelly for few days,
and while here will give a lecture upon
his work in China.
Sugar weather appeared Saturday
and several sugar makers al
ready have begun operations. Sidney
d. Jones made his first shipment of Is |
gallons of syrup Wednesday morning.
The regular monthly business meet
ing and social of the organized adult !
class in Sunday school will be held next
Wednesday evening at the parsonage.
All members of the Ncver-Givc-Up are
expected to be present
The auction sale of personal proper
ty Of the late Ernest i. Davenport of
Greenfield, Mass, was held Wednesday
at the home farm, near Greenfield,
where Mrs. Davenport and son, Guy
LamsOn, have remained since Mr.. Dav-
export s death.
The Ladies' Benevolent society was
entertained Wednesday afternoon by
Mrs. Wallace johnson and Mrs. Bert
Adams at the home of Mrs. johnson.
Notwithstanding the bad going there
was a good attendance, and a pleasant
time was enjoyed. Instead of the usual
ta1 OF
the two tables arranged for them in
the large dining room, to partakc of
the bountiful supper provided.
All women of the church and COM
munity are invited to meet Sunday af-
ternOon in the Vestry from 3 to 4
clock, with the Home and Foreign
Missionary circle. All others will be
welcome. Each year the church budget
for missionary work is made up, and
it is for the purpose of better acquaint
ance with the societies to which they
contribute that this meeting is called.
Mrs Samuel H. Morse, who has been
in the Cambridge hospital, Cambridge,
Mass, seven weeks, seriously i'll fol
lowing an operation for appendicitis
and peritonitis, was able to sit up a
few minutes Sunday for the first time,
and on Monday was taken to the sun
parlOr in a wheel chair. She is expect
ed to gain rapidly from this time on
and hopes to leave the hospital in the
near future. Mrs. Morse very much
appreciates the thoughtfulness and kind
wishes of her many friends who have
sent letters, cards, and beautiful flow
ers to brighten the days.
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