Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-30
WEST DOVER.

Creighton and Leon Shippee are
drawing lumber to Wilmington.
Frank Boyle and Orrin Hescock are
working for j. A. Davis hayfg.
There will be a dance in School
House hall Tuesday evening, July A.
Mrs. Rufus Stanley, who has been
i'll, is attended by DR.. A. II. Wright
of Wilmington.
John Morgan s family went to East
Dover Tuesday to visit Mrs. Morgan s
mother, who ia ill.,
Miss Corinne Pike of Wardsboro has
been visiting friends and relatives
in this place few days.
Orrin IIescock, who had been living
in George Boyd s house a few months,
has moved back to his farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Harvey went to
Marlboro Sunday to visit Mrs. Har-
vey's sister, Mrs. Edgar Pike.
At the meeting of the West Dover
Cemetery association last Friday the
old board of officers was reelected.
Mrs. Nettie Harvey of South Had.
ley Falls, Mass, has been visiting her
son, Harry, at Il. j. Grout 3 a few
days.
Several from here attended the
wedding reception given Mr.. and Mrs.
Weston Snow at +. H. Holland s in
East Dover Friday night.
Rosa Johnson and Alice Boyle are
staying at Frank IIescoc<s while
their MOTHER Mrs. Frank Boyle, is
working at William Shippee's.
Mrs. Sharon Davis has been Sc.
riously i'll in the home of her father,
William Shippee. Her condition at
present seems a little more favorable.
Mr. and Mrs j. A. Davis were called
to Athol Saturday to attend the funcr-
al of her sister, Mrs. Clara dyer, Sun
day afternoon. They returned home
Monday night.
Miss Julia Thatcher, who had been
working here three months, returned
to her home in Florida. Mass, last
week Thursday. She was accompanied
as far as Wilmington by Mr.. and Mrs
w. NJ. Harris
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Snow, who re-
turned from their trip to Brattleborc
the last of the week, were in East
Dover Tuesday to get Mrs. Snow,
goods, preparatory to beginning house
keeping.
At the close of the village schoo
the pupils were presented postcard
photographs of the school by the
teacher, A. II. Noble. The photo
graph was taken by Mr.. Noble at the
close of the pre- Memorial day exer
cises given by the school
On Saturday the annual meeting o.
the Mountain View Cemetery associa
ton was held and the following lis
of officers were chosen: President, j
J. Snow; vice president, C. J. Allen o
Stratton secretary and treasurer
Mrs. Helen r. Snow; directors, S. L
Hill, Weston j. Snow, j. L. Bartlett
sexton, S. l.. Hill auditor, o. E. Hill
Much sympathy is felt for C. w
Jones, who lost his black mare Sun
day. The animal was one of his heav,
team horses. About six weeks ago sh
gave birth to a colt, which seems t
be doing well. The mother neve
fully recovered. On Saturday she be
came worse and on Sunday DR.. Ritchi
was summoned from Brattleboro, blu
it was too late for him to do any
thing for the suffering animal and he
death came that day.
The village school closed Frida.
; with a picnic for the pupils in tn
school room. Mary Boyd was neithe
absent nor tardy during the term. Cleo
Upton and William Shippee were nc
, absent. Others not tardy were ALDER
: Davis, Lawrence Davis, Dale Harris
Rose Butterfeld, Marion Hill, Eva MOI
gan and Luella Davis. Carl Bartlett
Albert Davis, Marion Hill, Eva MOI
gan and Eliza Shippee were absen
e one day each. The prize of 80 cent
for the best lessons in spelling wa
awarded to Edith Bartlett, and tn
second of % cents to Lucia Davi
Those with marks averaging 90 pc
V cent or over were Lucia Davis an
d Eliza Shippee, and with marks ave
$ aging 80 per cent, Eva Morgan, Edit
e Bartlett Albert Davis, Lawrenc
Davis.