Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25
MORTIFIED, MASS.

Miss Eleanor Darling of Sunderland
was guest recently of Miss Davis.
Mrs. +. l.. Proctor and sons of An
trim, N. H., are visiting friends here.
Mrs G.. N. Kidder is entertaining her
father, Emerson Putnam of Williams
vile, Vt.
f. w. Doane has been appointed
chief of the fire department by the Sc
lectmen.
The Grammar school building at
coat of paint.
Miss Ellen Howard has been en-.
gagged as teacher in the high school of
Concord, Mass.
Donald Cummings has returned from
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fish
er in Springfield
Miss Blanche T.. Corser has returned
from two-weeks' visit with her faith
or in Wardsboro, Vt.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Forebare and Miss
Clara Powers of Ludlow, Mass, are at
their house on South Main street.
daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles O'Keefe in Somervile
August 10. She is granddaughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel o 'Keefc of this
town.
Miss Elizabeth Kcnney is recover
ing from an operation for appendicitis
i'll the Franklin county hospital. She
has been housekccper for w. j. Wright
several years.
Miss Marion and Miss Bernicc Web
ster gave porch party last week to a
few friends, at which Miss Mildred Ly-
man announced her engagement to
George Pfcfferle of Greenfield.
News has been received of the death
of Rev. Samuel r. Free at Armenia, n
Y. He had been pastor of the Unita-
rian church there for several years
Mr.. Free was pastor of the local Uni
tartan church from 1889 to 1892.
Northfeld seminary will open Tues
day, Sept g. After the Mortified
schools open for their fall term special
addresses will be given before the stu
dents by William r. Moody, president
of the trustees, and others, to which all
are invited
Miss Marion Storr of Maiden has
rented the bungalow on the Lincoln
Hammond farm. She is here for two
months with her mother and sisters,
Miss Helen and Miss Olive Kirschner,
all of Maiden. Little Helen Stone is
here with them.
Rev. G.. l.. Thompson, after a month s
vacation, will preach next Sunday in
the Unitarian church. Next Sunday
services also will be held in the Audi
forum, both morning and evening The
following Sundays the Congregational
church will be open and the pastor,
Rev. +. W. Pattison, will preach.
Dr. A. c. USHER and son, Beverley,
of Van, Turkey, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. C. Sterrett on the IIinsdale
road. DR.. USHER is a missionary in
Van who escaped just before the mas,
sacre of the Armenians by the Turks
last year. He will preach at the Au
ditorium next Sunday morning and
evening.
Louis Davis met with serious acct
dent this week. He was STOPPING down
to tether COW in his field when the
COW lifted her head quickly and her
horn tore the lower lid of Mr.. Davis s
eye aId bruised the eyeball. The in
jury required six stitches and is very
painful. 1t is thought the sight of the
eye il not impaired.
The seniors of the high school held
very successful lawn party on the
school grounds Tuesday evening. Sew
eral booths were presided over by SEN
Tor class girls who easily disposed of
cake, ice cream, punch, candy, etc, to
the large crowd of people who gath
cred. Philip Howard operated his vie
trola which music added much to the
festivities. A fortune teller and
fishing contrivance added to the re-
ceipts and also to the fun. Electric
lights and japanese lanterns were
used for illumination.
Mount Hcrmon school opened Tues
day with a registration of 465 boys.
Two hundred more boys were expected
until the last few days when the school
management have received letters from
maIy stating their inability to come
for various reasons, the OutgrOwth of
the state of the times. Some had en-
listed, some entered munitions facto-
ries, fathers of others had enlisted de-
tanning them at home. Each return
ing student was subjected to a thor
ough physical examination by the
school doctor, A. l.. Newton, NJ. d. OF
Mortified.
The following teachers have beer
engaged for the year in Northfeld: Al
Mortified, C. X. Baillee, principal of
the high school, Miss Sue Thompson
sub-frcshman; Miss Carolyn Rolfe, in
tcrnediatc; Miss Katherine Callaghaa
primary. East Mortified: Intermedi
ate Miss Viola Haven; primary, Mis-
I.otti' Evans. West Northfeld Mis-
Dclphiuc Lazelle Mortified Farms
Mrs Mary Dalton. No. 3: Miss Del
Gina Nelson. No. G: Miss Helen Lee
Drawing supervisor; Miss Sanders
Singing supervisor; Miss Strecker. TIL
two assistants for the high school will
be announced.
James Talcott of West Fifty-sev
enth street, banker and commission
merchant and founder and senior mem
Der of James Talcott, Inc, died Mon
day morning at Lake Mohonk, N. Y
in his SD year. He was born in Yves
Hartford, Conn, and was direct des
cendant of John Talcott of Braintree
Essex, England, who came to this coun
try in 1888 Others Of his ancestor
were John Talcott, treasurer of the Col
ony of Connecticut during 1652.59, an,
Samuel Talcott, an original pro2rieto
of Glastonbury, Conn. Mr.. Talcott wa