Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-06
WEST BRATTLEB0R0

John Mckay has bought new Over
land touring ear of Fred Bettcrley,
agent.
o. G. Convey is making repairs to his
house on South street and is adding
two dormcr windows.
Henry w. Barber returned yester-
day from Nottingham. Hoyt IL. Bar
Der is expected today.
DR.. Ernest Clark of Auburndale,
Mass, has visited his brother, Fayette
Clark, this week few days.
j. Macdonald and family have
moved into the upstairs apartment in
Fred Mcclure 8 house on South street.
Mrs. Katherine Mattison of Ben
nington, who had been visiting Mrs. r.
NJ. Allbee, is now a guest of Mrs. j. s.
Morse.
Homer Higley returned Wednesday
afternoon from Troy, N. Y, where he
had been spending several days with
friends.
Mrs. Frank Briggs and five children
have come from New Canaan, Conn, to
mako their home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell II. Briggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dye Of Bellows
Falls, formerly of this village, came
Yesterday to spend few days at their
home on Williams street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustaf Stromberg, who
spent the summer at their summer home
on Ames hill, will close the house Mon
day and return to New York.
Nathan Mann of Wilmington, who
had been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
II. Mann, is now guest in the home
of Oscar Howe at the east village.
Charles +. Booker and family have
moved this week from Mrs. Eta Ak
ley's house to the apartment recently
vacated by Frank Marsh and family.
Rodney Wheeler is at his home on
Melrose street on account of an injury
received to his side while at work on
the inside of the new Woolworth store
on Main street. Mr.. Wheeler lost his
balance while standing on carpen-
ter S horse and fell, striking heavily
on his side. 1t is thought that one rib
is cracked.
Baptist church, West Brattleboro,
worship at 1890 with sermon by the
Mr.. Compton will tell n story to the
children of the congregation. Sunday
school at 11.45. Evening service at
100. Midweek prayer meeting We'd
nesday at 7.30.
Mrs. Sewall Morse, teacher in the
eighth and ninth grades and principal
of the academy, was taken suddenly
ill with acute indigestion while in
school Friday morning. She was able
to 90 to the home of Mrs. +. A. Knight,
where DIR. Hunter was called. She was
later taken to her home on Canal street
in an automobile.
Complaints have been made of late
in regard to the violation of the law,
which reads that bicycle riding on the
sidewalks is prohibited. The walks in
the village are used continually for
this purpose, instead of the road, and
especially at night one is obliged to
watch out. Those in authority will
enforce the law if the violation is not
stopped
Ezra w. Ames and son and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Hermes Ames, and son and
daughter, Charles and Myrtle Ames,
of Falconer, n. Y, came Wednesday
night and are guests of Mrs. Ellen
Prouty. They also will visit Mr.. Ezra
Ames's niece, Mrs. Henry w. Barber.
They made the trip by automobile.
Yesterday they spent the day with old
friends in Marlboro and visited Hill
crest, where Mr.. Ames was born, that
being his old home for years.
First Congregational church, Rev. A.
V. Woodwork pastor. Prayer meet
ing this week Friday at 7.30. Subject
Is Honesty the Best Policy9 Psalms
81: lao. Sunday morning, Oct. 8,
morning worship at 1870 with sermon
by the pastor. This will be a sermon
to the young people on Faithfulness.
Sunday school at 1l.45. Christian En-
deavor at O'Clock. Leader, Mrs. w.
II. Gay. Subject, What New Work
Should Our Society Undertaken Elk
IA: SIS.