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

visiting EusOn llhI "u Nhi'' '1uoo"
Derry s.
Milton Halliday of Providence was
guest of Mrs. Lovisa Downs Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Farrum and
daughter, Ruth, went on trip to Rut-
land Friday.
John N. Underwood of Putney was at
the home of his brother, F. w. Under
wood Sunday.
Mrs. Gay and daughter, Miss Nellie
Gay, of Woburn came Monday to visit
at J.. ID. Pierce S.
Rev. and Mrs. Wiswall have been at
tending Old Home week in Marlboro,
N. H., his native town.
Mrs. Sarah Brown returned Monday
from visit of a few days at Walter
Whitakcr's in BrookIine.
Mrs. Fred Randall and daughter,
Eleanor, went Tuesday to Dover to
spend two weeks with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Freyenhagcn
and son of Brattlcboro came Monday
to visit Mrs. Freyenhagen S aunt, Miss
Laura Rice.
II. f. Eddy and family, Mrs. Jennie
Clifford and Mrs. p. G.. Spencer of Brat
IlcDOTO HdNc DCtH NlSlllhS at 4hio' NAN
dana BLISS.
Miss Malvina Bills, who has been en-
gagged as waitress in HOadley's cafe in
Brattleboro, returned home for vaca-
ton Monday.
Treasurer +. A. Dewitt returned from
his trip to Dakota in the interests of
the Windham County Savings bank
Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Whitney of
Godfeld, Nevada, came from Milwau-
kee by automobile and are visitors at
w. w. Persons S.
Mrs. Hattie Cox of Brooklyn, a daugh-
ter of Mrs. IIadassah Dexter Van
Ostrand, died recently after several
operations for cancer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Houghton of
Dummerston, Mr.. and Mrs: George Haw-
kins of West Brattleboro were Sunday
guests at George b. Bush IS.
Mrs. Lillian Emerson has rented
fiat on School street in Brattleboro,
where her goods have been moved, and
the family will 90 there to live in
about two weeks.
Mrs. w. f. Robbins and little daugh-
ter of Springfield are summer visitors
at George Bush S. Mr.. Robbins is now
in New Haven, where they will go to
live about Sept. /.
Mrs. Rosetta Kenney went to Brook
line last week Thursday to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Austin and Mr..
and Mrs. Ward II. Eager. She returned
to her home the first of the week.
Mrs. Nelson Kennon of Greenfield
celebrated her S9th birthday anniver-
sary August II by taking an automobile
ride TO Dover and around through
Wardsboro, calling on friends there and
in Newfane.
Curtis Smith, whose home near Wards
boro was burned recently, is moving
into the small house owned by DIR. G.
M. Goodenough Mrs. Smith, who was
away at the time of the fire, has re-
turned home.
DR.. Abel J. Grout took his father,
Joel Grout, his uncle, John Grout, his
aunt, Mrs. Mandana Bills, and daughter,
Miss Fidelia Bills, for an automobile
ride Aug. II to Orange to visit their
relative, Mrs. Mary A. Pike.
Rev. F. NJ. Wiswall will speak Sun
day morning in the Congregational
church in the absence of the pastor
whose vacation will end this week.
Rev. Mr.. Mock and family, who are
away through August, are expected to
return home soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Pratt came by
automobile the first of the week to visit
his mother, Mrs. NJ. r. Pratt, and sis
ter, Miss Nellie Pratt, who returned to
Deerfield with them on Tuesday for a
visit. Mr. Pratt is now proprietor of a
hotel he recently opened there.
Postmaster and Mrs. Frank A. Bur-
dit of Putney were guests Sunday in
the home of his cousin, Will r. Bruce.
Miss Ada Burdette of Fort Wayne and
her sister, Miss Lolita Burdette of
Pittsburg, who had been visiting in the
home of their cousin, w. r. Bruce, re-
turned with their cousin, F. A. Burditt
and Mrs. Burditt by automobile Sunday
to their home in Putney, where they
will remain for visit.
Miss Malvina Bills has been engaged
to teach the grammar school in Jamaica,
Miss Mabel IIazclton the school in the
little red schoolhouse in Wardsboro
Mrs. A. II. Farnum the village schoo
in West Dummerston. Miss Ruth Far
mum the Bridge school in West Dunn
merston, Miss Clarke of Chester in the
union district in this village and Miss
Mildred A. Palmer, who is home for {
vacation, the village school here. Miss
Grace o 'Brien of Waterbury, this state
has been engaged to teach in Brookline
A large number were present Sunda,
morning at the service in the Congre
Rational church and all were pleased
to have an opportunity to listen to Dr
Abel j. Grout, who gave an able and in
structivc talk especially to those o
school age as regards right ways o
living, basing the subject upon wha
Christ said. In the evening the congre
cation was addressed by Rev. VernO
w. Cooke, pastor of the First COngre
gatiOnal church in Williamantic, Conn
who had been in town with an automc
bile party who attended on Sunday tn
conference at Northfeld and came II
especially for this service.
Miss Efic Dexter of West BrattlC
boro, Mrs. w. o. Howe and son, Car
ton ID. Howe, of Morrisville, motore
to Amherst, Mass, last week Wedne
day to visit their aunt, Miss Matild
White, who is 81 years of age and a
though entirely blind retains her meme
nv to remarkable degree. On the
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