Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16

guests. Refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served
Mrs. L. A. Gunnell went to New
York city Friday to visit her broth
err, Charles Craig.
Norman Newell of Guilford street
is recovering slowly from an attack
of blood poisoning.
Mrs. Charles Wood of Organ street,
n patient in the Merose hospital is
making good recovery from seri
GUS operation.
IIazen stockwell sang in the First
Universalist church Sunday morning
in the absence of +. c. Moffatt, who
was in Boston.
Mrs. Margaret Cottrcll, who is in
the Melrose hospital following an
operation last week for u spinal trou-
bic, is improving.
Miss Myrtle Sargent moved Tues
day from l.. +. Bond S house to the
house owned by Mrs. Hannah Miner
on Western avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Prentiss and
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney p. Wheeler were
in Keene Sunday to attend the
Chapman AleXander services.
The Junior Auxiliary held n food
sale on the veranda at the academy
Saturday afternoon at 3 clock. Mrs.
o. G. Covey was in charge.
Miss E. May Chamberln came Fri
day from East Northfield, Mass. to
spend the summer vacation at the
home of her mother, Mrs. N. S. Cham
berlin.
The annual strawberry supper at the
Baptist church Friday VS. served
by Mrs. /. NJ. Compton class, the
b. b. Pathfinder girls, who had the
entire charge. An excellent supper was
served.
Mrs. John Baker resumed work
Monday in the telephone office, after
two-wecks' vacation. Mr.. and Mrs.
Baker will live with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter H. Alexander, for the
present.
Harold Parsons returned Friday
to Hanover, n. H., to resume his
studies in Dartmouth college, after a
few days visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j.. T. Parsons, at their home
on Ames hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Sweeton and
son, Arthur, have returned from a
visit to their former home in Canton,
Conn. They were accompanied here
by Mr. Swceton's aunt, Mrs. Mary
Maddrah, of Torrington, Conn.
Mrs. James Blake of North Walpole,
n. H., who had been in the Melrose
hospital following an operation, was
discharged from there Monday. Mrs
Ballsora of Springfield (Vt) is in the
hospital for medical treatment.
Mr.. Bellows, teacher in the grammar
schools in Barre, who several years
ago lived on the so-callcd Luther Bel,
lows farm, now owned by Mr.. Jilson,
was a vlsiter in town Monday on
his way to Wilmington to spend few
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Bellows.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Squires and II.
+. Moilitt left Friday afternoon by
automobile for Fitchburg. Mr.. and
Mrs Squires went from there ia
Worcester, where they visited over the
weekend with their daughter, Mrs
johnson. Mr.. Moflitt went to Boston
to spend Sunday.
In the Congregational church Sun
day morning Rev. Arthur ". Wood
worth pTedcncu an interesting sermon
on Sacramento, in which he deprecated
the growing tendency to regard mar
riage in the light of a purely civil con
tract rather than religious obligation
incidentally he referred to the great
number of couples who come here from
out of the state to avoid the laws re.
quiring notice of marriage intentions
he also referred to the Separator
which he had been told had been at
work in Newfane.
A regular meeting OF the Home
Economies club was held Friday af
tcrno0n in the home of Mrs. o. ID. FarI
on Western avenue. The regular pro
gram was omitted, the club giving Mrs
George Kingsley miscellaneous show
er in place of it. She was presented
several pieces of glass, china and alu
minum ware. Mrs. Kingsley, who was
at Mrs. IIolbrook IS house on Greenleal
street, where they are furnishing &
tenement, was greatly surprised when
her father came for her to come home
and she found a party there in hel
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