Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-20

was kept from 3 to ) clock. During
that time more than 100 persons called
to offer Fluctuations. Seated in large
easy chair, Mrs. Hadley graciously re-
ceived her guests, greeting each one
with a friendly remark, and appeared
to share with the visitors the pleasure
of the day. She was the recipient of
many remembrances of beautiful flow
ers, including yellow chrysanthemums
from the Mary Field Hadley class in
the Centre Congregational church Sun
day school, a basket of pansies from
the Woman s association of that
church, pink roses from Brattleboro
chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, and other flowers from in
dividuals, noticeable among them being
basket of 101 red roses from Miss
Mary R. Cabot.
The guests were served light re-
freshments and all registered their
names. Among the visitors were Mrs.
Hadley's cousin, N. S. Cutler and Mrs.
Cutler and their daughter and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kellogg, all of
Greenfield, Mass Mrs. j. r. Baker and
Mrs. Edwin Walker, both of Cleveland,
o., and Mrs. Frank Cody of Toronto,
Ontario.
Mrs. Hadley is woman of delight
full personality and character, bearing
her years with grace and refinement,
and her face reflects a life of kindly
sympathy and interest. She is in
good health, and the event of Sunday
was not tax upon her strength. She
reads much knits some, rests at inter
walls during the day and does not feel
the need of retiring until 10 o'clock or
later. She tells in an interesting way
the events of long ago.
She has been a member of the Cen
tire Congregational church since May
6, 1888, more than rs years, and on the
occasion of the centennial of the church
last July she was one of the interested
spectators of the dedication of a gran
lite marker on the village common, OF
the site which the church occupied
when she became a member. She ha:
read the Congre gationalist more thar
60 years. She is an honorary member
of Brattleboro chapter, D. A. R.
Mrs. Hadley was born in West Brat
tleboro in a house which stood jus
north of the site of the Davenport
store. Her father was David Field ant
her mother Patty Wood Field. He
father was born in Amherst, Mass
near the site of the present colleg,
buildings and her mother was a nativ,
of Marlboro, Mass. David Field cam
to West Brattleboro and occupied TO
some years the house which stands no
far from the Brattleboro creamery jus
south of the brook. He was a shoe
maker.
After attending school until she wa
IA years old Mary Field taught i,
East Mortified, Mass, then calle'
Mortified East She also taught il
Vernon and in two districts in Dunn
merston. Between school years she in
structed the children of the neighbor
in West Brattleboro in the art of sew
ing. When she was % years old sh
married Hannibal Hadley, who live
across West river, in Brattlcboro, bu
very near the Dummerston line. Short
" after their marriage Mr.. and Mrs
Hadley moved to a house on Hig
street. and two years later they move
to the house on the same street i
which Mrs. Hadley now lives an
which has been her home more than 7
years. Mr.. Hadlcy owned the mea
market business which is now owne
by the w. +. Richardson Co., and
known as the Richardson lower marke
near the American building. He COZ
tinued in business there until his dealt
Oct. 20, 1884. He inherited the bus
ness from his father.
Mrs. Hadley has been the mother {
four children, two of whom died
childhood and two of whom are no
living Mrs. Emily Huntington Eme
son, with whom Mrs Hadley lives, an
Mrs. Elizabeth Holman Selleck, wi
lives in another part of the old HON
She has three grandchildren, Mis-
Kate l.. Seleck, Mrs. William A. Shun
way and Miss Helen F. Emerson, an
two great grandchildren, Francis Go