Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-24

Mr.. Horner, who has superintendent the
farm for the past nine years, is some
what uncertain as to his plans for the
immediate future
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur X. Greenwood
and children, Clara and Marjorie Green
wood, started Monday for thier new
home in Winchester, N. H., after visit
ing several weeks with relatives in this
village and Jamaica. Mr.. Greenwood
recently sold the farm which the fam
lily had occupied several years on Carr
hill to Mr.. and Mrs. j. Johnson He
has position as overseer on a large
milk farm in Winchester All are sor-
ry to have this family, who have spent
their lives here, leave town.
Frank Leonard is moving his house
hold goods this week back to his farm
in East Jamaica, the family planning
to return there next Monday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard moved into the late Miss
Susan Ross house on North street the
first of last May for the purpose of
caring for Miss Ross, who was at that
time in good health and carrying on
the place. Miss Ross s death in Nov
ember and the conseqent necessity of
settling the estate have made this re-
moval necessary Both Mr.. and Mrs.
, Leonard have made many friends dur
ling their brief stay in town, who are
sorry to have the family leave.
Miss Rebecca Wright, secretary of
the state library aid department, who
is engaged in cataloging the books in
the Moore free library at Newfane,
will be in this village two DAYS next
week to arrange and number the books
here in accordance with new and con
venient system. For this reason the
town library will be closed until fur
Their notice and all books out should
be returned as soon as possible. There
will be no expense to the library for
Miss Wright's expert services except
for entertainment while in this place
the state paying the travelling expenses
etc. The total expense of books, cards
etc, necessary for the system used is
under 81.
In the regular meeting of West Riv-
er Grange Friday evening the follow
ing program was presented by the lee.
turer: Solo, When l Dream of Old
Erin, Merrill Sparks; debate by all
men present, How Our Town Meeting
Could Have Been Improved; cornet so
10, Raymond Phillips, Florence How
ard accompanist; recitation, some Lit
tie Bug Will Get You, Mrs. B. B
Prentiss; roll call of women present
each responding by mentioning some
special convenience of the home solo
Sweet Daisy Tell the Story, MISS Flor
ence Howard. All joined in games af
ter the program. During the evening
a general committee was appointed t.
have charge of appointing other com
mittees and to make plans for the
Grange fair to be held here in the
fall
The graded union school finished
successful term Friday afternoon an,
closed for a vacation of four weeks
Attendance for the three rooms: Gram
} mar grades, Miss Florence Phelps
teacher, number of pupils "a, averag,
attendance 20 intermediate, Miss Mar
! ion Winslow teacher, number of pupils
%, average attendance "a, not absen
or tardy, Vernon Whitney; primary
room, taught by Miss Mary Jones
number of pupils 81, average attend
ance %, not absent, Caryl Sayre, Inc;
Buckley Maynard Robinson. The aver
ages have been considerably reduced
especially in the primary room, by tn,
unusual prevalence of grip this winter
/, Miss Winslow went Saturday to Aver
, Mass, Miss Phelps to Wellsboro, n. Y
and Miss Jones to Pawlet to spend tn
vacation