Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-12-01
JAMAICA
Mrs. Annie McCarty is i'll.

Jack Chaplin OF Springfield, N. D., Is
in town.
Schools are closed for the Thanksgiv
ing week.
Walter Lackey has been boarding at
ID. Howe's.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Allen were in Dow
err Monday
Mrs. Horace Sanders is visiting in
Brattleboro.
Mildred Wilder finished work for
Mrs. Foskett this week.
All are glad to hear that Emery Me-
lendy is more comfortable.
Mrs. Emery Wilder of Manchester is
visiting at George Wilder's.
Mrs. Bertha Howard McField isl
working at the Jamaica House.
A. B. Stark is moving the mill to
the Stratton lumber job this week.
G. l.. Clarke visited his brother,
Frank Clarke, in Townshend Saturday.
Ed. Stark has returned from visit
in Brattleboro and places in Massachu-
sets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Clark are here
for Thanksgiving week visiting rela-
tives.
Mrs Edna Lackey returned home last
week after visit with her son, Earl
Clark.
Mark Twing's oldest son has been
very ill with bronchial pneumonia, but
is better.
Union Thanksgiving services were held
in the Congregational church parlor Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. Henry Hamilton entertained her
Sunday school class of women in her home
last Thursday.
Herbert Webster and family have
moved from West Jamaica to West
Dummerston.
Henry Allen of Massachusetts Wis
tied his brother, John Allen, and John
Muzzy last week.
Ernest Cobb was called to South
Londonderry because of the illness of
his brother last week.
Mrs. Amanda Allen has gone to the
home of her daughter in Springfield,
Mass, for the winter.
Mrs. Laura Woodburn came from Spring
field, VT, to spend Thanksgiving with her
sister, Mrs. Clara Hamilton.
Mrs. Minerva Livermore went to
Greenfield Mass, on business last week,
returning home Friday night.
Additional successful deer hunters
have been Mason Jones, Harry Howe,
Floyd Hurd, Glendon Wilder.
A union Thanksgiving service was
held in the Congregational church YES
try Thursday evening at 7.30.
Howard Boynton goes to Brattleboro
each Saturday, where he is taking mu
sic lessons of Mrs. A. P. Carpenter.
Mrs. Flora Howard came home from
Manchester Monday night. Miss Stella
= Howard was at home for Thanksgiving
Valley Newell took Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Wheeler and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Daggett to Brattleboro by automobile
Friday.
At the box supper and dance given
by the village school enough was
cleared to get the $25 victrola instead
of the $15 one.
Mrs. Edna Wright came home from Sax
tons River Monday and will be at Orrin
Johnsons through the winter. Mrs. John
son is gaining slowly.
Mrs. Wyman of Manchester, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary
Sherwin, has gone to South London
uerTy lOr CHe WlHleT.
C. C. Allen, game warden for this
village, found dead doe and short
horned buck last week, which he bought
of the county game warden.
MIR. and Mrs. A. B. Stark visited their
daughter, Mrs. Charles Record, in Put.
ney last week, going with their son.
b. V. Stark, by automobile.
General regrets are felt at the loss from
the community of Mrs. Eta Sage, who
has moved to Townshend. She leaves a
vacancy which will be hard to fill, and a
host of friends.
Ed. Hawkins, Oliver Lawrence, Grant
Brunson, Fred Harrington, Irving Madi
son and Harry Barber of South Shafts
bury have been guests at the Jamaica
House for 10 days of hunting. They
returned home the last of the week.
There will be a business meeting OF
the Christian Endeavor society Friday
evening at the home of the president
Mrs. j. S. Robinson. AT this meeting
. there will be the election of officers. anC
+ every active member should be present
Throughout the Sunday services il
the Congregational church the thought
of Thanksgiving was uppermost. The
anthem by the church choir, the open
ing exercises of the Sunday school, ant
the Christian Endeavor meeting were
especially appropriate for this season.
AT the Woman s auxiliary last weel
in the Congregational church parlor tn,
study of the book, Old Spain in New
America, was continued. Fighter
ladies were present, and enjoyed thu
excellent supper, which consisted o
sandwiches, escalloped salmon, potat,
salad, pie, cake, coffee and home mad
candy. An offering of $3.50 was re
ccived.