Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-12-29
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w. s. Holland of Brattleboro was in
town on business Tuesday.
Z. +. Patterson of Putney was
guest at the Inn last week.
Herbert Benson of Manchester visited
his brother, A. d. Benson, Monday.
Will Bruce returned last week from
visiting relatives in Millers Falls.
Miss Dorothy Taft of Brattleboro
was home for the Christmas holiday.
Raymond Starr of New York city is
a guest of his uncle, Judge Z. L. Hast
ings.
Rhona Patterson went Monday to
Brattleboro to visit q week with rela'
tives.
Miss Cola Martin is at home from her
school i'll Brattleboro for the Christmas
vacation.
Mrs. Gracia Davidson of Newfane
visited Sunday at the home of DR.. L.
l.. Osgood.
Charles Mills, who has been in Bos-
ton on a business trip, returned home
Wednesday night, Dec. 20.
Ncwfane to visit week at the home
Of his grandfather, John Grout.
Theodore Ockels of Burlington came
Saturday to visit at the home of Repre-
scntative-elect and Mrs. E. II. Allbee.
Christmas exercises were held at the
Baptist church Saturday evening and
included appropriate music and a tree,
G. G. Robinson has had one of his
henhouscs moved from Jamaica, c. d.
Meacham drawing it on the first snow
Clarence Woodward has sold his farm
to Arthur Greenwood. 1t is understood
that possession will be given about Jan.
i.
Mrs Emma Clark will come to the
home of her daughter, Mrs. H. II.
Franklin this week to remain this win
ter. II
ID. II. Patterson visited his daughter,
Miss Rhona Patterson at the Inn Fri
day and attended the school entertain
ment.
Miss Margaret Mills came from New
Berlin, N. Y, Saturday to be the guest
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Mills, for two weeks.
The entertainment given by the
teachers and pupils Friday evening net
ted about $27 and will pay all but about
50 of the balance due on the victrola.
Guy Hawkins, who is attending the
University of Vermont, came from Bur
lington Thursday to the home of his
aunt, Mrs. Eflie Farwell, for vaca.
ton of 10 days.
Mrs. G. s. Aldrich, who was guest
of her daughter, Mrs. w. M. Sparks.
went Saturday to Westmoreland, n. H..
to visit over the Christmas holiday in
the homes of her sons, Clark and
Charles Aldrich.
Mrs. Carroll Boyden came home Mon.
day night from Wellesley Hills, Mass.
where she had been to attend the fun,
eral of her cousin, Miss Florence Has.
tlngs, who was Il professor of German
in Wellesley college.
The bazaar held last week by the
Leland and Gray students was well at
tended and a success in every way. The
hall was prettily decorated and many
fancy and useful articles werd sold, al
so refreshments of ice cream, letc.
The graded school closed last week
for vacation until Tuesday, Jan. 2.
and the three teachers went to- their
homes, Miss Florence Phelps to Wills
boro, n. Y, Miss Marion Winslow to
Aver, Mass, and Miss Mary Jones to
West Pawlet.
Students from the University of Vcr-
mont who are enjoying the Christmas
vacation in town are Miss Elizabeth
Dauchy at o. B. Dauchy's, Raymond
Watson at Fred Watson $, Abner Bris-
toll at Willis Taft s and Guy Hawkins
at Mrs. Effie Farwell's.
Ernest Hodgsden came from Boston
Thursday night, and Friday the body of
his father, Charles Hodgsden, who died
Wednesday, Dee. 20, was placed in the
tomb. Prayer was offered at the house
by the Rev. r. II. Bosworth, and flu
neral services will be held in the spring.
Mrs. Hodgsden is i'll in Boston and one
son is in Africa and one in Florida, so
1t was impossible for them to come at
this time.
The Eastern Star held a regular meet
me Wednesday evening, Dee. 20, after
which chicken-pic supper was enjoyed.
Several utof town guests were enter.
tanned, the grand secretary, Mrs. Olive
D, Stowell, also d. d. G. NJ Miss Car
RE Hamilton, both of Brattleboro. and
ID. ID. G. =. Frank A. Davis of Chester.
also Mrs. Grace Richardson of Will
Evansville, Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Dewitt