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

Mrs Walter Twitchell left Wednes
day for Boston.
Mrs. w S.fF'efn is i'll. Miss Nina
DaWley is caring for her.
George Hall has returned from a
business "trip to Boston dpd vicinity.
s. Winthrop Bent of Amherst spent
few days last week at Frank Farr S.
Rev. A. b. Ward has bought the
farm formerly owned by Harry Met
calf.
Mrs, Mary Kimball was in Weston
last week, heing called there on bust
ness. - n. n ~
MfsJ MasS s; Rideout of Weston is
MSthg f%sQA, Summer Rideout and
Mrs. o. A. Pease of Chester was a
guestYrccently 81 hen. mother, Mrs. l..
A. Pierce.
Mrs. George Hall is spending a week
with her daughter, Mrs. d. F. Gardner,
in Pownal.
Hon. Frank Plumley was a guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Holmes from Fri
day to Saturday.
Edwin Judd of Hartford, Conn, was
weekend guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs j. d. Judd.
Mr.. Parrot, who has been living
on George Howard S farm, has moved
his family to Bellows Falls.
Miss Grace Foster of Springfield,
Mass, was weekend guest in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Fem.
The Putney Dramatic Club will pre-
sent the play "Countrv Folks" on
Friday, March 10, instead of March ,
as planned.
Town meeting will be held in the
town house in the east parish Tuesday,
March 7, at 10 clock Dinner will be
served in the lower hall by the Ladies
Aid society.
The next meeting of the Fortnightly
club has been postponed until Mon
! day, March 10. 1t will be held in the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Fullam
The program will be announced next
week.
There will be a meeting of the board
of civil authority in the town house
Saturday, March 4, at 2 pm. for the
purpose of revising the check list All
voters who have been in the state one
year and i'll the town three months
should see that their names appear ON
the check list, for voters whose names
do not appear on the list will not be
entitled to vote on the referendum.
a pleasant social gathering was held
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Holmes Thursday evening, Feb. n
when the Abigail Stearn chapter OF
the d. A. r. held Il 500 party to raise
money to help buy markers for the
graves of Revolutionary soldier,
buried in the Walpole cemetery. The
party was in charge of Mrs. n. W
Holland, Mrs. Everett Houghton anC
Mrs. A. A. Gibson. After delightful
evening refreshments were served by
Mrs. John Holmes. About $l2 wa
realized.
Byron f. Wood was stricken will
cerebral hemorrhage at the Bramptol
Saturday, Feb. -, and died about
clock. Mr.. Wood was n native o
Westminster, and was born May 3
1856. He attended Maplewood Insti
tute, went to Newport in 1877 and mar
ried, Sept. %, 1880, Mary A. Cotter
For about 20 years he was overseer o
7 the spinning department of the Grant,
State mills and held the same position
with the Brampton mills the past It
years. Funeral services were held n
the house Tuesday afternoon, Rev. i
d. Hayward officiating.
r The men s club had its annual ban
quet in the church parlors Frida.
! evening, Feb, 20, the occasion bein
ladies' night. In spite of the inelen
ent weather there was n very larg
, attendance. After all had partake
4 of. bountiful spread, Hon. l'ranl
= Plunley, the speaker of the evening
: gave an excellent address on Sna
n Shots of Europey which was followe,
e by a few interesting and appropriat