Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-27

was directed to pay into the county a
sum voted as a donation to the state
work.
A report from the w. G. T. U. con-
vention held in Barre last week was
given Sunday evening by Mrs. G. E.
Davidson, followed by earnest words
of the pastor from the text, Be strong
and of good courage. Mrs. Blanche
Pratt sang by request, Where Is My
Wandering Boy, and all joined in sing
ing the Vermont song which was com
posed for the Vermont w. c. 7. u. by
a member in Caledonia county.
Mrs. Virgil Ranney visited relatives
in Townshend last week.
Only two prisoners are in the Jail
this week at this writing.
Miss Margaret Randall returned Sun
day to her home in Boston.
The final adjournment of county
court was taken Thursday morning.
Miss Mabel Phillips and Miss Marion
Wright spent Sunday in Londonderry.
New water pipe is being laid from
n. NJ. Batchelder's house to his spring.
A number from here attended the
play, The Princess Pat, in Brattleboro
Saturday evening.
Miss Elizabeth Atkinson of Brattle
boro was a guest of Miss Winnitred
Maher over Sunday.
Mrs. Alfred Patch went Thursday
to spend 10 days with relatives in
Gardner and Boston.
A. r. Underwood was in Mountain
hon
Charles B. Underwood.
The Christian Endeavor society will
hold a Halloween social in the church
parlors Friday evening.
Miss Stella Micott visited last week
at the home of her brother, Merton
Micott, in Brattleboro.
The difficulty in securing laborers to
gather the apple crop is experienced
in Newfane as well as in other towns
Mrs. Margaret Wilcox is caring for
Mrs. Charlotte Higgins, who is some
what improved from her severe illness
Dr. and Mrs. John Durham of Port
land, who visited last week at n. NJ.
Batchelder s, returned to their home
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Benson have
closed Uneeda Rest, their summer
home, returning to their village home
last Saturday.
Mrs. Merton Micott and son, Ken
neth of Brattleboro are visitors of
Mrs Alice Micott and daughter, Miss
Stella Micott.
Miss Winnifred Maher went to
Readsboro Thursday to spend few
weeks with her brother, Claude Maher
and Mrs. Maher.
Nine from this place enjoyed an au
tomobile drive to West WardsborC
Sunday, taking dinner at the Greer
Mountain House.
Charles L. Hescock, George B. Busl
and Rev. Charles w. Mock ATTENDED
the Sunday school convention in Brat
tleboro last week.
w. w. Persons went Monday to Ban
gor, N. Y, called there by the critica
illness of his mother. He was accom-
panied by his father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward H. Eager hav,
closed their summer camp in Brookline
They came to their home in Newfan
the first of the week.
Miss Lora Batcheldcr of Westhamr
ton returned home with her grandpal
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Batcheldel
the first of the week.
Mrs. Granger of Ludlow is visiting
her brother, Frank Rowe, and family
Miss Stebbins of Brattleboro also l
a guest at Mr.. Rowe S.
A vaudeville show has engage,
Union hall and will be in town mex
week. The same company has been i
Williamsvlle this week.
Amos Blanchard of Marlboro an
brother, Arthur Blanchard, of Guilford
were guests Wednesday in the HON
of their niece, Mrs. j. d. Pierce.
Ira E. Higgins, who had been visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Charlotte Hie
gins, and brother, l.. II. Higgins, re
turned Tuesday to Howard, K. |.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Batchelder wen
Saturday to Westhampton to visit thei
son, George II. Batchelder, who is clio;
ing up his mercantile business there.
Mrs. W. f. Wheeler came Snda
to spend few weeks with A. R. an
Miss Jennie l.. Underwood, while Nj
Wheeler is at Mountain Mills to con
plete his work.
Blood Brothers of Townshcnd cam
Wednesday to begin the carpentr
work on the new house Austin Crap
will erect on the spot where his hous
was burned last winter.
Miss Ida Lewis, who preache
through the summer in Peru, is 6
Davidson Naples. She supplied the pu
pit in the Congregational church i
West Townshend Sunday.
Miss Caroline Bliss has closed he
summer home, Welkeit, leaving Las
Friday for New York. After visitin
in Baltimore and Washington she wi
go to her home in Akron, Ohio.
Mrs. f, II. 'Vhite, of Higsdale an
Mrs. Mabele Burnham Of Boston Gale
on friends in Gown the first of the wee
while Mrs. White was en- route to Wis
her son, Charles Lowe, in Townshend
mi