Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-21


MIA.
Dry Bridge railroad crossing between
this town and Bernardston is being re-
built, which necesstates long de-
tour.
Miss Katherine Bacon of Newton
Heights, of the seminary faculty, was
called home Sunday by the death of her
father.
Mrs. Thomas Clark spent the week
end with her sister, Mrs. Della Joslin,
and her mother, Mrs. j. L. Joslin, in
Boston.
Miss Eta Merriman s Sunday school
class held a social, followed by supper,
at the Parish house last week Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Hammond and
family of Mortified Farms are moving
to the A. M. d. Alexander house OH
Main street.
The first games of baseball were
played on Chambers field at Mt Her
mon Monday between the old and
new students.
The family of Rev. G. L. Thompson
arrived Monday and were guests of
Mrs. G. G. StearHs until the parsonage
was in readiness.
c. +. Hicks principal of the high school
from 1913 to 1915, and Percy Richardson
of Terryvile, Conn, spent the first of the
week with Alton Dunnell
Miss Grace Kerns' of New York. who
sang at the Mortified Chorus club con
cert this winter, is to sing May / at
the Springfield festival.
Mrs. Haight and daughter, Miss Jennie
= llaight, will move from Mrs. \. w. Keet's
house on Main street to Mrs. Bessie 81
mondss house on Highland avenue May l,
The installation of Rev. F. w. Pat
tison as pastor of the Congregational
church will take place on Tuesday,
May 9, with q morning and afternoon
session.
| c. f. Hicks was given a surprise party
| Tuesday evening at the home of L. +.
Howard. The junior and senior classes of
the high school and others were among
the party.
Mrs. C. E. Williams and Miss Bar
bara went Wednesday to Amherst.
From there they are going to Boston.
They expect to be gone until the last
of the week.
Many from East Mortified and
Mortified attended the golden wedding
celebration of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w.
Montague Tuesday at their home at
Mortified Farms.
Rev. f. w. Pattison conducted a ser
vice at Sage chapel Saturday evening
for seminary students which was pre-
paratory for the communion service to
be held on Easter.
The members of the w. C. Y. U.
have collected two crates of eggs, 60
dozen, and sent them to the Boston
Flower Mission for distribution among
the sick and poor at Easter season.
The monthly gathering of teachers
and officers of the Congregational Sun
day school was held last Thursday
evening at the vestry. Supper was
sered, followed by short conference.
! Leon Randall, who is in the employ of
Mortified seminary, has moved to Clifford
Fields house and Frank Collier has moved
from the Clifford Field house to Mrs
Dwight Merriman's, where he is to work.
The four-years-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Augustus Baldwin died Sunday in Ashue
lot and was buried Tuesday. The cause
of the child's death was grip and compf-
cations. The family moved from here re-
Gently.
Wednesday afternoon at the parish house.
Mrs. Julia Moody Thurman of Allentown,
Pa, was in charge OF the devotions. The
subject for the afternoon was Progress Of
Temperance.
c. b. Buffum, II. II. Chamberlain,
John Barber and son went to Boston
Thursday and returned on Friday in the
snow storm. They returned in two AL
Ian of NVli
fun bought.
The seniors reached Mortified from
their Washington trip Saturday morning
Not one thing marred the delightful lC
days. They were able to visit Annapolis
and its naval academy, which was not il
their original plan.
A lecture relating to Passion Week
j. illustrated by the stereopticon, will be
given by Rev. James McConaughy
: formerly of Mt. Hermon faculty, now OF
e Philadelphia, at Sage chapel Friday
evening of this week.
: Mrs n j Hamlin of Pelham Manor, \
: Y, who for many years spent the sum
mers with Mrs. Augusta Day, has rented
a for the season DR.. A. j. Browns house oil
|. South Main street She will arrive her
soon with her maid and chauffeur
o The Fortnightly will hold its annua
f meeting Monday in Alexander hall and
large attendance is desired. Officers vii
u be elected, the society will vote either t
W become federated or the reverse, and Their
- will be further discussion OF the subjeC
of study for next year.
= The Mortified Grange is rchearsing
- play, Fun on the Podunk Limited, to h
given in the town hall May 2. There ar
a % characters in the play. A supper wi
= be served from to s o'clock and a dane
with good music will follow the pla!
a which is under the direction of Mrs. J.. {
or Capp, lecturer of the Grange.
Miss Violet Lyman returned to IL
is North Adams normal school last week. O
ne Saturday night she was taken i'll sudden
with appendicitis and was operated upo
ed that night in the North Adams hospita
C. Her mother Mrs. r. II. Woodbury., spel
Sunday and Monday with Miss Violet an
at left her in very comfortable conditic
lis with the prospect of a speedy recovery.
The case growing out of the conte
,r- of the will of the late James w. Cowl
Init