Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-21


which connect, from some animal,
supposedly a muskrat, which has dew
astatcd especially the corn, that in
Mr.. Knights garden having \been
completely eaten away. Two traps
were set Sunday night and on Mon
day morning both were occupied. One
had captured large skunk and the
other an enormous muskrat. The
skunk, which evidently had made n
desperate effort to free itself had
trampled down and destroyed large
amount of corn in Mr.. Mller's gar
den.
George Downs of Brooklyn is a
guest at John A Stafford IS.
Herbert Winchester is working on
Amcs hill for Gustaf Stromberg.
Walter Taylor has taken a position
in one of the Estey Organ Co. fac
tories.
Miss Ruth Alexander began work
Monday in the office of the IIolstein-
Fricsian association.
Mr.. ami Mrs. S. L. Purinton occu-
pied the B. S. Miller cottage at Sun
set lake over the weekend.
Miss Maude Miller began Monday
a twowecks' vacation from her work
in IIoughton & Simondss store.
Mrs. Jane Higley of Marlboro is
keeping house for G. s. Higley during
Mrs. IIigley visit in Hartford with
relatives.
lIazen Stockwell has been singing in
the First Universalist church in the
east village during the absence of f..
c. Moflatt.
Mrs. Emily Goodenough spent the
weekend in the home of her sister,
Mrs. Robert Williams, returning Sun
day evening
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. A. Knight and
daughters, Charlotte and Elberta, We're
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. X. w.
Locke of Marlboro.
Charles r. Prentiss went to Flor
ence, Mass, Saturday to see his
brother, Rev. George Prentiss, who is
i'll with rheumatism.
Mrs. d. Latchis, who underwent a
Melrose hospital week ago, is max
ing good recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Davis and SON
Lee, and daughter, Everil returned
Saturday from a visit at their former
home in Wilmington.
Mrs. Charles 5. Higley went Satur
day to Hartford, Conn, whore she
will join Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Reid for
an outing at beach.
The Glover club held an ice-cream
sale on the lawn of the Congregations
church Saturday afternoon at
o clock, which was well patronized.
Mrs. Gladys Latham of IIinsdale un
derwent an operation for appendicitis
in the Merose hospital Saturday at II
o. clock in the evening. She is doing
well.
DIR. and Mrs. Ernest Clark and foul
children, who recently returned from
Sivas, Turkey, are now visiting his
brother, Rev. James Clark, and family
in Bennington.
Charles n. Robbins of Orchard
street, who has been confined to the
house with a fractured ankle and has
not been as well the past few days, is
slightly improved.
Clarence Covey, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar G. Convey, underwent an
operation for u diseased gland in hi,
neck Monday morning in the Me
mortal hospital. DIR. G. r. Anderson
was the surgeon.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Bigelow and
daughter returned Saturday night from
Tarpon Springs, Fla, where they
spent the winter as usual in their
winter home. They are staying with
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Clark.
Fred Thompson, who underwent an
operation in the Melrose hospital &
few days ago, is gaining. 1t is ex-
pected that he will be able to leave
the hospital in another week and re
turn to camp at Burlington.
Rev. and Mrs. f. Stacy Harrison
ami three children of Avon, Mass.
came Sunday to spend vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs +. II
Davenport. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Winter of Athol, Mass, and children
are visiting at Mr.. Davenport s.
On Sunday, Aug. 20, which is tho
2jth anniversary of the opening of tn,
tabernacle at Sunset lake, there viii
be a special service to commemorate
the event. Rev. +. d. Mallory of Bos
ton, who was here in those early days
Of the Grove meetings, will conduct
the services. "
Mr. and Mrs. II. l.. IIadlock of Bel
chertown, Mass, who had been visit
ing in the home of their son, Frank
Hadlock, returned to their home by au-
tomobile Sunday. They were accom-
panied by their grandchildren, Haze
and Leslie Iadlock who will spend
two weeks with them.
Baptist church, Rev. I, NJ Compton
pastor Morning worship at 1890
with sermon by Rev. Edward A. Ma
son of Bellows Falls. Sunday school
at noon. Evening worship at $50
Subject, Enthusiasm; Its Value; How
to Cultivate 1t. Midweek prayer
meeting Wednesday evening. Leader
, Mrs. Ella Donelson.
Mrs. Helen Howard Cooper anj
daughter, Irene, and son, Howard
came Wednesday from East Charlotte
where they had spent five weeks on
Lake Champlain, and are boarding
with Mrs. f. A. knight. Mrs. Cooper
who is an artist, has been painting
the past five weeks getting ready to
enter her work in the art galleries in
; New York in the fall
Lester Winter, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Winter of Athol, Mass, who is
visiting here with his parents, is hay
inc his arm traotad NV nr H. r