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

Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Ranney went to
Warren (NtJ Saturday for a visit.
Sharon Holden, who is working in
Kccnc, n H., was home over Sunday and
the Fourth of July.
Several from here attended the services
of the annual pilgrimage to the old town
meeting house in Rockingham Sunday.
Miss Carrie Houghton of Springfield,
Mass, came Saturday to visit over the
Fourth with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert IIoughton.
| Last week men from Boston were here
to inspect the dairies and on Monday two
new men were here from Washington,
d. c., making an inspection of diaries.
Mrs. Charles Mnard and family of
Dorchester, Mass, came last week to
their summer home here. Mr.. Minard
came Saturday to remain over the Fourth
with them.
The Westminster West baseball team
played the Putney team Saturday after
noon in FIardings field in Putney. The
score score was to in favor of the
Westminster West team.
Mrs. Walter Harlow has received post
card from Worcester, n Y, another from
Warren, Ohio and a letter from Kansas
City from her son, Henry, who has gone
to Texas with the militia.
DR.. Ned Goodhue and family and his
friend. Dr. Stutsman, all of Dayton, O.,
came Friday to visit his parents, Mr. and
Mrs Harlan Goodhue, making the trip in
Dir. Goodhuc's automobile
Miss leila Rugg closed her school in
South Wardsboro Friday with a picnic
and returned to her home here Saturday
Mrs George Allen and little girl came
with her and remained here over Sunday
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID
Kerr were their cousins, Attorney Bert
f. Cole and family of Windsor and Attor
ney John +. Gale and family of Guilford,
both parties making the trip in their au-
tomobiles.
Roland Chapman and family went to
Windham in his automobile to spend the
Fourth Mrs. Henry Lake and baby, who
had been visiting her sisters here since
Friday, returned with them to her home
in Grafton
Phillip Hall, who threw his hip out of
Joint while running and jumping on his
way home from school recently and lay in
a plaster cast "A month, then went on
crutches, has fully recovered and is now
able to walk without his clutches.
A large number from here went to Put
ney July 4 to enjoy the celebration.
About all the children in town were down
there in time to see the parade. \ NUM-
Der from here won prizes in the sports of
the afternoon as follows In the relay
race the side composed of Raymond FL
| field Hugh Houghton, Robert Harlow and
Lawrence Harlow won first prize, each
boy getting a medal. Hugh Houghton. a
student in the Brattleboro high school,
also won first prize in the high jump,
second prize in the half mile run and
third prize in the quarter mile rum Harry
Harlow won first prize in the shoe race
and first prize in the l00-yard dash for
boys. Elizabeth Harlow won first prize
in the l00-yard dash for girls and Pauline
Harlow won second prize in the same
dash.
The young mems class of the Congrega-
tional Sunday school gave "A social and old
fashioned spelling bee in the town hall
| Friday evening for the benefit of the base
ball team They cleared S625 from the
sale of ice cream and cake and homemade
candy. The spelling match, in which
| sides We're chosen, was thoroughly en-
| ioyed. Frank Harlow, a student in Am
herst agricultural college who is spending
the summer here stood up the longest.
Next was Walter Harlow, an eX-school
director, then his son. Robert Harlow, and
the next was little Phillip Hail. 10 years
old, although there were college graduates
among the adults who took part in the
spelling. The children held their own
with the grownups, which speaks well for
the way spelling is being taught at the
present time in the schools here.