Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25

has been visiting relatives here several
weeks, returned home Monday.
| Mrs. John Kile and two children of
| Weston came Thursday to visit her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. +. G. Butterfed.
Miss Bernice Holden of Townshend
visited from Saturday to Wednesday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome
Holden.
Hugh and Wayne Houghton went to
Springfield, Mass, Friday to visit over
Sunday with their sister, Miss Carrie
Houghton.
Mrs George Gottsche, who had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Clarence Blod-
gett, returned to her home in Pittsfeld,
Mass, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Curtis of Airing
ton, Mass, who had been guests of their
uncle, Rev. Walter Curtis, two weeks, re-
turned home Monday.
Frank Campbell and family of Mel
rose, Mass, came Saturday for a two
weeks visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorr Hitchcock and chill
dren of Athens visited over Sunday with
Mrs. Hitchcocks parents, Mr.. and Mrs
|
Mrs. Wellington Dennis of Seekonk.
Mass, and daughter, Mrs. Abbie Fitch,
of Buffalo, n. Y, returned to Seekonk
Thursday, after u two-weeks' visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Currier.
Mrs. Addie Goolell and grandson.
Robert Goodell, of Brooksville, Maine.
and granddaughter, Miss Helen Good.
ell, of Chicago, were guests several
| al &c 0f
land Chapman.
Mrs Edward Ccfrey and two children
of Maiden, Mass, who have been visit
ing several weeks, at the home of her
father, Earl Fuller of Putney, spent sew
eral days last week with her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Bell
There have been several family re-
unions here this summer. Westminster
West is certainly doing her share in
bringing home her sons and daughters
from far and near this summer, some
of whom had not been here for years
On Thursday, August 81, there will
be a basket picnic and field meeting
at the Pond in Athens. A cordial in
vitation is extended to everyone in
Westminster West to come and bring
the whole family. The program is
given elsewhere in this paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Durham and
family and Mrs. A. +. Schwenk and
daughter, Elizabeth, of Brattleboro
came Thursday to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Harlan Goodhue. Judge Schwcnk came
Saturday in his automobile and they
all returned to Brattlcboro Sunday
Fred Harlow and daughter, Miss
Marion, of Maiden, Mass, and son,
Harold of Millville, n. j., came Satur-
day to join Mrs. Harlow and sons, who
have been spending the summer at tho
home of Mrs. Harlow 8 brother, Hugh
Goodell. They will visit here several
weeks.
Robert Miller and family of West
minister came Sunday in their automo-
bile and took Mr. Miller's mother, Mrs.
Martha Miller, and sister, Mrs. Frank
Harlow, to Windham, where they called
on Mrs. Harry Chapman, dined at
Lowell lake, and returning called on
friends in Grafton.
Mrs. Henry Goodhue of Brattleboro
and son, Prof. Everett Goodhue, and
wife of Colgate university, of Hamil.
ton, n. Y, AMI her daughter, Mrs. Will
liam Montgomery, of New York city,
were guests several days last week of
Mrs. Martha Miller, who is sister of
Rev. Henry Goodhue.
Alfred S. Hall and daughter. Miss
Helen, of Winchester, Mass, were in town
Sunday calling on friends They came
with DR.. George H. Gorham and Miss
Elivra Gorham of Bellows Falls in their
automobile. Miss Helen Hall remained
for visit with Mrs. Rolin Ranney Mr..
Hall and daughter were returning home
from a two-weeks' visit in Meriden.
Rev. Walter Curtis ofFiciated at the
funeral of Russell Braley in Putney Sun
day afternoon at the house. large num-
Der from here attended the services. Both
, Mr.. and Mrs Braley were born in West
minister West. The burial took place in
, the cemetery here, where many of their
friends who did not go to Putney gath
cred for the burial service at the grave.
Hon. and Mrs. T.. G. Butterfeld had
family reunion at their home Sun
: day, The only one missing to make the
family gathering complete was John
kile of Weston, who was unable to be
present. There were eleven present, as
follows: Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Butter.
field, Mrs. John Kilc (Liona Butter.
, field) and children, Evelyn and Marion
of Weston, Mr.. and Mrs. Dorr Hitch
cock (Lucy Butterfeld) and children,
Clifford and Dwight, of Athens, Miss
Nellie Butterfeld, trained nurse and
: her twin sister, Miss Nettie, who lives
at home.
On Monday Rollin Ranney, Walter
Buxton, Hugh Goodell, Seymour Mi
nard, Edward and Henry Gorham went
in automobiles to Brattleboro, where at
the Brooks House they joined Il party
of Westminster farmers. The party,
consisting of about "a under the lead
crship of County Agent A. w. Sweeton,
took an automobile trip down the Con-
} necticut valley to the Massachusetts
experiment station at Amherst Agricul
tural college. On the way down they
stopped at A. A. Dunklcc's in South
Vernon, Mt. IIermon school, Connect.
cut Valley Onion Co., South Dccrficld,
Beden Bros Sunderland farms in Had
: ley. They left Brattleboro about a.
M, returning there about 6 p. m. All
report very enjoyable and profitable
day.