Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-11

Mrs Burton Spencer of Hinsdale, N.
H., spent the weekend with her sister,
Mrs. Charles Cregar, on Rustic Ridge.
Mrs. Otto NJ. Phelps, Miss Adrianna
and Miss Margaret Otte have returned
from their trip of several weeks Ill the
West.
Mrs. Dennison of New Haven, Conn,
is very i'll in the home of Mrs. Charles
White. DR.. r. II. Philbrick is attend
ing her.
Max Huber ST., is in the Franklin
County hospital, being treated for com
plications caused by the extraction OF
II tooth.
Miss Clara Moody has returned from
a visit in Brooklyn. Miss Adelie and
Miss Gertrude Zimmerman returned
with her.
Max Huber is spending a few days
in IIoldcrncss, n. H., with ms brother,
William Huber, who is with Paul
Brcinig and family.
oommIot,ly renovated in the interior and
will be completed in time lor the ia'l
term of the seminary.
Mr.. Robinson of Jamaica came to Wis
if n few days this week with ms WIRE,
Mrs. Ruth Robinson, at the nome OF
her mother, Mrs. Henry Mclean.
Mrs. Lester Polhcmus and son, Ia
bor. are in the Springfield hospital, the
latter undergoing an operation for the
removal of anedoids and tonsls.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Jancway of New
brunswick. y. j., are here at their sum
mer home on the Winchester road. 1hey
have n new automobile with limosinc.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Alexander
of London, who are at the August con
ference, are boarding at Hotel North
field and rooming at c. f. Dickerson 5
house.
DR.. and Mrs. A. J.. Newton are ex-
pcctcd home from Atlantic City the
the first of next week. His health
has much improved since going to the
resort.
Friends of Mrs James p. Krogh will
be interested to know that she and Mr..
Krogh and their three children are at
the home of j. j. Greenough in Deer
field for August.
Miss Ellen X. Callaghan received her
letter of appointment as postmaster at
Mortified Saturday. She now awaits
her letter of commission stating the date
when she will take possession.
Miss katherine Callaghan went to
Boston Monday for a few days VISIT
with her sister Then she and her sister,
Miss Mary, will join party on trip
through Maine and eastern Canada.
The postponed field day of the chap
ters of Eastern Star of Keene, Win
chester and IIinsdalc, will be held with
the Mortified chapter Thursday, Aug.
II, on the grounds of the high school.
News has come of the birth of son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Foreman in
PHILADELPHIA last week. Mr.. Foreman
is well known here as the son of MIR
and Mrs. Charles Foreman, now of In
dia. who lived in Northfeld III l9l+
and 1915.
During the severe thunder shove
and wind Tuesday new wagon she'
was blown over on the farm of Charlie
Tennev at Northfield Farms. one 9
the silos was twisted and corn al
through the meadows was laid fiat i
many places.
A Camp Fire was held at Cam
Mortified Wednesday evening.
opened after the evening service in tn
Auditorium. A huge bonfire wa
started at Camp Mortified in the pine
and program of songs, readings an
stunts was given by the campers.
Mrs. Henry F.. Cutler of Mount Her
mon has received a message through
the Belgian commission that her hus
band, who is principal of Mount Her
mon school, has arrived safely in Liver
pool. Mr.. Cutler sailed on slow steam
err, so no direct word has been hcar'
from him.
Mrs. C. c. Stockbridge and daughtc
left Tuesday for a few days visit il
Springfield. On Saturday they start OF
threc-wecks tour to Niagara Falls
over Lake Ontario, Thousand Islands
Montreal, Quebec, Ausable Chasm
down Lake Champlain to Lake George
then to Saratoga Springs and HON
through the Berkshircs to Springfield
DIR. John Gardner, pastor of the NeN
England church of Chicago, preached i
$ the Auditorium Sunday evening This
e the church where Dwight L. Moody WA
t a communicate the first years of his lii
=, in Chicago. Large numbers of automc
t blcs and carriage loads of people drov
here from surrounding towns for the SUI
t day services A special service was held i
i the afternoon for them Rev. f. w Pa
y tison conducted the service for children O
n Round Top.
The house owned by Joseph Solaz,
mile from the village on the road
Mortified Farms, was burned to Il
ground Saturday night about 8 o'cloc
IS The family was eating supper when Il
fire was discovered in the upper part
k the house. The house was entirely burne
also some of the barn Most of the FUR
G. turc was saved, but much of the clothil
was burned. Mr.. Solaz is Polish, has
p family of five children and is iarmC
The house was insured for 500. The eau
= of the fire probably was defective chi
ney.
Many people arrived Friday and S
urday for the General Conference
Christian Workers. The first serv
III opened in the Auditorium Friday eve
ing. A praise service was held at 7
a. clock directed by Charles NJ. All
y ander and choir was instituted
continue through the Ii days of
s. conference. w. r. Moody presided
II, the o'clock service and welcomed