Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-04-06

bury, was at the Stafford barrow farm
on West hill over Saturday.
W. r. Tidd Of Carthage, n. Y, has
joined Charles Piper, who has been
selling stoves in this locality, and they
are boarding at Z. L. Blood S.
Mrs. Charlotte Ely of Springfield,
Mass, is with her sister, Mrs. Addie
Johnson, and Mrs. George PiMey, who
has been caring for her, has returned
home.
The friends of Andrew f. Aver will
be glad to know that he has been able
to go to his home in Kecne, n. H., aft
err his critical illness in Fitehburg,
Mass, with septic poisoning.
Mrs. W. II. Dickinson has returned
home from stay in Brattleboro and
Greenfield Mass. She has received
news that her mother, Mrs. Nancy
Ranney, an inmate of the Old Ladies
Home in Springfield, Mass, is i'll with
pneumonia.
The services in the West Hill school
house Sunday afternoons will be re-
sumed next Sunday, April s, when an
Easter service will be held at 3 clock,
in charge of Rev. r. b. Davis. Every
one is invited to be present 70 make
this a rally day service.
"A meeting of -tAe-Ael's class
will be held in the vcstry of the Bap-
list church Friday evening, April 6, at
7.30. A full attendance is desired as
important matters are to come before
the class. A social hour with refresh
ments will follow the meeting.
First Baptist church, Rev. r. B.
Davis, pastor. Easter concert at 1045
by the choir and Bible school, The
Light Divine; 10 m, Bible school; 7
p. M, Christian EndAavor service. Top
ic, The Significance of Easter. A cor
dial invitation to ali services.
Miss Jessie O'Connor s school on
West hill had to be closed because of
the lack of the required number of
pupils on account of removals from
town. Miss O'Connor will teach in
West Dummerston when the school
can be opened. 1t has been closed on
account of mump5.
Prof Laurence, teacher of music at
Mount Hermon, who was a guest, with
his wife and son, at Charles L..
Thwing s, sang a solo at both the morn
ing and evening services in the Con
gregational church, which were much
appreciated by those who attended.
Hollis Cobb also sang a solo.
Lee NJ. willard, youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Willard, and
Miss Cora Parker of Grafton were mar
ried in Bellows Falls Wednesday, March
%, Rev. Il. A. Mason, pastor of the
Baptist church, performing the cere-
mony. Thcy are making their home at
the Willard farm III Westminster.
Mrs May Brown Phillips has re.
turned to her work at the Bradley cor
poration shops, after an enforced vaca-
ton with measles. Miss Jennie Ander-
son of Bridgeport, Conn, was her guest
n week and they visited at George
Dompier's in Townshend and Gerry
| Martin S while Miss Anderson was here.
Congregational church, Rev. Theo.
| dorc J. Poelman pastor. Sunday serv-
| ices: 1915 a. M, special Easter musical
program, including solos, duet and
selections by the choir, with an appro.
pirate sermon by the pastor; 1910 p. H.,
| Sunday school. The contest be-
tween the mems and women s classes
is growing in interest; p. M, Chris,
tian Endcavor meeting. Topic, The
Significance of Easter. Leader, Miss
| Lucia.
The grafanola concert given Wedncs-
day evening to start sidewalk
fund Noted $l0.05. The iowa gave
the use OF the hall and the music was
grntutously furnished by a. NJ. Cor
ser. Next Wednesday evening there
will be another concert and some or.
ganization formed, probably along ri.
raj Improvement lines. A sidewalk TO
tho railroad station has been e long.
| felt want and that route has been sug-
gested and heartily endorsed By ALL
The regular annual meeting of thu
| Baptist church was held in the church
paror Saturday afternoon, March 81,
when reports of last year S work were
given, officers chosen and plans for flu
ture work formulated. This last year
was ona of the best in the history of
the church. All bills were promptly
paid and substantial balance is left
in tho treasury. A mortgage of $500
on the parsonage was raised. largely
through the efforts of Mrs. C. b. Good
rich, the efficient president of the La
dies Aid society, and six were added
to the membership of the church, FIVE
| by baptism and one by letter. The