Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21

There will be dance in the town
hall Friday evening.
Dana j. Bugbcc of Boston has been
guest this week of his brother, Dr.
L. II. Bugbee.
Miss Sylvia Derry is spending her
vacation at her home, but will return
to Middlebury college Wednesday, Dee
%.
Some sugar was received by the
dealers in town Wednesday afternoon
and in Il short time had been diStrib-
uted among the patrons of the stores
Miss Jennie T.. Pierce of Scituatc is
expected Friday night TO spend her
vacation. She plans to fit up the tenc-
ment in her house, made vacant by th"
death of Mrs Waite.
The next council of Putnev troop OF
Boy Scouts will be held Monday eve
ming, Jan. :. a notice will be sent 10
each Scout in due time. All dues should
be paid at this meeting.
Miss Charlotte Eaton is expected
from New York Saturday to spend the
holidays with her mother Mrs. II. G.
Evprleth, after which she will return
10 finish her secretarial course in Miss
COnklim s school.
The Putncy fuel committee will hold
u l,ublic meeting in the town hall for
the purpose of finding out The coal sit
uHtion of this town, Saturday evening
Dee. %, at $50. George r. Aplin II.
&. Evcrlcth. \. NJ. Corscr. fuel com
mittcc.
Every Boy Scout is urged by the
stamps and thrift stamps at the post
Office. They will count in the second
and first class tests, the same as mon
! ely deposited in the bank, aud will
count as points in the tests for merit
badges. They cost - cents each and
the postmaster will explain them.
There win be special Christmas mu-
sic in the Congregational church next
Sunday morning and an appropriate
sermon by the pastor. On Monday
evening there will be a Christ mas tree
with exercises. There will be no prcacn-
ing service al the Baptist church sun
day morning, but the Sunday school
will meet az usual. and on Monday eve
ming there will be Christmas exercise
and tree with Santa Claus.
Miss Anna Anderson. who has for
the past year been book keeper for the
! Bradley corporation. has accepted
POSITION with the Dunham Bros. Co..
in BrattlehOro and will board at home
Her place at the Bradley corporation
has been taken by Miss katherine
Howe. a graduate OF the commerce II
department of the Brattlcboro hign
| school and lately of the Bay Path
school in Brattlcboro. Miss Howe is
n daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Howe and will live with her parents.
Word has been received from the as
Sistant state director of Y. NJ. G. \.
war work that Vermont and Windham
county did not reach their quota, hence
the people are asked to again take up
the work, and amy one wishing to con.
tribute to this very important cause
may leave their subscription at the
poStollicc or with the scoutmastrr, who
will again do some soliciting for this
| FUND. Looking after the welfare of
our boys cover there is a noble mis-.
sion and all should do their bit to help.
The following promotions were made
IN recent meeting Of the local com
mittcc of the nutnev troop of Bow
Scouts: Assistant scoutmaster, Albert
NJ LoNehburY; patrol leader, Lion pa
troll, Henry PHELPS; patrol leader, Wolf
patrol, George Farnum, and assistant
leader, Milford Martin; assistant pa.
troll leader, Eagle patrol, Ralph Aus
tim; ensign, Lawrence Divol; signal
hearers, Rodney Darden, Albert Town
! send, Charles Miller and George John.
| son. These promotions take effect at
once.
CONGREGATIONAL church, Rev Tho
| dorc L. Porlman pa.dor. Sunday s2rv.
ices; lo,l5 a. m, special Christmas
music, and sermon by the pastor; 10
No. raising of service flag. with songs
by the children; l2.lj, Bible school
all children are requested to he pres,
ent for preparation for Christmas eve
exercises; =. M, Christian Endcavor
meeting, led by the pastor. Topic,
Christmas Giving, Monday night
| christmas cvc): Exercises by the
Bible school at $50. "Thc Life If
Christ - will he shown in eight reels
of motion pictures, with singing and
speaking by the children during The
chuuu NJ thn rnnlS IE\IV Christ.