Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-14
WESTMINSTER WEST.
Committees for Grange Fair.

In the meeting Of Maple Grove
Grange, held last Thursday evening, the
following committees were chosen for
the fair to be held Tuesday evening,
Oct. %: General committee, s. II.
Mnard, Carlton Holden, Walter Har-
low; vegetable, fruit and grain COM,
Paul Harlow, Alberta Barnes, Hugh
Houghton; fancy work and school work,
Mrs. Alberta Barnes, Hazel Sanborn,
Mrs. Joseph Holt; canned goods and
children s cooking, Miss Caroline Well
man, Mrs. G.. S. Beebe, Mrs. l.. M.
Sanborn; play com, which will be given
In the evening, Mrs. Frank Shattuck,
Fay Hall; dance committee, Frank Har-
low, Mrs. Fay Hall, Joseph Holt; re-
freshment committee, Mrs. Eliza Phil
lips with her own choice of assistants.
1t is planned to have the fair afternoon
and evening with exhibits in the church
vestry. A play in the evening, after
which a dance in the town hall.
Miss Bernice Holden went Saturday
to Townshend, where she has a posi-
ton.
Miss Nellie Butterfeld, a trained
nurse, went to Brattleboro Saturday on
case.
Miss Hester Holden went to Town
shend last week, where she will teach
the grammar grades.
G.. 8. Beebe is suffering from blood
poisoning in his right arm. DIR. Bug
bee of Putney is caring for him.
Sergeant Henry Harlow, Co. 1, who
is at Camp Bartlett, Westfeld, Mass,
spent Thursday and Friday at his home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Peach of Somtr.
vile, Mass, came Sunday for n visit
with Mrs. Peach IS daughter, Mrs G. s.
| Beebe.
Word was received here last week
of the birth of son, George Goodhue,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Wellman of Chi
cago and grandson to Mrs. Rachel Well
man of this place.
Alfred Ranney, John Ormsby, J. Hunt
Clark, George Bell and Alonzo Kerr at
tended the meeting of Windham Coun-
ty veterans in Brattleboro, Wednesday
Roland Chapman took them in his auto
mobile.
On Friday evening, Sept 81, there
will be a dance for the benefit of the
local Red Cross. Weeden IS orchestra
will furnish music. All are cordially
invited. Frank Harlow has the affair
in charge.
Brookside school has been closed AMI
the pupils of that district are trans
ported to Saxtons River school. Miss
Ethel A. Eddy, the new superintendent
of schools, visited the schools here
Thursday.
Pupils who have been spending the
summer at their homes here returned
to school last week, Mabel Harlow &c
the Brattleboro high school and George
and Hilary McElroy to the BELOW:
Falls high school.
Helen Parmelee and Joseph Blodgett
took the examination in arithmetic and
passed, having passed in all other stud
les last spring. Helen has entered the
Brattleboro high school and Joseph will
remain at home this year.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage on Saturday, Sept. |, il
Detroit, Mich, of Edna Emlnah Phi.
brick to Carl Henry Wilcox. Mr.. Will
cox is a son of Fred Wilcox, formerly OF
this place, and a nephew of Mrs. Rollil
Ranney. He has many relatives ant
friends here who extend congratula
tons.
School began Tuesday after the sum
mer vacation with Miss Elida Frost It
the Westminster West school and Mis-
, Carolyn Bardwell at the South Vallc'
school. Miss Frost has two new pupil
in grade one, Louise Chapman and Her
bert Sanborn. Miss Bardwell has thre
new pupils in grade one, Pauline an,
Sarah Fisher and George Ranney.
The large boiler weighing over 81:
tons which was used in the lumbe
camp here was moved to Springfield VT
Tuesday. Ten men with six horses ant
u wagon worked at it most of Sunda,
and they succeeded in getting it to tn
, road about Monday noon. after break
ing one pair of WHEELS The large auto
mobile truck which came from Spring
field Sunday to get it was obliged t.
. return without it and come again Tues
day, when it was loaded on it at tn
main road.
EBERT s. BRIGHAM TO SPEAK