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

w. NJ Sparks was called Tuesday to
Brattleboro on guard duty.
Mrs Bessie Lindsey and son, Floyd
Lindsey, are guests in the home of Mrs.
Lefty button.
Mrs H. V. Dale of northampton came
Wednesday for visit in the home of
her daughter, Mrs c. IL. Evans.
Ed futile and family are moving their
goods from their former home in the Red
schoolhouse district to Mrs. Lefty Dut-
tons tenement.
f. w. Watson and A. W. Barry went
Tuesday to Brattleboro to attend the
annual meeting of the road commission
crs and sclectmen.
The annual meeting of the T. G. RS
will H. held in the home of Mrs. A. w.
Barry on Monday evening. Refresh
ments viii be sfryed. ..,t. ............
Mrs. Il, H.. Bnsworth left Friday to
visit her son and family in Brooklyn.
n. V, where size will also attend the
Billy Sunday meetings
Rev. II. II. Bosworth has recently been
giving Il series of instructive talks at
the Congregational Sunday school upon
the Bible, explaining the origin of the
book, the revised and King James YER
sions, etc.
In the regular meeting of the Dorcas
guild in the Congregational vestry
Wednesday a large number were in at
tendance. Supper was served by the
hostcsses, Mrs. |. S. Sayre, Miss Florence
Phelps and Miss Marion Winslow.
Rev. and Mrs J. r. Lawrence visited
their son, Reynard Lawrence, in Pitts
field, Mass, this week. Mr.. Lawrence.
who went from this village to Pittsiield
only a few months ago, has enlisted in a
Massachusetts company and is ready for
duty.
Because of selling half his home now
ing to r. L. Fitch for building lot, H. S
Kidder has bought of A. r. Marsh the
moving across the Mill brook, where the
butcher house stands. Mr.. Marsh will
keep the right to use the butcher house
in its present location.
Mr. and Mrs c. II. Evans will move
shortly to Titusville, Pa, where Mr..
ton 4 Esepsf1 f3e'E arss gs$s pi$ls#Ve
Their home on North street will be sold
or rented as soon as possible. All will
be sorry to have this family leave the
place. Mr.. Evans is a lifelong resident
of the valley and Mrs. Evans has beer
known here since her childhood, Both
have been active in social life and in any
matters of public spirit and will be much
missed.
Numerous fires have been started by
trains along the track this week, but
have been seen and cXtnguishcd at once
Wednesday morning, during the high
gale, fire spread on the IIodgedon mead
Ow, burning over two acres or more anC
coming dangerously near Mark Allbcci
buildings. The entire force of Willard
mill was called out to subduc the flames
On the same morning the chimncys al
Townshend Inn and al Dr. +. l.. Park
ers, the next building, burned out, caus
ing much excitement in the village, bu
doing no serious damage.
Intense interest is felt by all in tn,
war situation, flags are being displayed
freely throughout the village and In,
thoughts and best wishes of all are will
the boys who are leaving home to scry,
their country. Hayden Marsh went
Wednesday morning to take his place il
the ranks of Company | al Brattlcboro
Herbert Harding will 90 with Company
X at Springfield! Raymond Watson
who went to the border last summer
from the University of Vermont, Bur
lngtor, received an honorable discharge
from Company & on their return and vii
probably. not re-enlist at present Al
least two employees at c.. II. Willardi
mill haze signifed their intention o.
Offering themselves for enlistment.