Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-03-02

Mrs. Cora Winchester spent few
days in Brattleboro last week.
Jasper Benson is spending a few
days at the Windham County House.
A good number from this village
were in Brattleboro last week to hear
Bob Oft.
Harold Morse has returned to Green
field, after recuperating at his home for
while from measles.
Miss Mabel Phillips went Thursday
to visit friends in South Londonderry,
returning home Monday.
Mrs. Fred Smith of West Brattle
boro has been spending few days in
the home of her son, Hurdis Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wiswall were
weekend visitors in the home of her
brother, Orris Severance, in Grafton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Grout attended
the funeral service of his cousin, Her.
mon f. Eddy, in Brattleboro Monday
afternoon.
Glen Howe came Saturday to the
home of his brother. Harry Howe,
where he is helping draw logs from
the l.. F. Baker farm.
L. y
York, last week to attend the funeral
his father, Gordon Persons, who died
after n two-weeks illness with grip.
Charles Dexter, who is recovering
from an operation for appendicitis per-
formed recently in the Brattlcboro Me-
mortal hospital was in town Wednes-
day.
Curtis Smith and family have
moved from the mill cottage in district
No. t. where they have lived since the
burning of their home last summer, to
Brattleboro.
Frank Rice of Plainfeld, this state,
Is in charge of the Windham County
creamery since the illness of c. A.
Nichols, who has been very i'll with
measles, but is now improving.
Mrs. +. L. Hamlin was called to
Brattleboro the first of the week by
the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Daniel
Van Nalkenburgh. Billy Sage will
board at Fred Smith s while Mrs. Ham
lin is away.
Miss Loina Davis spent few days
at home last week. On her return Sat
urday to Dummerston hill she was ac-
companied as far as Brattleboro by her
sister, Miss Loenza Davis, who visited
friends in town for the day
Washington s birthday was Il holi. |
day for the carriers of the rural routes. |
George B. Bush and Karl +. Maher at |
tended the annual meeting of the ear
riers of Windham county, which was
held that day in Brattleboro.
Albert Phillips recently sold to w.
w. Persons a fve-horse-p power gasoline
engine and saving outfit, a two-and-a-
half horse power engine with saving
outfit to Eleary Chase. and q drag saw
to Cobb & Read of Wardsboro.
Mrs. George Batchelder, who has
been spending few weeks with her
sister, Mrs. Abbott Davis, in Spring
field, this state, returned to Newfane
the latter part of last week on account
of the illness of her daughter Lora
who has measles.
Prof G. X. Cherrie returned last
week Tuesday to New York city, after
l0-mOnths trip to South America in
the interests of the American Museum
of National History. He came to New
fame Saturday to spend Sunday with
his family, returning Monday to New
York city, where he plans to remain
a week.
The Following program was present
ed at the regular meeting of the
Grange this week Wednesday evening:
Reading, Mrs. F. A. Railway; recita-
ton, Miss Inez Cherrie; reading, Mrs
Walter Wright; song, Mr.. and Mrs. O.
X. Wright; question for debate, What
is the value of a telephone in an aver
age farm home for twelve months9
Miss Florence Whitaker was pleas
antly surprised Saturday on the 14th
anniversary of her birthday, to re-
ceive a shower of So postcards. She
greatly appreciated the remembrance
of her friends, as she is at the home of
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Betterly, on Dummerston hill. Having
been exposed to measles before leav-
ing home she came down with them
sunday, being the last scholar in the
village school who had not previously
had this contagious disease.
Among the new cases of measles re.
ported are j. c. Tibbetts, Raymond and
Mildred Mack, Margaret Higgins,
Louise and Floyd Fellows. All those
reported last week are improving. Leon
Fellows has recovered and was able to
resume his duties as express agent on
the local railroad this week Monday.
Fourteen cases of measles were re-
ported among the 10 men, mostly Rus
slams, who came recently to work on n
lumber job for the American Realty