Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19

Unitarian church will hold their annual
fair in the town hall on the afternoon
and evening of Feb. %.
DR.. r. II. Philbrick was in Spring.
field Monday and visited Mrs. A. d.
Wright, who was then in critical
condition and who died Thursday.
The senior and junior classes of the
seminary entertained their brother
classes from Mount Hermon Saturday
evening. They gave coasting parties.
The Parent-Teacher association has
postponed it's meeting two weeks. 1t
will be held Feb. Q. Prof. Duley, who
has been i'll, will have charge Of that
meeting.
Rev. +. w. Pattison gave an illustrat-
ed lecture at Mount Hermon before the
students Saturday evening. He lee
tured on Canada, the West and MY
Life Among the Cowboys.
The social committee of the Congre-
gational church is planning a social to
be given Tuesday evening, Jan. %, in
the church vestry. 1t is to be a New
Year - social with q covered dish sup
per.
The regular meeting of the Fort
nightly will be held next Monday, Jan.
90. Mrs. l.. r. Smith will give paper
on The Best Books of the Year, and
Miss Gertrude Atwood paper on The
Spanish Armada.
Mrs. j. A. Stebbins, Mrs. Nettie Alb.
bolt and Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Cowles
attended the funeral of Edwin Parks
which was held in Bernardston Tues
day. Mrs. Parks was formerly Miss
| Mildred Hale of this town, sister OF
| Mrs. Cowles.
Northfield friends of Mrs. Ella Web.
ster Collins will be interested to know
that she and Mr.. Collins left Spring
field Saturday for Daytona, Fla, where
they will spend a few weeks. Miss
Henrietta Webster is in their home dur
ing their absence.
Mrs. Harriet j. Cobb, mother of Mrs
| Eugene +. Hunt, celebrated her Goth
birthday anniversary Friday, Jan. 70
| She received shower of cards from 15(
friends here and elsewhere. Mrs. Cobb
is still in good health and her facul
ties are not abated.
Clarence A. Barbour, president OF
| Rochester Theological seminary
preached Sunday morning in the Con
gregational church. The men s Sunday
school class had charge of the even
ing service and several of the business
men of the town spoke on Christ, Oui
Helper. Rev. F. w. Pattison presided.
Announcements have been received OF
the marriage of Rowland Phipps ant
Louise +. Walker in Southbridge
Mass. Mr.. Phipps formerly lived il
East Northfield and attended Mount
Hermon school. The family moveC
from here to Bennington. Mr.. and Mrs
Rowland Phipps will live in Stur
bridge, Mass, on a large farm.
Mrs. William Boomer is n guest OF
Mrs. l.. II. Lazelle. She and her hus
/ band have been missionaries in Santa
! 60, Chill, 20 years. Eight years age
they spent q year in East Mortified
Their daughter, Mary, graduated from
the seminary last June and another
daughter is attending the seminary
now. Robert Boomer, their only son
is a graduate of Mount Hermon.
Mrs. C. II. Webster went to North
ampton last week Tuesday and was
guest of Mrs. Frederick Bement. o.
Wednesday they attended the piano re
cital at Smith college given by the tw,
celebrated pianists, Bauer and Gabrilo
witsch. Thursday she attended con
cert of the College club of Springfield
which was held in the Woman's clul
house. While in Springfield she was
guest of her brother, n. D. Alexander
and of Mrs. Julia Webster Briggs. o.
Friday evening she attended meetin,
of the Springfeld-N Mortified club, o
which Mrs. Briggs is president. 1t wa
held at the home of Mrs Mabel Gea
jerks, and "a former students of North
field seminary were present. Mis-
Marion Webster also attended the pi
ano recital at Smith college Wednesda,
evening.