Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16

end guest Of friends in Westminster,
VT
Mrs. George Rubeor has been i'll the
past week.
F. II. Jcfts of Langdon has been n
visitor in town.
Miss Ellen Moore is visiting friends
in town this week.
Miss Mildred Clark spent the week.
end at Rock Island farm.
Miss Ruth Quigley was at home Sun
day from Greenfield, Mass.
NJ. S. Mann is having a piazza added
to his residence off High street.
Miss Monte Purcell of Greenfield,
Mass, spent Sunday at her home here.
w. S. Kimball of Boston, has been
spending several days with his family
| here.
several weeks, is able to be about
the house.
Fred Davis Of Hartford, Conn, has
been visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. b. Davis.
Mrs. r. d. Taylor of Kcenc has been
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Daven-
port recently.
Frank Bonnet, who is working in
Windsor, VT, spent the week end here
with his family
Hugh Sheridan of Providence, r. l.,
was guest Sunday of his daughter,
Mrs. w. F. Robertson.
Mrs. Guy Whitney of Springfield,
VT, has been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Maynard of
! New Haven, Conn, have been guests of
Octave Donzey this week.
Edward Maynard and Henry Beane
of Springfield, Mass, have been visit
ing relatives in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Holton have gone
to Mclrosc, Mass, where they were
called by the illness of the latter s
daughter.
Three candidates were initiated at
the o. E. S. meeting Monday evening.
After the regular program refresh
ments were served.
Rev. Father William Raymond of
Worcester, formerly of Brattleboro, has
been guest of Rev. Father p S. Ca
hill a few days this week.
Mrs. i. U. Upham, who has been i'll
four weeks, is making a good recovery.
The nurse who has been caring for her
will return to Brattleboro Saturday.
Automobile traffic is practically at
standstill for the first time this win
ter, due to the drifted conditions on
nearly all the roads outside the village.
Tuesday morning was the coolest of
the winter, "a degrees below zero being
recorded in several places. Being the
third day in succession of extremely
cold weather, many water pipes were
frozen.
o. II. Cooper secured three fine fox
pelts recently and received little over
so each for them. Foxes are unusually
numerous hereabouts, but owing to the
crust on the snow they have not been
hunted much this winter.
Phil Sheridan camp, No. 81, Sons of
Veterans, held Lincoln memorial serv-
ice in g. A. r. hall Monday evening
and the appropriate exercises were ex-
cellent Rev. Mr. Buffum of Winches-
ter, delivered an address which was
very interesting.
George NJ. Wheeler and Elmer Aid
rich are installing wood working mach
iner! in the old chisel shop building
on Canal street and will soon begin the
manufacturing of pail slaves and head
ings. The pine timber used in this bust.
ness will be secured locally
Eighty-three from this village and
over 100 from the town attended the
Universalist festival in West Chester
field, last Friday night. Nearly all
went as members of sleighride parties
and report an excellent time, although
they did not reach home until after 5
o clock the next morning.
The Hinsdale Farmers association
held its annual business meeting last
Monday evening and the following
, officers were elected: President, George
Pike; secretary and treasurer, Robert
Browning. County agent Darling spoke
at length on the subject of fertilizers