Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
NORTHFlELD, MASS.

for Christmas.
Arthur Bolton has installed steam
heat in his house.
Mrs. Harvey +. Lampson is i'll and
in the care of a nurse.
Sidney Tyler Is assisting Dayton
Parks on the mail train for eight days.
Several children in East Northfield
are i'll or recovering from chicken pox.
Miss Viola Haven has gone to Hol.
liston, Mass, for the Christmas vaca-
ton.
Miss Isabel Thompson entertained
The Girls club at her home Saturday
night.
Miss Ruth Ayers is home from St.
Lukc's hospital, Now York, for the
holidays.
Miss c. B. Rolfc has gone to Con.
cord, n. H., to spend the holidays with
her father
Mrs. Marjorie Sherwood is with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Waite,
for week.
Charles L. Dickerson, jr., of Harvard
university RETURNS home this week for
the holidays.
Mrs. l.. Il. Smith S Bible class gave
$3.50 this week for materials for Red
Cross work.
Il. l.. Hammond is home from his
lumber job in Peterboro, n. H., as the
snow is too deep 60 work.
Miss Lucy Harmon and Miss Grace
Doolittle will come from iSchburg nor
NAL school for The hoii IaNs.
Mrs. j. w. Field will entertain the
Neighborhood sewing club New Year s
eve to watch the new year in.
The services Of the Unitarian ehurcn
were held in the vcstry Sunday on ac-
count of the scarcity of coal.
Miss Doris Doolittle has completed
her course in dressmaking in Worces-
ter and returns home Saturday.
Miss Elizabeth Graham will spend
the holiday vacation with her sister,
Mrs. Herman Brown of Vernon.
The Boys Brigade is holding drills
Tuesday and Friday while Lieut. Clar-
ence Steadlcr is here TO drill them.
Harold Davis has been obliged TO
discontinue his studies at the high
school on account of weak heart.
Mrs. Bessie Symonds and Miss Hell
Ell Synonds Of Springfield will spend
the holidays at their home on Highland
avenue.
The Halifax Relief fund will amount
to about $3.50 from Mortified, collected
under the auspices of the public safety
committee.
Miss Esther Moody returns from
Wellesley college on Friday to spend
the vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs A. G. Moody.
Lieut. Clarence Stcadler is in Boston
this week. The brigade does not drill
tonight (Friday), on account Of the
Christmas exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Stebbins will en-
terrain for Christnias Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Stebbins and children, and Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Nash of Springfield.
Mount Hermon school closes Friday
of this week until Jan. 8. This vaca-
tion is extended in order to conserve
coal and the time will be made up by
school sessions Mondays.
Mrs. l.. II. Lazellc has gone to
Orange, n. j., to spend the holidays
with her daughter and husband, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Dlrgin. Mr.. Lazelle
will join them for Christmas.
Mrs. William Leavis will have as
her guests for the holidays Mr.. and
Mrs Ralph johnson and child of Win.
chester, y. H., Miss Ethel Leavis OF
FULLY and her mother, Mrs. +. B. Pullen
of Boston.
Mrs. William Boomer has been Wis
iting her daughter, Miss Mary Boom
CT, at Wellesley college. Rev. and
Mrs. Boomer, Miss Mary and Robert
Boomer of New Jersey will be at the
Mortified hotel for the Christmas SEA
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. +. Howard arc to
have family reunion for the holi.
days. Miss Ellen Howard comes from
her work in Manchester, n. H.. Lieut..
Newton Howard from the aviation
camp in North Carolina and Philip
from Wesleyan university
A special meeting of the Mortified
Grange was held in Sorg Of Veterans
hall Monday evening to consider the
buying of Red Men S hall. The matter
was finally left in the hands of the cX
oeutivc committee, l.. o. Clapp, George
Holton and w. A. Priest, who are OK
pectcd to take some action this week.
The Barber district held their Sun
day school Christmas entertainment
Saturday evening at the echoolhousc.
Miss Lightower, the superintendent,
and Miss Harriet Elder of the semi
nary, were present. Exercises were
given by the children and readings by
Miss Martha Whitehousc. Santa Claus
distributed presents from a tree
DR., and Mrs. Wood were in Boston
last week to attend the mass meeting
of the state Rcd Cross at fremont
Temple. Major General John Johnson
presided and Mr.. Davidson, head OF
the war relief committee, gave a vigor-
Gus patriotic address. John Mccormack,
the famous Irish tenor, sang the Star
Spangled Banner and received tremen,
dous applause.
Christmas exercises were held in No.
Q SCHOOLGIRLS Sunday afternoon, fol.
lowed by tree, Prizes of jackknives
were awarded to Charles IIolton and
Master Black for perfect attendance
at Sunday school for nine weeks.
Messrs. DcForrest and Eliot of Mount
Hermon were in charge Of the after.
noon exercises. Next term Mr.. Top.