Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27

Edison left is ut work in Brookline for
+. J.. Pierce
George Knapp was overcome by the
heat Monday.
Miss Winnifred Maher was home from
Athol over Sunday.
George Bush has a new bort automo-
bile and A. II. Farnum a new Dodge car.
w. b. Park spent Sunday with his
son, Richard Park, in Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Ballou went last
week to Burlington. Mr. Ballon returned
home Sunday
Mrs. Wilder and little daughter of
Wardsboro are visiting her mother, Mrs
Charles Kennon.
Walter Wright has a new tractor
which he is using on his farm with salts
factory results.
Miss Winslow of Brattleboro came
Tuesday to visit Mrs. Mary II. Perkins
at the Nutshell.
Mrs. Sarah Morse and Miss Doris
Morse are visiting at a. +. Cudworth's in
South Londonderry.
Rev. J. C. Harrison of Otsfeld, Maine,
will preach as candidate in the Congre-
gational church next Sunday
Mrs Jean Thompson, an author from
Middletown, Conn, came Tuesday to
spend the summer at j. f. Whittaker's.
Mr.. and Mrs Lucien Person and daugh-
ter of Holyoke are spending a week in
the home of his brother, W. W. Per-
son.
Mrs. C. A. Tarvin of Bradentown, Fla,
is spending the week with her aunt, Mrs.
A H. Farnum, and with Mrs. Walter
Wright.
Mr.. Hammond, former partner of
Ward H. Eager in the stock exchange
New York city, came Wednesday to Wis
it Mr.. Eager.
Mrs. +. 81. Butterfield returned home
last week and is making good recov
cry after a recent operationain the Me
mortal hospital in Brattleboro.
Mrs. Charles Ballou and three chill
rem of Saratoga Springs, are expected
next week to spend few weeks in the
home of her brother, Clyde Randall.
w. W. Dearborn, who spent the winter
in Waltham, has been at A. r. Under
woods a month. He left Tuesday tC
spend the summer at his home in Wood
stock
Miss Hazel Rhoades of Athol is visit
ing in the home of her brother, Delbert
Rhoades. She came to see her father, X
R. Rhoades, who was seriously injured
last week in the steam mill
Ransom Rhoades, who underwent {
surgical operation last week after a Sc
lious accident in the Tibbetts steam
mill, is gaining. Miss Rochon, specia
nurse at the Memorial hospital at Brat
tleboro is at the home caring for him
Robert c. Pratt came Saturday to Wis
it his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs W. II
Coodnow, at Elm hall. Upon notification
that his number had been drawn in tn
draft he went Monday to Boston to en-
list in the United States navy After eX
animation he was not accepted for serv
ice and returned Tuesday to Newfane.
Walter Wright shot a doe Tuesda
while it was eating alfalfa on his farl
over the West river. Considerable dam
age has been done by the deer in tn
west part of the town. One was recent
shot by Samuel Wiswall while eatin
crops on his farm. They have don
some damage to the gardens in the vi
lage. Marvin Tuthill reports Il loss c
piece of land planted to beans, con
pletely destroyed by woodchucks
BY special invitation of Mrs. i.
Baker, one of the members, W. c. T.
social was held Friday afternoon {
her home mile and half from the vi
lage and some 20 or more ladies availe
themselves of the pleasant outing. Re
Cross work was taken up, refreshment
were served and social hour enjoyed
Lee C, Baker and John r. Fox, tw
young collegians from Aurora colleg
Aurora, H., lent enjoyment to the occi
sion by their beautiful rendering of IL
songs The Battle Eve, by Theodore Bal
and The Garden of My Heart.