Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29
WESTMINSTER WEST.
Plans for Rebuilding Parsonage.


plans for new parsonage presented by
them and place them in the hands of the
building committee composed of Rev.
Walter r. Curtis, Frank Miller and John
Hitchcock.
These plans were drawn by a Boston
architect and are the gift of Alfred S.
Hall of Boston and Winchester, Mass.
The house-to-house canvass met with q
generous response. Many former resi-
dents also have sent contributions. AL
fred Hall, a native of this place and
one of our best friends has, besides the
gift of the plans, given 800. Thirty.
seven hundred dollars has so far been
given or pledged, so the prospects are
tina a new parsonage will rise Phoenix
like, from its ashes.
The Ladies' Aid society met Thurs
day with Mrs. Rollin Ranney, for supper.
Edward f. Gorham of Boston came 10
his home here last week for the sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Walker and chill
dren of Weston came Saturday to visit
Mrs. Walker s brother, Edward Phillips.
Mrs. Frank Shattuck, who was in the
hospital at Springfield (Vt) for an OPP
Grafton, returned to her home here Sun
day.
Charles b. Clark returned to Boston
last week, after visiting several days
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
II. Clark.
Mr.. Ransom Carpenter and sister, Mrs
Smith, and Mr., and Mrs. George Rich
ardson of SaXtons River called on friends
here last week.
| Mabel Harlow returned home for the
summer from Brattlcboro where she has
completed the first years work in the
high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Phillips took
Miss Carlotta Lawrence, teacher of
South Valley school, to her home in
Grafton Sunday in their automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Blood Of Troy
y. V, and Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Blood
of Windsor came Saturday in their auto
mobiles to spend the week end with thcil
sister, Mrs. Alice Blood Roberts.
Roland Chapman and family, Miss
Alice Goodcll and little niece, Betty
Goodell, went to Red Hook, y. Y, Satur
day in Mr.. Chapman's automobile to
visit Mrs. Stella Goodell Hubbard.
Miss Olive Hall, who is teaching at
Mount Holly, spent the week end at hei
home here, coming with friends in thei,
automobile. Her brother, Phillip Hall
returned with her for a weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. B. Batchelder ant
Miss Esther Dale of Townshend and
Arthur Batchelder and little daughter OF
Granite Falls. Mimi, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. j. II. Clark last week Thurs.
day.
News has been received of the birth
of a little daughter, Mary Louise, to
Mr.. and Mrs. George Campbell of Sche.
ncctady, n. Y, and granddaughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Campbell of this
place.
.Rev.-,V., w. Evans, of Grafton ex,
changed pulpits with Rev. Walter Curtis
for Sunday morning and evening serv-
ices. In the evening he gave n sterop
ticon talk about the missionary work in
Turkey.
George Ranney celebrated his sixth
birthday anniversary Thursday. NinC
| little friends of his Sunday school class
and near neighbors helped him have {
merry party and had supper with him
also his Sunday school teacher, Mrs. Ad
die Harlow, and the day school teacher
Miss Carlotta Lawrence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Phillips went t.
West Dummerston Thursday in their au
| tomobile to visit their daughter, Mrs
Frank Leonard. On their return homo
they brought with them Mr.. Phillip :
mother, who had been visiting in West
Dummerston, also Mrs. Leonard, who re
manned here until Sunday.
| A member of the state board of health
the local health officer, George Walker
Selectman Edwin G. Butterfield and
School Director Rollin Ranney met Sat
urday afternoon at the town hall. After
inspecting the school buildings it was
decided not to do anything to the West
minister West school building this year.
Schools clased Friday for the summer
vacation. The Westminster West and
South Valley schools held picnic the
last day of school at the home of Miss
Elida Frost, teacher of me Westminster
| West school Miss Charlotte Lawrence
teacher in the South Valley school, will
not return next year. She expects to
teach in the Pine Banks school in West
minister.
Sergeant Henry Harlow of Company /
of Brattleboro, came from Fort Ethan
Allen to attend his class (l0lj) reunion
and the annual reunion of the Brattle-
boro high school Alumni association last
week Wednesday. On his return Thurs
day morning his father, Walter Harlow
met him at the Putney station and
carried him to the Bellows Falls station
giving him an opportunity to call at his
home here and see his family.
Hugh Houghton, who has been al
home for some time working on his
fathers farm, went to Brattleboro last
week Sunday to graduate with his class
at the high school, returning home
Thursday morning. Wayne Houghton
and John Ormsby, Hugh's grandfather
went to Brattleboro Tuesday afternoon
and Mr., and Mrs. Bert Houghton, Miss
Nellie Houghton and Mrs. Florence
Ormsby went with Harvey Campbell in
his automobile. All attended the grad
uation exercises Tuesday evening.