Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-26
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Mrs. Stark is working for Mrs. Emily
Goodenough, doing the homework.
Elmer Johnson, who is employed in
Greenfield, was q visitor in town yes
terday.
Mrs. Martha Hescock of Springfield,
Mass, was a guest early in the week
of Miss Kate Wheeler.
Supt. and Mrs. Harold f.. Mofitt have
been spending few days in Boston
with Mrs. Mofitt's parents.
Benjamin Blodgett and Walter II.
Cheney returned yesterday to Newfane
where they are serving on the jury.
Matthew Barber was here from
Greenfield Thursday and spent the day
with his brother, Henry w. Barber.
Miss Eleanor Taylor, who is employed
in Greenfield, has been visiting here
few days with her mother, Mrs. L. @.
Taylor.
Mrs. F. G. Taylor of this village and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. s. Whittemore of Gull
ford went Wednesday to Millers Falls
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Taylor 3
nephew, Mr.. King.
Mrs. Nettie Adams and daughter,
who had been visiting Mrs. Adams's
mother, Mrs. Webster Dun lee of Will
liams street. returned Tuesday to their
home in Jacksonville.
Homer Higley will leave Monday for
New York to sail for Panama, after
having spent vacation of several
weeks here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles s. Higley.
Mrs. Harry Learnard of Halifax
lan 70 yiCtf
with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter f. Bartlett.
Mr. Learnard, who accompanied her
here, is in Boston this week.
Mrs. Emily Goodenough has been
much improved the past few days so
that she has been able to sit up in bed
short time daily. Mrs. Goodenough
has been i'll several weeks, following
shock.
Miss Nellie Davis of Springfield, who
was taken to the Melr6se hospital Mon
day following q shock, remains about
the same. Her sister, Mrs. Charles H.
Eley of Springfield, is with hcr at the
hospital.
Miss Nellie Archer has closed her
summer home, Quitucare, on Ames hill,
where she had been spending the sum-
mer, and left Tuesday for her home
in New York. She was accompanied
by her maid.
Melvin Dalrymple is working in
Halifax this week picking the apples
on the Ossie Prouty place. +. w. Glib
son and w. r. Daley also are having
the apples picked on their farm, which
| adjoins the Prouty farm.
The Ladies Aid society of the Bap-
fist church will hold an all-day meeting
with Mrs. Bert S. Miller today. There
| will be special meeting and wheat
less dinner will be served at noon.
| The ladies are meeting to sew on
| aprons.
Hoyt H. Barber has gone to Green
field, where he is to be employed dur
ing the winter at carpentering. Mrs.
Barber and youngest daughter, Cher
| olyn, are also in Greenfield this week
as Mrs. Barber is caring for her grand
mother, Mrs. Jennie Stone, who is i'll.
n. II. Spencer has been quite fortu-
nate in escaping so much damage from
killing frosts as most people sustained.
Tomatoes have been grdwing land rip
ening in the garden till few days
since and sweet corn is not yet frozen
to injure it except a few of the outer
husks on very little of it. The vari-
ETY. is evergreen, the stalks growing
from ten to thirteen feet high with
very large ears, which are now very
weet and good. Dahlias growing near
the house are still blossoming without
having had any protection except from
he buildings, which probably keep the
north wind from them somewhat.