Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-09
Play Given by Children.

very interesting and enjoyable en-
tertainment was given in Schoolhouse
hall Thursday evening by the village
school children, under the direction of
the grammar school teacher, Miss Mar.
ian Brown. A play, Good Fairy Thrift,
was presented with the following char
acters: Martha Washington, Julia
Farley; George Washington, Nelson
Morrison; aidc-de-camp, Roy Lawrence;
fairies Dorothy Morrison, Maud Aiken,
Josephine Adams, Cynthia Palmer. Mil.
dred Eddy. Lucy Perkins, Clara Per
kins; Watchfulness, Marguerite Prouty;
Father SPEND, Floyd Prouty; Mother
Spend, Florence Lockerby; May Spend,
Elizabeth Morrison; will Spend, Ray.
mond Lockerby; Fairy Queen, Margaret
Gilbert; Bank, Hazel Prouty; Uncle
Sam, Jay Prouty; japanese children,
Priscilla Cove, Evelyn Brown; Dutch
children, Hazel Prouty, Anna Eddy.
All the children did well and the
ntcrtainment ended with the singing
of star Spangled Banner. Later a
box social was held, and good sum
was realized for the benefit of the
school. Great credit should be given
Miss Brown for her painstaking work
Miss Sylvia Parker is spending q
few days with friends in Windsor.
Miss Bessie Sheehan of ProctorsvillC
spent the weekend at Maple Row farm
II. A. Brigham of Northfeld Mass.
is at a. A. Fairbanks S for short
stay.
Tho Christian Endeavor society held
a Halloween social in chapel Tuesday
evening.
Dean King Zcller has a position Will
the Vermont Farm Machine Co., ant
began work there Monday.
Rev. w. W. Evans left Monday fol-
Worcester to attend the golden wed
ding of his father and mother.
Fred Prouty went to Bellows Fall.
Monday, where he has employment will
the Vermont Farm Machine Co.
Miss Marion Brown was in Town
| shend from Saturday to Monday. :
guest Of her friend, Miss Jones.
Miss Hazel Trcadwell was CUES
of her friend. Miss Hazel Compton o
West Brattcboro, from Saturday t,
Monday.
DR.. j. II. Bailey, missionary from
lmpur, Assam, will speak at the Chris
tian Endcavor meeting next Sunda,
evening
Mrs. H. II. Hamilton was called T.
Dublin, y. H., Saturday to attend tn
funeral OF Horace Hamilton of New
York city.
Mrs. q. W. Adams has received let
ter from her son, Herman, from South
ampton. Eng, saying that he ant
Ralph Wilson were well.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Mcrrifcld, Mrs
Amy Butler and son, Arthur, went +
Brooklinc Tuesday to attend the gold
en- wedding Of Mr. and Mrs. Lorcnz
Bush.
Mrs. jeanette Edison of Chester wa
at the home of her sister, Mrs F. l.
Gilbert, Sunday. Geraldine Gilbert re
turned home with her, having been il
Chester week.
Miss S. +, Daniels and Julia Farley
who had been in Grafton since earl
summer, left for New York Friday
Miss Daniels will be at Park avenu
hotel as usual this winter.
News has been received of the deaf
of Mrs. Flora Sherwn Bessey. former
ly of Grafton, in Bridgeport, Conn
Oct. Is, after an illness Of two year.
The funeral took place in Springfield
Mass.
Arthur Butler. who has been i
Peterboro, \. H., several months, cam
to his home here Thursday for wee
or two, when he will go to Ithac;
y. y, having accepted his former pc
sition there.
A good number had the pleasure O
listening to $. Ralph Harlow at tn
chapel Wednesday afternoon on tn
conditions politically in Turkey. NJ
Harlow expects to return to his mn
sionary work in Turkey in year an
half.
The food-pledge cards have bee
very generally signed this week by tn
house keepers in town. The village wa
canvassed by two little girls, Margar,
Gilbert and Beatrice Prouty, who di
good work, nearly all signing tn
! cards. ~