Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
WEST BRATTLEB0R0
Churches to Hold Union Services.

Inc congregational ana BaptlSu
churches in this village have voted to
hold union services Sunday mornings
and union Christian Endeavor meetings,
until further notice, to help conserve
the fuel. The junior departments of
the Sunday schools will meet separately
as usual. The midweek prayer services
probably will be held in the different
homes with monthly union meeting.
James r. LeRay has had telephone
installed in his home on Greenleaf
street
Mrs. John Wood, who has been con
fined to her bed several days, is i'm
proved.
Mrs. Harold P. White is working in
IIoughton & Simonds's store afternoons
during the holiday season.
Herbert Ware, who is in the Melrose
hospital convalescing from an opera
ton on his leg, is slowly improving.
Mrs. Arthur Crouch, who has been
confined to the house several days since
falling on the ice in her yard, is inn
proving.
Mrs. w. j. Filion, bookkeeper for
j. l.. Stockwell, will finish work there
carry Ill january.
Mrs. Carl Dovcy and infant daughter
wee discharged from the Melrose hos
uital Monday and went to their home
ON South Main street
Miss Florence Throwcr of Springfield,
Mass, came Friday afternoon to visit
her aunt, Mrs. Helena ID. Matthews,
until Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ada Bruce, who is caring for
Mrs. Emily Goodenough, had two
days leave for rest this week and her
place was taken by Mrs. Ferris.
Mrs. Helen Brown of Bellows Falls,
who was in the Melrose hospital few
weeks, following serious operation,
returned Wednesday to her home.
IIoyt II. Barber has finished work
in Greengfeld, where he had been en-
gagged a few months carpentering, and
is at his home here for the present
Henry W. Barber and Hoyt H. Bar
Der are at work cutting the wood of
the lot which H. w. Barber bought of
Luke Weatherhead on South street
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Learnard re-
turned Monday afternoon to their home
in Halifax, after having visited here
Il few days with Mr.. and Mrs Walter
f. Bartlett.
William Sexton of Brattleboro. who
has been in the Melrose hospital five
weeks recovering from a fracture of
one leg, is now able to be about his
room on clutches.
The Twentieth Century club met with
Mrs. James Gibson Tuesday afternoon.
Work was done for the Red Cross and
the Kurn Hattin Homes, after which re-
lfreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gore and Mrs.
Arthur Harvey, all of Bennington, who
were visitors at c. S. Riders this week,
coming to attend the Moore Rider wed
ding have returned to Bennington.
Mrs. A. P. Eddy and George Hough,
ton, rural mail carriers, covered only
parts of their routes Friday, on ac-
count of the bad travelling. The Will
mington stage did not get through.
Mrs. Ida Wilcox, who went last fall
to Merrimac, Mass, to make her home
with her niece, Mrs. Henry Burliey,
came here Tuesday and is staying a
few days with Mrs. II. L. Nichols.
Leon Smith and family are moving
from Centerville to Mrs. IL. +. Wealth
crhead 5 house, in the lower tenement.
Mr.. Smith, who ran a grocery store in
Ccntervlle, is closing out the business.
The women of the Baptist society
conducted a successful rummage sale
Thursday and Friday of last week in
the vacant store in the Wilkins build
ing. All contributions were disposed
of.
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the Merose hospital from her opera
ton for appendicitis. Her nurse, Miss
Mackinnon, who cared for her over tive
weeks, finished with the case Wednes
day.
Mrs. Luella Lake returned Tuesday
to the home of her brother, Wesley
Whitney, in GuilfOrd, after few days
visit here with Mrs. w. +. Mixer Mrs
Lake spent five weeks in Chester pre-
vious to coming to West Brattleboro.
There will be regular meeting OF
the Woman s guild of st Michael :,
Episcopal church this afternoon at
o clock in the parish house. Mrs. l.. X
; Barber, Mrs. Murray Tucker and Mrs
Glenham Jones will be the hostcsses.
Miss Maudc Rider returned Wedncs
day to her home in Bellows Falls, after
having visited Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
$. Rider. Mrs. Ncttie Harvey, mother
of Mrs. Rider, returned to her home in
South lIadlcy Falls, Mass, after visit
ing there.
Baptist church, Rev. |. NJ. Compton
pastor. There will be n union Christ
mas service Sunday morning at 1876
with sermon by Rev. A. V. Woodwork
There will be music by the ch0irS from
the two churches. Sunday school at
HIS. Evening service at $50. Lead
err, Mrs. George Allen. Subject, Christ
mas Giving. Cottage prayer meetings
will be held until further notice.
First Congregational church, Rev. A
V. Woodwork minister. The prayel
meeting this week Friday evening viii
be held in the parsonage. Subject. The
Gospel According to You. II Cor. 3
, Sunday, Dee. %, n union Christmas
service will be held in the Baptist
; church. Sermon by Rev. A. V. Wood
+ worth. The junior department of the
Sunday schnol will mrpt oS usuol in