Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-25
JAMAICA

Ruth White is working FOR Mrs.
Fannie Wood.
Tie Jamaica Savings bank will be
closed Saturday May 20.
Senator Villas of Burlington was in
town Saturday on business.
The Champions will meet Saturday
afternoon in the church vestry.
Mrs. II. p. Boynton and Miss Mclvina
Bills went to Brattlcboro Saturday.
T.. O. Wettyen of Cedar Grove, n. j.,
is in town to look after his farm here.
George Harrington will carry the
mail and passengers for the coming
Mrs. ]. A. Muzzy, Mrs. +. o. Allen
and Eleanor were in West Townshend
Friday.
Herbert Stewart and family and Al
bert Benson visited at Ernest Martin s
last week.
George Wells and Will Brockington
were at his summer home here n few
days last week.
There will he union memorial ser
vice in the Congregational church
next Sunday morning.
Perry's mill in Pixies Falls will start
up again this week after being shut
down two weeks for repairs.
Mrs. John Clark, who had been work
ing at Linden lodge several months as
cook, has returned to her home.
Eric Sargent, who went to Fort
Ethan Allen last week, was sent to
Brattlcboro as one of the guard.
The topic for the Christian Endeavor
meeting will be Financing the King
dom. Leader, Mrs. j. C. Robinson.
Supt. Michacls held a teachers meet
ing at the schoolhouse Monday after
noon. There was a good attendance.
p About 90 men came Saturday to
work for the Realty company, They
went to the Bondville camp the first
of the week. .- u
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Allen went TO
Worcester Sunday, taking Mrs. Booker
and her mother to their home. Mrs.
Booker will return to Jamaica i'll n few
days.
Mrs. Clara Hcnkcl of Brattlcboro is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Eliza Jacobs
who is not as well. Mrs. Jacobs moved
back to her home on Main street re-
Gently.
Game Warden Mctcalf was i'll town
Sunday. Although there were a large
number of good strings of trout
caught no one was fined for illegal
catches.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Cassin of Han
over, n. H., are visiting at Wales
Cheney s. Mr.. Cassin is helping the sur
veyors in determining the line between
Vermont and New Hampshire along the
Connecticut river.
Mrs. John Henkel of Brattleboro is
spending some time with her mother
Mrs. Eliza Jacobs, who has been i'll
Mrs. Hcnkel has many friends here
as this is her old home town, and she
is always a welcome visitor.
Two dozen convalescent suits for sol
dicrs have been recsiyed, }pBd ALI who
are viking to aid III MAKING them 'arc
invited to meet Thursday afternoon,
May 81, with Mrs. Lucy Kellogg. Any
who prefer taking them home to make
may do So.
The annual church meeting was hello
in the Congregational church parlol
last week Thursday evening with JOIN
$. Robinson presiding. All of the Of
ficcrS of last year were reelected eX
cept that Mrs. Flora Howard wa
chosen a member of the missionar,
committee in place of Mrs. Nora Nuz
~. The church reports show that al
of the departments are in eXcellcn
condition and the. workers have al
been faithful through the past year
Mrs. Ernest Allen gave a May lawn
party to her class Of - primary Sunda,
school scholars Saturday afternoon. ON
feature was the May pole decorated
with flag and with II red, white an'
blue strcamcrs. The little ones great
Iy enjoyed winding up the ribbons a
they sang and danced around the pole
Refreshments of cake, ice cream AM
saltincs and Il good time playing game
made u happy afternoon for the chil
drcn, and the kindness of their teach
or will doubtless be long Remembered
I,xs lttt.