Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-26

crty was bought by Mrs. u. i. Preston,
who holds a mortgage on it for $2,62o.
The inspection of Woman s Relief
corps was postponed from Friday to
this week Friday, when the IL. II.
johnson post is invited to dinner and
the inspection will follow i'll Alexander
hall.
Thomas A. Mason, son of Mrs. Ellen
Mason, sailed on Thursday of this week
for France, where he will work under
the Red Cross He will oversee Red
Cross aid to the destitute families of
French soldiers.
The Ladies society of the Unitarian
church will serve a harvest supper in
the vestry Of the church on Thursday
evening, Nov. |. A boiled dish will
be served with accessories, after which
an entertainment will be held.
Mrs. II. b. DeWolf has sent from
Amsterdam, n. Y, four pounds of
worsted to be used by the women of
the East Mortified branch of the Red
Cross. Worsted for knitting may be
obtained of Mrs. f. NJ. Lazelle.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Dunnell and Mr..
and Mrs. G. o. Dumell spent several
days last week in Springfield and at
tended the exposition. Mount Hermon
school had fine exhibit of registered
lIolstein cattle at the exposition.
Miss Hazel Holton was operated up
on for appendicitis last week at the
Franklin County hospital in Greenfield,
whore she is training for a nurse. Her
mother, Mrs. j. T.. Cummings, and sis
ter Bertha Holton, visited her on sun
day.
A corn husking bee was held at the
farm of j. A. Fisher last Saturday eve.
ming, when about $50 bushels of corn
were husked. Fully 80 people were pres
ent from all sections of the town. At
the close of the husking sandwiches,
cake, pie and coffee were enjoyed by
all.
The annual gathering of the cradle
roll will he held in the Congregational
church this afternoon at o clock. Six
ty-four babies have been invited,
with their parents. This is an organza-
tion in connection with the Women g
Foreign Missionary society. Mrs. F. #.
Palam is chairman of the committee.
The following people from town at
tended Founders day exercises at
Mount Holyoke college on Tuesday.
Principal and Mrs. c. f. Dickerson, Mr..
and Mrs. w. X. Moody, Mr. and Mrs. A.
G.. Moody. Miss Jennie Haight, Miss
Clara b. Tillinghast and Prof. f. l..
Duley. DR.. Churchill King of Obcrlin
college was the speaker of the day.
Supt. Z. +. Howard, DR.. n. =. Wood
and Rev. G. l.. Thompson visited the
high school Wednesday and spoke in
the interests of buying a Liberty bond.
The result was the purchase by the
school of $50 bond. w. X. Moody
spoke at Mortified seminary and Mount
Iiermon schools on the subject of buy
ing Liberty bonds for the schools. The
result is that money is being rapidly
subscribed for bonds.
Eighteen women met in the parlors
of the Mortified hotel on Friday for
Red Cross work. All women are urged
to come there each Friday to assist in
the work. The meetings at Mortified
are held each Tuesday afternoon in
Alexander hall. Women are urged to
come to the hall at this time to make
the surgical dressings. The vice chair
man, Mrs Wood, reports that 60 Christ
mas bags have already been taken to
fill.
On Monday the senior class of North
field seminary, chaperoned by the class
teacher, Miss Bacon, went on a hike
to the Sykes place on the Erving road.
1t was at this place that Dwight l..
Moody saw the three Sykes girls braid
ing straw hats and that the idea of
| founding a school where girls of small
means could get an education, original
| ed. The girls took their lunch and were
joined there by Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Schell, honorary members of the class.
Last Sunday was observed as Liberty
Sunday at the churches. The governor S
proclamation setting aside Wednesday,
Oct. "a, as Liberty day was read and
at Il o clock all sang The Star Spangled
Banner. In the evening in the Congre-
Gational church. the Mortified Brother
hood had charge of the service. Patri-
otto songs Were rendered by the choir
Prof. F. l.. Duley gave talk on Why
Buy Liberty Bond, and gave very
Interesting account of German intrigue
TO acquire property and positions in this
country that they might be effective
Iagainst the United States in this war
Rev. F. W. Pattison told where and
when to buy Liberty bonds.
The first study meeting of the Fort
nightly was held Monday afternoon in
Alexander hall with ~ present. Mrs
+. +. Howard presided. The society
VOTED to fill five Christmas Red Gross
bags for the men in military service
Mrs. T. r. Calender gave a very inter
esting account of her trip of the past
summer to Honolulu. The subject OF
study for the afternoon was Queen Vic
toria, with Mrs. c. C. Stockbrdge in
charge. Mrs. George Foreman gave {
sketch Of the girlhood of the queen tC
her coronation, then Mrs. Stockbridgt
followed with bits of her ancestry, he,
ascension to the throne and her reign
A poem by Alfred Austin, A Tribut,
to Victoria, was read by Mrs. f. NJ
Lazele. The entire program was very
satisfactory and gave the members {
fitting setting for the years study OF
The Victorian Era.
Seventv-fve singers and dancers il
the big Red Cross musical comedy, The
Rose Girl, in Brattleboro Auditorium