Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-23
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Mrs. Charles Higley went Monday |
TO Hartford, Conn, to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred T. Reid.
Mrs. Marietta Perry has taken o po
sition in the office of the Holstein-
Friesian association.
Mrs. Luke Weatherhead who is i'll
and confined to the bed, has not been
as well the past few days.
Charles Stockwell accompanied his
son, Purle Stockwell, to Greenfield
Saturday and will visit there.
Mrs. Charles Pcttee has returned
from Dorchester, Mass, where she
spent few days with Mr.. Pettce.
Miss Marion Murphy of Brattleboro
continues to gain each day since her
operation for appendicitis in the Mel
rose hospital.
Earl Hadloek of Western avenue re-
sumcd work Friday for the Vermont
Printing company, after an illness Of
several days.
Miss Grace VanGumster is caring for
Mrs. Anna Thurber, who sustained a
shock Sunday in her home and has
since been critically ill.
Mrs. George Prouty, Elisha Prouty
and Elijah Prouty have had their
houses wired for electric lights. f. NJ.
Goodcnough Installed the lights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cortcs Farnum have
moved recently from the w. II. Alex
andcr house to John J.. Barncy's house,
in the tenement vacated by Fred
Fletcher and family.
Mrs. Roscoe Fisher, formerly of West
Brattleboro, who is living with her
son, Arthcr Fisher, III New York, sue
cessfully underwent an operation last
week on her left eye.
Wesley Minis, who had been visiting
at l.. r. Clark s with Mrs Minis and
two hildrcn, returned Monday to
! Holden, Mass. Mrs. Minis and children
remain for II longer stay.
Mrs. Anna Evans of Mclrosc street
is visiting in Putncy in the home of
her brother, Herbert G. Everleth. Miss
Ida b. Fox went Saturday to Putney
to be guest there over Sunday.
Mrs Leonard r. Taylor and son
Ralph, went Monday to Greenfield to
Join Mr.. Taylor in their new home
Charles Hamilton and family moved
Monday into the Taylor house here.
Herbert Winchester, who is employed
in a lumber camp in East Dover, spent
a few DAYS the last of the week Will
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Win
chester at their home on Ames hill.
l.. II. Knapp returned Monday aft
ernoon from South Ncwfane where he
had been in the home of his brother
George Knapp, during the illness anc
at the time of the death of Mrs
Knapp.
Charles Hamilton and family will
move this week to the house vacated
by l.. +. Taylor and family. The house
occupied now by Mr.. Hamilton has
been bought by Frank Pratt of tn,
east village.
+. w. CHM, chief electrician in tbs
navy, stationed at present at Common
wealth pier, Boston, who had been Wis
! ting Mt. aud MRS. La Dsa BeriRess lar
turned home Saturday. Mr.. CHM, who
is on month IS furlough has been in
the navy 20 years.
The annual meeting of the West
Brattlcboro Cemetery association vii
be held in the home Of j. l.. Barney
Saturday evening, Nov. "a, at 7.3(
for the election of officers and the
transaction of any other business thai
may legally como before the meeting
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Hawkins OF
Springfield, Mass, visited over thu
weekend with her parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. II. +. Wcathcrhead. Mrs. Wealth
s erhead accompanied them to Spring
field, where she and Mr.. Weatherheat
will spend the winter. He will join
1 her there next week.
5 Margaret Mariana, I, of Putney
= who had been in the Melrose hospita
e three weeks for treatment for badly
S burned arm, was discharged Monday
and went with her mother to he
n home. Stephen Colas of Leyden
h Mass, was admitted TO the hospita
j Monday for medical treatment.
0 John Kilderry of Clark street wa
: admitted TO the Melrose hospital Sun
= day evening to receive treatment TO
a septic finger. Miss Ruth Foss o
Putnev road underwent an operation
for the removal OF tonsils and adenoid
q in the hospital Monday. Her niece
: Edith Nash, underwent Il similar oper
!, alton. Dr. Lynch was assisted by Di
n Hunter.
v A very pleasing occasion was tn
r meeting Friday night of the Ladies
r. Aid society of the Baptist church, wit
? the men invited, at the home of MI
r. and Mrs. John Mckay, whose hospital
ity was greatly enjoyed. There wer
, 30 present. The evening was spen
u pleasantly with games and plenty o
= music interspcrsed Refreshments o
- sandwiches, cake and coffee wer
\ served.
=, Miss Florence Fits pleasantly enter
!. tanned eight of her schOolmateS at he
y home on South street on the afternoo
/ and evening of her birthday, Wedne'
II dav, Nov. II. Officers were chosen an
~ hike was taken to Signal hill. o
returning, music and games, tollowe
by war time refreshments consistM
of hardtack, coffee, sweet chocolate
fruit and nuts. y small contribute
was given for the benefit of the Re
N Gross. Miss Fits received numerou
:. pretty gifts.
The vestry of the Baptist church wa
crowded Tuesday, when the Ladies
!. Aid society of that church gave an en-
% tertainment and David It. Perry pre-
e scented The Family Album, which IT