Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

ming of this week at the brides nome,
Rev j. w. Rafter of St Adams, former
pastor of the Baptist church here oili
eating. Rev. Mr.. Rafter arrived Wcdn
esday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Allen driv
ing to i3rattcboro to meet him. Roth
young people are well known and highly
respected in Wilmington. MIR. Kingsley
is employed in the Brown garage, and
Miss Alien has been her fathers assist
ant in the post office.
Dora Wakefield of Wardsboro Center
| has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
| Boyd.
In spite of ideal fall weather there is
an epidemic of severe colds among the
school children.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Robinson of Gal
weston. Texas. are in town visiting \
brother. Arthur Robinson.
At the regular meeting of Victor
Grange, Wednesday evening, six candi-
dates took the first degree.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carson and son,
Edward, have returned from visit to
| their former home in New York city.
At recent meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Congregational church.
the society voted to give S2j to the Red
Cross.
A. H. Stcarns took party of teach
crs to Marlboro. Wednesday evening, to
attend the annual chicken pie supper
there.
The new teacher employed to take care
of the children transported from Noun
tain Mills TO Wilmington, is Miss Helen
Corswcll of North Adams, Mass.
Harry Whttenden is another volun-
teer from Wilmington, whose name should
be added to the list of those who serve
their country. He is in the field artillery.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Smith, who were
married recently, have returned from
their wedding trip. They are to occupy
an apartment in the Floyd Davis house.
DR.. and Mrs. George llopkinson of
Boston, accompanied by their children,
George and Emily, have been guests for
several days of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira j. Dut-
ton.
Rev. Thomas II. Warner of Andover,
O., occupied the congregational pulpit
Sunday, and is to preach again next
Sunday. He is spending the week at
Mrs. Charles Whcelock's 5.
The Woman's club gave a card party
| ! HuNudN evening pl IHlN WtPk III htHl
orial hall The money raised is to buy
yarn to make garments for the boys who
have enlisted from Wilmington.
Mrs. Leslie Boyd entertained the Uni
vcrsalist Ladies' Aid society Thursday
at the Boyd cottage on Lake Raponda
and - ladies sat down to supper. The
guests were taken out by automobiles.
John Holbritter, who was injured by
the kick of a horse several weeks ago
died in the Memorial hospital, where he
had been since the accident. The body
was brought to Wilmington Tuesday, to
the home Of Mrs. Henry Jacobs, where
: funeral services were conducted by Mrs
Peterson of the Baptist church. The
body was sent to Mr.. Holbritter's mother
> for burial.
; In recent letter from j. S. Smith tC
his wife he tells of the great need Of
, heavy clothing, as it is very cold anC
damp at Ardgay, North Scotland, where
the American lumber units are operat
ing He also says that American to
bacco and home papers are very wei
come. The men have had no place bu
their own tents in which to spend thu
very long evenings, but the y. NJ c. A
soon is to erect reading room for theil
use.
1t has been the writer's experience tina
no one thing helps the housewife to plaT
her wheatless menus as much as thu
humble hoe cake. Mrs. RoreT'S rule call
for two cups corn meal, e-half tea
spoon salt and sufficient boiling water t,
moisten, stirring all the time to max
stiff batter. Spread out rather thi,
on a creased pan and bake in a quicl
oven. to be pulled apart, buttered ant
served hot 1t is good, economical an,
u patriotic.
6 The week designated by Mr.. Hoover
national food administrator, for the dis
tribution of the food pledge cards
f from Oct. 81 to Oct %. The cards ar
simply IAN expression of willingness t
II do ones bit, even though its only tn
!. saving of teaspoonful of sugar day.
t. No one will be urged to sign The enlist
j. ments must be voluntary. 1t is as i'm
l., portant that Vermont and WindhaI
>. county stand in the front rank i'll thi
h campaign, as in recruiting or money cor
v tributions Those in charge are yer
?. anxious that the women of the count
+ stand in the front rank of the grea
70 conservation army. Mrs. Dutton ha
4 charge of the work for Wilmington.
he Prof Cherries lecture for the Red Gro,
:: was intensely interesting. The story {
IS the adventure which befell the Rooscve
O. party in South America, is thrilling an
j. at some points tragic-when semi starvi
ton, disaster and hidden Indians wei
ID their daily companions. AT one tin
n all of the white men of the compan
ID were i'll, except Prof. Cherric. The man
10 hardships brought a reward, however, f.
. the expedition was able to make Riv
10 of Doubt one of certainty, and to pla
it on the map. Two former parties
i explorers following the same gener
~ route had been annihilated. The lectu
brought out good crowd and nett
the Red Cross about $50. Prof. Cherr
III remained in town with friends over nigl
going to his home in Newfane the ne
w. day.
GREEN RIVER.