Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
Maurice Purcell is i'll.
y. B. Dawson has been i'll


Mrs. Gilbert Richmond has been i'll
the past week.
Edgar Burroughs is confined to the
house by illness.
Miss Monte Purcell of Greenfield, Mass,
was at home Sunday
Gordon Martin caught nine-pound
pike at the lake Tuesday.
| William Powers returned to his studies
! at Titon seminary Monday
w. s. Kmball was at home recently
from Boston for the weekend.
| r. F. Holland has been at home re-
Gently from Indian Orchard.
Mrs. A. A. Bailey is ill and under
the care of n trained nurse.
Sidney Stcarns of Wilmington, VT, Wis,
tied in town from Friday to Monday.
Miss Annie Watson of Winchester
has been guest of relatives in town.
w. G. Smith took a party of 20
Changers to Winchester Monday even
ing.
a. l.. Taylor caught fine string of u
pickerel at the lake one day the first of
the week.
+. w. Cotton has been confined to
the house several days this week with
u severe cold.
E. b. Young has been visiting friends
in town. Mr.. Young formerly was prin-
cipal of the local high school.
After remarks by grand officers, visi-
tors and brothers an excellent banquet
was served in the dining room.
Mrs. 4. J. Elm of Dorchester, Mass,
is spending this week here with her
daughter, Mrs. Elwood Weed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Warning of
Springfield, Mass, were guests of Mrs. W.
:. kimball the latter part of the week.
T. Mann and NJ. d. White attend
ed the installation exercises of the Red
Men in Keene Wednesday avening.
Mrs. j. NJ. Lamb went Tuesday to
South Deerfeld, Mass, to spend two
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. s. H.
Richards.
Joseph La Chance is suffering from
broken toe as the result of getting
his foot caught between floor and
elevator.
A large party of local Changers went
to Winchester Monday evening to at
tend the installation of officers in the
lodge in that town.
r. G. Browning and w. w. King at
tended the installation of officers of
Cheshire lodge, No. 80, in Winchester
last week Thursday evening.
j. L. Browning, who is spending some
time with his son, r. c. Browning, is
in Springfield, Mass. and Hartford,
Conn, on business this week.
Lon Frazer is cutting ice on r. C.
Browning's pond and is filing various
ice houses. The ice is of excellent
quality and is Is inches thick.
Notices have been posted announcing
that one short blast at o'clock denotes
no morning session of school and a similar
blast at IL O'Clock no afternoon session.
c. f. Booth of Boston played cello in
Lyman's orchestra at the Masonic ball
Friday evening. Mr.. Booth is son of
Mr.. and Mrs w. G. Booth of this town
The domestic science class of the
high school served an excellent dinner
to the members of the board of eduea.
ton and superintendent of schools
Tuesday. a..
The annual concert and ball given
under the auspices of the fire depart
ment will be held i'll the town hall
Friday evening, Jan. 10. Lyman S or
chestra will furnish the music.
Vice President Edward X. Hall of
the New England Telephone company
has resigned to take the position Of
vice president of the Electric Bond
and Share company of New York. Mr..
Hall, who is a son of the late Capt. c.
p. Hall, former principal of the
llinsdale high school, is well known in
this town.
AT the regular meeting of the Parent
Teacher association in the grammar
school building Friday afternoon, Mrs.
+. II. Fuller read two papers on The
Punishment of Children. The papers
were very interesting and helpful and
were warmly praised by those present
in the open discussion on the subject.
The attendance was somewhat smaller
than usual, owing to the heavy down
pour of rain.
The officers of Wantastiquet Grange
were installed by Fred A. Ramsey of
Walpole and are as follows: Master,
Floyd Sprague; overseer, Frank Pike;
lecturer, Hannah IIigginson; steward,
Ralph Metcalf; assistant steward Ezra
Pike; chaplain, Dennis Minis; treas,
Albert Fisher; see, Doris Wellington;
gate keeper, w. i. Watson; Ceres, Ida
NJ. Watson; Pomona, Elsie Growing.
shield; Flora, Florence Wright; lady
assistant steward, Beatrice Currier.
The installation of the officers of Gold.
EN- Rule lodge, No. II, f. and A. NJ, took
place Thursday evening. Dr. W. E. Fay,
p. d. d. G. NJ, was the installing officer.
The new officers are: w. NJ, +. w.
Jefiords; S. W., r. A. Weeks; j. w. l..
\. Stearns; treas, G.. S. Howe; sec, L. j.
Temple; $, d., r. L. Fletcher; j. D., G.