Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-04-06
MORTIFIED, MASS.

week IN New DIX
Miss Bessie Moore is home from Terry |
vile, Conn, for the Easter week.
DR.. A. n. Thompson is substituting |
for Miss Becker at the seminary.
Miss Marjorie Page was the guest of |
Miss Emma Fit for the week. lend.
c. +. Hicks of Terryvlle, Conn, is the |
guest of Alton Dunncl and other friends |
The local Grange will give an old !
folks dance at Red Men S hall April
1S.
Miss Esther Moody is home from
Wellesley college for her Easter vaca |
ton.
Miss Minora Chamberlain of Hartford |
spent the week end with her parents
here.
Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Moody arc build
ing an addition to the west end of the
Moody homestead.
The Boys Brigade will play no more
basketball games with teams from out
side towns this year.
Miss Mary Wright of Springfield
was the weekend guest of DR.. and
Mrs X. II. Philbrck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel O'Keefe have
returned from the winter spent with
their son, Charles, in Somcrville.
Daniel O 'Kecfc will sell his meadow
lot, live stock and farming tools by
auction, at his residence Saturday.
John Black has bought the Alexander
IIolton place on the Erving road and will
move there soon from the Arlin place.
Rev Robert T.. Spccr OF New York city
will be the speaker at Mount lIcrmon
and Mortified seminary next Sunday
Mrs. A. A. Newton of Springfield was
n guest of Mrs. Carrie G. Britton at
her East Mortified home for the week
end.
Ninoty.ninc chickens were stolen
at w. J. Wright S place and were the
property Of his housckceper, Miss Eliz
abeth Kcnney.
The girls who stayed at Mortified
seminary during the spring vacation
were entertained by the Hcrmonitcs
Monday evening.
Mrs. +. G. Britton is at her place on
Main street in East Mortified. She
hopes to dispose of her property, both
real and personal.
Mrs John Wall and daughter of Card
ncr are guests at the Campbell house,
also Miss Nellie and Miss Margaret
Campbell Of Springfield.
The Tennis club members are re.
hearsing 4 play entitled Lodgers
Taken In. 1t is Il thrcc-act comedy
and will be given soon.
Next Monday evening at the seminary
Mary Agnes Best of New York will give
readings They will be given at Stone
hall and are open to the public.
The Unitarian Sunday School will
hold rummagc sale in the former Of
fee Of the Electric Light company
near c. +. Williams S store Thursday,
April 3.
Joseph Putnam, agent of the Frank
lin county farm bureau, will be at the
this week to demonstrate on apple
trees, All interested are invited to at
tend.
Miss Marion Webster took part ia a
concert in Northampton Tuesday. |
was given by the Northampton orchcs
ira, of which Mrs. Bemcnt, formerly
music supervisor of Mortified, is
member. Miss Webster played frs
violin. She also accompanied the eel
list, Miss Angelina Goddard, in her So
los.
l.. l.. Drury and Thomas f. Elder
Mount IIcrmon school have rcturne
from n three weeks trip in the inter
osts Of the COL. They visited gath
crings Of the "Old Boys" in many
cities, going as far west us Chicago.
r. e Ut a Cnh ~ "a
and is secretary of the Mount Hermon
Alumni association. Mr.. Elder is su
perintcndcnt of the school farm.
The monthly meeting of the Foreign
Missionary society was held in the home
of Mrs. A. G.. Moody on Wednesday
afternoon with an attendance of %
Mrs Little president of the Rhode Is
land Board OF Foreign Missions led the
devotons. The last chapter of the study
book, Peace and the Kingdom, was re
viewed by Rev. +. W. Patterson, As tho
committee for this chapter could not be
present. The next meeting of the so
cicty is the annual meeting.
The annual meeting of the Women
Alliance was held Wednesday Afternoon
at the parlors of the Unitarian church
Mrs. r. r. Calender presided and III,
following officers were elected: Prcsi
dent, Mrs. G, l.. Thompson vice prcsi
dent, Mrs. +. Y. Allen; secretary, Mrs
e. c, Stearns; corresponding secretary
Mrs. C. H. Webster; treasurer, Miss Ger
trldc Ball The same board of director
was reelected Mrs. c. H. lloltOn am
charge of n short program. The host
csSes Tor the social hour were Mrs. f. I
Allen and Mrs. c. II. Webster.
Next Sunday the Lord S Supper wi
be observed in the Congregation;
church. There will be special mus
aud a sermon in observance of East'
Sunday. Palm Sunday was observe
and the church was decorated wit
many palms and large palm branche
which were an unusual dccoratlc
here. Rev. Mr.. Pattison preached {
the teachings Of Jesus in relation
the national crisis. Mrs. r. II. PHI
brick sang The Ninety and Nine. L
der the direction of the Young Pc
pie society stereopticon lecture W
given III the evening. The subject W
Life Among the Lumberjacks, by lie
Mr.. Pattison. Next Sunday evening
the Congregational church cantat