Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-09

field, VT
The annual meeting of the Mortified
Grange will be held next Tuesday eve
ming and officers will be elected for
the year.
Miss Incz Hall, formerly of East
Mortified, was here for the weekend
to attend the anniversary celebration
at the seminary.
Fred w. Crane has closed his store
for the winter and the family plan to
be away from Mortified but have not
yet decided where.
Miss Madeline Long visited her
mother in the Springfield hospital Fri
day, where she is slowly recovering
from an operation.
Miss Ethel Leavis and her friend,
Miss Elma Chisholm, who teach in
Rindgc, n. H., will spend the weekend
with Mrs. William Leavis and family.
Lee Howard, when walking down the
street from a Brattleboro hospital last
Sunday was struck by an automobile
driven by Miss Mulloy and badly in
.jured about the head.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Alexander and
family will close their home this win
ter and go to Bradley Beach, N. j.,
where Dr. Julia Boright, mother of
Mrs. Alexander, lives.
The East Mortified branch of the
Red Cross made Friday afternoon and
evening 275 surgical dressings. Eight
cen women were present in the after
noon and 80 in the evening.
The x. X. Knitting club will meet
with Miss Edith Steadlcr Friday. They
are knitting for the Y. NJ. G. A. in
France and the articles will be sent to
A. =. Fit for distribution.
Charles Preston spent a few days the
first of the week at George Pipcr's on
Mortified mountain on a hunting trip.
He plans to return soon to Russia and
continue buying leather for Boston
firms.
DR.. Arthur n. Thompson was called
to Cleveland, o., last Saturday to at
tend the funeral Of the son of Sheldon
Parks, his intimate friend. The young
man died of fever in a military camp
in Alabama
Mortified s apportl onment of the sol
der recreation fundls $l44. The rails
ing of this sum has been placed in
charge Of the board of trade, the Off
GERS of which are now making plans
whereby the sum may be secured.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Schell enter.
tanned the senior classes of both Her
mon and the seminary at Birnam House
Monday evening for dinner and an en-
tcrtainment Mr.. and Mrs. Sehell are
honorary members Of the senior classes.
The Mortified chapter of the Order
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ed the inspection of the Northampton
chapter Monday, wien Associate Dep
uty Grand Matron Mrs. Fred Wright
of Boston officially inspected the chap
ter.
The Science club of the seminary
held an open meeting in Stone hall
Saturday evening. A lecture illus
tratcd by stereopticon was given on
the Great Northwest. DR.. A. N. Thomp
son was to have given the lecture, but
was cafied away, so Miss Virginia FL
hot, president of the club, took his
place.
The East Mortified Red Cross met
i'll the vcstry of the Congregational
l'ehurch Thursday afternoon to make
surgical dressings as the sun parlor at
the hotel could not be used this week
Friday afternoon they met at the home
Of Mrs f. NJ. Lazelle and sewed on
Red Cross garments.
The following members of the local
Woman s Relief corps went to the
meeting of the Franklin County Asso-
citation of w. X. C. in Orange Wednes-
day: Miss Mary Dutton, Mrs. Mary
Doolittle, Mrs. ]. A. Stcbbins, Mrs.
John Nyc, Miss Susan Pond, Mrs. Mary
Spencer and Mrs. Charles Abbott.
Frank Evans took the party by auto.
mobile.
The Foreign Missionary society met
Wednesday " Inc HCs aftcrnoo with large ot
tendance. Mrs. A. G. Moody presided
and Mrs. Boomer led the devotions
Mrs. Dickerson then outlined the first
chapter Of the year y study book, An
African Trail, and several read selec
tons from the chapter. Mrs. +. L.
Dudley sang.
Robert Murray, who is in service
with Post Hospital unit at Fort Banks
Winthrop, was the guest of his sister
Mrs. F. +. Pallam, from Saturday tc
Tuesday, Leander Findley son of Mr.
and Mrs. II. l.. Findlcy of Egypt, re
Gently living here, accompanied Mr.
Murray and was also guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Pallam. lie is with the re
ceiVing ship, Boston, at Commercial
wharf, Boston.
The following is the result of the
votes cast in Mortified for some of tht
state officers Tuesday: Governor-Mc
Call III, Mansfield IS, Lawrence >
McCarty |. Lieutenant Governor
Coolidge lis, Hale IS, Mcbride |
Wright 1923, Kurch 1. Sen
ator from the Franklin district-Gcorg,
Is. Churchill 1875, Harold Hegman s
Representative from this district Ma
thanicl II. Kellogg l2l. County Com
INSTRUMENTATION c. Burnam l20, Edwin
A. Cooley 5.
The Franklin Northfcld club, which
includes all alumnac of Mortified sem
mary who live in Franklin county, hclG
a meeting at the Mansion House il
Greenfield on Thursday of this week
Mrs. Florence Graves Gum of Sundcr
land, president of the club, presided
business session was held at 10.3C
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