Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-05-10
WESTMINSTER.
Body of Julian Holton Brought Here

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The BODY of Julian Holton, IS, son of
DR.. Charles Holton of West Medford,
Mass, and grand nephew of the late
Joel Holton of this place, was brought
here Monday and placed in the family
lot in the old cemetery. The body was
accompanied my the young mans par
ents and one sister. Others from out of
town were DR.. Cram and daughter, Mrs.
Hitchcock, of Colrain, Mass, and Mrs.
Cook of Bernardston, Mass. Rev. Ferry
of the latter place conducted the com.
initial service. Many will remember
the accidental shooting by schoolmate
four years ago of Julian Holton and
the subsequent years of pain.
Miss Carlotta Lawrence spent the
week end at the home of her parents in
Grafton.
Clarence Folsom is in the hospital AT
Bellows Falls.
Mrs. Eva Atcherson is one of the
helpers at Kurn Hattin.
David Farr is home from Rockingham
hospital improved in health.
Miss Ruth Barnard of Brattleboro
was Sunday guest of her brother
Earl, and family.
Miss Carrie Warren has been confined
TO the house the past two weeks with
a sprained ankle.
Miss Lucy Holden, after spending
three weeks with friends here, left for
her home in Pittsford.
p G. Dawley is able to get out, aft
or being confined to the house several
days with severe cold.
The friends of Irwin Lober, who is
now in France, have been notified of
his promotion to sergeant.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II. Walker, after
spending the winter in Florida, returned
TO their home in Westminster Monday.
Mrs. Judd, who has been spending the
winter in Bellows Falls, returned Sat
urday, last, and has opened her house
for the summer.
Merle Harris, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. X. Harris of Palmer, Mass,
formerly of this place, was married to
Harry Yorke in Montreal May 3.
Directly after the morning service
Sunday five Kurn Hattin boys were re-
ceived into the church on profession of
faith. The service was very impress
sivc.
Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Halliday and
Mrs. Bowen of Bellows Falls and II. A.
Stoddard of Rockingham were in town
Friday evening to attend the regular
meeting of Boyden Grange, No. 1877.
The rendition of The Old Peabody
Pen by the Univcrsalist society of Bel
lows Falls at the Congregational church
in this place on the evening of May
was perfect in every detail and was en-
ioyed by highly appreciative audience.
1t would be impossible to make special
mention of any one character, so true
to life was each impersonator. The
costuming of the entire cast was unique
in every feature.
Mrs. j. c. Richmond, Mrs Howard
Fem, Miss A. n. Dawley, Rollo Met
calf and O. T.. Peck of this place at
tended the Pomona Grange meeting in
Grafton Saturday, and report good
time and large attendance. Members
of the Grange attended an evangelical
meeting, by invitation, from 7.3O to
$50, at the Baptist church, after which
they repaired to the Grange hall for
the business of the evening. Six can
didates were given the obligation and
the meeting was then open for visitors
The next meeting of Saxtons River
Pomona Grange will be held with Boy
den Grange, No. l67, July 4.
Last Friday evening was Grange
night. The attendance was below nor
NAL, but there were several visitors,
and everyone present took part III the
program with will. The program as
presented was as follows: Opening re
marks by the newly-elected lecturer;
song by the Grange, followed by flag
salute; roll call responded to by an
swering the question, How has daylight
saving affected your work. Nearly all
were inclined to think daylight saving
an advantage, but the farmers who use
all the daylight there is anyway de-
cidcd that 1t did not make any differ
ence with their work. The question,
| Why is the price of wheat fixed, and
other cereals allowed to soar ont or
sight! was ably discussed, led by Past
Master w. S. Fem, A. H. Halliday, II.
!
ing There 8 letter from your mother,
Miss Metcalf; question, Why does TINS
government have to borrow money to
carr on the war? Does buying a small
bond help?. responded to by worthy
Master Rollo Metcalf and others; read
ing, A few loanly verses, Helen Lewis;
question, How does the county agent
help the farmer! was explained by ii.
A. Stoddard, W. s. Fem and others;
apropos, many questions were asked
that brought out suggestions of value
The last query taken up was, How can
we use barley as substituted Miss
Florence Metcalf read short essay
giving the history of barley and told
Of many uses it was put to; Mrs. llalla
day aud Miss Metcalf gave interest
ing accounts of experiments made, and
j. c. Richmond put in the spice by tell
ing funny story of the woman who
took the bread sponge to bed as foot
warmer, Miss Gladys Richmond spoke
interestingly of the domestic science
work in school and of demonstrations
by the lady county agent. The meet
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