Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04
Church Council Is Established.

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Ida Davis.
A church council was established,
consisting of the pastor, deacons. sen
or trustee, chairman of the church mu
sic committee. chairman of the Sunday
school committee, president of the
Woman = association, and president of
the Christian Endeavor society. This
church council, representing all the de.
partments of the church, il a repre-.
sentative body in whose hands the af.
fairs of the church arc placed.
The Sunday school officers were elect.
ed as follows: Chairman of the Sun.
day school committee, A. w. LAUGH. |
ton; sec-treas., Merton Hazelton; libra
rian, Merton Hazelton: home depart. |
ment superintendent. Mrs. A. Walker.
Mrs. w. A. Miller is i'll with grip.
Mrs. Harold Reed has been visiting
at the home of her parents in Putney.
Miss Mabel Hazelton of Newfanc
was recent guest at II. G.. Hazel
ton s.
Ellen Cudworth of Brattleboro has
been spending a week with her uncle,
II. Harry Miller.
Mrs. p. f. Fountain of Holyokc,
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. G. Davis.
Miss Thompson. a nurse from Spring
field, Mass, came Monday to care for
Mrs. II. c. IIazeltom.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Iar-
ry Woodward has been very i'll but is
now considered out of danger.
Mrs. F. |. Miller returned Monday
night from a few days visit with
friends in Brattleboro and West Brat
tleborO.
A party of "A went on straw ride
last Thursday evening to West Dunn
merston, where they attended the Red
Cross supper and play. y good time was
reported
Blanche Newton returned Tuesday
night from Brattleboro, where she has
been visiting several days with her sis
ter, Mrs. Wilfrcd NORM, on Canal
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fayettc Miller are Wis.
iting at the home of w. +. Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, who were married
Jan. !, have the good wishes of many
in DunmerstOn.
Some out-of-town visitors for Christ
mas were: Mr.. and Mrs. i. w. Flanders
and sons, Ernest V. and Donald A.. ut
Rev. Lyndon s. Beardolcc's; Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Cook, Mr. and Mrs Frank Wilder
and child of Bristol, Conn, and Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Wilder and children of Brnttlc-
boro at Fred Wilder's.
In spite of the very frosty weather
about II people from the Dummerston
church went about town Sunday evening
and again in the evening of Christmas
day singing carols. That their Chris mas
spirit was appreciated is assumed by the
many pleasant words which came to
them from those who listened to the
singing.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies'
club held at the parsonage on Thursday
! it was voted to change the name of the
club to the "Womans association of the
congregational church" The following
officers were elected: Pres, Mrs. /. :.
Beardslec; vice pres, Mrs. \. w. Laugh
ton; see. and treas Miss Edith Dutton ;
chairman OF committce-missio Mrs.
Beardslce; supper, Miss Alice Laughton
entertainment. Mrs. Lila Reed program
Mrs. Harold Reed
Albert j. Ormsbce died in Spring
field Mass, Dee. 20, after Il long i'll
ncs,. Mr. Ormsbce was born in Dunn
mcrston in June, 1851. He went to
Wcstfeld, Mas, in 1882 and engaged
in the blacksmith business with his
brother, Leslie Ormsbee, for % years
He then moved to SPRINGFIELD, Mass
living there II years. He leaves u
wife and two children and n brother
Charles Ormsbcc, and sister, Mis-:
Julia Ormsbec, both of Dummerston
> The funeral was held in Springfield
Dee. -. Burial was in Westfcld.
Miss Miriam Reed, who is to entel
the trimming school for nurses Mt tho
; New York city hospital on Blackwell ;!
Island, left Wednesday morning fol
. New York. On Thursday evening
: about 10 Of Miss Reed g friends, in
, GLIDING the Conprowcma Camp Fir,
= 2lrls. gathered at her home during he
absence and her surprise on returnn;
and finding them there was complete
An evening Of games and music will
refreshments was much cnioycd hy eN
=, cryone present The three colorcd gen
tlemen who arrived during the cvcnin;
. caused much merimcnt At the clos
Mis- Reed was wen n rousing Happ,
q New Year by all in concert.