Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-15

Friday evening for n card party. A
small fee netted $4.05 for the Red Cross
work.
Mrs. Stcadlcr has received letter
from her son, Lieut.. Clarence Stcadler,
announcing his safe arrival in France.
Lieutenant Steadlcr left here early in
January. 81.
Daniel o 'Keefe is seriously i'll in the
home of his son, Charles o. Keefe, in
Somerville. A daughter was born recent
ly to Mr.. and Mrs, Charles O'Keefe in
Somerville.
Mount Hermon will hold sessions of
school on Monday. There are still sew
eral eases of German measles in the
school, which keeps the students in
quarantine.
DR.. A. L. Newton has bought the
Joseph Clark place and will lease it for
farming. +. w. Doane has bought the
old Dale place on East street for farm
ing purposes.
Prof Benjamin Marshall of the Con
necticut Women 8 college, of New Lon
don, preached in the Congregational
church on Sunday morning and at Mt.
Hermon in the evening.
Mrs Edward +. Barber, and Miss Neva
Simpson, of Maine, took place Feb. 3
| in Keene, n. II. Mr.. and Mrs. Barber
will live at the Barber homestead.
The following young men from North
field will go to Amherst on Saturday to
take physical examinations before di.
vision s exemption board: Modesto
Sargio, A. p. Cummings, R. l.. Spencer,
f. H. Fleming.
A Beethoven recital was given by Mrs.
S. Il. Walker Thursday afternoon of this
week at the home of Mrs. Lorimer l..
Drury in Mount Hermon. Mrs Walter
rendered some of Beethoven's sonatas and
gave expositions of them.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage in Tunbridge, VT, on Jan.
6, Charles Ernest Welch and Hazel Isa-
| dore Brooks. The bride spent several
years in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. +. F..
Towards and attended the seminary.
The Boys and Girls society held a
social and supper in the vestry of the
Congregational church on Saturday eve
ming. Mrs. S. Z. Walker and Mrs. F.
A. Welch are assistants of Rev. +. w.
Patterson in the work of the society
this winter.
Raymond McGrath, secretary for A.
G. Moody, left Monday for Camp Dew
ems. where he will train in the sd en-.
gineers corps. Previous to his departure
the engagement was announced of Miss
May Blanc of Boston, now at the North.
field hotel, to Mr.. McGrath.
Mrs. s. E. Walker entertained the
music faculty of the seminary in her
home on Friday afternoon. Beethoven
was the subject of a talk given by Miss
Clara B. Tillinghast at this time. The
apartment is planning to give Beetho'
ven concert at Mt. Hermon.
G. s. Warner has been appointed the
Mortified representative for the ship
ping board. F.. A. Wclch has been APP
pointed chairman Of the national war
saving committee for this town. His
appointment was made by County
Chairman +. H. Payne Of Greenfield.
,, Mrs. l.. B. Wise. entertained the War;
wick Avenue Knitting club Saturday
afternoon. This club of IS women made
for the Red Cross during January six
pairs thumbless mittens, three helmets,
4 II sweaters, eight surgical shirts They
have also collected So in money for the
Red Cross.
The local Red Cross have been unable
to secure sufficient gauze for work, but
the Tuesday and Friday gatherings en-
ioyed cutting and sewing patchwork for
quilts for Red Cross work. The society
solicts odds and ends of outing, calico
gingham, percale, and any cotton pieces
suitable for patch work. These should
be left with Mrs. n. p. Wood as soon as
possible.
A very attractive program of motion
pictures is to be given by the Lyman
Howe festival in the Congregations
church vestry on March 4. The program
includes Industrial Methods of the
Chinese and tour through the Celestia
empire; an Exclusion Into the Wilds OF
Alaska; Day and Night at Coney Is
land; Uncle Sans War Caterpillars anC
many film novelties.
The ladies' sewing society of the Uni
tartan church has been holding Aida,
sewing meeting each Thursday in tn
vestry of the church, and have accom-
plished large amount of work for thu
Red Cross. During January they mad
so sets of pajamas and 10 hospita
shirts. This means 70 garments. Tire
sewing machines are kept running al
the time. The attendance average
about 90. Mrs. G. II. Webster is tn
president.
} The Grange had an excellent program
S Friday evening at Sons of Veterans
, hall Raymond Clapp presented the sub
iect, "Shall the farmers of Mortified
raise general crops or specialize!' Mr.
G. I. Holton gave information o
! (Which was the most valuable to hi
country, Washington or Lincoln?' Mis-
, Ellen Callaghan gave "a sketch of tn
,, famous men born in February. Sele'
lions of song were given by Mrs Ralp
Gibson. The final event was checkt
game between +. A. WEIGH and DR..
=, G.. Holton. The checkers were Grang
! members.
On account of the serious shortage {
y fuel at Northfeld seminary every pr
P caution is being used to conserve hea
e Music hall has now been closed and II
o music department is without emplo,
= ment for the present. The students al
= required to shut Off heat in their room
when not in use. In several Of the bull
ings study hour is spent i'll one lar&
room. There is only coal sufficient. Il