Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25


been employed in various positions at
Mortified hotel and recently at
Mortified seminary. He married Miss
Lillian Milk, student of Mortified
Bible Training school, who survives
him. He was a member of the Congre-
gational church, man of exemplary
habits and faithful to duty.
The shed which collapsed was consid-
cred strong and in excellent condition
and had only been built a short time.
The town report is being printed by
the Mortified Press.
Miss Nellie Nye of Greenfield was
home for the week end
Miss Betty Otte and John Otte left
Tuesday for New York.
C. f. Abbott is suffering from blood
poisoning in his foot.
The Tennis club held a meeting at
G. N. Kidder s last Thursday evening.
Harmony lodge held regular meet
ing at Masonic hall Wednesday eve
ming.
Mrs. Charles B. Field is recovering in
the Franklin County hospital in Green
field.
william II. Raffety of Boston was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. w. c.. Roberts
last week.
Mrs. C. E. Dickerson has as her guest
Miss Clara c. Richmond, missionary
from Turkey.
Harold Z. Bigelow, who enlisted in
the navy, is now at naval training
camp in Newport, R. l.
Fred Fox was home for the five days
when the Westinghouse company of
Springfield was closed.
Rev. j. East Harrison of Mount Her
mon conducted services at the Congre-
gational church on Sunday.
Ray Dunnell and Misses Hazel and
Dorothy Wise leave this week to attend
school at Deerfield academy.
Mrs. A. p. Fit left Tuesday for st.
Johnsbury, where she will visit Mrs
Paul D. Moody and children.
Miss Minora Chamberlain took state
examinations at Hartford, Conn.,, on
Tuesday as a registered nurse.
Mount Hermon school has been in
quarantine several days on account of
few cases of contagious diseases.
Mrs. Ernest Bartlett and daughters of
Sunapee, N. H., have returned and are
at Mrs. Moore 8 on Birnam road.
Philip Wood is home from Springfield
for few days and has been helping his
uncle, Mr. Wetherhead, in Vernon.
MRS. =. X. SmithTSd BibiE efass Vas
held on Wednesday afternoon at $50
clock in the home of Mrs. S. E. Walk
er.
James Bronson Murray of Yonkers
Y. Y, is at the Mortified hotel and
is here in the interests of his summer
home.
Mrs. L. 4. Polhemus las gone TO
New York to visit for several days.
Miss Belle Polhemus is c. ing TOR ner
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mcmillan of
Mount Hermon have been at Weston
hall week or two in charge of the
seminary girls.
Mrs. Williams, who had been visiting
in Providence, r. l., for several weeks,
has returned to the Brtton house in
East Northfield.
Raymond Clapp, n graduate of Am
herst Agricultural college, is supervising
the advanced register testing of cows
at Mount Hermon school.
DR.. j. A. Jowett of New York city is
the guest of w. R. Moody and preached
at Mount Hermon Sunday. The serv
ices are being held in the old dining
hall.
DR.. Russell Conwell, who was to Ice
ture at Mount Hermon, is not to do so
at present as the heat has been shut
off from the chapel where the lectures
are held.
Prof. F. L. Duley has returned from
Camp Devens and will complete the
term at Mortified seminary He will
then begin his six months of work in
training camps.
The installation of the officers of II.
H. Johnson post, G. A. r., was held Fri
day with Adiutant B. F. Field as in
stalling officer Only five of the veterans
were able to be present.
Leach Brothers of Mortified Farms
sold $50 cords of wood to the United
States government the past week to be
used at Camp Devens. This makes a
total of about 700 cords sold by them
this year.
Mrs. William Leavis. her mother, Mrs.
F. B. Pullen, and son, Dana Leavis.
left Tuesday for Tampa, Fla, whore
they will spend the remainder of the
winter. They expected to arrive there
last Saturday.
Mortified seminary opened Wednes-
day, after nearly five weeks vacation
Russell Sage chapel and Skinner gym
nasium are closed for the present to
conserve coal. Chapel services are held
in Stone hall.
The seminary students who remained
here for the vacation were entertained
AT Mount Hermon on Thursday last.
Each Saturday night they enjoy NOV
ing pictures at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. r. Moody
Miss Marjorie Chalmers, teacher in
the English department of Mortified
seminary, was married during the Christ
mas vacation. She is now Mrs. Carl.