Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-06-13

at Alexander hall Saturday Afternoon
and another recital Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Whittle and daughter, Margaret
will remain in their cottage here fol-
the summer. Dr. David and family have
moved to Mrs. More s on Birman road
Mrs. c. H. Webster, Mrs. Stearns
Miss Emma Alexander and Mrs. G. L.
Thompson attended the meeting in Deer.
field last week of the Connecticut Val
ley Associate Alliance.
market on Warwick avenue. Rev.
G.. l.. Thompson performed the cere-
mony. The Khaki Knitting Klub of
East Mortified of which the bride was
the president gave her box of linen.
Leon r. Alexander left Thursday for
Ohio where he will travel for the Ameri-
can Agricultural Chemical Co. by whom
he has been employed for a year. He
is making the trip in a Ford automo-
bile.
Harold McGrath has returned from
two years service overseas. He is a
guest of DR.. A. N. Thompson and is
visiting his many friends. He was in
service at base hospital No l. His
brother, Lieut.. A. L. McGrath, is ex-
pccted home next month.
Next Sunday services of the Congre-
gational church will be held at the au-
ditorium in conjunction with the Young
Women $ conference There will be no
more services in the church this summer.
The Children 8 society will hold picnic
on the church grounds on Saturday from
5 p. m. to 8 p. m. This is the final
gathering of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry haskell have ar
rived at their home at the corner of
Main street and Warwick avenue. They
were quietly married at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Baxter of Westficld, Wedncs
day Mrs. Haskell has been bookkeeper
at the Bookstore for several years. Mr.
Haskell is in the meat business and has
The fourth welcome service for re-
turning men from the war was held at
the Unitarian church Sunday afternoon.
f. F. Howard presided and Rev. G. l..
Thompson and Rev. f. w. Pattison as
sisted in the service. An address was
given by Prof. w. S. Yeager of Mount
Hermon, who recently returned from
Y. NJ. G. A. work in France. He spoke
especially of a trip through devastated
France which he made after the signing
of the armistice and of his impressions
of Rheims. G. $. Warner stated that
Northficld had so men and two women
in war service. Three men, who recent
ly landed from overseas service were
present, Schuyler White, William Lara
and Harry Angus Murray.
News has been received of the death
of Mrs. Martha A. Caldwell at the
home of her son, George 7. Caldwell in
Suf1ield Conn. She was born in Spring
field, Aug. IS, 1913 The daughter of
Oliver and Mary Sexton. For many
years she was teacher in Springfield.
She was twice married. Her first hus-
band was Mr.. King of Springfield.
About IS years ago she married Rufus
x. Caldwell of this town. She was a
member of the Congregational church,
the Order of Eastern Star and for sew
cral years was one of the trustees of the
Dickinson Memorial library. After
the death of Mr.. Caldwell she went to
live with her son and has visited here
several times since She leaves besides
her son, sister, Mrs. T. II. Rogers and
a brother, Lyman w. Sexton of Spring
field
Children g Sunday was observed at
the Congregational church yesterday
morning. Buttercups, ferns and yellow
iris were used as decorations and three
canary birds in cages hung from the
gallery and their songs were most pleas
ing. Large delegations of children were
present from District No. 3, Mount Her
mon and from the centre town. Each
district gave exercises of song and reel
tations, The general subject was Grow
ing Like Him. At this service six babies
were dedicated by their parents, they
were the children of Mr.. and Mrs. +. It.
Pallam, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tie, Mr..
and Mrs. Matthew Smith, Mr.. and Mrs,
Gerald Smith, DR.. an: Mrs. G. T..
Thompson. At this time there were FIVE
boys and three girls received into
church membership In the evening at
Z O'Clock the Lords Supper was celc-
brated.