Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-01-24
MORTIFIED, MASS.

"a.
Herbert Bolton is still very i'll with
innammatory rheumatism
Floyd Washer Of lion, N. V, is visiting |
his aunt, Mrs. G.. n Kidder.
The Red Cross meets at Mrs. n. w. !
Kcet's home each Thursday.
& Mrs. c. f. Williams is spending the
/, week in Amherst and Springfield
4 All yarn belonging to the Red Cross
4 should be handed in to headquarters
4 this month"; AZ |
= Henry johnson is home from Hart
!. ford, where he has been employed in a
! munitions. plantaiei,
4. Miss Helen Caldwell spent few days
: in Springfield this week with her sister,
s. Miss Miriam Caldwell.
e Lieut.. L. Merriam Powell of the U. s.
Z aviation corps has sailed from France
I for the United States.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Bert
: Newton are very i'll with complications
resulting from influenza.
Z Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Moody expect to
I leave soon for Florida. Their daughter,
& Miriam. will accompany them.
Z Francis Woodland has a letter from
% HIS sui, IONs WIN IL IL StIScdHl III tHc
army of occupation in Germany.
Emerson Putnam, father of Mrs. G. n.
Kdder and of Mrs. George, has rented
the apartment in the Webster block.
Fred Huber. who enlisted in the navy.
is home on months furlough. He will
return then to serve his three years.
Newton Howard, lieutenant in the
aviation corps, returned to his home
here Friday with his honorable dis
charge
The deputy income tax commissioner
will be at the town hall Friday of this
week to- assist in the tabulation of in
come taxes of citizens.
The first game of basketball will be
: played between the Boys Brigade and
( the Brsttlcboro high school team Jan. 81
at Skinner gymnasium.
Mrs A. G.. Moody entertained her Sun
day school class of women. numbering
more than 40. at her home Thursday aft
crnoon. This was the annual meeting.
Mrs +. A. Welsh entertained Wednes-
; day afternoon in honor of Miss Saisie
l. Allen, principal of the high school, and
Miss Nell Allen. teacher of the sub-fresh-
e man school.
Miss Miriam Caldwell of Springfield
and Charles Bamforth of New York,
first officer Of the I. S. S. West Hamp-
ton, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. F.
b. Caldwell Sunday. Mr.. Bamforth is
Il nephew of Mrs Caldwell.
Rev. G. L. Thompson gave an interest
ing lecture before the Boys Brigade Fri
day night on Ireland and It's People. Mr..
y Thompson has visited that country. This
Friday cveIfing Prof F. L. Duley will
speak on The League of Nations.
s Mortified has been asked ky the Red
= Cross TO make 800 garments for refu-
4 gees. All women who possibly can are
asked to help. Meetings are held in the
/ Unitarian church Thursdays, at Hotel
Northfeld Friday, and every other
! Thursday at the parish house for this
purpose.
/. Thursday was registration day at the
! seminary and 20 new girls registered.
Thursday is the mid-term holiday and
the new term begins on Friday. w. r.
Moody, president of the Mortified
schools arrives in New York Sunday from
England and France, where he has been
the past two months with the British Re
lief commission.
The Fortnightly meeting was held OF
Monday afternoon. A paper by Mrs. +
b. Caldwell on Womens Work in tn,
War, was read by Mrs. c. c. Stockbridge
Miss Marion Holton read an article oil
The American Girl Over There Mis-
Margaret Howard of Greenfield, directo
of the women's department of the Frank
lin County Farm Bureau. was the speak
or of the day. Mrs. +. A. Welsh wa
elected to represent the women of thi
town as director. TO work with the mef
who will be elected at town meeting t
work in the departments of the Town Blu
reau of Mortified.
The Republican caucus Tuesday eve
+. ming was attended by 80 voters, whic
was a record number c. L. Robbins pre-
sided and A. S. Gordon was secretary
The following men were nominated fC
town officers: Selectmen, H. Fl. Crozie
j.. r. Smith, c. S. Tenney; town cler
and treasurer. George L. Thompson; !
brary committee, Dir. n. p. Wood, Re
G.. L. Thompson; school committeeman
f. L. Dudley; assessor, c. L. Leach; ccm
terry commission. C. I. Holton; tree wa
den, Arnold Holtoh; constabes. +.
Doane, a. o. Howard, l.. 0. Clapp Ia
collector. l.. o. Capp.
The Woman g Relief corps held il
installation of officers Friday afternoo
T. i'll Alexander hall. This was reguls
meeting of the corps and the install
ton was private. Mrs. C. c. Stocl
bridge installed these officers Pres
Mrs, III. II. Mason; j. V. p, Mrs. G.
Stockbridge; J V. p, Mrs. II. NJ. Bri
toll; treas, Miss NJ. T. Button; cha
l. lain, Mrs. NJ. j. Doolittle; c., Mrs
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