Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24

Funeral Of Lieut.. Spencer.


The funeral Of Lieut.. Haven Spencer
was held Friday afternoon in the Con-
gregational church, which was filed
with relatives and friends of the avi-
ator, who was killed here Wednesday
while making landing from short
flight.
Rev +. w. Pattison, pastor of the
Congregational church, of which Lieut..
Spencer was member, officiated. Ma
Tor. l.. T.. Tefft of the United States
air service, paid high tribute to the
character and ability of Lieut., Spencer
M man and aviator and as an officer.
Prof. |. n. Lawrence of Mount Her
mon sang. Delegations of the Grand
Army, the Boys Brigade, of which he
was former member, and the Amer
lean Legion, were in attendance. The
bearers were officers in the late war,
DIR. r. H. Philbrck, DR.. r. G. Holton,
Carl Wcllman, Newton Howard, Mr..
MELVIN, and Sergt. Oliver D. Chau-
vet who came with Lieut.. Spencer in
the airplane.
At the grave a salute was fired, the
buglc sounded, and prayer was offered
by Rev Mr.. Pattison. ..
Major .Tcfit, who came Friday, in
spcctcd the wrecked airplane and or
dcrcd the engine and tail piece shipped
away and the remainder to be burned.
Scrgt Chauvct is in charge of the work.
Many floral cmblems from organiza-
tons and from friends of the family
cncircled the casket. The burial took
place in the Centre cemetery here.
A memorial service for Lieut.. Spen-
Ger was held Sunday evening in the
Congregational church.
William Davis has gone to Boston uni
vcrsty.
DIR. L. W. Brown was here last week
and closed his house for the season.
Mortified Grange at the Greenfield
fair took second prize for Grange exhibit
tions.
George Moody returns to Wesleyan
university Saturday for his sophomore
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Evans and Miss
Ida Lcavis are at Nahant for two weeks
vacation.
John Nyc and family went by auto to
Peterboro, y. H., the first of the week
and visited his brother.
Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Wright and Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Goodnow are at Moorc's
Pond camp in Warwick.
Simpson Spencer leaves for Chicago
Thursday. His brother, Briscoe Spencer
returned to Syracuse Monday.
The Brainard family of Rustic Ridge
has closed their cottage and gone to
their home in Thompsonville, Conn.
Mrs. Diantha Dunnell of Colerain spent
the last three weeks with her son, George
L. Dunnell. She is % years old.
A delegation from the local chapter of
Eastern Star visited the chapter of Shell
burne Falls Tuesday afternoon and eve.
ming
The friends of Miss lola Holton gave
her miscellaneous shower Monday. Her
marriage to Charles Hodgen takes place
soon.
The seniors of the high school enter
tanned the faculty and students at a
corn roast on Garnet Rock Saturday
evening.
W. Roberts and family came home
from Spofford lake Wednesday. Miss
Ruth Roberts returned to Mount Holyoke
college Thursday.
Leon Davis broke his leg in two places
last week while at work at the seminary
when horse he was using ran away with
him near the seminary barns.
Mrs. Mary Doolittle has gone to In
dianapolis for Six weeks visit. From
there she will 60 to Tamarora, H. to
visit her son, Herbert Doolttle.
About 80 residents of Springfield, form
erly of Mortified, gathered at Forest
Park, Springfield Sept. II and organized
a Springfeld-Northfeld association,
The senior class of the hiph school has
organized az follows: Pres, John Dale
vice pres, Isabel Sutherland; sec, Ruth
Bgelow; treas, Lawrence Hammond.
n. p. Coffin conducted the song rehcar.
sal at Sage chapel Saturday morning
when Gwylm Miles, baritone, of New
York sang selections from The Holy
City and from Elijah.
Simpson Spencer of Chicago, who is il
insurance business and Briscoe Spencer
student of Syracuse university, wer,
here for the funeral of their brother
Lieut.. Haven Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Newton of Obi
have given to Mortified Post, American
Legion, large silk flag in memory o
their son. Kenneth Newton, who died il
the World war on German soil.
The first concert of the Mortified,
seminary lecture course will be givcl
Monday evening, Sept. 81, when Mon
sicur Maurice Marshal will render sc
lcctions on the violoncello. Anothe
treat in anticipation is Leland II. Power
of Boston in Dickens's Bleak House, Oct
4
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Bolton will go 500
to Hood River, Oregon, where Mr. Bo
ton will be employed by Miss A.
Spring, who owns large apple planto