Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-11-10
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At present there are only two prison
ers in the county Jail.
Rev. and Mrs. f. NJ. Wiswall are Wis
itng relatives in Springfield, Mass.
Roy G. =. Monroe succeeds A.. r. I'm
derwood as janitor of Union hail.
Perley Il. Gates of Brattleboro was one
of the hunters, in town during the week.
A canvass for Membership to the Red
Gross is being made in this part of the
town, 49, Be- Ekt f+t' q ~
AIRS. Bert ,IIalladay of Brattleboro is
spending few days with her sister, Mrs.
Horace Wood.
Charles Miller and family of Brattle
boro spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
X. Il. Rhoades.
Mrs. Nina Bingham and children of
South Newfane were guests of Mrs. f.
w. Underwood Sunday.
A party of five hunters from Brattle
boro stopped Mt the Windham County
House the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Babbitt of South
Londonderry called Sunday upon their
niece, Mrs. Arthur Edwards.
Rev. F. b. Hyde will spend the week
end in Wilmington, where his daughter,
Miss Frances. is teaching.
Rev. and Mrs. f. NJ. Wiswall, who have
been absent from town several days, are
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Swift of Man
chester visited Sunday at the home of
their cousin, Mrs II. ]. Batcheldcr.
Mrs. Alice NIicott returned Sunday
from visit of week in the home of
her son, Merton Micott, in Brattleboro.
Topic of the Christian Endeavor meet
ing Sunday evening will be, The Meaning
of Church Membership. Rev. f. b. Hyde
leader.
Odd Fellows hall has been thoroughly
renovated this week. the work having
been done by Eugene Thompson and j.
Mr.. Nees, agent for the Twin State
Electric company has been sent to St
Johnsbury and Mr.. George takes his
place in this vicinity.
A telegram to Mrs. n. NJ. Batchelder
brought tidings of a grandson born Nov.
6 in New Haven, Conn.,, son of Gilbert
and Mavis Paget Downs.
Mrs. Eugene Thompson has gone to
West Townshend to spend a few days
with her adopted daughter while her
husband, George Reed, is engaged in
deer hunting.
Allan Cherrie secured buck with six
points weighing 10 pounds near CIRCUITS
pond On Newfane hill the first day of the
open season. This is the only one report
ed in town so far.
On election day the parlor of the
Congregational church was warmed and
opened by members of the Christian En-
deavor society for the use of women vot-
crs who came from different parts Of the
town to vote.
Many women went out to vote Tues
day and found the polling place as quiet
and orderly as the reading room in a
public library. The ballot clerks were
pleasant and helpful, and the voters Sc
rious and careful.
Mrs. Lucy Hosey entertained her
nephew, Winchester Martin. Nov. /, in
celebration of his birthday. Mrs. Hos
ley gave family dinner party Oct. %
in celebration of the birthday of her
uncle. Henry Martin.
A class in home hygiene and care of
the sick has been formed to be conducted
by Miss Clara r. Hoffman, Red Cross
nurse, and 10 members have joined. A
meeting was held Wednesday afternoon
at go at the home of Mrs. a. IL.
Farnum. ,,-..--~- O..
Mrs. Flora Barnes of Rutland and
Earl Wheeler of Chittenden recently Wis
tied Mrs. Gertrude Grape and son. Glynn
Grape Mrs. Emmette Grape of Chitten-
den came as far as Townshend and the
party visited together at the home of
Mrs. Watson in Townshend.
A new department has been added to
the Moore free library known as the state
travelling library. A shipment of 46 books
has been received 1t is the desire of
the librarian that the community take
advantage of the privilege granted by the
state library and keep the books in cir
culation.
Mrs Ruth Monroe was again sur
prised Monday evening on the occasion of
her birthday when about II relatives and
friends gathered at her home at the
Moore free library TO celebrate the event
A very pleasant evening was spent. Re
freshments were served and some fine
gifts were presented.
The weather on election day was UNI
favorable and less than one-fourth of the
number of those whose names We're on
the check list were present. w. ii. New
ton was elected town representative, re-
cciving over 80 votes. A good number of
women were present to cast their votes
the whole number amounting to over 100