Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-08
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Thaycr.
c. Il. Bruce and family, who were
at their summer home, have returned to
New York.
Miss Bette Whitney is assisting in the
care of Mrs. George Allbee at her home
in Brookine.
Mrs. Hodgkins of st. Johnsbury came
| Monday for n visit Mt the home of her
nephew, II. w. Phillips.
Mildred and Lillian Davis have re-
turned home after spending several days
with their aunt in Brattlcboro.
| Rev. and Mrs. w. II. hobbs will at
| tend the missionaries and ministers
conference at Saxtons River next week.
Miss Pierce, John Dale and Walter
Plumb. who have been at the Dale
homestead for n vacation, returned this
week to New York.
Miss Eloise Cummings and Miss Clara
| Greenwood are in Brattleboro. where
they will take the teachers training
course at the high school.
Miss Ida Parker, who has been spend
ing two weeks with her brother, Dr. J.. j.
Parker. and family, returned to her home
in Fitchburg, Mass, Monday.
Thirty-two members and guests of the
Dorcas Guild enjoyed pleasant meeting
Il
| Refreshments were served by the host
esseS.
Miss Leone Franklin spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ii. III. Franklin, returning Monday
to her work as stenographer in New
York city.
Miss Emma Bushnell will entertain the
children and mothers of the Congrega-
tional Sunday school cradle roll at the
home of Mrs. G. ii. Willard Friday after
noon from 3 to 5.
| Warren II. Townc of Cambridge,
Mass, and Gardner II. Brewer of Upton,
Mass. classmates of Allan Heath at Am
herst Agricultural college, visited him at
his home from Friday to Sunday.
The September meeting of Brchard
! Woman's Relief corps will be held at
Newfane Saturday afternoon. Sept. o
Plans will be completed for the district
meeting to be held in Townshend this
month.
About $36 was received by the Help
ing Hand society from the sale of fancy
| work, cookery. icc-cream, etc. on the
common last week. The money will be
used for missionary and church pur-
poses.
Mrs. Truman Able and children, who
spent the summer at the Cottage plan to
start Saturday for their home in Wash
ington, ID. G.. Mrs. Alice Moseley and
two sons. also of Washington, will re-
| turn Sunday.
Miss Florence Follctt and nephew
| Carlton Austin, of Weston were guest,
at O. w. Follctt's and Mrs. Matte Tur
ner's Sunday. Miss Folctt went from
here to Putney to begin her years work
as teacher.
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and faculty will be held in the town hal
Wednesday evening. Sept. IL. Al
friends of the school are invited to at
tend and become acquainted with stu
dents and teachers.
Mrs. Il. II. Bosworth has been spend
ing several weeks with Rcy,, MIR. Bos
| worth in town, Dir. and Mrs. c. Ii
Dalton of Burlington and Mr.. and Mrs
Bosworth of Brooklyn joined them fol
a family reunion the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Fletcher. Mis-
Jennie Raleigh and Maynard Taft hav,
returned home after weeks campin,
at Stratton. Mr.. and Mrs. J. II
Squircs and Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. S. Du
kettle spent .,the first Sunday with them
Mrs. Ella Mason and daughter, Mis-
Cora Mason. of Brattcboro and Edwin
Sawyer of Hyde Park. Mass, were guest
ut the home of DR.. and Mrs. l.. J. Parke
Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Masol
of Gardner, Mass, spent Friday with tn
family.
An efficiency chart recently wa
bought by the Christian Endeavor so
ciety. 1t is expected that it will awake
much interest in the organization
Points are for individual effort, mission
and organization. Three hundred point
are covered.
Mrs. II. ID. Phillips was unable to fl
her usual position of organist in tn
Baptist church Sunday because of il
ness. Miss Eunice Heath substituted
Mrs. Phillips has had remarkabl
regular attendance during the man
years in which she has been organist.
Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Wheeler of Tlyd
Park. Mass, visited relatives here Ia,
week while returning from an automc
bile trip through New Hampshire an
ii. +. Howard, went with them to thci
summer camp at Berlin, Mass, Thurs
day, returning home Monday.
moved last week to w. NJ. Sparks
house from Massachusetts in READINGS
for the opening of the fall term of til
, seminary. Miss Lillian Deans of Mort
, Adams and Miss Angelina Simpson {
Rutland, teachers at the seminary, II
, turned Monday.
, A public meeting of the W. c. II. |
0 will be held at the Baptist church SUI
t day afternoon mt 3 O'Clock for the pu
$ pose of offering prayer for the enforc
e ment of the laws Of the country and col
tinuance of prohibition. Similar NEE
| ings will be held Mt the same hot
r throughout the state.
5 The junior-senor high school startC
r the fall term Tuesday with promisl
h outlook for successful years wOr
About 100 pupils were registered tn
week with more expected to enter late
1 The freshman class now numbers
i students At the graded school II lit
+ folks entered school for the first tin
+ in the primary room.
+ +. X. McColl received painful inju
: les Aug. 30 while loading hay for \
w. Thayer. The horses started su
t denly while be stood mt the back of Il
T. load Mr.. McColl was thrown o.
Q striking on the back of his head al
!. throwing him over in n somersault
:, the muscles in his chest and shoulde
|. were badly strained although no bon
! were broken. He is recovering.
II The local friends of the David
Howard family now of Holyokc, Mas
will be interested to learn of the we
ding of their son, David b. Howard, M
h Miss Sara |. Clark, daughter Of Mr.. al
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