Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-07-07
WESTMINSTER

The Kurn Hattin boys spent the
Fourth at Barber Park.
Clarence Wright and five boys climbed
Mount Ascutney Saturday night.
Mrs. Dana Aiken and children spent
last week with relatives in Townshend.
Mrs. Fred s. Fem chaperoned party
of six girls for week at Lake Wantas-
tiquet
Miss May Foster of Southwick was
n recent guest of her sister, Mrs. Fred
:. Fem.
The social Bible class will meet Tues
day evening, July II, with Mrs. Almira
Burwell.
On July Westminster defeated Put
ney in game of baseball at Kurn Hat
tin Home il to 10.
d. z. Wright and sons. Walter and
Alfred, played with the Springfield band
Mt Lowell lake July 4.
Mrs. Alice Mason of Springfield,
Mass. visited from Friday to Wednes-
day with relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Field of Spring
field (Vt) were guests July 4 in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. @. Woodburn.
Mrs. l.. G. Converse is enjoying an
automobile trip to Portland, Me-, with
her daughter and family, Mrs. William
O'Brien.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Farr and infant
daughter and Miss Nellie Franklin of
Bellows Falls were guests July at
Frank Fairs.
AT the next regular Grange meeting
Friday evening. July Z, the question for
discussion will be, Why is it that when
holiday comes most city folks are glad
to 60 into the country?
Mrs. William Rowley will leave Sat
urday for Fortune Harbor, n. f., where
she will meet her father and mother
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker, and sister
with her at once.
The service last Sunday evening was
great success. The vestry was crowded
to overlooking. Next Sunday evening
the Westminster male quartet will rem
der several selections. The topic of the
evening will be, July 4 and World Citi-
zenship. The subject for next Sunday
morning will be. The Reality of the In
visible.
Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. George c.
Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. George r.
Wright Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Bent,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Harlow and daugh-
ter, Miss Harriet Wright of Buffalo,
n. Y. and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Saw
yer and two children of Des Moines, Ia,
motored to Springfield (Vt.) to call on
Hollis Wright and family.
On Friday evening at Z o'clock at
Grange hall, Miss Sanderson, Red Cross
nurse of Brattleboro, will meet the To-
cal executive committee of the Red Cross
and the recently appointed committee
for the purpose of determining what
phases of Red Cross work will be taken
up in this community. Plans for public
health work will be discussed.
Rose Wilcox, the year and half old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilcox,
met with a painful accident July 4 when
she was playing with several other chill
dren who were lighting fire-crackers un-
der tin can. She was hit on the side
of the head by the can with such force
that her ear was cut badly, making it
| necessary to call a physician to dress
| the wound.
An interesting Pomona Grange meet
| ing was held Saturday evening with
BOyden Grange The program follows {:
Selection, Saxtons River Grange quar-
Grange; recitation, Miss Helen Lewis (;
address, Good Citizenship. by State
| Lecturer A. w. Lawrence of Spring
field (Vt.); questions for open discus.
sions Should mothers interest be lin
tied to home affairs or should they find
time for community work? and What
should be taught II boy of 10 regarding
fighting other boys?
| ". l.. Fullam entertained Ut HIS larln
over the weekend the members of the
| Telescope club and their wives of Spring
field (Vt.), of which he is member.
The party was headed by Prof. Russell
w. Porter, who by star observation. was
able to locate accurately latitude 43 de-
grees. four minutes, 10 seconds, and lon
| eitude ~ degrees, % minutes, five Sec
onds so permanently localizing for all
| time marker and survey point at
| ';weetland farm. where eventually will
be an eight-inch rejecting telescope,