Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-08-18

kerS, N. l., are guests OF her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ii. Ware.
|, u. w, Boyden of the Boston Glob,
came wednesday for Il few DAVIS visit
with his sister Mrs. ii. +. Howard
Mrs Fred Perkins and children have
gone to the home of her mother in Ru
pert to spend the rest of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George La Fontoine and
little daughter of Gardner, Mass, are
guests ut the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 70
w. Sage. f'
The valuable collection of prizes which
will be presented for the various events
Old Home day are on display at X. w
Phllips's store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Styles of Fort
Anne, n. Y, and two daughters and
son-in-law were guests last week of their
uncle, John A. Grout.
Mrs. Clark Wilkinson and son, Fay
Wilkinson, of South IIadley, Mass,
came Friday for weeks visit with her
sister-in-law, Mrs. F. II. Randall.
The rcgulnr meeting of Orchard w.
| II. c. at Masonic hall Saturday was well
attended. Plans were made for the dis
trict meeting in this village Sept. 20
Mrs Selma Powers went Monday to
Boston to join her niece, Miss Mary
Plumb, on trip. Mrs. Plumb will visit
relatives in Newfane during their alb
sence.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Delaporte of
Rhinebeck- IN he-Hudson stopped over Il
day last week with Mrs. Bessie Bel
linger on their way to their bungalow in
Underhill.
DR.. and Mrs. c. f. Bruce and guests.
who have been at their summer home.
have returned to New York, and his
sons family are expected to occupy the
house soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Houghton of
New York are spending the week in
town, bringing with them Miss Eliza
beth Barber to visit relatives. All are
glad to welcome the little girl back.
A large family gathering was held at
the home of Robert Bratton last week.
about 50 in all being present. Many of
the guests were from out of town and re-
manned over night or for longer visit
Miss Margaret Boyden was operated
upon for appendicitis by DIR. Anderson
in the Brattleboro Memorial hospital
Wednesday. She is reported to be do
ing well. Her mother, Mrs. Louise Boy
den. accompanied her and stayed at the
home of Mrs F. w. Pier.
Children in the community not already
engaged to ride in the parade for Old
Home day are invited to ride upon the
float which will be decorated for the
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teams will be used for this float and Mrs
Louise Boyden has charge of the decora-
ton.
Invitations have been received here to
the marriage of Miss Bessie Hardy and
Rev. James Lyman of Washington, in
the home of Rev. NJ. F. Hardy in Mel
son, n. H., Thursday of this week. Mr..
Lyman, who, as well as Miss Hardy, is
a returned missionary, is at home from
Turkey for years vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Reed of South
Hadley, Mass, and Mrs. George hobbs
of Watertown, Mass, attended the Old
Home day exercises at jamaica Aug
10 and visited here with Rev. and Mrs
w. II. hobbs, calling on other friends
! Mrs. Reed was Miss Nellie hobbs of ia
maica and student at Leland and
| Gray seminary.
Miss Emma Bushnell has returned
| from two months stay at Hyannis,
! Cape Cod, where she has been taking a
course in Americanization at the Hy-
annis summer school. Miss Bushnell will
remain in town through September then
will go to. Springfield, Mass, where she
SSs pos pos sD e sash the subject upon
| j. II. -Norhup' has bargained for the
purchase of the village house owned by
Miss BlanchG Brigham, now of Duluth.
and will move there soon with his family.
The hill farm where they have been living
| is offered for sale. The change is made
partly on account of the young children
who will attend school, The Brigham
house is n large one and Mrs Northup
will rent several of the rooms to seminary
students.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archer Wheeler and
daughter are moving this week to Brattle-
borO where Mr.. Wheeler has the posi-
ton of overseer of DR.. Lynchs farm on
the Putney road Hr. Wheeler sold his
place in West Townshend last spring
and moved into the Congregational par
sonage in this place. All here are sorry
to have the family leave town and also
to have Miss Viola leave the seminary.
The camping party, which included
three automobiles with members of G. I'll
Wizards family, Mrs. Truman IIobess
family and guests, and Wilfred Wheeler
returned home Sunday after II five-days
delightful trip. The route took them NJ
western Vermont by Lake Champlain
through Grand Isle to Canada. On re-
turning an overnight stop was made at
Lake Willoughby, which was pronounced
one of the beauty spots of Vermont
From there they went to the White
mountains in New Hampshire, camping
i'm the shadow of Mt. Washington
Thence they came down the Connecticut
to their home.