Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-12-15

a few days with her mother, Mrs. Flora
Read, who had been at the Memorial
hospital in BrattleboCo for treatment.
Miss Read returned Monday to West
Townshend, where she is teaching
school.
(Smith) Kinney Of Rutland, formerly
,epurt reporter here, written to friend,
states that her mother, Mrs. Smith, who
ofAen came to Newfane, has beeu
strl cken with paralytic shock and is
seria 'usly ill. a..
In vitations have been received By
friends in town to the marriage of Miss
Henn, Bliss, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jobn, Randolph Bliss, to Lieut.. Ralph
RircbA I'd Dewitt Thursday evening,
Dec. As, at Z o'clock at st. Paups
church in Akron, Ohio.
Miss Mabelle Hazelton spent the
Weekend in town, returning Monday to
Mrs. Eliza, Hazelton, who will stay three
months to \ eep house for Mrs. Janet l..
Gates while she goes to New London to
visit her son. Bert Gates.
Noble Pratt who is suffering from
martial shock. rendering his left side
helpless. is at he. County House and is
under the care \ u physician. 5. q.
and Eugene Thonl lson have Mt different
times assisted as night attendants.'
Mrs. Alice Mcott has gone to Harri-
man. Tenn. TO spend the winter with her
daughter. Mrs. John Manley, leaving
Newfane Saturday and stopping iu
Springfield for n short visit. Her home
will not be closed through the winter, as
n party from Jamaica will come soon to
occupy it during her absence.
Arthur Amsden, who has run jitney
service through the summer from South
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last trip for the season Saturday. Mrs.
Amsden spent the weekend with her
husband in Londonderry returning
Monday to Newfane, where she is as
sistant in the telephone office.
A pleasant social event of the season
was the masquerade ball given in Union
hall Dec. g. under the auspices OF the
Grange. While not largely attended,
owing to the cold wave, and not a success
occasion. The prize for the best mans
costume was awarded to Leonard
Brown, who wore Mexican costume.
The prize for the best lady's costume
went to Miss Olive Eager, who appeared
as Night. Many other costumes were
much admired and were well prepared
by the amateur designers
The funeral of Mrs. Gertrude I.
Grape was held in the church Saturday
~ Low III lhC oieSi
Wiswall officiating. The burial was in
the family lot in Woodlawn cemetery
The bearers were Albert Brown. Herbert.
Brown, l.. H. Higgins and III. J. Batcl 4,
elder There were many beautiful floral
! tributes from relatives, neghbors END
friends. Relatives from out of tow at
the service were Mr.. and Mrs. Hetbert
Brown and four children, Mr.. and Airs
Clarence Read of Putney, Mrs. Flora
Barnes of Rutland and Miss Stella
Read of West Townshend.
News has been received here q the
death Wednesday noon of Frank f.
Davis, "a, father of Earl Davis of this
place. His death took place at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. G. Ii. Batchelder
of Easthampton, Mass, where, be went
three weeks ago to stay for the winter
He was born in Landgrove May 2, 1858.
He lived in Londonderry, where he was
married. until the death of his wife seven
years ago, since, which time he had
spent the summers with his son here and
the winters with Mrs. Batchelder. Be
sides his son and daughter he leaves
three sisters, Mrs. George Porter and
Mrs. Wilson Ingalls, of Westboro and
Mrs. Florence Jones of Peru, also a
brother, Charles Davis Of Ludlow. The
body will be taken to Londonderry for
burial.