Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
PERSONAL,


the past five weeks, returned this week to
her home in Fonda, n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Wilson of New
York, who are on coaching tour with a
handsome four-in-hand turnout, spent Mon
day night at the Brooks House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott Edwards and their
son Leslie are at Peakes Island, Portland
Harbor, Maine, this week, and will visit at
Turner in the same state before they re-
turn.
The marriage of Miss Hattie Barnard, a
former popular teacher in the public
schools, to Mr.. Werner of Chicago will oc-
cur at Wilmington the 18th, Chicago being
their future home.
Rev. c. o. Day returned this morning
Not his own people alone, but the whole
community will be glad to know that he
brings an exceedingly encouraging report
of Mrs. Days health.
Mr.. Edward II. Phelps, of the Phelps
Publishing company of Springfield, Mass,
in years past prominent newspaper man
of that city, is at the Brooks House with
his wife and daughter.
Patrick Heffron and Miss Mary Connors
were married Wednesday morning at St.
Michaers Roman Catholic church. An
all-day reception followed at the brides
home on Hudson street.
Six of the boys of the High school class
of 'S4, including John W. Drown of
Springfield, Mass, and VIII Smith of Min
neapolis, held reunion at the Brooks
House last Friday evening.
Mrs. NJ. A. Horton and Mrs. +. l.. Reed
who have been for four weeks at Cottage
| City, Mass, returned Wednesday night
/ Miss Emma Miller, who has spent the sum
mer there, returned last week.
/ Sewall Morse, who has been playing
| with the Fitchburg band at Cottage City,
has returned home, and John McAulitfe,
/ who has been taking his place as operator
at the telegraph office, goes to Bellows
/ Falls to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. 4. Abbott and Mrs
| Geo. Eels and children have returned from
/ Peake's Island, Maine, where they went
for two weeks outing, but where they re-
manned five weeks on account of the i'll
ness of Mrs. Eelss youngest daughter.
/ Rev. +. w. Sprague of Brattleboro, Rev.
| F. w. Whippen of st. Adams, formerly of
/ Putney, and II. Mann, jr., of Wilmington
were among the eight delegates to the gen
eral convention, chosen at the state Uni
versalist convention at Rutland last week.
The wedding of Miss Minnie Pratt and
Mr.. Charles Durham takes place next
/ Thursday evening at 6:30 at the Unitarian
/ church, with reception at the home of
the brides parents from : till 9. All
friends are invited. both to the church and
/ the house, without cards.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. CULVER of New
| York, with a daughter, son and lady friend,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Weston of Dial
ton, Mass, who are on drive through the
country, were at the Brooks House Sun
day. Mr.. Weston, who is the well-known
Dalton paper manufacturer, received a cor
dial welcome from old-time personal friends
while here.
Mrs. Catherine Colburn and her son.
Amos Colburn, left on Monday for their
home in Brooklyn, Wis. Mrs. Colburn
was a native of Wilmington but went West
10 years ago. and this was her first visit
here during all these years. She has spent
three months with her sister, Mrs Lieut..
Burns, and with other sisters in Whining
ton and Wardsboro.
Some of our older village residents will
have pleasant recollectons recalled by an
extract from a note from Mrs. NJ. l.. Crom-
well of Akron, Ohio, accompanying her
annual remittance for The Phoenix. in
which she says: although have lived in
Ohio 40 years l still have very strong at
tachment for my native state, Vermont,
and particularly for Brattleboro. where
spent many of the happiest years of my
early life, in the family of Col. Paul Chase,
whose wife was my sister.
The following personal item of interest
to Brattleboro people is from the Rutland
Herald: From Bar HarbOr comes the news
that Mr. Slater, the many times millionaire
of Webster, Mass, who has passed the 80
mark, is to marry Miss Mabel Hunt who
hOvers around 26 She is the daughter OF
Boston's late famous artist, William NJ.
Hunt. Mr.. Slater is not a widower, but
he has been divorced from his first wife,
who has also been at Bar HarbOr this sum-
mer. Another engagement, even more as
tonishing than this, is reported, that OF
Miss Enid Hunt, a sister next older than
the bride elect, to Mr. Slaters son, who is
about p years of age.