Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-07-31
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Mrs. Julia \. Sexton, wife of Rev. W.
{. Sexton. died al her home in Nineiand
y. j.. July -. The burial was i'm Con
necucut Mrs. sexton was a resident of
this place for some time. and although
confirmed invalid Tor many wears she bore
her suttering> patiently and without com
planning. BY her cultivated and refined
manners sine gained many warm friends.
Owing 10 the illness of Mrs Mckenzie
the town clock has not been wound up for
striking Tor several weeks. We now know
how To appreciate this most useful giit
made 10y the Chids hrothers
After TWO weeks of visiting here. 4. II.
Watson and family left for their home IN
Stamford, Conn. on Thursday.
A pleasant social event was the marriage
on Thursday evening, July 10. at the home
OF the bride parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
mund NJ. Boyd. of Miss Ella l. Boyd to
Marcus Busby of North Adams. Mass.
The ceremony was performed by Rev t.
W. Pierce The Young couple will live in
North Adams. Mrs Busbv will bee greatly
missed 10y her friends here, who have
learned to appreciate her qualities The
presents were appropriate and tasteful. as
well as numerous.
tOga for a few weeks. returned on Monday
Owing to III health L. +. Wheeler has
resigned the presidency of the Raponda
association. and II. Mann. IT,. has succeed
ed 10 thar position. The present board OF
directors consists of Moses Newton. L. l..
Wheeler, II. Mann, IT,, j. II. Stowe. c. u.
spencer. John &. Newton and Joseph Gil
bert, ir
Mrs Eliza Spencer is spending the sum
mer al the Claremont junction camp
ground.
Miss Mary Howe, with party of Brat
tleboro friends. was al Raponda Monday
number OF our people We're invited 10
lOin the party in the evening Miss Howe
sang several selections in the hotel parlors
to the delight OF those present
Messrs. A. 7. Childs F. W. Childs. r..
:. Childs. A. II. Watson and Mortimer
Harris, members OF the Forest and Stream
club. were in town recently. and considered
plans for the improvement of their proper
ty. especially the Miller place.
c. 4. Lamb has suffered for several
weeks from rheumatism and from an iniu-
ry To one of his feet.
As an illustration of the way the news
papers sometimes print the news we notice
one OF the state papers says that ''Benia-
min BarstOw OF West Dorset cut his hand
SO severely that he bled to death before a
physician arrived We suppose Mr.. Bar
stow of West Dover is referred to. bur an
last accounts ne was not dead and we do
not understand that there is immediate
prospect OF such an event as his death
Chamcey Cushman came near receiving
serious injuries from H. L. FoX's bull on
Sunday, L. O, Barnard and X 2. Ames
arriving Just in season 10 rescue Mr. Cush-
man from the attack of the animal
On Wednesday Mrs. Edward Titus gave
"a delightful party for her little niece. NAV
Titus of Brooklyn, and her friend Minnie
Aldrich, OF the same city,
The following are among the arrivals ar
the Vermont House the past week W. A.
Priest and wife, Adams, Mass: Or. G. II.
Ball Ii. ). Marcy and wife j. b. Rogers
d. +. Raymer Boston; II. NJ Harris. Ben
nngton; W. j. Breckenridge and wife
Troy, y. y, Nj. and Mrs. Rodney Wal
lace, Fitchburg, Mass. Geo. j.. Lamb
New Haven, Conn. Fred &. Williams.