Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15

Ambrose Knapp, who has been recuper-
atlng on the home place i'm Dummerston
was at his store on Monday and Tuesday.
put VIII not try to assume charge of his
business for some time vet.
Miss Florence Allen gave an ENJOYABLE
! Mother Goose party to y of her Young
classmates last Friday evening. She took
Ine part OF Mother Goose, and all the other
characters were ably sustained.
Philip 5. Idle of st. Johnsbury. son of
Hon. ii. c. Idle, is i'm town on visit to his
uncle Mr.. HIDDEN of the firm of Hooker.
Hidden ~ Co., spending two weeks va
catlon from Amherst college here.
w. b. Cabot sailed from New York
Wednesday, accompanying Mrs. Anna $.
Balcstier, and her son and daughter. for
SIX months stay in London. MIR Cabot's
family will remain in Battleboro during
| the summer
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Erickson and two
children and Mr. Erickson's two sisters.
MISS Lizzie and Albertina Erickson. will
leave next week for their old home in Swe-
den, where they will spend the larger part
of the summer.
c. ID. Utley and j. p. Dunton, who have
been at the Bliss House, have moved into
the Putnam tenement house on Prospect
street. George d. Clark is to move his
family from Williamsville into the same
house next week.
1t is stated that Il. f. Rollins. the first
violinist of Leitsinger's orchestra, has an
engagement for the summer as leader of
an orchestra at Easton, Pa, and that
Charles Higgins, formerly of Brattleboro.
Is to play at the same place.
Mrs. Robert Baker, while getting out
of her carriage near the Farmers and
Mechanics store on Elliot street, Wednes-
day, caught her foot in the reins and fell
headlOng to the ground. The fall render
ed her insensible for moment, but her in
jurics are not serious.
DR.. :. +. Lawton is on a weeks visit to
the asylum before sailing next week Satur-
day on six months tour i'm Europe He
goes with Cook excursion, and will take
leisurcly look at all important places of
interest in the British Islands and on the
continent.
Will b. Goodrich and Charles 4. Harris
collided violently while playing lawn ten
MS in doubles yesterday afternoon Mr..
Goodrich received the force of the collision
in the nose. The cartilege was knocked ont
of place and blood ran profusely. He is
| housed today, but no serious results are ap-
pretended. Mr. Harris was dazed for
few moments by the shock, but was not
badly hurt.
Hon. and Mrs. b. ID. Harris report Mr.
Malcolm Moody and family to be pleasant
! ly situated in their attractive house at
! Pasadena, Cal. Not the least of the at
fractions of the place appears to be the
fact that Mr. Moody stands on his piazza
and picks oranges of his trees for his
friends. Although he has a desirable
opening there it is not his purpose to 90
| into business at present.
The death of Mary Jane Aldrich. aged
30, daughter of the late Aaron Aldrich
occurred at her home on Newbury street
! Boston. on Wednesday. Miss Aldrich had
| been i'll for some time with cancer of the
stomach, but the end came suddenly and
unexpectedly. She had many friends
| throughout this county. Her father went
to Boston from Newfane when a young
man and entered Boylston market. He
was successful in his business, acquiring a
handsome fortune. He died some time
since and the death of his wife took place
little over year ago, This daughter was
an only child.