Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-01

F. {. and &. -. Streeter are building a
cottage at SpoffOrd lake. and expect to
have il completed next week Charles
Henkle is to build cottage at the lake
Mrs. Root of Hartford. Conn. arrived
Yesterday to be- with her sister. Mrs j. &.
Wells. In the great bereavement which has
fallen upOn her Dr. Root. a son of Mrs.
Root. was with Miss Wells on the night of
her death.
Myron G.. Taylor has returned from Cold
Water HarbOr Fla. where he spent the
winter at work i'm Col. Dunton's hotel
Mrs. Taylor. who has been in Manchester.
this state. during her husbands absence.
has also returned
Mr.. AMI Mrs. W. II. Childs enjoyed a
carriage drive to the pinnacle Of Wantast
quet Monday. the ascent being made in -
minutes. They found only two washouts
of consequence. The two steepest pitches
in the road are to be graded
=. W. Kimball represented the Centre
church at the ordination of Joshua Gravett
the first graduate of Mount HermOn to be-
ordained. at Mortified, Mass, Tuesday.
Mr. Gravett is to be pastor of an ndepend-
ent Baptist church at Denver. Col.
Ball Player Shine. who is member Of
the fire department at IIolyoke. narrowly
escaped serious injuries in the big fire in
that city Wednesday. The king pin came
out. the horses ran. and he was thrown out
iniuring his face. The BrattleborO boys
declare that his 'cheek'' cOull not have
suffered.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
on May of John f. Gleason of Wardsboro
and Miss Irene Knight of Troy. y. Y
Miss Knight spent two or three recent
winters with her aunt in BrattlebOro. and
is we'll known among the young people
She was one of the active workers in the
Murray club.
There wa, We ding at the Roman
Catholic church Tuesday morning, Thomas
Rouse and Miss Margaret Baker being the
contracting parties. Mr.. Clough of Mil
lers Falls was best man and Mss Mary
Baker. sister OF the bride. was bridesmaid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rouse took the morning train
south for wedding trip They are to
make their home on Elliot street.
=. &. johnson. assistant postmaster at
Springfield. and formerly of the Brattlpboro
post-othce. was in town over sun lay To bid
his many friends goodbye before leaving on
Tuesday for "the city of destiny" Tacoma
Washington. He will be gone until Sept
ember, and will visit all that won lerful
country along Iuget sOuni. where. accord
ing to Senator HOar. We are one LAY to see
the streets of wcalther New York. the
halls of more cultured Boston. the shops
of a buster Worcester. etc. Mr.. johnson
makes his trip on one OF the famous Rock
Island excursions.
viii b. Smith of Brattleboro. a graduate
of the High school in the class of ~. ami
now a member Of the class Of % at Colgate
university. Hamilton. y. Y. was one OF the
three successful competitors for positions
on the editorial staff Of the Ma lisonensis.
the college paper. from which we clip the
following in regard to the award The
committee of award was Mr.. George W.
Douglass. -. Of the Brooklyn Eagle The
large number of papers submitted. and gen
eral high grade of the work. male it no
easy task to reach decision. The choice
was made on the greatest show of journal
istic ability as displayed by the articles
in competition. Those who receive the
appointments may feel that they are es-
pecially honored. i'm that the decision is
made by some one competent to- judge