Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-08

o. NJ. Lawton of New York has spent
two or three days in town this week, and
goes today to Wilmington.
&. S. Boylen returned last week from
New York, but has gone back again this
week to enter upon the duties of his new
position as a special travelling agent for the
! Howe scale company. He will travel over
a wide section of the country. including
| the southern states.
Mrs Geo f. Tyler, late of Erving
Mass, accompanied by her children. has
been visiting her sister, Mrs f. J.. Hunt.
They returned on Tues lay to their new
home in Fiskdalc, Mass. Mrs. Lawrence
of Peterboro, n. H.. another sister. and
her daughter, have also been at Mrs.
! Hunts.
John ami Eben Wells arrived from West
Superior Saturday morning by the early
train in answer to the telegrdphlc summons
sent there, but through some fault i'm the
telegraphic service they Ina | no news of
their sisters death until their arrival here
Mr.. John Wells will remain with his moth
er during the summer.
Miss Maud Cook, who recently gradual
el from the Albany, n. Y, business col
lege. has taken a position as stenographcr
college is one of the most successful instr
buttons of the kind in the country, and
now has about 100 young men and women
in daily attendance.
Sherman and Fred Howe will arrive in
New York from Bermuda tomorrow, and
will probably spend Sunday in Brattleboro.
Sherman Howe will go very soon to his
summer hotel-the Mizzen Top, New York
.-I,n att In, l.,
nette Howe came on from Bermuda three
weeks ago and has since been at o. VI.
Lawton's in Brooklyn
First Lieutenant Herbert S. Foster, 10Th
infantry. L. :. A.. who read paper on
new drill regulations at the officers school
i'm Brattleboro in February. has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of captain. He is a ma
tive of Calais, and is at present the profess
sor of military science and tactics in the
University of Vermont at Burlington.
The Evening Star of Lowell Mass. con
tanned the following in the issue of last
week Thursday:
The engagement of Miss Belle NJ Dodge.
daug ht Il OF Alien Dodge. Esq. to John Z. Hor
nor Of Boston is announc ID Mss Dodge has
been for several years "A bOokk-eper at the Law
teacher Mr.. Honcr is a successful business man
Of Boston. Many friends of the finance will
wish them long life and happiness
Brattleboro friends of Mr. Horner extend
congratulations.
Hon. and Mrs. B. ID. Harris returned
Saturday from their winters outing in Cal
ifornia. Both are in good health and their
two and a-half months spent in the land of
flowers and perpetual sunshine was "A time
of great enjoyment Mr.. and Mrs. Harris
stopped for day at Salt Lake City on
their way home to renew the associations
of 40 years ago, when, Immediately follow
ing their marriage Mr.. Harris was secreta-
ry of that territory, Brigham Young at
that time being governor.
The st. Adams Messenger pays this de
served compliment to popular Brattleboro
man: "Col. II. +. Taylor special agent of
the treasury department. is demonstrating
that the office is something more than the
sinecure that it was considered by his Dem
ocratic predecessor. Instead of allowing
any one to say that his most arduous Off
cial duty consists in drawing his salary, as
was the fact with his predecessor, Col Tay-
Tor does lots of work, and not content with
doing simply what legitimately belongs to
his office, he is at all times ready and will
ing to take hold and help out when there
is pinch. For the past few days the st.
Adams office has been short-handed and
Col. Taylor has, in addition to his usual
duties in Montreal, made the run from
Montreal to st. Adams