Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-08-21

mrS. FRANK george ana daughter Maud
of Boston, are at Mrs. Farley Stars. Mrs.
STAIRS daughter, Mrs. Cressy of Hartford
Conn.,, is expected soon for visit.
a party headed by W. II. Childs ascend
ed the mountain Wednesday night with
the expectation of seeing the fireworks at
Bennington, but they We're disappointed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Norcross left
Monday for Jackson, Pa. They will be
absent two weeks and during that time
will attend a reunion of the Norcross FAM
lily.
Rev. Mr.. Smithers was cordially greeted
by his many friends i'm town during his
short stay here this week. He was called
here to attend the funeral of Dr. Geo. II.
Harvey.
Capt. J. C.. Timson of canton Palestine
was one of the six men upon whom the
honorary decoration of chevalier was con-
ferred at the tent of Gen. Underwood at
Bennington.
Mrs. G.. II. Jefts left Tuesday afternoon
for Point Pleasant on the New Jersey
coast, where she will spend some time with
her sister, going thence to Saratoga to re-
main until October.
The Springfield Republican, in its ac-
count of the Bennington celebration, has
this week published portraits of Col. Estey,
Col. Fuller, Maj. Bond, Col. Haskins, with
sketches of their lives.
Rev. DR.. George p. Tyler of Lansing
burg, n. Y, is the guest of his brother,
Judge Royal Tyler. Mr.. Tyler is reioic-
ing over the fact that his society has de
cided to build a new church.
A. W. Childs, f. Z. Perry, Ira Burnett.
John Tones, A. b. Hall and John c.
IInu-a atfnuIn1 ~ rannc at SpriuuHalJ Vns-
terday A number of Bratteboro people
have been present each day this week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Durham, Mrs. y.
l. Hawley and daughter Ruth have re-
turned from a months outing i'm Maine.
They spent two weeks at Mr. Dunham's
former home. and two weeks at the sea
shore.
Misses Mary and Margaret Austin left
on Tuesday for two weeks stay in Bos-
ton. Mrs Daniel Moriarty and children
and Miss Mary Morarty of that city, who
have been here for some time, returned
with them.
James Dowd spent Sunday with w. II.
Bracket Mr.. Dowd and his brother,
John Dowd, both former Brattleboro boys,
are wholesale dealers in fancy goods in
New York under the firm name of j. {.
Dowd ~ Co.
DIR. VIM b. Clark is now on his way to
Washington where he will attend the Con
gress of biologists to be held in that city
next week From there he will 90 to Bal
timore to resume his work at John Hop
kins university.
Mrs. W. II. Bracket and Miss Helen
Fletcher act as chaperons of party at the
Rushmere cottage at SpoffOrd lake, which
includes the Misses Noyes. Lottie Pettee.
Marion Adams, Amy Hines. Bessie Van
Doom and Miss Mitchell.
w. II. Fuller, general secretary of the
Y. NJ. c. A., and his wife, will 90 to New
York next Wednesday with the last party
of fresh air children. The children who
were sent to places north of here will be
joined at Amherst by another party.
Charles II. Stevens, son of the late j..
ID. Stevens of BrattleborO, is the stroke
oarsman for the four-oared crew of the
Arlington, Mass, boat club, which won
the Junior championship in the national
regatta at Washington on Wednesday.
The Republican correspondent states
that Col Fuller called upon Lieut.. Shields
and left $50 Just before leaving for Ben
nington, and the Battery will supplement
this amount by as much more. sympathiz-
ing with him in his recent misfortune
Mrs. Mary Gale Davis, for many years a
teacher in the Hooker school at Springfield
Mass. and Mrs Lucia Gale Barber of Ce
dar Rapids, Iowa, both former well-knowr
Brattleboro girls, who have been visiting
at A. A. Stearns's, have gone today tC
HolyOke, Mass.
A party of thirteen young ladies made
the ascent of Wantastiquet late Wednes
day afternoon, ate their lunch at the pin
nacle and returned in the evening. The
party was given in honor of Miss Jessi,
Mcdowell of Brooklyn, who is the CUES
of Miss Emma Gregg.
Rev f. w. Whitney was greeted by {
large congregation at the Universalis
, church last Sunday. During their sta!
here they have been the guests of Mr.. anC
Mrs. +. J. b. Cudworth, and have calle,
upon many of their former Pensioners
They return tomorrow.
Rev. O. c. Dickerson and wife have beer
renewing their acquaintance in Brattle
; boro and other Windham county town
after a long absence. For four years, be
ginning in 1870, Mr. Dickerson labored a
a home missionary in this county, leaving
to accept call from the Congregations
church at Owatonna, MINI.
Ivan W. Goodner, formerly of Brattle
boro, now clerk of the supreme court o
South Dakota, with a residence at Pierre
: in making his annual remittance for TIL
e Phoenix writes: "Ilave you heard froI
South Dakota this year? Her crops wi
, average million dollars per county, an
she has 81 organized counties
Amos Parker, who is now the porter a
Towns hotel at Bellows Falls, went on tn
j excursion from that place TO Boston las
Saturday. He left the cars at static
0 about 20 miles below Keene, and the trai
o started before he noticed. He ran aftt
the train. caught hold of the rail, but wa
a thrown off his feet and dragged some dis
?. lance. finally striking pile of cinders an
being thrown down an embankment. ii
4 was badly shaken up and sustained paint
n bruises. He was unable to get team an
had to walk 20 miles back to Keene befoI
he could return home.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas DOane of Charles
town, Mass, were in town Tuesday, r.
newing for a day acquaintance with ole
- time places and friends in this village an
D in West BrattlebOTO Mrs DOane is r.
3 membered by our older residents as Nil
Louisa Barber, daughter of Dea. Barber
IS honored memory in the Congregation
g church. For several years before the war 81
II kept family school on "Keyess lawn
in the house now occupied by Miss SAY
? yer's school, remaining there until h
e marriage. 1t was under her hand TIL
Ie the handsome grounds at the corner