Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-06-05
THE VERMONT PHOENIX. B
x, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1891.

Judge Joseph ellison, who has been Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. Sarah Burpee, left this
week for n carriage drive with a span of
horses which he bought of G.. p. ellison. to
his summer home i'm Saratoga. He was
accompanied by Joseph G.. Burpee
l.. j. Retting, John Rcttng, George
Clark, O. }. Willard, ID. T.. Tasker, an | j.
Nj. Dugan, the latter two as delegates, have
attended the grand encampment of the Odd
Fellows at Montpelier this week. A report
of the meetings will be given next week.
f. 4. Hubbard. chief consul of the Yer
mont division of the l.. A. W., has APP
pointed E. ID. Whitney the division secre-
tary-trea Surer, in place of f. A. Roberts,
resigned. John f. Morrill, d Co. of Bos-
ton have been appointed the tailors of the
Vermont division.
Rev. +. w. Illman of Concord y. H..
was i'm town on Monday on his way to
| Wilmington, where he took part in the re-
dedication services at the Universalist
church. Mrs. lllman and her daughter
Florence have been visiting Mrs. Geo. 5.
Dowley.
G.. F. II. JENNIE and \. p. Chlds were
elected members of the executive commit
tee of the Vermont board of underwriters
at the annual meeting at st. Adams on
Monday. Mr.. JENNIE is also delegate to
the national life insurance underwriters
convention, to be held at Detroit on the
| 10Th
| Lester G.. French completed his four
years course at the Massachusetts, Insti-
tute of Technology and received the de-
| gree of Bachelor of Science in the depart
ment of mechanical engineering at the an
nual commencement on Tuesday. The
graduating class of 81 numbered lO2 mem
bers, of whom five were young women.
Miss Hattie Williams, who went to Al
bany, n. Y, to sing and continue her vO-
cal studies, has received marked attention.
| Prof. Fellows, a distinguished teacher, says
her voice is superior and her training adj
mirablc. He advised her not to make any
change in her teacher. as she had accom-
plished such noticeable results in a short
time.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Dnsmore and
Mr.. and Mrs. George IL. Horton of Hart
ford arrived Fri lay night for few days
stay with their mother, Mrs. NJ y. Horton.
| Mrs G.. II. Horton was called to Nelson,
y. H., Saturday by the critical illness of
her mother, who died Sunday. Her grand
father AMI grandmother died the previous
week within two days of each other.
Fred r. Reid, nov of Hartford, who has
peculiarly unfortunate record as bicy-
clist, having broken his nose and wrist and
met with divers other accidents, has had
i'll luck befall him again. This time he
took a hca Ter from his high wheel while
carrying an umbrella. and fractured the
wrist which had been previously injured.
He remounted his wheel, rode to a physi-
clans, had the injury cared for, and then
rode home.
J. X. Hastings, assistant publisher of
The Christian of Boston has been visiting
at ID. l.. Griggss this week. The Chris
tan was founded over % years ago by Rev.
IL. l.. Hastings, and was then the only un-
UNCONVENTIONAL religious paper in the coun-
try. 1t has never received a paid adver-
tsement and is sustained by no church or
party. Mr.. Hastings is assisted in the
work of publishing by his two sons, J. X.
and II. b. Hastings.
From this weeks Barre Enterprise
1.-TWO Brattleboro young ladies, Miss leila
johnson and Miss Josie Reed, made quite
a trip last week. 1t seems that Mr.. +. G..
Gale, who has just opened botting es-
Establishment here and who came from Brat
tleboro, had arranged with a gentleman OF
that place to drive his team here. Mr.. Gale
was therefore very much surprised on
Wednesday night by visit from the above
mentioned ladies who informed him they
had come with the team. They left Brat
tleboro Monday morning, coming vi;
Weathersfield and Woodstock and stoppin.
over night at each of these places. Tn,
distance from here to BrattlebOro by rail il
1877 miles