Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-30
PERSONAL.

rr,.f,l i1asOWoOu, who came home from
~, uIts college the 17th has been sorlousiv
III WIN tonsilitis at the home of his fatbay
proving. ''o"'y liH-
=, Emma Lundberg, who was at home from,
rarley, Mass, for the Christmas vacation
Is soon 10 have position in the schools at
9outn Hadley, Mass, under Prof Mac
Lachlin. 'o' MAC
Conductor George Spafford greeted his
DrattleoOro friends yesterday for tbo frs,
tline In eight weeks. Mr.. Spafford has ro'
Gently recovered from threatened attacL
OF pneumonia.
MISS Nellie Goodrich of Newton, Mass.
ana w. b. Goodrich of Boston have baen
visiting their parents. The latter was ar-
companied by his inanc6e. Miss Wallace
of Philadelphia.
new J' H. Rabbit was chosen an hon
orary member of the Bennington county
sunday school convention at Manchester
centre last week, after he had delivered
his address there.
VIM. 5. Newton, the town clerk has
been confined to his house the past fen
uays with an attack of rheumatism. but
ne is now recovering and hopes to be at his
office in few days.
Dea. Horace Blssell, one of the long Rhine
and highly respected residents of Wards
boro, whose death is elsewhere recorded.
was the father of f.. b. Bissell and brother
Mrs. e. Il. Barrett of this place
Henry Simonds, who has been hook
keeper for his father, II. w. Sinonds.
since the purchase of the grocery store
from Stckney Brothers, left Friday for
| Chicago, where he will engage in business
with his uncle.
A few friends were entertained at Mrs.
G.. A. Boyden's Wednesday evening and
on the following evening the same party
were at Mrs. Geo II. Ryder's, the gather
ings being in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Powers, who are here for the holidays.
Marion, the little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. G. w. Wilcox, celebrated her third
anniversary Wednesday afternoon, by Civ
ing dolls tea party. Each of her young
friends were given little bon-bon souvenirs
of the occasion.
Gov. Fuller and Gov. futile of New
Hampshire are to attend the supper of the
fish and game league at the Cheshire house
at Keene, Jan IL. Gov-elect Smith of
New Hampshire and Gov Russell of Mass
| achusetts have been invited.
Cards are out for the marriage of DR..
Henry NJ. Augur of New York and Miss
Helen NJ. Warren at the Brooks House
next Thursday afternoon. Miss Warren
is daughter of Mrs. Jennie 7. Warren
and has been teacher near Palmer, Mass,
for some time.
II. ii. Thompson has rented the house
in which he lives at the corner of North
Main and Terrace streets for a term of
three years. A part of the upper tenement,
vacated by Mrs. o. II. Chaplin, will be oc-
cupied by Miss Mary Stearns and aunt,
Miss Henrietta Emery of Windham.
1t is understood that Gov-elect Smith of
! New Hampshire has selected Mai. j. p.
! Wellman of Keene to be inspector general
on his staff. Mr. Wellman is city clerk at
! Keene and state inspector of rifle practice.
! The inspector general has important duties
/ to perform, for which Maj Wellman is
well qualified. He is a brother of Merchant
! II. p. Welman of this town.
! The Congregational Sunday school pre-
/ scented Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Thompson
/ with photographs of RaphaeI's "Transfg-
uration' and "St Cecilia taken from
/ the original paintings. These pictures
were given As Christmas gifts and in rec
/ IGNITION Of M Thomp,ou's work as as
]
/ sons services as pianist. \ box of hand
some roses was sent with the pictures.
The ST. Adams Messenger of last Friday
says: "Col. II. T.. TAYLOR, special agent
/ of the treasury, returned here last night
after having been confined at his home in
Brattleboro for some two months, with
severe ease of blood poisoning, arising from
yaricose veins which were a direct result
of a wound received in the army. The
colonel received many hearty congratula-
tions over his recovery and return to duty"
4 pleasant family gathering was held at
Mrs. Orrel Browns on Brook street, We'd
nesdav evening. The five daughters of the
late Liberty Howe OF Dover were there and
took tea and spent the evening, These
daughters are: Mrs. Lydia Reed of Brat
tleboro. Mrs. Helen Miller of Minnesota,
Mrs. Arabella Titon of South Deerfeld,
Mass. Mrs. Persis Eames of BrattlebOro
and Mrs. Brown. Rarely have family ties
been drawn more closely together than on
this occasion.
Among the Christmas visitors in town
were Fred Colburn, Nicholas Baker, Jo-
seph Perry and Maurice Austin of Spring
| fell. Mass. j. c.. Bowler and Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Bowler and family of Boston; T. j.
Doolin of South birmingham, Mass. Hat
tie Jones of Boston; John and Patrick
Bowler of New Haven, Conn; Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Carey and Patrick Ferriter,
the telegraph operator, of New York; AL
fred Warren of Florence, Mass; Samuel
Kirkland of Boston and Theodore Kirk
land; Elmer Munroe of Worcester, Mass;
will Smith Of Colgate university; Miss
Sarah Benson of the Mute High school,
Milton, N. H.; Ina Freeman of WATERFOWL,
N. Y; William COrser of ST. Adams; o.
F. Benson of New York; Charles Chaplin
of Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. M. f. Sears OF
Holyoke; Thomas Sears of Coventry,
Conn: Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. James Lillis
of Rutland; Evelyn Merritt of Bridgewater,
/ Mnaa