Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-07-01

PERSONAL.

Albert Colburn came from the West Wednesday,
and is now i'll at his mothers, Mrs Henry LiscOnl's
Fred Knight who has been clerk at the Brooks
House shoe store for the past three years
now has charge of the stock room at the Estey
factory, succe ding Geo Fox. Johnny O'Connor
is now at work for Morse Il Simpson.
Herbert +. Burnham and Miss Emma johnson
were married ON Tuesday evening at the Unver
salist parsonage by Rev f w. Sprague They
are now away on n carriage drive and on their re-
turn they will live with Mrs Cutler.
Miss Emma Lundberg and Miss Josie Foster
who graduated from the state normal school at
Bridgewater, Mass this week returned home
and Abbie Lundberg attended the commencement
exercises.
w. II. Childs and his son Fred have returned
from their fishing trip to Moosehead lake. The
rain interfered with their sport but they secured
some handsome specimens Of trout Five of the
fish, weighing II pounds, attracted much atten-
ton in II. NJ. Woods window.
James Menzies returned on Tuesday from a
month spent in the Maine woods on the Dead Dia-
mond river. The fishing has been seriously inter
fered with throughout that region by the high
water, rain having fallen on 10 out of the 20 days
while Mr.. Menzies was in camp.
Mr.. and Mrs Simon BROKER of Boston have
been spending several weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. II.
L. b. Larkin. Mr.. Brooker is the scenic artist at
the Grand opera house and while here arranged
some unique decorations in the parlOr and dining
room of the Larkin residence.
Charles B. Cummings of South Braintree, Mass,
has spent a few days in town this week. MIR.
Cummings is the son of the late Col. Charles
Cummings of the 10th and 18th Vermont regi-
meuts who was the editor of The Phoenix at the
time of his enlistment into the Union service.
Rev. and Mrs. S. Nj Crothers and their children
have gone this week from st. Paul to California,
where they will spend the months of July and
August Mrs. Crothers and the children go direct
to her mothers at Santa Barbara Mr.. Crothers
will preach at Oakland during July, and will
spend August with his family at Santa Barbara.
+. j. Holman and wife have been in Boston this
week. Mr.. Holman leaves next week for trip of
several weeks through the northwest, in the inter
est of the Vermont Loan and Trust company.
h. Nj. Sherman of the company has recently come
on from Spokane Falls, Wash. and win have
charge of the Brattleboro Office during Mr.. TIol
mans absence.
letter received from DR.. l.. f. Wentworth,
formerly assistant physician at the Vermont
Asylum, and lately of the asylum at Topeka,
Kan, announces the removal of himself and family
| to Osawatomie Kansas, where DR.. Wentworth as
/ surnes today the SUPPLEMENTARY of the state
| asylum at that place to which he was chosen sew
! eral months ago.
Among the guests at the Brooks House this
| week Wee DIR. Holbrook of ottawa; r. and Mrs.
! j. A Higgins and Miss Willard of Philadelphia;
| eX-Gov. and Mrs. Harrison and daughter who
! were on their way to their country place at Lake
! Bomoseen, and George A. Morton and bride of
/ New York. Mr. Morton is superintendent of all
! the dining cars on the express lines between New
] York and Boston.
Mrs " O. Jones and her children are at her old
/ home in Palmer, Mass. Mr.. Jones went there
| with them on Saturday and on Monday and Tues
day attended the reunion of the Williston semi
| Jones was "A member Of the class of 1870, and had
not been to Easthampton since that time. He
| met many of his former companions whom he had
not seen for upwards of 20 years.
Mrs S. H. Sherman, who has been so seriously
ill., has sufficiently recovered to accompany her
husband on a carriage drive through New Hamp-
shire. going as far Portsmouth. On Saturday
Mr.. Sherman will attend the banquet given by
Frank Jones, president of the Granite State in
surance company, to New England agents Of the
company. insurance commissioners and prominent
men, at Hotel Wentworth, Newcastle The guests
will be entertained over Sunday.
Judge X. w. Clarke has been to White River
Junction and Hanover this week to attend a re
union Of the class of Dartmouth college of 1912
whose semi-centennial was celebrated The class
meeting was held on Tuesday at the junction
House at White River Junction, and on Wednes
day evening the members were given a reception
at Hanover by the Associated Alumni This elias,
not only the largest which ever graduated
from old Dartmouth but it was also one OF tn,
most distinguished. 1t recorded l31 names upoI
the catalogue, IS of whom graduated. and 81 o
the latter are still living. Hiram circuit, LII. d.
the well known e lucatOr, now of Boston, is ACTIN
secretary of the class