Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-03-11


weeks run of fever.
Mrs. Gorham has bought the A. A. Hal
liday place ON School street.
small amount of new maple syrup has
been brought into the place.
Miss Clara Holbrook of Worcester, Mass,
spent Sunday with friends here.
Miss McGeough of Milwaukee, Wis, is
visiting her sister, Mrs John Flint
Mr.. McGeough of Harvard college spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. J. w. Flint.
Miss Jennie Richards of Holyoke, Mass,
visited here last week, returning home Sat
urday.
James Brown, who has been i'll several
weeks with a heart trouble is gaining
slowly
Mrs. George Holmes and children of
Boston are spending few weeks at Geo.
O. Guilds.
Edith Hapgood of Winchendon, Mass,
is spending a few weeks at Mrs. Elbridge
Hapgood's.
The dance in Odd Fellows hall Tuesday
evening was well attended, and much en-
joyed by all.
Fifty couples attended the leap year ball
given by the Daughters of Rebekah Tues
day evening.
The Appleton-Macy concert company
will give a concert at the opera house Mon
day evening.
j. II. Straight has moved into the house
on West Henry street owned by Mr.. Wool
ley of Grafton.
Mrs. Levi Bennett entertained few of
her friends at her home on Henry street.
Monday evening.
Mrs. n. II. Farr is in Drewsville assist
ing in caring for her brother, Hon. Bolivar
Lowell, who is very i'll.
f. p. Ball is to 60 to Minneapolis next
month to attend the general conference of
the Methodist churches.
Mrs. c. II. Richards of Holyoke came up
last week to attend the funeral of the late
Hugh Chrsty of Rockingham
Mrs. Martin of Lowell, Mass. is spend
ing two weeks with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. j. A. Eaton, on Henry street.
Dr. A. J. Parker is to read a paper on
First dentition'' at the annual meeting of
the state dental society at Burlington next
week
DIR. c. F. Meacham, who graduated from
the Philadelphia dental college recently,
has begun the practice of his profession at
Ludlow.
Miss Nellie Carruthprs has finished work
as bookkeeper and cashier for Stone, Tux
bury n Co., and is working in the dress
making rooms of Miss Farr.
The Sawtelle dramatic company, which
played here for week a short time ago,
have returned and are playing a three
nights engagement at the opera house.
Mrs. f. G. Osgood came down Monday
afternoon from Bradford, where she has
been caring for her mother, Mrs ex-Gov.
Farnham, who is i'll. She returned We'd
nesday.
There is the usual demand for tenements
this spring and the usual lack of them.
The demand for desirable tenements is far
in excess of the supply, as was the case
last spring.
The body of young Mitchell, the brake
man who was struck by a bridge and killed
near Troy, n. H., as described last week,
was taken to his former home in Van
couver n. Y, where his father now lives.
The Burlington Free Press describes a
whist party which was given Friday even
ing at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Joel
II. HOlton of that city in honor of Miss
Wales of Bellows Falls who is visiting
there.
seminary, who has spent her vacations
here, has accepted position as art teacher
in large and important Methodist semi
nary, at Santiago, Chilli She will sail
March 30
The explosion of the alcohol lamp of a
) o'clock tea service. caused a slight blaze.
in house on South street few days ago
Fortunately the fire was discovered before
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tents of the table.
Applications have been numerous for
the past week for the place to be vacated
with the end of this term, by Prof. Simp-
son of the High school. Mr. Ryder was in
Boston last week investigating some appli-
cants who had written.
That the trade of Derby d Ball has be-
come very widespread, is shown by the fact
that in one day they sometimes receive
orders from nearly all quarters of the globe.
Last Wednesday they received them from
Australia, England and Asia.
The Mt Kilburn mission of the Congre-
gational church have been working this
winter for a colored school in Selma, Ala,
and have recently sent three barrels of
clothing The school is in charge of Mr..
and Mrs. Chase, parents of Mrs. Edward
Kirkland.
Rev. d. i. Sanford has so far recovered
from his severe illness that he intends to
Officiate at Emmanuel church next Sunday.
The weekday services during Lent, until |.
holy week, are on Wednesday evenings at
7: 80 and Friday mornings at 10;30. These |.
services are held in the chapel.
Rev. c.. S. Hale of Claremont, who has
preached at the Episcopal church for the |
last few weeks, during the illness of Mr.. |
Sanford, will supply the church at Charles
town for two months. Rev. w. b. T. |
Smith, the rector, and wife are spending |
several weeks at Virginia Beach, Va.
Mr., and Mrs. c. w. Osgood entertained /
about 60 of their friends last Monday even /
ing in very happy social way. Mr. Os-
good gave them an hours talk descriptive
of their recent trip through the South, /
making it very interesting, while cake and /
ice cream came later, Few people in Yer |
mont enjoy better the dispensing of liberal /
hospitality than they.
The friends of Frank l.. Fish, Esq, of .
Vergennes, who studied law in the Office
of L.. NJ. Read, will be interested in his
marriage which is to occur at Waterbury
next Tuesday, the bride being Miss Minnie
j. Lyon of that place. Mr. Fish is sue
ceeding finely in the practice of his pro-
fesson and all who knew him here will
rejoice at his bright prospects.
Will S. Durham, who has been in the
meat business here the past two years,
moved last week into his new quarters at
the foot of the stairs on Westminster street,
the store formerly OccuDied lbV George +.