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

The marriage of William NJ Fisher.
the postal clerk on the Newport and Spring
field route, to Miss Lucie Webster, daugh-
ter of n. w. Dunbar of North lIartland,
is announced to take place on the oath
inst.
Judson Stafford, who has been at home
i'll with the mumps has recovered and re-
turned to his work at Greenfield. Mass
His father, J. A. Stafford who has been
quite i'll with grip, was out on Tuesday for
the first time.
Mr. and Mrs LAWN spent Sunday in
Brattleboro, after two weeks of very sue
cessful engagements at various New Eng
land points. They left on Tuesday to
meet an engagement at Newark, n. j., on
Wednesday evening.
Hon. b. d. Harris has returned from
Augusta, Ga, to look after the work in the
Brattleboro savings banks new quarters.
He Will remain here about four weeks, at
the end of that time joining Mrs. Harris
and Mrs. Wood at Washington.
DIR. c. II. Sholes returned to Boston last
week from his trip to the South, and spent
Sunday in Brattleboro. Another of his
bright and incisive chapters of note by the
way during his Southern journey is printed
on the seventh page of this paper.
Will X. Smith, late of Minneapolis,
Mimi, spent Sunday in town with Charles
r. Crosby. Mr.. Smith had come on to
New York to buy goods for a large cloth
ing house which is soon to be established
at West Superior, Wis, and with which he
is connected.
Mrs. II. II. Willard, who has been visit
ing in the West for some time, returned
last Friday. She was accompanied by Miss
Jessie Blake of Minneapolis, Mimi, who
will remain here for visit. Mrs. Brown,
Mrs. Wizards mother, went to Greenfield
to meet them.
The Northampton Gazette of this week
gives an account of large complimentary
party to F. w. Woodcock, given at Hat
field on Thursday of last week, previous to
Mr.. Woodcock's departure for Pittsburg,
Pa, to enter upon his engagement with the
league ball team of that city.
The progressive Lotto party given by Miss
Helen Fletcher Saturday evening in honor
of Miss Howard and Miss Allen of West
Newton was very enjoyable affair. The
first prizes were taken by George Hopkins
and Charlotte Pettce, and the boCby prizes
by Liston Ketchum and Miss Annie Allen.
The bowling tournament of the Airing
ton, Mass, boat club has been in progress
for some time, and at present Charles Stev-
ems, formerly of Brattleboro, has the lead,
with a total score of 34Sl in eight games
His highest score was l91 points, and his
average 145. He also leads with the high
est three-string score, having record of
4SG.
We regret that a mistake was made last
week, announcing that 5. II. Warren was
to move from Mr.. Streeter's house on
Grove street to Forest square, as since then
Mr.. Warren has been besieged with inquir-
les about the change which he has no in
tention of making, and Mr.. Streeter's fam
lily have had numerous applications from
would-be tenants.
Sessions were resumed at Vermont acad-
envy on Thursday and Misses Abbie Fuller
and Florence Gray went to SaXtons River
on Wednesday. Miss Maud Essex has so
far recovered from her recent illness that
she will return to the school on Monday.
The time which was lost by closing the
academy will be made up by shortening
the spring vacation.
Announcement has been made this week
of the engagement of DR.. VIM. b. Clark of
Johns Hopkins university and Miss Ellen
Clarke Strong, daughter of Edward A,
Strong, Esq, of Boston. Miss Strong is
an intimate friend of Mrs. Wiliston Walker
and visited in Brattleboro last summer.
DR.. Clark spent Sunday with his parents,
leaving on Monday for Minneapolis, Mimi,
to attend a meeting in the interest OF the
weather service bureau.
The Greenfield Gazette has this mention
of a Westminster boy who is the brother
of George W. Pierce of the Vermont asy-
lum CDR w. II. Pierce of Bernardston i,
planning to come to Greenfield to practice
DIR. Pierce has built up large practice in
BernardstOn where he has been for sin
years, coming there directly after gradual
ing from the Burlington, VT, medica
school. He has been successful and hi,
skill in surgery has given him more thar
local reputation. Greenfield is already
supplied with good physicians but DIR
Pierce counts on there being room for ont
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