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

House. lie is student at the Bryant IL
Stratton business college.
Carl A. Anderson, while handling dish
of water last Friday, spilled the water upon
the stove, and his hand was badly burned
by the steam which arose.
Verne Eason, who has been at work i'm
his uncle's store at Boston during the holt
days, returned last night, accompanied by
his aunt, Miss Nellie Eddy.
Mrs. ID. n. Bartlett, accompanied by her
brother, Edward Fuller went this week to
Boston for another course of treatment by
a specialist in throat troubles.
Martin Carpenter has given up his place
as news agent on the New London trains
between Palmer and Willimantic, and will
attend the North street school.
l.. G.. Clary of the telephone exchange
has been to jacksonville and Wilmington
this week and at the latter village placed
an instrument in the house of DR., Rice.
c. II. Converse, for the past four years
bookkeeper in the local freight office, has
gone to New London, Conn, where he has
a good position as cashier in the Office
there.
Miss Carrie Shattuck returned to West
field, Mass, on Monday, Miss Emma Lund-
berg to Bridgewater, Mass, on the same
day, and Miss Lulu IIerrick to Keene, y.
H., on Wednesday.
George w. Burnett and Ira f. Burnett
were called to Canaan Four Corners, n. Y,
last Saturday by the death of an aunt.
The former has since returned, while the
latter has gone to Baltimore.
Judge j. NJ. Tyler and Hon. j. l.. Mar
tin returned last evening from Bennington
tyl hov in, ntt
the county court The term was an unu-
sually long one, extending over five weeks.
Conductor Geer's family have been here
this week and moved their household goods
to New London, Conn, where they went
few weeks ago, Mr.. Geer having been
transferred to the southern division of the
railroad.
Mrs. Thomas Gun and two children of
Greenwich, n. Y, who have been the
guests of Mrs. Col. Estcy, return home to-
day. Mrs. Anderson of Cambridge, y. Y,
who has been visiting Mrs. Estey, has
returned.
Silas W. Richardson moves this week
into rooms in Crosby block and l.. w.
| Hawley moves today and tomorrow from
| Spruce street into the house on Chaplin
| street, which he recently bought of Mr..
/ Richardson.
Lieut.. and Mrs. p. f. Connors received
notice on Friday that Miss Hattie DECKER
man had sprained her ankle at Boston,
Mass. Mr. Connors went to Boston to see
! her, returning on 5 Onday. The injury
was not serious.
H. A. Strong left on Tuesday for Wash
ington, d. c., where it is hoped that the
warmer climate may be beneficial to his
4 ,-li l..
/ W. Hawley went As far as Northampton
with Mr.. Strong.
Elmer Munroe returned last Saturday to
Worcester, Mass, after spending two weeks
/ with his wife, who has been seriously i'll
for the past two months at the home of her
father, G. b. Park. Mrs Munroe is now
somewhat improved.
Last week The Phoenix published clip
ping from the northampton Gazette refer
ring to the engagement of F. W. Wood
cock, the well-known base ball player. The
young lady in the case is Miss j. T.. Green
wood of Ashburnham, Mass.
Chester Parmentcr of Rutland. formerly
secretary of the New England Fire nsur-
ance company, but for the past few years
special agent of the Liberty insurance
company, was in town Wednesday looking
DR. VIM Il. Clark of the Johns Hopkins
university, who spent Christmas with his
parents. returned to Baltimore on Wednes-
day. The university, DIR. Clark says, is
this year more prosperous and has larger
classes of students than ever before
Walter G. Pettee of New York city.
Henry j. Cudworth and wife of Hartford,
Conn.,, Norman Knight of Ansonia, Conn,
,..,T 4 1 -
Horton of Hartford and G.. II. Person of
Cincinnati, o., were among Christmas Wis
itors here.
surprise party was given to Mrs. VIM.
Whalen at the home of y. r. Ryan last
evening, a party of 40 was present and
the occasion was very pleasant one, with
refreshments and pleasant diversions, and
Mrs. Whalen was presented with a good
sum of money.
Miss Alice Brooks arrived from Califor-
mia on Monday at the home of her sister,
Mrs. O. a. Marshall and remained until
Wednesday when she left for New York,
and will sail for France tomorrow i'm com
pany with her aunt Mrs. Mendon, Miss
Edna Hall and Miss Ethel Dalton to spend
the winter.
f. E. Bowditch, the noted agriculturist,
who died at birmingham, Mass, on We'd
nesday, had many friends in Bratteboro
His farm of 800 acres at birmingham was
one of the finest in the country. He was
the largest sheep owner in Massachusetts,.
He had made many experiments and rem
dered distinguished aid to the farmers of
his state.
The New ork papers have news by ca
bic from London of the engagement OF
Rudyard Kipling, the "wel-known Anglo
Indian author" to one of the sisters OF
Wolcott Balestier, who collaborated with
Mr.. Kipling in the production of the "Nau
lahka," now running in the Century mag
azne, and whose death at Dresden tool
place early in December. 1t is said that
the marriage will take place the coming
spring
There are many cases of grip in Brattle
borO but the disease does not prevail her,
to any such extent as is reported from al
most every section of New England. Mrs
w. ii. Alexander has been seriously i'll will
the disease. Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis Streete
have recovered after a three weeks siege
Mrs. Fred Thompson, who has been i'll TO
} three weeks, is now improving. Othe
victims are Mrs. |. F. Cleveland, Mrs
Charles Aldrich Mrs Dea. Stearns, Engn
eer futile and his brother Edison Burn
ham, John Austin of Canal street, Elton
Chamberlain, Miss Kate Goodrich, O. f
BastiOn, John Austin of Grove street. Geo
II. Hall and wife, Mrs. Patrick Manning
Charles Henkell, Lieut.. Shields and family
Charles Kaye, Mrs. James Dalton, Thorn
as Cain, Carl SCHEDULING, George Durham