Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-05
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, FEBF
PERSONAL.

MIS- w llNtI lldIllS anu MISS NtIdtt W Ut
den, who have been i'll, are improving.
Sherman n. Bartlett formerly of Brat
teboro. was married on the 10Th of Janu-
airy at Hartford, Conn, to Miss Adella
Woodford Of that city Mr.. Bartlett is
now a resident Of Medford, Mass.
Mrs. f. 5. Morse and Mrs. c. +. West
gate are delegates from the local Epworth
league to the district convention at White
River Junction next week. Mrs. Morse
will present a paper before the convention.
Mary T.. wilkins contributes to the cur
rent number of IIarper's Young People a
charming story entitled Little Mirandy
and how she earned her Shoes 1t is
handsomely illustrated by Alice Barber
stephens
The annual Wheel club book sale took
place Tuesday evening, good prices being
received. Following the sale delegation
from the club called upon Mr. and Mrs.
Fred G. Gale, where they enjoyed a social
time, with refreshments, etc.
Rev Edward Smiley, who was pastor of
the Brattleboro Universalist church about
20 years ago and later of the church at
Putney, begins his pastorate at South New
market, y. H., next Sunday. Mr.. Smiley
has of late been settled at Richmond, this
state.
J. X. Parker has been quite i'll with
grip Mrs. w. II. Childs has been serious
" i'll during the week. Others who are re-
ported i'll are Mrs. Martin Martin, Mrs r.
J. Lynde, Mrs. Charles Smith, John Stat
ford, Mrs. c. l.. Cobb and Miss Jennie
Newhall
John Clarkson of the Boston league
ball team says that Highlands formerly of
Vermont academy and now of Harvard, is
the most promising ball pitcher in this
country. Highlands has played in Brattle-
boro several times, his last appearance be
ing with the Boston Athletics.
From the Boston Globe of last Sunday:
''Mr. Robert Gordon Hardie comes to Bos-
ton this week to paint portraits of a mum
Der of wel-known people. His portrait of
the brunette beauty, Miss Elsie Perkins, is
still fresh in the minds of all those who
were privileged to see it as fine specimen
of likeness, pose and color
Rev. Mr.. Day returned yesterday from
Saranac, where he went to take Mrs. Day
back from Sharon, Conn, where she spent
some time with her children. She stood
the Journey down and back better than any
previous one. and her general condition
seems very favorable. She will now re-
main at Saranac until May LIST.
The Rochester, Mimi, Daily Bulletin
mentions the prominent part taken by f.
! A. Knowlton Ga Windham county boy,
| president of the Rochester board of trade,
| i'm pushing the movement which is to be
made for the passage through Congress of
/ the TOrrey bankruptcy bill, the object of
| which is to establish a uniform bankrupt
| law for the whole country, giving greater
| freedom and safety to trade of every kind.
| The Hartford Courant says; "Prof Will
/ liston Walker of the Hartford theological
| seminary will write the history of Congre-
/ gationalsm. which is to be published by
/ the Christian literature company of New
| York in their series of denomnatiOnal his
tories This series is authorized by the
I American society of chucrh history, and
. CongregatiOnaliSm treated 10y DR.. Walker
will be valuable contribution to this field
of study
The Claremont Advocate, in its account
of the four days fair given 10y the Ameri-
can band at that place last week, says that
| the brass quartet led by Director Brigham
of Brattleboro played with commendahle
fullneSS and smOOthneSS, and that Miss Nj
ma Miller produced very pure tone and
gave evidence of considerable facility as a
performer in her graceful rendering of
''The Swiss Boy" bringing an encore, to
which she responded. u
Henry II. Horton, a Brattleboro boy,
the son of the late Hiram Horton and a
brother of Andrew and Charles Horton, is
now master mechanic of the Florida Mid
land railway, with Office at Kissimmee
Fla. He has charge of all the shops, loco,
motives, and cars of the company. He
received this appointment about tire,
months ago. Previous to that time he was
connected with the Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia railway
Announcement was made at Rochester
n. Y, last week of the provisions of tn,
will of the late James II. Kellogg, neph
ew of the late Judge Kellogg of Brattle
boro and man who has often visited her,
and is well remembered. To his wife
$3.50, 900 is bequeathed, and the other ben
efciaries receive sums ranging from S25,
900 to $500. Several requests for benevo
lent purposes are made, including 5000 Il
the National Temperance society and pub
fishing house, $1,000 each to the American
Bible society and the Presbyterian board o
relief for missions, and $1,000 to the Con
gregational church at Bennington Centre
Various sums are left TO relatives in Ben
nington and vicinity, where Mr.. kellogg
was born.
The following society item is from tn
Boston Record: zone of the most attract
i've d6butantes of the season is Miss Min
ma Wesselheft, daughter of the eminen
physician, DR. Conrad Wesselhpft. He
German descent is very clearly indicated
in her appearance, her complexion and col
or being of the Marguerite type, delicat
as Dresden china, although her hair is no
as light as the ideal Marguerite. He
principal charm lies in the sweetness of he
D expressive face. Her dark gray-blue eye
= are serene as a Raphael angels and he
sensitive mouth seems formed for the III
f terance of kindly thoughts. At the RECEIPT
2 ion given by her mother last Tuesday t
: signalize her looming OUT she wore a del
icate blue crepe gown and carried a hug
bunch of pink roses, harmOnizing so pei
r fectly with her complexion that she locke
a as if she had just stepped from a pictur
; frame for moment
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