Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-30

Miss Fannie johnson spent last week in
Boston and vicinity.
Scion Gray of Worcester, Mass, has
been home this week.
j. c. Day Il Co. employed Is clerks in
their store during the holidays.
Mrs. johnson of Manchester, n. H., is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Leslie Bennett
Dan Campbell worked in the dry goods
store of Geo. r. Wales through the holi-
days.
Flint Elder of Maiden, Mass, is with
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wyman
Flint.
Dr. +. X. Woods of Greenfield, Mass,
spent Christmas with his wife at Mrs. O.
F. Woods.
Thayer Il Smith have taken the store on
Westminster street, formerly occupied by
Allbee IL Rabbit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Perry of Surry, n.
H., have been passing few days with
Mr.. Perry's parents,
Mrs George Grout has returned from
st. Johnsbury, where she was called by
the illness and death of her father.
High mass was celebrated at midnight.
Christmas Eve, at st. Charles church, as
usual, anu tilt StINlft WAS wen dlltIltlttl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curran of Holyoke, Mass.
have been spending few days with Mrs.
Curran's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Flavin.
A. ID. Beckwith had one hand caught
and badly iammed between two cars, while
working in the Valley railroad yard last
Friday.
Barney Cannon, jr., has moved into his
pretty new house on Cherry street and has
rented the house he formerly occupied to
Dennis Holland.
The numerous friends here of Dart
mouth college rejoice to learn of its recent
bequest of 100000 by DIR. Butteriield of
Kansas City, Mo.
Frank F. HapgOod, who has been in
hospital in Boston for treatment for sever
weeks, has returned to his home much i'm
proved in health.
Miss Georgia White, former pupil and
teacher at st. Agnes hall is in West Ran
dolph, where she has position as local re-
porter for the Herald and News of that
place.
Miss Lothrop has resigned the position
she has so long and acceptably filled as or
ganist of Emmanuel church, TO the regret
of the congregation. Miss Carruthers has
been engaged as organist in her place.
The usual Christmas services were held in
all the churches SUNDAY and were well at
tended in spite of the bitter cold day.
Christmas trees, with suppers for the Sun
day schools, were held on Christmas Eve.
The collection at the morning service
at the Episcopal church, Christmas day,
amounted to over $500, which will be APP
piled on the outstanding debt of the
church, for repairs and other necessary ex-
penses.
The next lecture in the course will be by
Russell II. Conwell, Jan. 20, on "The sill
yer crown, or born a king" Mr. Conwell's
lecture in last winters course was proba-
bly, the most popular, and certainly the
most quoted, of any in the course, and
the coming one is looked forward to with
much pleasure.
A. G. Moore has been confined to the
house for several days, as a result of an
accident recently met with in Boston. In
coming ont of Young's hotel where he
had been staying, Mr.. Moore turned his
coat collar closely about his face, and in
doing 50 failed to see a rug at his feet, over
which he fell and was thrown down stairs.
His face was severity bruised and one hand
was hurt.
The dust on the streets was not at any
time last summer more disagreeable than
during the high wind of Saturday. when
the thermometer stood at zero or below.
The streets were as nearly deserted as pos
sible, and the whole day was anything but
desirable one for Christmas shoppers. 1t
has been generally remarked, however,
that the Christmas trade began earlier
than usual this year, people realizing that
the time to see goods and to receive proper
attention from clerks is at some time pre-
viOus to the last two or three days before
Christmas.
Walter Smith reached home Saturday
afternoon after an absence since the first
of November. He is employed by the
Vermont Farm Machine company, super
visng the agencies of that company in the
states of New York and Pennsylvania.
Competition is sharp between rival agricul-
tuTal implement manufacturers, and Wal
ter has some lively hustling to do to keep
the interest of his company in the front,
but he usually gets there and secures the |
business. The boom which has been go
ing on in the establishment of creameries |
in all localities, as well as in the small dali
ry separatOrs, has made an immense rush |
of business in that department with this |
firm, and 1t is that branch that is being |
particularly looked after in the section COW |
cred by him.
Miss Mary Barber, whose serious illness |
was recently noted, died at her home on |
Atkinson street on Wednesday. She had |
not been in her usual health for several !
months, but 1t was not until few weeks