Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-02-12
PERSONAL.


w. II. Haywood received yesterday news
of the death of his father, by adoption,
Elliot Howe of North Springfield, a man
of about so years, and has gone to attend
the funeral, which takes place tomorrow.
jerome Corbctt, Of the firm of Thurber
& Corbett, caught his left hand under the
cutter of the cracker machine yesterday
morning. 1t is thought no bones are
broken, but his fingers are in a bad con
dtion.
The sad news comes that Henry Camp
bell, the well-known hotel man, who is now
at the Cochran in Washington, is very
critically i'll with neuralgia of the heart,
and the physicians give no hope of his
recovery
Mrs w. f. Mixer at the Eaton farm,
who has been very low for the past two
weeks from a relapse of the grip, with
nervous prOstraton accompanied by Sc
we're neuralgia, is now somewhat improved,
though not yet able to leave her bed.
The sad news is received here of the
sudden death early last week of the two
and only children of Henry and Martha
Gillctt Iudlins of Waterville, Me-, for
merly well-known in Brattlcboro. The
cause of death was mcmbranous Group,
following the measles
The Montpelier Argus has this Nergennes
item in reference to a Newfanc boy who
graduated from Vermont academy and
studied law at Brattleboro and Bellows
Falls: According to reports that appear to
be well founded, F. l.. Fish. the new
states attorney, is soon to take in a life
partner
Mr. c. b. Tompkns, who has been At
| the Brooks House since last October, with
Mrs. Tompkins, has been critically i'll for
two or three weeks from the prostration
resulting from an attack of grip, compli-
Gated with severe catarrhal affection.
! His condition is reported much more favor
able this morning.
Dr. Harry Anderson, nephew of Mrs.
| Col Estey is to settle in Chicago, and eN-
poets to begin the practice of his profession
there about March /. He is a graduate of
Vermont academy and the New Gork col
lege of physicians and surgeons, and for
the past three or four years has been en-
gagged in hospital practice in New York
city.
Mrs. Nellie Temple Brigham's lecture
received the close attention of an audience
that filled the lower town hall Wednesday
evening. one was llltl lltlt ~ ll'l nus
band from Corain, and her brother, Ser
geant G, w. Temple of the 22d Infantry,
u. $. A., stationed at Fort Meade, South
Dakota. who is East on a six months fur
Tough. They left Yesterday afternoon, but
Mr.. Temple will return later and visit his
relatives in town.
The Claremont, y. H., Advocate this
week saws: "The American band suffers
-. ha la of a
resident leader Since Director Brigham
has been its instructor it has gained rapidly
i'm proficiency. and feeling that even better
work could be done if he were located
here, Mr.. Brigham has been invited tC
come to Claremout to reside He is an ac
compliShed and versatile musician and d
Young man of pleasant manners and excel
lent character, and would be an acquisition
to the town.
The withdrawal of Mr.. Blaine leave
Senator Cullom of Illinois, father-in-law o
Robert Gordon lIardie, the Republican
, most prominently mentioned for the pres
ilential nomination after President llar
rson. One despatch from Springfield, Ill.
saws: 'Spnator Cullom's friends here claim
that he will have not only the Illinois del
eration to the national Republican con
: ventiou. but that with Blaine out of tn
way he will be supported by the delegate
from Pennsylvania, Colorado and Othc
states. and is sure of Republican nomi
nation
Col. and Mrs. Estey left for WaShingto
last Saturday afternoon and attended o.
Tuesday evening the reception of Presiden
+ and Mrs Harrison to the officers of tn
army and navy and the marine corps
, This was the last of the three great II
k ccptions of the year, and was the fine,
n and most largely attended of them al
Mrs. Estey wore white silk. with ca
5 nations and ostrich plumes and corSag
Il bouquet. Col. and Mrs. Estey returned t
t Brattlcboro yesterday afternoon, tn
Colonel going on to Burlington to atten
n the Republican league convention.
l. Rev. j. II. Babbtt of the West yillag
It received on Wednesday a telegram al
nouncing the death of his old friend an
II parishiOner, Hon. Walter \. Jones {
" Waitsfield, and asking him to otficate ;
n the funeral. Mr.. Jones was physical
by profession, but had not been in actiN
Il practice for some years. He was vel
p prominent in all the local affairs of Wait
- field, and served in both branches of Il
legislature, and was "A man held III unive
sal esteem. Mr.. Babbitt left on Wedne
o day for Waitsfeld, the funeral being he
+ yesterday. His first pastorate, covering
/ period of eight years, was at that place.