Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-08
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A vnrled Collection Of Old relies

last week remafkaDle COlleCIlOn OF relics
which he considers very valuable. They
had been carefully kept "for years upon
years" by "Aunt Lois Simonds," now de-
ceased, and are now in possession of Mrs.
Asaph Adams. Chief in interest among
articles of china is a quart pitcher said to
have been bought on board the man. of-war,
Constitution, which brought over Miss ST.
monds's ancestry. A pair of small bellows,
decorated with painting of flowers, will
still liven up an open fire, and tall wooden
clock presides over the varied collection of
many articles.
Shares in the library have been reduced
to 81 each.
The village school, continued by Miss
Kate Hoyt, opens with 20 scholars.
The loyal temperance legion will meet at
Mr.. Davidson Saturday evening, the 10th,
at clock.
Scales from the Chicago Scale company
are being placed just south OF Kidder IL
Edwards's store.
Summer boarders, who have fingered
longer than usual at Wooster's hotel, are
leaving this week.
Chas. jenkins has finished a years clerk
ship at n. NJ Batchelders, and Fred Wes-
ton will be the incoming clerk next Mon
day.
Mrs. Davidson will attend the State w.
| G. f. u. convention next week in Mont
! pelier, after accompanying Miss Lowe 10
Burlington hospital.
Last Saturday evenings reproduction of
the Worlds Fair by N. c. Robbins. at
| Union hall drew a good house and was a
satisfactory exhibition.
The w. C. T. T., with ten present at its
meeting Wednesday, discussed the topic,
SIS alcohol food?' and was afterward
favored with songs by Mrs. Blanche Pratt.
The new post Office postmarked its first
letter from the hand of Mrs. Chas. Worster
on the afternoon of Sept. l, and in the
evening delivered letters first to Mrs. Gibbs
of Greenfield, a guest of Mrs. G. Knapp.
! The fine cupola and other nice furnish
ings of II. Sargeant's barn will make a
great improvement on Depot street, and
down by the great elms. Mrs, Morse's
house with its outward freshening in white
and green keeps pace with various inside
improvements.
Among returns to Boston in these days
are those of Miss Ruth Warren to take a
post graduate course in the High school,
Miss Eta Morse for her final year in Bos-
ton university, Mrs. Albert Pratt after two
months at Mrs. Morse's, and the Taylors,
guests at Messrs. Stiles and Patch's.
The very old book exhibited last year at
the County fair, from Marlboro, attracted
interested attention and was carefully han
died. Union hall is we'll adapted for the
display of all sorts of articles, useful, fancy
and curious. Many have really interesting
articles if they would only think of them.
Roswell NJ. Field of the New York sun
day World, who made a brief visit in Fay.
etteville recently with his cousin Mrs
Willard of Greenfield, displayed some char
acteristics of the Field family. There is
still resemblance to the thin, sensitive
face of his childhood. He is said TO re-
semble in person the father of Gen. Martin
Field. Photographs of the old homestead
and other views about town were carried
away by him, and possibly We shall heal
further of them some day.
Although repairs on the County House
are in state of considerable incomplete
ness, it has been decided by a conference,
of county officials, to open the house agar
for boarders on the sitting of court mex
week, A few sleeping rooms can be used
Beds will be placed in the dining rooml
and some rooms in the court house will bt
furnished for dodgers. The new sitting
room can be used as a dining room. WheT
completed the house will present an attract
i've and convenient appearance. A larg,
basement, well-lighted, will give space fo
wood-shed and laundry accommodations
On the second floor are four sleeping roomi
in front and six in the rear. On the thirC
floor beautiful and extended view from
the dormer window rooms is probably un
surpassed from any point in the village.