Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-27
PERSONAL.

to the number of 25, are planning to de-
scend on Bernardston tomorrow evening.
the New England House and its supper
tables being the objective point
The American band at Claremont. n.
H., has been giving its annual fair this
week. F. c. Leitsinger has played there
as clarionet soloist, and Mr. Wales will act
as prompter at the ball this evening.
Twenty-Five or more members of the
High school class of '03 will go on sleigh
ride tonight to Mortified, Mass, where
they will have supper at the hotel The
class of "a will take ride to Winchester
at an early date.
c. D. Whitman will speak on "Advan-
tages to be derived from a complete and
artistic exhibit of our maple sugar prod
uct at the Columbian Exposition" at the
meeting of the Vermont Maple Sugar as
ISOLATION at Burlington next Friday,
The Meriden, Conn, papers announce
that II. Z. Smith, the well-known express
man of that city, has recently formed
partnership with j. II. Chamberlain for
| the sale of horses there, and mention is
made of a lot of fine horses received by
them. The copartnership has nothing to
do with Mr.. Chamberlain's business out
side of Merden.
Pinafore was presented at Keene, n. H.,
| Tuesday and Wednesday evenings before
audiences of 600 and 800 people. The
Evening Sentinel in its account of the per-
Torrance, says: MRS. L. A. Hubbard of
| Brattleboro made very sweet and winning
| Josephine. Her voice is clear, high So
prano, and she sang true to the key and
with good effect, especially her first solo in
the second act, The. Hours Creep on
Apace.'"
l. l.. Stickney, who has had charge of
the grocery department of a large store at
Worcester, Mass, is visiting in Brattle-
boro and Jacksonville, before going to
Boston Feb 1. Mr.. Stickney and Louis
Richardson, who had charge of the meat
department of the store at Worcester with
him, have formed a partnership and
bought grocery and provision store at the
corner of Clarendon and Chandler streets
in Boston.
The firm of Lyman & Drown, real es
tate agents at Springfield, Mass, was dis
solved Monday, Arthur L. Lyman sue
ceeding to the business. John w. Drown
the retiring partner, has accepted posi-
ton as special agent of the Connection
, Mutual Life Insurance company, with S
b. Fay of Springfield. The firm of Ly
man ~ Drown mas Deen successful ana L
[ dissolved only because of better opportuni
ties which the change seems to offer.
Eben F. Wells arrived from West Supe
rior, Wis, Monday night on his annua
winter visit to his mother and friends il
the East. The report which he bring
D shows that West Superior has been by NJ
) means idle during the past season. Tn
growth has been phenomenal, includin
! the erection of new Touring mills, a ney
= blast furnace, an extension of the barg
- works, a dry dock, and general activit
in all lines of the young city's develop
i ment.
Il Will Schuster has a leading part thi
season in the Duff opera company. A re
n cent issue of one of the Rockford, ILL.,, pa
y. pers says that Mr.. Schuster "reveled i
clever work." and "won much praise fC
# his sweet rendering of the two number
h written for the Muezzan." "Mr. Schuste
made fine Alto with his portly presenC
!. and manly voice" according to Victorii
d B. c., paper, and Vancouver, B. c
journal speaks of his singing as among tn
:, very effective work of the company.