Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-08

j. c. Day has as guests Mr.. and Miss
Ham of Somersworth, y. IL.
The stores are putting on their holiday
dress, and are full of fine things.
W. W. Slate has this week gone to Wash
ington for fortnight or so on business.
Gen. Grout passed through here Satur-
day on his way to the opening of Congress.
Rev. f. f. Marggraf exchanged last
Sunday morning with Rev, T. d. Howard
of Charestown.
Henry Kimball of Boston, who has been
spending some time here with his brother,
George W., returned home Saturday.
Rev. J. f. Diverty will deliver lecture
on "The ideal Epworth Lacquer" in the
league course at Bradford this evening
Odd Fellows, to the number of about
40, went to CharlestOwn Tuesday evening.
to assist in the formation of lodge there
Another club, called WESTMINSTER jun
iors, has been formed. 1t is composed of
boys. They have rooms in Howard
block.
The Fall Mountain Paper mill have sew
eral paper machines shut down on account
OF the breaking of gear on the main
shaftng.
a. \. Burbank. treasurer of the Fall
Mountain Paper company, has leased the
house of the late Col. King, and, with his
family, has taken possession.
c. L. Barber, who has been quite i'll re-
Gently, was able to take his place in the
Congregational choir last Sunday. Miss
Marcia Sawyer took the place of the so
prano
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel johnson of Man
chester, n. H., father and mother of II. c.
johnson, spent Thanksgiving here, and
remained over Sunday, returning home
Monday
c. w. Osgood was at St. Johnsbury
Friday and Saturday in attendance upon
the annual meeting of the Y. NJ. c. A. of
our state, he being a member of the exc
cutive committee.
Because of the absence of Wallace White.
the teacher OF drawing, the evening school
sessions have been temporarily suspended,
but are to be resumed again as soon as he
returns from Brooklyn.
John Robertson arranged with the Bos-
ton a Maine railroad for a special train to
Putney and return Saturday, carrying the
funeral party to the burial of his child
which took place there at o'clock.
Rev. Z. Z. Marggraf, Mrs. Stilwel. Mrs
+. NJ. Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt. and
Misses Mary Minis, Ette Ball and Stella
Kelley have been in Rutland this week, at
tending the Y. P. c. [. convention.
Prof. Wright of the High school has
challenged Vermont Academy to a spelling
match, which challenge has been accepted.
There are to be - contestants on each
side. The contest is to be held some time
in January.
The mother of Alfred Kemp of our vii
lage died few weeks ago at Fitchburg,
Mass, at the age of 96, Mr.. Kemp, who
is now over 70, attended the funeral In
former years, and until recently, Mrs.
Kemp was frequent visitor here at her
sons.
Frank Chandler of the firm of Chand-
Ter Son of Chicago, and formerly of
Bellows Falls, has bought the Ceylon build
ing on Jackson park for $500. He will re-
move it to his summer place at Geneva
lake. The building was built with refer
ence to removal in sections and cost $780,
900.
The lecture of Russell H. Conwell Tues
day evening in the lecture course was
changed from lessons of travel" as an
nounced, to "The angels lily, or where to
find happiness" The evening was a very
stormy one, but fair audience greeted
him as an old favorite, and were highly !
entertained.
town Sunday school convention is to
be held in the Congregational church Dec. !
10, beginning at 10 A. NJ. An organiza- |
ton of the Sunday schools of the town /
will be formed at this time. Rev. F. F. |
Lewis of Nergennes is to speak in the |
morning on the town organization and in |
the afternoon on Normal lessons.
During the complete year of 1892 Hub |
bard B. Davis of Rockingham made 5776 .
pounds of butter His dairy includes 25 to
30 cows through the year, and he is not
only the largest butter-maker in our town.
but probably in Windham county. He
sells the most of his product to the people
of this village, furnishing his customers
regularly each week.
The North Adams Transcript of this
week says "Geo. Davis, who was serious
ly hurt Nov. s by falling from bank wall
at Baronsville, Vt, arrived home last Fri
day he is still confined TO the house and
suffering severely from the etfe Is of the ac-
cident, although he is able to sit up and is
gradually improving, The accident came
near being fatal, and for four days Mr. Da-
Wis lowered between life and death in
semi-conscious condition. He was at the
house of Oscar Farrar, who, with his wife
and hired man, took the best possible care