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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-07

WASHINGTON City, Feb. 6.-The Panama
investigation was begun today. Charles
Colve, secretary of the American commit
tee of the Panama company testified that
he disbursed about $3, 600 for the pur-
chase of materials, etc. Mr.. Thompson
was not about the office much. The wit
ness was of the opinion that the forma-
ton of the American committee
contributed a great deal to the sue
cess of the Panama canal loan in
France. Robert 6. Ingersoll received
$4,000 and Shcllabarger e. Watson SIS 900
for their services in the American COM
pany = obtain possession of the Panama
road These attorneys did not appear in
any litigation, but ingersoll appeared be-
fore the congressional committee, for the
company, to state matters in their true
light. The books of the witness show no
authority for the appointment of counsel.
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fifty being necessary for q choice, as

10y sASSSSSoiy Ava - GuoAScp ~
follows:
For Alien-Anderson of whatcom, Anderson
OF whitman, Belknap, Brock, Brown, Bush OF
Pacific, Cameron, Dyer, Parrish. Forrest, For
syth. Frink, Gilbert. Heiiker, Hoole. Horr. Ksrr.
Keller, kellogg. Kelly, Kinnear Ludden, Nc
Elwain. Mckenzie, McMurphy. McNsw, Mead.
Meany, Merchant, Morrison, o'NeiiI. Pierce OF
Lewis, Rinehart, Roberts, Roth. Rutter. Sallee,
Sergeant, Speck, Tucker, Washburn. Webb,
Weed. Wheeler. Van de Vanter. Mr. Speakers.
For Turner-Clay pool. Cooper, Easterday,
Greenberg. Helm, Hurd. Ide, Mcmillan, Ment.
Fer, Moore, Nash, Pierce of Klickitat, Richards,
shade, sherman, Smith of Whitman, smithson,
Temple, Tull, Westiall, Van Houten-2L
For GriCgs-Anderson of Pierce, Campbell,
Cowan. Crockett. Donahoe, Edmonds, Eshel-
man. Foss. Foster. Gilman. Green, Hamili,
Hutchinson, Judson, Kline, Leo, Lettsrman,
Mays, McCroskey. Miller. Mulkey. Payne, shaw,
Shelton-2a
For Young-Baker, Collin, Denn. Durant. Ed
wards, Egbert, Scott, Smith of Douglass.
Pairet-Neergaard and Woodwork, Hastings
snd Iurpin, Edeus ana McManus, Winchell and
Nelson, White and Roscoe.
Absent and not paired-Burton, Bush Of Che.
halls, Smith Of Okanogan.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-07

PIrrsBURG, Feb. cit is again reported
that concerted action is on foot among
all railroad employees to make united
demand for an advance in wages on April
/. A circular is said to have been issued
to the United Order of Railway Employees,
which includes clerks. telegraphers.
switchmeu, freight hands. conductors,
brakemen. firemen and engineers, stating
that a demand for - cents per hour, 35
cents for overtime and nine hours as a
days work, will be made, with 80 miles
instead of 200 miles for days run.
Strikes are TO be ordered on lines refusing
to grant the raise. Railroad employees re-
fuse to talk about the matter.
sick Headache? BEEcHAM's PILLS Will re-
lieve.
1aienloua sR
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at1rmative, forgetting that he was paired
with Allen of Washington, and withdrew
his vote
Afterward the quarantine bill was taken
up and passed without division. Also a
Dill for the payment out OF the treasury of
local taxes on the lands held by Indians
IN severalty. Finally the automatic
coupler bill was taken up and discussed for
time. when it went over until tomorrow.
Adjourned.
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Democrats Object to Judge Jackson.

WAsHISGToS CITY, Feb. 6.-The senate
judiciary committee this morning took up
the nomination OF Judge Jackson, but
consideration was postponed until next
Monday on account of objections made
by Democratic members.
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YEAs-A

The yea vote was made up Of twelve
Democrats and eleven Republicans. and
the nays of twenty-five Democrats, seven
teen. Republicans and three Populists.
The following pairs were announced: Al
hson and Stanford, Camden and Paddock.
Aldrch and Waltham. Gray and Butler,
Higgins and Sanders. Hiscock and Jones
of Arkansas. Quay and Wilson and Saw
yer and Cameron. Chandler voted in the
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Seattle Grocery Company. Telephone Ss2
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sick Headache? BEEcHAMs PILLS Will n
lieye.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Ira Evans from Winchester, N. H., is in
town for few days.
Frank Tenney from Keene, n. H., is
visiting friends in this place.
Farmers are all busy making hay and re-
port more than an average crop.
Mr., and Mrs. C. C. Fits were in town
over Sunday at Dea. S. S. Lyonss.
Boarders from New York city are begin
ming to come to the Highland House.
Miss Annie Walsh from Troy, n. Y,
has come to spend her summer vacation
with friends here.
Mrs. DR.. Millington, her three children
and Miss Rosa Shattuck went to Pottsville,
Penn, on Thursday.
E. w. Gibson of Londonderry is editor
in-chief of the Reveile, the paper publish
ed by the students of Norwich university.
Bert Harris, who was at work at A. j.
Coleman's, died of diphtheria last Mon
day. One more case is reported at Raw
sonville, that of Frank Cobb.
DR.. Zeno Babbitt from Washington, d.
c., with his family, consisting of his wife
and child, Mrs. Rabbits mother and girl,
arrived Wednesday evening to spend a few
weeks at Cyrus w. Rabbits.
Rev. Mr.. Sisson has so far recovered as
to be able to preach last Sunday, though
looking pale and thin from his recent i'll
ness. Both churches and the community
in general are indebted to Rev. T. Mackie
for so cheerfully and willingly supplying
the pulpits and for other services as a min
lister of the gospel in the absence of a pas
tor at either church.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
GUILFORD.

Miss leila Johnson is visiting in Boston.
Mrs. E. circuit has been quite ill the
past week.
Rev. c. o. Day will preach at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday at 2:3O
p. NJ. Sunday school will follow.
Mrs. Knapp of st. Charles, Minnesota,
is visiting her uncle, Joseph Houghton.
Mrs. Knapp is the eldest daughter of David
Houghton, formerly of this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Austin of Detroit,
Mich, are visiting the latter's relatives in
this place. Mrs. Austin is Mrs. A. Noyes's
granddaughter, formerly Miss Lila Yaw-
key.
Divine service in Christ church on
Sunday next at 1920 A. NJ, followed by
Bible class and Sunday school. Service in
slate quarry schoolhouse at p. NJ. same
day.
Joseph Gallup, formerly of this town,
but of late years resident of Worcester,
Mass, died last Sunday at the home of his
mother in Jacksonville, where he had been
for two weeks. Death was caused by
Bright's disease. Mr.. Gallup was well
known and esteemed by many of our towns
people; he leaves a wife, and one son by
his former wife, who was Aurssa Jacobs
of this town. The burial was in the South
Hollow cemetery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
SOUTH NEWFANB.

hubert Shepard is quite i'll.
Lewis Morse of Philadelphia is here
with his father, j. L. Morse.
Mrs. H. F. Shields returned from Phila-
delphia Wednesday evening.
E, c. Fisher is attending the meetings
at Mortified, Mass, this week.
Rev. G. D. X. Meacham of Townshend
exchanged pulpits with Rev. E. Hatfield
last Sunday.
Mrs. F. c. Elmer and children of Cleve-
land, o., and Mrs. II. o. Bowker and chill
dren of Rochester, n. Y, are visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. n. b. Perry.
George Houghton lost horse on Tues
day of this week. Mr.. Houghton had re-
turned from the bayfield, and stopped at
his house, when one horse started, thus
bringing the other horse back against the
cutter bar of the machine. The main
cord of the hind leg was cut entirely off,
and the horse had to be killed. 1t is a Sc
rious loss to Mr.. Houghton, and at an I'M
fortunate time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
JAMAICA.

A number of city boarders are at David
Eddy's.
Henry Mclean is building an addition
to his barn.
Farmers are busy haying and an average
crop will be realized.
W. E. Cushman and wife of New York
city are here at Henry Sage's.
Mrs. Luther Twitchell of Orange, Mass,
is here with friends and relatives.
Merton Clark and wife of Gardner,
Mass, are visiting friends in town.
Charles Spencer of Wisconsin is here
with his brother, Harvey Spencer.
Mrs. Vira Taylor, wife of the late Den
mis- Taylor, made short call in town this
week.
Anna Adams, who has been living in
Florida since last fall, has returned to her
home here.
Frank Monroe of Lowell, Mass, who
formerly worked in the tannery here, is
visiting in town.
Clara Spencer, who has been for num-
Der of weeks at Orange, Mass, has re-
turned to her home.
Rev. S. L. Vincent spent last Sunday in
Montreal in attendance at the Christian
COuNtnLlOn. his people met
with the Baptist church.
Some one who wanted to feed his horse,
but did not want to pay for it, went into
j. c. Daggett's barn Sunday night, broke
open his granary and took what feed was
there.
The Jamaica savings bank has been
closed since last Friday noon through some
trouble with the lock. An expert from
Boston has been working upon it, and
probably it will soon be opened.
The Loyal Temperance legion had a
lawn party and musicale Tuesday afternoon
and evening at ]. c. Robinson's. The
parents of the members were invited and
company of over 40 was present. Re-
freshments of ice cream and cake were
served upon the lawn, and in the evening
a program of music, recitations and read
ings, with helpful words from the pastors
and others, was given indoors. All went
home feeling they had had IN enjoyable
time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
MASSACHUSETTS, NOTES.

1t is probable that the conservation of
Dean Lawrence as bishop of Massachusetts,
will take place October in Trinity church
at Boston.
Henry futile, freight brakeman OH the
Fitchburg road, slipped and fell under the
wheels of his train at Greenfield Friday,
his right hand and foot being badly
crushed.
Abram Parsons of Willamstown. colored.
celebrated his 103d birthday anniversary
last week During greater part of his
life Parsons has lived in Williamstown,
and he is widely known and well liked. He
was born in South Carolina, and endured
slavery until IL years old.
Stanislaw Bzezinski, a Pole, cut his
throat at Northampton Sunday and at
tempted to murder -year-old boy. He
then ran through the streets, brandishing
broom, but was overpowered and taken
to the hospital. He cannot live. The
physicians think he had been i'll with ty-
phoid fever for several DAYS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
NEWFANB.

Miss Carrie Lowe, who has been i'll at
F. A. Fish's for few weeks, is improving.
Miss Luella Rand of Orange, Mass, has
Joined her mother at the Chester Rand
cottage.
More appreciative words of Vermont
scenery come from party of summer So
journers in Putney, who stopped at Wors-
ter's hotel this week.
Mrs. viii Lyman of Burlington, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Walter Ballou, and will
be joined later by Mr.. Lyman, who is pur-
suing medical course in Burlington.
\ party consisting of Mrs. Baker, accom-
panied by her daughters, Mrs. Austin Kel-
ley of Minneapolis and Mrs. Russell, and
her son-in-aw, Prof Russell of Williams
college, lunched Wednesday on Newfane
hill near Mrs. Bakers native home. The
party felt well paid for their climb to the
summit, whence are seen mountains of
Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachu-
sets.
A sister of P. S. Eames is spending
week at w. n. Chase's with him. Mr..
Eames came to Windham County creamery
without any experience in using the sepa-
rator, but after days instruction and fur
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
DUNN RSTON.

Miss Cassie Morrison goes to Boston this
week to make her mother visit.
Richard Whitney and wife of Boston are
visiting their uncle, Dea r. p. Pratt.
Mrs. E. j. Humphrey, a sister of Rev. NJ
II. Wells of Mortified, Mass, is visiting
Miss NJ. f. Knight
A young man by the name of Ryder from
Marlboro, employed by Walter Walker, was
badly burned with powder on the morning
of July L.
Edwin II. Miller has built new carriage
house this season, and Henry H. Miller, a
new barn. Henry Blood built new house
during the spring, to which he moved
about the first of June.
Edward F. Reed and family have gone
to Fishers Island for a vacation of two or
three weeks. His brother, Carl Reed, and
wife, are at work there for the summer
season and will return about the first of
September.
Mary D. Miller came home from Boston
some four weeks ago. Miss Fanny w.
Lyman of Mortified, Mass, has been
spending a vacation with Miss Miller.
She returned home last Monday and an
other friend, Miss Mary Bevan of Waltham,
Mass, came up the same day. Miss Be-
van and Miss Miller together will visit the
Worlds Fair, and started for Chicago on
Tuesday of this week. They will spend
three or four weeks in visiting the fair, and
then Miss Miller will visit friends in Des
Moines, Ia, before returning to Vermont.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
NORTHFIELD,. MASS.

The young ladies of this place, who play
ed "Chronothanatoletron" last winter so
successfully, have kindly consented to re
peat it on Friday evening, July II, at the
town hall. At the close of the play, good
music will be provided for dancing. The
proceeds of the evening will be used to
help defray the expense of moving the or
gan and otherwise repairing the Unitarian
church.
1t is understood that the will of the late
Hiram Camp will provide handsomely for
Mortified seminary, giving to it $50 shares
of stock in the Bristol (Ct.) brass and
clock company, so shaees of the Swift
packing company of Chicago, and sundry
small lots of good dividend paying stock.
The school also gets block of four houses
with land in Fair Haven. The estate
amounts to about $250,000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
TOWNSHEND.

Miss Alice Eddy is home from Boston.
Miss Stella Boutwell, is home from North
ampton.
Rev. E. j. Ward is the guest of Judge
Batchelder.
Miss Adele Scott is home from her visit
to her brother in Orange.
c. w. Meacham of Boston is visiting his
father, Rev. c. d. r. Meacham.
Mrs. w. II. Holton of New York is Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. Seneca Howe.
Harry Martin has gone to Manchester to
study and practice with V. S. Page.
There is to be lawn party and ice cream
sale at the Baptist parsonage tonight.
Pastor Meacham spent part of last week
with his son at the Mortified conference.
Miss Eta Hobart has closed her school
at South Londonderry and is home with
her father.
Rev. f. Hatfield of South Newfane
preached at the Baptist church last Sunday
in exchange with the pastor.
Mrs. Norman Harris, who sustained
quite serious injuries from a collision with
bicycle recently, is slowly recovering.
Miss Ellen Ware is at the home of her
father, Maurice Ware, and will visit the
Worlds Fair at Chicago later in the sea-
son.
Mrs. Flora (Ober) Taylor and her hus-
band of Worcester, Mass, are expected to
visit her parents in this place the last of
the week.
The schoolhOuse in district No. 3 was
beautifully decorated and packed house
attended exercises appropriate to children's
day, last Sunday.
DIR. S. B. Clarke, manager of drug
stock advertised in today's issue, is in every
way equipped for first-class druggist.
He is graduate of a college of pharmacy,
and has been for many years associated
with the late DIR. Charles Clarke. The
business will be carried on at the old stand,
particular attention being given to COM
pounding prescriptions.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
WEST DUMMERsTON.

Winifred c. Vail, former member of
Mr.. Merrifelds family, is visiting there
for few weeks.
James Hanifan has moved this week into
the hotel, and is ready to accommodate
boarders and the travelling public.
Flora L. Merrifeld has completed her
studies at the Northwestern Institute
Evanston, ILL.,, with high honors, and re-
turns home this week. She spent several
days with satisfaction at the Columbian
Fair.
The ladies' aid society will furnish an
ice cream and cake supper at the society
hall next Tuesday evening. Each lady of
the parish is invited to furnish cake for
the tables. A social good time is antici-
pated, and all are cordially invited to be
present and join in the festivities. Supper
from to $50 o'clock.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
WILLIAMSVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Barrett are visit
ing their father, j. w. Whitney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews Morse of Nor
witch, Conn, are visiting friends here.
The Universalist Sunday school voted
last Sunday to eXpend Sl5 in new books
for the library.
DIR. and Mrs. P. P. White and children
will soon visit their friends in Whitehall.
N. Y, his former home.
Rev. A. A. Rice will preach in Brattle-
bOro next Sunday and fill his appointment
here the following Sunday, July %.
Mrs. A. L. Timson has been threatened
with rheumatic fever, but is slightly bet
ter and hopes to escape long sickness.
The farmers are making good progress
in haying, and finishing thus early in the
season means good hay They report
good crop.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
WEST TOWNSHEND.
A Serious CoIIIsion.

Misses Matte and Edith Farwell and
Mary Underwood met with quite serious
accident while out driving Tuesday. When
near the turn to Charles Robbinf's house
ON the road to Jamaica they met Emory
Jones driving rapidly. They turned out
at the side giving him the entire road, but
his horse being used to making the turn to
the Robbins house veered that way, crash
ing into the other team. All three of the
young ladies were thrown out and the bug
gy badly broken. Miss Edith sustained a
fracture of the collar bone and the others
were badly bruised. Miss Underwood,
who teaches here, was unable to resume
her duties the next day. The moral is
plain to read.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
HALIFAX.

Mrs. Sarah E. Highly of Brooklyn, N.
Y, is the guest of Mrs. Ruby Fish.
Arrangements ar being made for con-
cert by the Baptist Sunday school in the
near future.
Preaching services will be held at the
Baptist church next Sunday at 1890 A.
NJ. The sermon last Sunday on marrow
beds and short coverings" was worthy of
note.
Mrs. W. L. Fish and Mrs. Dr. William
Fish and little son Gordon, of Newark, N.
j, are spending a couple of months at F.
H. Niles's. DR.. Fish is expected in a week
Or two.
Ira Leonard died at Edward Good
nough's last Wednesday morning where
he has been living for the past year and a
half. The funeral was held at West Hall
fax Thursday at 10 A. NJ.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
WEST WARDSBORO.

o. NJ. Newell has sold his farm to Emery
Parsons.
Mrs. Esther Whtcomb of Keene, n. H.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lucina Blodgett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Gibson and daughter
from Orange, Mass, are visiting at j. R..
Davidson's.
Adelbert Estabrook, who is stopping a
short time at f. j. Morse's, supplied the
pulpit last Sunday very acceptably.
1t is expected that Fred Fits, who has
attended the Christian Endeavor conven-
ton at Montreal, will give some account of
the meetings next Sunday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
GUILFORD CENTRE.

Little Flossie Magoon is critically ill with
fever.
Mrs. Priscilla Bullock has spent week
in town.
DR.. H. Ward and Mrs. Ward are with
his father, F. E. Ward.
Charles Newton dropped dead in his hay
field Wednesday from heart disease
Edith Miner returned Monday after a
ten days visit in Amherst and Northamp-
ton.
Miss Letta Goodnow and Miss Abbie
Pronty are at Marcus Worden's for few
weeks.
Mrs. c. G. Penniman and Mrs. Barnes
from New Haven, Conn, have been guests
of the Misses Barney few days; they re-
turn this week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
STRATTON.

A. Lowe is failing.
Mrs. F. Stone is improving slowly.
F. G. Lackey has a new Buckeye mower.
Most of our farmers are haying when
the weather permits.
Our new road machine has come and is
doing good work. B. L. Perry's teams are
drawing it.
Mrs. Herbert Willis, her daughter Ella
and son Merl, are with Chesleton Allen.
Mrs. Willis's father.
Mrs. c. D. Stephenson has gone to visit
her sister, Mrs. Stoddard, who is an in
mate of Brattleboro Retreat.
AS Frank Rade was stepping by the slab
car at CIRCUITS mill on the 9th, a board
broke under him, letting him fall fifteen
feet. He struck on one knee, causing a
severe wound, which it is feared will cause
a stiff knee.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
SOUTH VERNON.

Farmers are busy haying and some have
finished.
Mrs. Chas. Merrills sister and husband
from California are visiting them.
Last Tuesday evening about 45 friends
gathered at the home of Myron Russell in
honor of his 21st birthday anniversary.
The evening was pleasantly spent in social
intercourse, games, etc. The presents re-
ceived, including sum of money, attested
in measure the high esteem in which he
is held. Refreshments were served and
the company dispersed after having an en-
joyable time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
JACKSONVILLE.
A North Adams WeddIng.

The first wedding celebrated in the new
Universalist church at North Adams was
held there Monday evening of last week.
The contracting parties were DIR. Martin
M. Brown, the popular young physician,
and Miss Mary L. Blakeslee Both are
popular and active working members of the
church, and the auditorium, beautifully
trimmed with flowers, was filled with their
many friends. The decorations included
arches of eyergreens over the aisles, banks
of flowers on the pulpit and big arch over
it, from which hung three large floral bells.
Beneath these the happy couple stood dur
ing the performance of the ceremony.
As the wedding march was played on the
piano, the bridal procession came up the
aisle in the following order: the ushers,
Winfield Scott, Ernest S. Bishop, Fred
Sheldon and Thomas Rose; the grooms-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
LONDONDERRY.

Mrs L. P. Sheldon and son of Benning-
ton are visiting friends in this place.
Gustavus Reed remains very i'll; but lit
tie hope is entertained of his recovery.
There will be Universalist preaching at
Union hall every Sunday by Rev. Mr.. Car
dell, who was with us last summer.
Mrs. E. F. Arnold from Brooklyn, n. Y,
with her youngest child, has come to DR.. L..
S. Arnold's for the summer, the two older
children being already here.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
WILMINGTON.

Shall we have fair this fall?
c. L. Griffin is at Chicago attending the
Worlds Fair
Rev. E. w. Pierce and wife of East
Orleans, Mass, are visiting in town.
Mrs. Alice Langen of Keene, n. H., has
visited her brother, John L. Patch, this
week.
Chas. E. Stearns, wife and daughter, and
Mrs. T. w. Heating of Brooklyn are
boarding at f. E. Needbury's.
Miss Leone Russell gave lawn party
last Friday in honor of her friends, Mar
jorie and Bertha Stone of Mohawk, N. Y.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
WARDSBoRO.


The sixtieth anniversary of the marriage
of Rev Dennis Wells and wife was quietly
celebrated at their home between the hours
of ? and o'clock on the afternoon of July
I. That day also marked the SD milestone
of Mrs. Wells's age. Mr.. Wells is in his
Goth year. This worthy couple have lived
in our village many years, and they COM
mand the respect of all who come within
the circle of their acquaintance. A social
hour was enjoyed. Remarks were then
made by the pastor, Rev. G. II. Rogers,
which were very feelingly responded to by
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells. Singing and prayer
followed after which the company dis
persed to their homes.