Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-22

New Years reception Jan. /.
The NJ. G.. party met Wednesday after
noon and evening with Mrs. w. \. Spear.
John Reeds family saw pair of robins
among the trees on the Putney road We'd
nesday morning.
DIR. Prescott, the wel-known eye special
list, will take rooms at the Brooks House
| Dec. 20, where he can be consulted as usual.
"Our Landlady's Hilda" is the title of a
story which appeared in the Boston Herald
of last Sunday. 1t was written by Grace
JOY White, daughter of Sally Joy White.
Sportsmen are reminded that partridges
cannot be legally shot after Jan. 1. Nio-
iations of the law should be reported to
officers of the fish and game league, or to
other proper officials.
Horses are now selling "away below
par At the auction sale of the late
Charles Bemis Saturday one was bid OF
for SIG. At recent auction in Hinsdale
five horses brought SAP.
The balance of the stock of groceries
remaining in the store lately occupied by
II. w. Simonds will be sold at auction to-
morrow afternoon and evening by A.
Starkey, assignee. This stock consists of
teas, canned goods, and many other arti-
cles
II. L. Withheld, vice president of the
Vermont Loan and Trust company, and
son of A. Withheld, Vernon's long
merchant and postmaster, has been chosen
mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota, by
the city council.
a total of over 1000 of A. +. At 1ood' $
souvenir Brattleboro calendars have been
sold and a fourth edition is now being
printed. +. c. Thorn, ir., who made the
local canvass of the town. has gone to
Rutland to have charge of the sale of the
souvenir calendar of that city. published
by Mr.. Atwood.
Miss Kate 5. Dexter, daughter of Ches-
ter b. Dexter who died recently at her
home in Troy, \. y, was well known in
Brattleboro, Wilmington and other towns
Of the county where she had often visited.
She was an active member of the Uniyer-
salist church and q woman greatly beloved
by wide circle of friends.
Protective grange of Brattlcboro. with
22G members. i, the largest subordinate
grange in Vermont. Among the charmen
of standing committee appointed AT the re-
cent state convention were .. r. Ware of
Brattehoro. on cooperation; F. q. Taylor
OF GuiltoId. on transportation. and 4. j.
White Of Vernon, on dormant oranges.
The Springfield Republican says: NC
Gregory ~ Cassman have Just made two
very handsome family monuments for the
cemetery at West Brattleboro. one was a
Quincy granite Sarcophagu> tor Dr. j. II.
Stedman, the other was 20 the memory of
the late Luther +. BARTLETT the latter was
in the form OF large scroll memorial which
was OF Quincy granite ornamented with
finely carved leaves
II. G.. Snow, the American manager for
Mr.. and Mrs. LAWN, has made an anounce-
ment in regard TO their own concert COM
pany, with which they will make the tour
of cities in this country. II will include,
in addition to Mr.. and Mrs. Lawn, Miss
Leonora Won Stosch, violnist; Sig. Giu-
seppe Campanari baritone. and Mr.. Isl
dore LuckstOne, musical director: and
there will be lew engagements in March
of the distinguished pianist, Miss Adele
Aus der Ohe.
W. p. Baxter of Chicago. a man who is
greatly interested in all matters of early
Vermont history, writes that work is well
advanced on the sixth volume of Hemen-
ways Vermont Gazetteer which is to CON
tain the Windsor county towns only. Five
hundred pages of manuscript and 80 por-
traits have already been secured and more
are promised The bulk of the matter has
come from the descendants of Windsor
county families who now live in the west
ern and New England states.
Petitions are being circulated in Hatfield,
Hadley and other towns of Hampshire
county, where large amounts of tobacco
are raised, asking Congress not to reduce
the tariff on Sumatra tobacco. The farm
ers will make determined fight on this
subject, and funds have been generously
contributed for this purpose There have
been no sales of tobacco this fall and where
prices are quoted they are at low figure.
An effort will be made to get 100. 600 sign
ers to the petition and il will be circulated
in this vicinity
These officers of the Ladies Aid were
chosen at the annual meeting Wednesday
evening: President, Miss Mabel Witt:
vice president, Mrs. Minnie Harvey; trus-
tees, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Root, Miss Gertrude
Moore; delegates to division encampment.
Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. Jenne, Miss Moore: al
ternates, Miss Iva Howe. Mrs. Carey, Miss
Briggs; national delegate Miss Streeter:
national alternate, Miss Hescock: advisory
committee Brethren Jenne, Meade. Howe.
Root, Thompson; chaplain, Miss Alta Bsh-
OPP; treasurer, Miss Zlla Streeter; guide.
Miss Mabel HescOck; assistant guide, Miss
Gertrude Moore; inside guard, Mrs. Luella
Carey; outside guard, Mrs. Hulda Frost
Frank Cornwall White, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. White, formerly of Brat
tleboro, was married Tuesday at the home
of the bride in Meriden, Conn, to Miss
Charlotte Augusta Foster. The house
was prettily decorated with palms, ever
greens and roses. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. A. T. Randall. After the
wedding there was a reception, and later
Mr.. and Mrs. White left for wedding
jour ey to New York and Washington.
Their home will be with the brides mother
at Meriden. Mr.. and Mrs. White were
the recipients of many valuable presents
the groom's gift being a gold watch, chain
and diamond locket. Among the relatives
present at the wedding was Mrs. c. r.
Crosby of Brattleboro.
A. III. Mlllett, cir ulation manager of
The Boston Common, was in Brattleboro
Tuesday to arrange for the distribution of
that paper here on Sundays. The Bos-
ton Common is a new Sunday paper of 10
pages, conducted on lines entirely different
from those of other Sunday journals. 1t
is red hot Republican in politics, with Mu-
rat Halstead as leading editorial writer, has
the complete Associated News service, and
contains many admirable features IL has |