Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar watkins OF SHARON
are visiting the family of c. X. Iabaree.
c. f. Gibbs of st. Johnsbury, the we'll
known florist, called on friends in town
Tuesday
S. II. Randall and son Henry, former
well-known residents, have been in town
this week.
Mr.. McCrills and son of West Topsham
are visiting the family of w, b, Carpenter
this week.
Chef-of-Poice Thompson went to Rut-
land Tuesday to lodge tramp in the
workhouse.
The young people of the Universalist
church held a socable in the parlors of the
church last evening.
Miss Frances r. Osgood returned to her
school in Boston last Saturday, after stay
here of some weeks.
Abbie Leonard is spending a few days
with the families of A. II. and O. L. Sla-
der in Providence, r. l.
Nettie Wheeler gave a party to a few
friends last evening at her fathers resi-
dence on Rockingham street.
Mrs. Darby left last Friday for Worces-
ter, Mass, intending to 60 from there to
Boston after few days stay.
w. B. Carpenter and daughter Katie
started Thursday morning for weeks Wis
it in Worcester and Connecticut.
Mrs Alfred Watkins of Chester, former
ly of South Reading, spent a portion of
last week with Hon. A. n Swain.
The people of the Methodist church
have been holding extra services every day
for some time, and much interest has been
manifested.
j. NJ. Rosenbaum, the Austrian clothing
dealer at the north end of the Square, has
closed his store and left town, owing to
small business.
Mrs. Norton of Philadelphia, daughter
of Mrs. Darby, spent the early part of last
week with her mother Mr.. Norton being
ing with them over Sunday.
Mrs. Irving Heath, whose foot was
broken two or three months ago, will
probably 60 to the Mary Fletcher hospital
in Burlington to have it cared for.
E. G. Osgood, president of the state
Christian Endeavor society, gave an ad-
dress before the Lamoille county Christian
EndeavOr union at Johnson, Tuesday.
Miss Jessie Ryder entertained party of
young friends Saturday evening at pro
gressive domino party. Ardelle Carpen-
ter won the first prize and Iva Stone the
second.
Mrs. Hitchcock returned Friday from
visit of several weeks in Putney She
goes in few days to Claremont to spend
few weeks with Mrs. Miller, sister of
Mr.. Hitchcock.
Hon. L. NJ. Read was in Farhaven last
week as commissioner in an important
case as to street boundaries, affecting the
location of some of the principal business
blocks in the village.
The old-fashioned supper which the la
dies of the Universalist church proposed
to give last Thursday evening was post
poned to Tuesday evening of this week,
on account of the severe storm.
The repairs upon the dwelling of Harley
Huntoon, recently badly damaged by fire,
are going forward rapidly under the super
vision of Joseph II. Griswold, and the
families will be able to move into it again
in a few weeks.
Washingtons birthday was observed in
our village to a larger extent this year than
usual nearly all the stores remaining
closed during the whole day, and the vii
lage having more the appearance of the
Sabbath than holiday.
NJ. b. Kelley was last year the repre-
sentative of the United States for the
weighing of maple sugar upon which
bounty was to be paid. The appointment
of David Savage to succeed him in that
position has just been announced.
Mr.. Cummings and the children from
the Little Wanderers Home in Boston did
not appear before our churches as was
spoken of last week. Diphtheria having
made its appearance among the children at
the Home, it was thought best to defer
their coming till some future date.
N. W. Smith, graduate of the High
school i'll '92, has been appointed one of
the board of editors of the Yale (daily)
News. Mr. Smith is well deserving of the
honor done him, and we are glad to see
that Yale men appreciate his abilities.
Miss Achsa Morrison former teacher
in our public schools, was married at
Windsor Monday night. Emma Morgan,
one of our present teachers, attended the
wedding, The groom is H. II. Hale of
West Windsor. Their future home is to
be in California.
The "Martha Washington" supper and
annual sale of useful and fancy articles of
the ladies' society of the Congregational
church, which was held last evening, was
large success, both George and Martha be-
ing there in person and receiving. The
proceeds amounted to about so.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hazelton of Waitsfeld,
father and mother of Mrs. Arthur Cor
ham, and Mrs. Turner of Duxbury. an
aunt, are visiting DR.. and Mrs. Gorham.
Dr. and Mrs GOrham, with their guests
and Miss Kate Hazelton, went to West
Townshend Wednesday to attend the we'd
ding anniversary of d. f. Boyden.
Another evening has been added to the
number in each week that the boot and
shoe stores and clothing houses are to be
closed, leaving only Wednesday and Satur-
day evenings that they will be open after
next Monday. Heretofore they have been
open each Monday evening They close
at 6.
Another fatality occurred at the mills of
the Fall Mountain Paper company Sunday
morning at an early hour, when foreign |
er named John Smith, said to be a Hun
garian, was caught in the shafting, and be- |
fore the machinery could be stopped he .
was almost torn into shreds But few Sc |
rious accidents have occurred here for |
some years.
The caucus to nominate officers to be !
elected at the March meeting has been
called nv the pOmmittaa to no hold il, hon