Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-08-24

PERSONAL.

Capt. j. G. Estey has been quite i'll since
the muster.
Chas. Guild left Wednesday for Chat
ham, where he will spend part of his vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Henry N. Rawson returned home
Saturday after a visit in Shelburne Falls,
Mass.
Hon. and Mrs. E. w. Stoddard and
daughter returned Monday from Hyannis,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amasa Orkins and daugh-
ter of Ludlow were at r. E. Orkins's last
week.
Miss Florence Gray left yesterday for
California to enter the Leland Stanford uni
versty.
E. M. Reed, representative of the Estey
Organ companys st. Louis house, is here
this week.
Deacon and Mrs. A. A. Stearns went
yesterday to Brandon and Cornwall for a
visit of two weeks.
Gov. Fuller attended the Windsor county
veterans reunion at Bethel yesterday, max
ing brief address.
E. A. Chamberlain and family returned
Friday from Wells Beach, Maine, where
they have been spending month.
Frank Gichrist of Cosyuna, N. Y, is
spending his vacation with his cousin, Mrs
H. B. Larkin, and family, at Glendale
| villa.
Miss Gertrude Cochran of Montpelier,
who has been visiting her cousin, Miss
Emma Gregg, returned to her home last
Saturday.
Isaac Williams is seriously ill at the home
of his son, A. l. Williams; another son.
Frank Williams, of Albany, N. Y, was
here over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Currier had as guests
last week Miss Burgess of East Corinth,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Thomas and George
Weeden of North Springfield.
Casper Moran of the Estey Organ COM
pany's office is enjoying a vacation of two
weeks, and with Mrs. Moran will spend
part of it in Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. LAWN will sing in con-
cert in Springfield, this state, Aug. %.
This will undoubtedly be their last appear
ance before returning to Europe.
Miss Sadie Chatfeld pleasantly enter
tanned company of friends at her moth
er's rooms in Ryther block last evening,
with charades, tableaux and music.
Mrs. Fred U. Simpson is the new mem
Der of the ladies' quartet at the Centre
church, succeeding Miss Susie Kirwan,
whose marriage was announced last week.
j. L. Howard, the writing master, pro-
poses to be conversant with up-to date
methods, and is therefore attending the
penman's institute in Poughkeepsie, n. Y.
Mrs. Howard Kingman is visiting in
town this week. Mrs. Kingman has re-
Gently been in Cummington, Mass, and
will 60 from here to her home in Battle
Creek, Mich.
A. Brodie received a telegram announc-
ing the illness of his father at Halifax
Nova Scotia, and Monday, just as he wa:
leaving for that place, a second telegram
came announcing that death had occurred
, His father had charge of the Cunart
r Steamship companys docks at Halifax
The Springfield Republican announce;
the engagement of James w. Perry ant
Mrs. Sylvia b. Cobleigh of that city. Mrs
f Cobleigh is the widow of Frank d. Cob
leigh, for several years, and at the time o.
: his DEATH some 20 years ago, the publishe
, of the Record and Farmer of this place.
H. o. Houghton of Cambridge, Mass.
, and Norman Williams of Chicago wer,
members of driving party who were a
: the Brooks House over Sunday. Both ar
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widely known as a member of the larg
publishing firm of Houghton, Mifflin &
. Co., of Boston.
Rev. Arthur j. Smith, a Brattlebor
o boy who has become widely known as al
evangelist, was in town yesterday, having
, come up from Mortified, where he ha
- been attending the meetings. Mr.. Smit
u left Brattleboro IL years ago, and afte
. being connected with Boston bushes
houses entered Y. NJ. C. A. work in Ne'
York and Chicago He was assistant pas
: tor of a church at Keene for a short time
/ and for about two years was associate
e with Rev. Mr. Chapman of the Bethan
5 Presbyterian church of Philadelphia. II
was ordained to the ministry in 1891 an
g has since devoted his whole time to evaI
5, gelistic work, having engagements wit
r ten churches in Philadelphia, and othel
1t in Pennsylvania, New York and Connect
cut. Mr. Smiths home is in New Yorl
lie and he has a wife and two children.