Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-03-30

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The Estey Organ company note a ten
dency TO improvement in business, and
will resume 0hour work next Monday
j. l.. Howard, the well-known writing
teacher, is now giving instructions to many
private pupils, including several business
men.
The supper served by the ladies of the
| Relief corps on Monday evening was
well attended. A pleasant social followed
though no entertainment program was
presented.
The 18th anniversary of Odd Fellowship
will be observed by Wantastiquet lodge on
April %, when a sermon will be delivered
before them at the Baptist church by Rev.
Mr.. Parry.
Gov. and Mrs. Fuller have accepted
invitations to a reception to be given by
the Bellows Falls club on the evening of
April Q, and to the first annual reunion
banquet of the Sons and Daughters of
Vermont resident in Springfield, Mass,
the 10Th.
A pleasant home wedding occurred at l07
Elliot street at $3.50 yesterday afternoon,
when John Fredrickson and Wenda NJ. OILS
son were married by Rev. c. O. Day. The
reception which followed was attended by
large numbers of the Swedish residents of
this town.
The Ruthans had a pleasant meeting
on Wednesday evening at the home of
Miss Nettie Phillips. Tennyson and his
writings were discussed and songs and
readings from his works were presented.
The next meeting will be held with the
president Miss Coates, the author con
sdered being Frances Ridley Havergal.
Edward Marshall, a New London North
ern brakeman, who lives at No. Il Green
street, was taken i'll last Sunday with an
eruptive disease and symptoms such that
Drs. Gale and Miller thought best to quar-
antine him and vaccinate the other occu-
pants of the house. His case proved
however, to be only an unusually severe
attack of measles.
Mrs. j. J. Estey and Mrs. Cobb have
gone today to Cambridge n. Y, to attend
the funeral of the little daughter of their
niece, Mrs. Jennie Anderson Goodman,
whose death is elsewhere recorded. Mrs.
Goodman is still remembered by many of
the Brattleboro friends of her grlhood,
who will give her sincere sympathy in this
bereavement. Mrs. Cobb will remain in
Cambridge until June.
Thomas McVeigh, who has lived at Mrs.
Marshalrs house on North street during
the winter, has moved to Mr. Ryan's new
house on Forest street; Don A. Wilder
from ID. p. CObb's house on Central street
to the Titus house on Forest street:
Thomas and George Martin from IL Vine
to 20 Chestnut street; Arthur O'Leary
from the Boyden house on Canal to Mrs.
Browns house on South Main: Louis
Wimette from the Milestone building to
Marlboro; Jason Knight and Miss Bur
rows from the Milestone building to the
rear of 10 Green; E. Languille from Pine
street to West Dummerston; John Dewitt
from Prospect street to the house on Canal
street which he bought of w. F. Goddard.
At North street hall on Monday evening.
there was pleasant gathering of alumni,
pupils and friends of the school. During
the early part of the evening papers were
presented by the alumni in a symposium
on "What is the greatest power on earth?"
with subjects as follows: Guy Lamson.
"Great Britain" Harold Boynton, Love-
Ethel Bruce, "Silence;" Merton Robbins.
Expression of thought" Carl Gushing.
Money" Arthur Staples, "Education:"
Ethel Cushing, "Heroism;" Clayton
Hackey, Music" The prize was awarded
to Arthur Staples. The play, "a rice
pudding" was also presented, with Florence
Lamson, Marion Minor, Eleanor Brown,
Louis Whitney and Leon Yeaw in the
cast. Piano duets, marching and dancing
closed the evenings pleasure.
Miss Sawyer is making repairs at the
North street school during vacation. j.
E. Haywood is building a new stairway
and bay window at his Walnut street !
home. c. b. Parks has the frame up for
his new house on South Canal street, +.
l.. Knowlton has driven stakes for a new
house at ~ Central street. Elbridge j.
is enlarging his barn at 81 |
South Main street. G. Sullivan has raised !
the roof, added an L and a piazza, aud |
made other Improvements to the Moran |
house on Williams street, which was par
TALLY burned. +. +. Stockwel is building |
a blacksmith shop on his Forest square |
premises. X. n. Hescock has added an l. |
TO his house on Cherry street. p. Brosna- |
han is doing quite an extensive work in |
grading his grounds at l23 Elliot street.
The sugar supper served by the men of |
-be Universalist society at the vestry We'd
lesday night was a "howling'' success.
The tables were filled three times. In ad-
iition to choice warm maple sugar a large
variety of eatables was served in good
style. The total receipts were S72. 40, and
he net amount to turn over to the society
will be over $50. Col. II. f. TAYLOR had
'harge of the affair; j. A. TAYLOR and
Col. Thomas Harmon were stewards; Col.
Hooker and d. +. Tasker, reception com
nittee, with these walters: w. II. Brack-
1T, c. a. Harris, G. F. Barber c. E.
'turges, c. o. Robbins, F. d. Weld, S. w.
edwards, Charles Staples, Geo. F. Root,
iuy Howe, Ralph Reed, Walter Eddy.
Arthur Staples, Leon Lamb. The sugar
vas furnished and prepared by c. ID. Whit
nan OF the Brattleboro Jelly company
The Crown circle of Kings Daughters,
If which Mrs. b. F. Ketchum is leader. is
me which has been formed since the con-
'ention last fall, and is made up of enter
'rsing young girls, who on Wednesday
vening held a profitable bag sale in the
chapel, and afterward en-
their friends with pleasing little
Program. Bags of every shape and for
very purpose were offered and refresh
nents were served to all who wished. The
Entertainment consisted of songs or recita-
ions in costume with such accessories of
citing and scenery as could be arranged,
nd the numbers were as follows: "Old
AIKEN bucket" Chas. Stolte: " Lullaby
lildred Leitsinger; "The Quaker Mai
en- Rose Anne Day; John Anderson,
iy Jo," Helen Crosby and Geo. Adams;
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