Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-06-01

Will Conant has been confined to the
house about two weeks by illness.
The cash clothing company has opened
a store in the Thomas Dominique block.
E. j. Osgood went to Wilmington Thurs
day to attend the Christian Endeavor meet
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs Moore of Claremont spent
Memorial day with their sister, Mrs. r. c..
Hitchcock.
Mrs. F. p, Hadley's daughter, Mrs. c..
F. Grover of Burlington, is spending some
days with her.
The dry goods stores and bank were
closed all day Wednesday, other stores
closing at noon.
E. S. Learnard was in Middlebury Tues
day and Wednesday.
Annie Titus Mitchell of Springfield has
been spending some time in town with her
husband, A. w. Mitchell.
Rev. j. B. Goodrich exchanged with
Rev. D. L. Sanford last Sunday, Mr.. San
ford officiating in Claremont.
The ladies' union of the Congregational
church will serve a strawberry supper in
their vestry next Thursday evening.
Andrew Joubert won the open mile BIZ
ing as prize a handsome diamond stud.
Will Conant, ir., of Cleveland and Net
tie Conant Durand of Warren, Mass, have
been visiting their father, VIM. Conant, ST.
Mrs. John Wyman Flint, Mrs. Francis
G. Flint, and Miss Flint, give 'progres-
sive hearts" party this afternoon at the
home of Mrs. John Flint.
Very interesting Memorial day exercises
were held in the various schools on Tues
day, the lower grades in the High school
building uniting and holding their eXer-
cises in the room Of the ninth grade.
The transportation of the cannon and
caissons, sent by the government for the
use of the new artillery company at Yer
mont Academy, made quite military ap-
pearance on our streets Saturday.
Miss Mary Burt, Miss Winnie Ball, Mrs.
John Putnam, Mrs. d. c. Damon, Mrs.
Fred Saker and Mrs. b. f. Foster went as
delegates to the Windham county w. c.
T. L. convention held in Cambridgeport
last week.
W. F. Martin opened his lunch room to
the public on Memorial day. 1t is con-
veniently situated on the stairs, and is very
neat and inviting. 1t will be kept open
during the fore part of the night as q night
lunch room.
Those in attendance upon the Baptist
convention at Saratoga the past week were
Z. c. Fairbank and wife, Rev Mr. Dodge
and wife, and Deacon John A. Spring.
In consequence of the absence of Mr..
Dodge there was no preaching at his
church Sunday.
A log drive amounting to about 2,OOO,-
600 feet, owned by the Fall Mountain Pa
per company, arrived here Tuesday from
the AmmonOosuC. 1t was doomed on the
Vermont side of the river to allow room
for drive of S0,000OOO feet to arrive
here the last of June, bound for Holyoke.
Rev. V. A. Cooper, superintendent of
the New England Home for Little Wan
derers in Boston, will be in town Sunday.
He will speak at the Congregational church
in the morning and in the evening at the
Uniyersalist church, where collection
will be taken for the Home. Mr.. Cooper
will bring with him a number of the chill
dren from the Home, hoping to find good
homes for them in this vicinity. He will
be at the Congregational church the early
part of the forenoon next week, with the
children, where he will be glad to meet any
who have an interest in the Little Wan
derers.'