Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
PERSONAL.
John Bowker is i'll with tonsilitis.


Mrs. E. L. Howe has spent this week in
Boston.
Col. and Mrs. Hooker returned Sunday
night from New York.
Rev. f. b. Leavitt has been spending
the week in New York city.
Mrs. James Randall has been very III
this week, but is now improving.
F. U. Simpson has been in Hoosick Falls.
n, Y, and Bennington this week.
George Bahan has gone to Troy, N. Y.
to enter hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Andrew Horton went this morning
to Springfield for visit of two weeks.
Miss Rose Stearns Of Duxbury, Mass.
has been the guest of Mrs. +. H. Smith.
John Lawton has this week gone to New
York, where he will work for G. F. Gov.
Mrs. Rhoda Smith, who has been in Bos-
ton for several weeks, returned Saturday.
Miss Florence Pratt of Smith COLLEGE
came home Wednesday because of illness.
A Christmas party at Wyontha cottage
at Spofford lake is planned by the young
people.
Miss Belle Emerson and Miss Mabel
Shumway have been in Springfield, Mass.
this week.
|. Gilmore Humphrey, jr., of Syracuse,
N. Y, has been visiting his aunt, Mrs. T.
W. Barnard.
Geo. w. Hudson moves from Elliot
street to the Tyler block tenement vacated
by c. B. Perkins.
Miss Maude Cook left Wednesday to
spend several weeks in Syracuse and other
places in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Freligh returned
to Nashua, N. H., Tuesday after a visit
of several weeks here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur McLane will occu-
py the rooms in Ryther block vacated re-
Gently by c. c. Tyler.
Capt. j. Harry Estey left this morning
on two weeks business trip to Atlanta.
Mrs. Estey accompanied him.
Merton Robbins Of the University of
Vermont came home Tuesday to operate
the stereopticon at the grange meeting.
Mrs. N. NJ. Durham has moved from
the Cox house on South Main street to
Charles Davis's house on the same street.
Mrs. Cowdrey of Providence, r. l., has
been visiting Brattleboro friends. She
went from here Wednesday to Orange,
Mass.
c. E. Glidden is now able to drive to
Brattleboro, after being confined to his
home on the Putney road five or six weeks
by illness.
Charles Campbell, who has been press
man for Pratt, Wright & Co. the past six
months, has returned to Montpelier his
former home.
Letters received from Connie Brosnahan
state that he is improving in health at Oak
land, Cal, and that he will remain there
until next May.
Rev. n. II. Hartman was in town We'd
nesday. He has recently returned east
after conducting revival meetings in the
Puget Sound cities of Washington.
Mrs. George Herrick went to Boston
Wednesday with her young son, who is to
be treated in one of the hospitals She will
also visit her sister Mrs. Staples, at Roslin-
dale, before returning.
Mrs. Minnie Talcott and son of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, are with Mrs. Talcotts
brother, F. r. Vaughan, for visit of a
week. Mrs. Talcott will be remembered
by many of the young people as former
resident.
p. w, O'Rourke, who was catcher and
captain of the Brattlebero ball team in 'S9,
was recently elected one of the city coun-
cilmen of Holyoke, Mass, where he has an
excellent position with the Merrick Thread
company.
George Roberts has returned from Bur
lington where he has been pursuing short
special course of study in the medical de-
partment of the University of Vermont.
He will return there for the regular course
which begins in January.
Miss Flora Smith gave whist party at
her Frost street home Monday evening.
The first prize was won by Miss Vera
al 10 Of 10
prize by Frank Bailey. Refreshments were
served and pleasant time enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred l.. Howe and child
left Tuesday for New York and on Thurs
day sailed for Bermuda, where they will
spend the winter at the Princess Hotel.
Sherman Howe went to Bermuda about
two weeks ago to arrange for the opening
of the hotel.
David G.. O'Neil and his brother, John
G. O'Nell of Claremont, n. H., left yes
terday for New York, and tomorrow they
will sail for Liverpool, their destination be-
ing their native town, Brechin, Scotland,
where they will spend the larger part OF
the winter. They will visit London and
Paris before returning.
The annual meeting of the produce ex-
change in New Orleans was held Dec. z,
and the Item of that city contains the fol
lowing, in addition to the long report of
the president, E. S. Stoddard, native OF
West Dummerston, who met many Brat
tleboro people during his visit here last
summer: "The annual report of President
. Stoddard of the New Orleans Produce ex-
change was made public yesterday even
ing. Despite the fact that the exchange is
an organization of recent formation it IS
regarded as one of the most stable com
mercial bodies in New Orleans. Inc aa
dress of President Stoddard shows thaI IL
ia in a healthy condition financially and
has during the year Just closed accom-
nlisbed considerable good. Mr.. Stoddardi,
The president, is one of the foremost busi-
ness men in this community and his report
will be perused with great deal OF inter-
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