Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-03-01
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Miss S. Adams is in Boston for a short
n. L. Houghton was in Boston early
this week.
Miss Jennie Newhall has been visiting in
Shelburne, Mass.
Col. Richards Bradley is over from Bos-
ton this week.
Mrs. Harriet Dearborn returns from
Concord tomorrow.
Chas. p. Merrill Of West Woodstock was
fl town over Sunday
Geo. II. Converse of Boston is the guest
Of L. d. Taylor this week,
Miss Bertha Hardy has gone to Hayer-
hin, Mass, for vacation.
Mrs. John Wells left Wednesday after
noon for Hartford, Conn.
Julius Gull returned to Williams college
Tuesday after a short visit home.
T.. f. Stratton of Northampton was here
TO attend Living whist Tuesday.
Miss Katie Rawson succeeds Miss May
plimpton as clerk in Falcons bakery.
Mrs. John Wells and Mrs. Leavitt gave
a delightful lunch party last Saturday.
John L. Balestier and j. c. McKeever
Of New York were in town over Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Currier of Fitchburg,
Mass, is the guest of Mrs. f. J. Leach.
Fred Smith of Woodstock was here to
attend the presentation Of Living whist
Capt. /. A. Dodge of Block Island was
the guest of j. II. Williamson over Sun
day.
Mrs NJ. II. Tyler will 90 to New York
next week to spend ten days at the spring
openings.
Mrs. James Tyler gave lunch party to
a few friends last Friday in honor of Mrs.
Budd of New York.
Mrs. A. w. Rockwell entertained a few
Friends at tea, followed by card playing,
Saturday evening
Verne Eason, who has been employed in
Winchendon, Mass, about two years, re-
burned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Noah Perry has returned from
Athol, Mass, where she visited relatives
two or three weeks.
A. f. Wood of Holyoke, formerly clerk
for Robbins & Cowlcs, spent Sunday with
Brattleboro friends.
Frank Pettee, now living at West Brat
tleboro, will carry on a farm in Vernon for
j. E. Hubbard this year.
Mrs Jakway for short time took the
place of Miss Roberts as teacher in the
9th grade, the latter being i'll. Il
A. A. Smith has moved into a tenement
at 80 Frost street. Dana Carey moves into
The other tenement in the same house.
Miss Marion Adams went Monday to ia
maica Plain, Mass, where she will be the
guestof Miss Gertrude Cutter few days.
Mrs. J. c. Howard, under whose direc
II Hi, ln1
Monday with her husband for an extended
stay in Florida.
Miss Mabel Wilmot, who has been with
her sister, Mrs. Ernest Carpenter, two OF
three months, left for her home in Island
Pond yesterday.
Selectman Boyden was taken i'll on Wed
nesday with a severe cold of a "grippy
tendency. He is now better, but still con
fined to the house.
About 70 people from Hinsdale, - from
Putney and smaller numbers from Below!
Falls and other towns attended the living
whist presentation.
Mrs. Flora Cary and Mrs. Fred Swift ar,
acting as substitutes in the 9TH and 9tl
grades, Misses Allen and Roberts being KEEP
from their work by illness.
DR.. and Mrs. Prescott, who have been a
the Brooks House much of the time TO
several months, left Wednesday for thei
home in Haverhill, Mass.
Harrison Hotchkss and E. j. Henke
have been appointed corporals in the Els
tey Guard, as they stood highest on tn
list of the privates who took the eXamina
lions.
Sidney Morris left Tuesday for Boston
where he will visit his daughter, Mrs
Knight. He will visit his other daughter
Mrs. Pine, in New York, before returning
home.
The Sunday school class of J. E. Hall
comprising about so young women, hold
reunion at the Baptist church parlors mex
"Wednesday evening. a supper will b
served for them at 6:ij.
w. S. Stearns, who has acted as can
vasser for The Phoenix the past ten weeks
began work yesterday as salesman for Geo
G.. Smith of South Londonderry, prOprie
tor of Smiths rheumatic cure.
j. H. Chamberlain gave a complimentary
ride Wednesday evening to the work
ing forces of the Peoples national an
Brattleboro savings banks. They viste
Pratt's hotel at Newlaue, where an exec
lent supper was served.
A pewter plate over 100 years old, whic
w. S. Stearns bought recently in Marlboro
is on exhibition at Chaplin e Co.'s.
was formerly owned by Polly Haskins {
Marlboro, grandmother of Col. X. Haskin
and Hiland Haskins.
Prof. George C. Cow of Smith college
to prepare a series of articles on "Churc
music" for the Examiner, religious week
~ published in New York. Prof. Cow
the son of the Rev. DR.. George B. Cow, fo
merly pastor of the Baptist church here
Gen. j. j. Estey and Capt. j. G.. Este
were elected members of the Vermont S,
ciety of Colonial Wars at a meeting hel
in Burlington last Friday. Gen. Este
was elected one of the four delegates I
attend the dedication of the LouisbuI
monument in Nova Scotia next June.
Ex-Gov. and Mrs. /. X. Fuller wei
Tuesday to Washington, where they al
spending few days. 1t is understood thu
the visit has reference in part to an assigl
ment of a military instructor at Vernon
Academy to succeed Lieut.. Geo. W. Gatcl
ell, whose four years limit expires soon.
A meeting of the Vermont general con
mittee for the Cotton States and Int
national exposition to be held at Atlant
Ca, from September Is to December 3