Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-03-08
John Cook and daughter visited in tow
this week.

John Cook and daughter visited in town
this week.
George T. Aplin is recovering from a
severe attack of peritonitis.
F. l.. Pierce's mill at Putney Falls is
closed for the present.
Keep in mind this word Cast and see
what the dramatic club will do with it later
on.
Miss Marcia White gave o'clock tea
to number of her friends Tuesday after
noon at the Methodist parsonage
The ladies' aid, society of the Baptist
church met with Mrs. +. A. Burditt We'd
nesday afternoon, "a being present.
Mrs. Z. w. Sharp is critically i'll with
nervous prostration and bad lung trouble.
She is under medical treatment by DR..
Wheat, who has forbidden any one seeing
her except the nurse.
If certain idle rumors which are floating
about town are to be peddled further.
wouldn't it be more honorable way to at
least do them the justice of correct rep
etition, without exaggeration?
The ''twin FARMS of 275 acres on the
river road, formerly owned by j. X. Parker
of Brattleboro, will be sold at public auc-
ton on Saturday, March 10. At the same
time 100 acres of good pasturage on Wind
mill hill and quantity of personal prop
erty and household goods will also be sold.
Messrs. Shelley, Aver, McRae and I'm
derwood gave a pleasant whist party of
seven tables in lower Masonic hall Tuesday
evening. The first prizes were awarded to
Z. A. McRae and Mrs. Walter Green and
the second prizes to John w. Stowell and
Miss Anna Blanchard. Refreshments of
cake, coffee and lemon Jelly were served,
About 70 young and middle-aged people
from the Centre church of Brattleboro par
took of an excellent chicken-pie supper
furnished by the ladies of the First Congre-
gational church here Tuesday evening.
There were three two-horse and three four
horse loads of them and all spoke in high
est terms of the supper. 1t was indeed an
enjoyable occasion.
Rev. Addison ID. Foster, ID. D., of Bos-
ton, Mass, will give an illustrated sterep-
tlcon lecture at the Baptist church next
Friday, March -. Mr.. Foster is an excel
lent speaker, eminent in his profession.
He is the New England secretary of the
American Sabbath school union, in whose
interest the lecture will be given. 1t will
be free lecture and all are Invited.
The storm Wednesday evening served
only to increase the number who attended
the sold folks" supper at the Methodist
church. A supper like that is worth more
than ten cents, especially when one eats as
Mr.. Bailey did. The walters and some
Others We're attlred in costumes of becom-
ing fitness. The program which followed
consisted of several selections by the choir.
Rotations by Miss Clara Holt, Miss Marcia
White and Chauncey Brainard readings
by Mr.. and Mrs. @. B. Willard, and songs
by Miss Alice Gale and Walter Tefft.
Sheldon A. Smith, whose critical illness
was mentioned last week, died at about
Z O'Clock Sunday evening, from heart dis
ease, or more accurately, enlargement of
the heart In him another of our familiar
faces has passed away. He was born
March 8, 1S51,-54 years ago to-day, and
had many friends in town who can testify
as to his kind-heartedness and generosity.
He leaves widow and married son and
daughter. The funeral, which was held at
his late residence at o'clock Wednesday |
afternoon, was in charge of Delta lodge of |
Knights of Honor, of which he was a |
member. Rev. E. w. Sharp, chaplain of |
the lodge, officiated