Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-08

have been made.
The office of Drs. Ketchum and Gray in
Crosby block has been renovated and
greatly improved.
About 20 couples from here attended
Landlord Pratts opening dance at New
fame Tuesday evening.
There will be a special meeting Of Pro
tective grange, Saturday evening, Feb. rs,
for the rehearsal of the third and four de-
grees.
Workmen who have been digging on
North Main street to locate a gas leak have
found the ground frozen to depth of
nearly four feet.
j. A. Taylor, who has made such a sat
isfactory general manager of the Valley
Fair the past few seasons, will act in that
capacity this year.
A full attendance is especially desired at
the meeting of WantastiQuet lodge next
Monday evening, the business being in re-
gard to the bylaws.
At a meeting of the Current Topic club
Tuesday evening, Myron Davis read his
paper on strikes, which he had presented
at a previous meeting.
Durham Brothers celebrate the closing
of their tenth year in business in Bratte-
boro by presenting a very attractive pro-
gram on anotherpage
The firm of Hildreth d Rugg has been
dissolved by mutual consent and will here
after be conducted by Mr.. Hildreth alone,
with Mr.. Rugg in his employ.
Mrs. George l.. Durham received her
women friends Wednesday afternoon from
3 TO >. She was assisted in entertaining
by her mother, Mrs. n. l. Hawley.
Invitations are out for a reception to be
given by the Young Mems Christian assoc-
alton to members of the different young
peoples religious societies in town.
A. F. Pierce of Putney, formerly in the
employ of Durham Brothers, has bought
the shoe store at Claremont which A. p.
Underwood has conducted the past five
years.
Richard Golden, starring in Old Jed
Prouty, was married Jan. 20, at Cohoes,
n. y, to Katherine kittleman, who has
been for some time leading LADY in. his COM
pany.
The department of agriculture weather
bureau has sent out this week cards with
the explanation of the weather signals
which are displayed in front of the town
hall each day. The signals are to be read
from west to east.
Invitations have been issued this week to
the banquet to be iven next Thursday
evening by the Baptist Christian Endeavor
society in observance of the fifth anniver-
sary of its organization The state pres
ident, c. f. Osgood will be present, also
representatives of the other local young
peoples societies, and possibly represen-
tative of the United Society.
A birthday surprise party of more than
usual enjoyment was tina. given Edmund
NJ. Smith, engineer for the Brattleboro
Gaslight company, at his Canal street home
Wednesday evening. About forty were
present, including friends from Bellows
Falls, Charestown and Lebanon. Mr.
Smith was presented with a chiffonier
Hon. A. n. Swain of Bellows Falls doing the
honors. Refreshments We're served and
the evening spent at cards.
II. NJ. Wood has removed his gun shop
from the Ray building, where the business
has been carried on so many years, to the
Frost building, corner of Main and Flat
streets. Here he viii! have good oppor-
tunity to display his bicycles, sporting
goods, etc, and will be ready to meet all
his old customers. His old quarters will
be taken by G. W. Sawyer, the watch re-
pairer, who has had an office on the second
floor of the Devens building.
The regular meeting of the Murray club
was held Monday evening, taking the form
of "Conversazione." The subjects for
discussion as they appeared on the pro-
grams were: The weather; the latest fad:
the electric road; the new opera house;
Did Brother Goodenough lose any chick
ens?; the correct thing in a tie: the man
in the moon; the twentieth century dress:
living whist; whatbecomesofthehole
youhaveeltenthedoug Trilby: good
night.
Eighty members of Dennis Rebekah
lodge went Friday night to Hinsdale to
assist in nstituting a Rebekah lodge in
that town. A delegation of about 100
from the keene lodge was also present
The lodge, to be known as Queen Esther
was instituted in the afternoon by the off
GERS Of the grand lodge Of New Hampshire,
and in the evening the degree was worked
by the keene and Brattleboro lodges. the
work being eXempliiied in an exceptionally
creditable way. A banquet followed at
Hotel Ashuelot.
A social event, which brought togethera
brilliant company of about 20 people, was
the reception and card party given Mon
day evening by Mrs. Sidney Miner in hon |
or of Mr.. and Mrs f. A. Hubbard, now |
OF Springfield, Mass. The parlors of the
handsome Thorn residence on High street |
were made attractive with palms and cut
flowers and elaborate decorations of laurel. |
and Mrs. Miner made model hostess. AT |
IL tables siX-hand progressive euchre was |
played, prizes being won by Mrs. George |
Barber, Mrs. Harry Emerson, Frank Pratt |
and Chas H. Thomson