Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-10-25
PERSONAL.

MIS-. Il. II. Durgln is spending lew
days in New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. u. Dickinson are in
New York for few days.
Miss Agnes Swanton of Brooklyn is the
guest of Mrs. w. II. Bond.
Miss Christina Goodall went to Boston
this morning for few days visit.
Stanley Lowell of Hackensack, N. j., is
the new printer at G.. p. Spencer's.
Miss Myra Franklin of Greenfield, Mass,
spent Sunday with Miss Mary Brian.
Mrs. f. H. Smith ana Mrs. Theodore
Chamberlain go next week to Boston.
Mrs. Carrie Perry went yesterday to
Boston, where she will spend the winter.
Mrs. 4. L. Cooper of Westfeld, Mass,
is visiting Mrs. Nora Smith for few days.
Albert Ormsbee of Westfeld, Mass, has
been calling on friends in town this week.
W. H. Bracket and F. K. Barrows are
in New York on pleasure trip of few
days.
Mrs. o. P. Niles, the mother of Mrs. H.
Fl. Hackley, was stricken with paralysis
this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Thompson spent
Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Kim
ball in Greenfield.
Rev. E. A. Slack and family came Tues
day for their annual visit at their country
place on Western avenue.
Mrs. G. G.. Burpee and Mrs. L. M.
Chandler are visiting their niece, Mrs. G.
A. Wheeler, in Keene, N. H.
Miss Fanny Bump of Brandon has been
the guest of Miss Lettie M. Bush. She re-
turned to her home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace P. Frost, whose
marriage was announced last week, have
returned to make their home here.
John Calvin and George Niles were in
Rutland Wednesday night inspecting the
equipment of the Rutland fire department.
A good number from Brattleboro attend
ed the annual harvest supper and dance at
Whithed's hall in Vernon last Friday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Cross of Nashua,
N. H., who have been at Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. E. Lanes, returned yesterday to their
home.
George A. Hines was unanimously elect
ed member of the Vermont Historical So
ciety at its annual meeting, held recently
in Montpelier.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cook of Springfield,
this state are with friends here, and have
also visited in neighboring towns and in
Massachusetts.
Rev. j. H. Babbitt, Arthur Tidd and
Miss Lena Crosier have attended the state
Sunday school convention at St. Johns
bury this week.
Chas. Franklin visited Mrs. E. L. Coop
er at Westfeld, Mass, on Sunday. He
made the trip there on his wheel, return
ing on the train.
Herbert Chamberlain, the long time
business man, has entered the employ of
Durham Brothers, his position being in
the shipping department.
Judge R. w. Clarke and daughter, Mrs.
M. W. Acker of Hornellsville, N. Y, are
here for visit with Miss Della Clark, who
is ill, threatened with fever.
Randolph Knight of West Dummerston,
who has been at work in S. W. Edgett's
store few weeks, will enter the office OF
the Vermont Loan & Trust company next
week.
Rev. j. j. Lewis of Boston, who gave
the story of the "Passion Play" at the Uni.
versalst church last Thursday evening, wa:
entertained at Idaho farm, the home of G
B. Ford.
Guy Lamson of the class of '96 at Mid
dlebury college, is attending the nationa
Delta Epsilon convention, which is helC
this year with De Paw chapter at Green
castle, Ind.
c. o. Chamberlain goes to Boston Mon
day. After making arrangements for hi
winters work, he will go from there tt
Jacksonville, Fla, where he will manag
the St. James hotel as in years past
E. L. Cook was called to Springfield
this state, last Friday on account of tn
critical illness of his brother, who was sui
fering from appendicitis. An operation wa
performed and he is now recovering.
G. M. Whitaker, Boston; Mrs. NJ. E
Bowker, North Bennington; Mr.. and Mrs
@. j. Overton, New Nork; and Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. N. Davis, Boston, have beef
among the Brooks House guests this week
Robert T. Kingsbury of Keene, n H.
who is we'll known in Brattleboro, ha
been nominated one of the candidates TO
the position of referee of the New Haml
shire jurisdiction of the League of Amer
can wheelmen.
A. S. Holbrook, a former Vermont boy
now prosperous business man of Colora
do Springs, Colo, with his wife, and Hug
Holbrook and wife of Townshend, vsite
their uncle, Jared Holbrook, in West Brat
tlebo, Wednesday.
Mrs. G. H. Mansur, wife of forme
Brattleboro postmaster, is at the Brook
House, probably to spend the winter. Sh
is accompanied by her little granddaugh
ter, the only surviving child of the lat
Grace Mansur Bell.
Charles ConaDt has a fine old bras
clock which was ticking out the time i
Concord when Paul Revere took his fl
nous ride. This clock was owned at ths
time by Capt. Andrew Conant of Concord
great-grandfather of the present owner.
Five of the women friends of Mrs. Rho
de- NJ. Smith gathered at her Elm stree
home last Thursday in honor of the Wis
of Mrs. Marcia G. Day of West Spring
field, Mass. With their hostess their al
gregate age was 442 years, or an averag
of about IA.
N. S. Howe is in town for few day
after having had successful season {
the Mizzen Top hotel, Pawling, N.
The Princess hotel at Bermuda will agai
be under his management and he will G
to New York in a few days to cOmplet
arrangements for the winters business.
A fashionable wedding took place Tue
day at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
Armstrong in New London, Conn, whe
their daughter, Miss Luella Shapley Arm
strong was married to Judge Walter
Noyes. The bridemaid was Miss Mau
Wainwright of Middlebury, who has bee
the guest of Mrs. H. F. Brooks.