Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-05-24
PERSONAL.

John r, Tones has been in Boston.
Rev. Mr.. Collins is expected home today.
W. R. Geddis is housed with severe attack of
grip.
Mrs s. w Edgett has been in New York this
week.
VIM Mette has moved from 80 Frost to % Oak
street.
A original pension has been granted to John
Washburn.
Geo Wells and H. w Boyle have been in Bos.
ton this week.
Miss Carrie Evarts went Wednesday to North
Adams, Mass
w. s. Mckinney of North Adams spent Sunday
With his family
A. C. Davenport has been quite i'll this week,
but is improving
Leon Lamb of Fiskdale Mass, spent Sunday
with his mother.
Mrs Osborne and child of Boston are guests at
the Glidden farm.
Jerome Knight has gone to Brockton, Mass, for
a stay of a few days.
Several Brattleboro people attended field day
at Mount Hermon Monday.
Mrs j. S. Dutton is visiting relatives and friends
in Castleton and Rutland.
A ladies' whist party given by Miss Minnie
Haskins Tuesday evening.
Charles wheelock of Boston is spending few
days with H. p. Wellman
Mrs Dorman b. Eaton arrived last night and
will remain for the summer.
Claude Freligh, now of Nashua, N. H., is in
town for stay of a few days.
W. j. Pentland went to North Adams Saturday.
His mother will return with him
Mrs. A. D. Brown goes to Philadelphia today to
attend the wedding of her niece.
Miss Howe of Springfield this state is visiting
her brother, j. @. Howe of Canal street.
Mervin Larrabee has returned to work at j. H.
Chamberlain's, after being i'll two weeks.
Mrs Chas Harris and daughter returned yes
terday after a weeks visit in Dalton, Mass.
Miss Emma Hoyt came this week from Woon-
socket, r. l., where she has been with her sister.
George Danyeaw, formerly Brattleboro bar
bpru of NpTpenueS. is spending several dayS
here.
Mr.. and Mrs D. B. Stedman Of Springfield
Mass, are spending few days at West Brattle-
boro
Mrs. E. Bradford Leavitt left town Tuesday for
bingham, Mass, where she will spend few
weeks. - SESv-ss --.---rs& -
Geo Gavin of Halifax, N. s., left Friday after
visit with his sisters, Mrs p Rate and Mrs
Young.
L. W Hawley and son Lutte go to Worcester
this afternoon to spend Sunday with Charles
Hawley
Av May has sold his fine driving horse to
Concord, Mass, man, to whom it was shipped
this week
Daniel A. Martin will go Monday to North
ampton, where he will have position in gro
Gerry store.
william P. Devine returned to Springfield,
Mass, Monday after spending several weeks with
his parents.
Harry Horton of The Phoenix job office force
has gone to Hnsdae to be foreman of the Record
office a few weeks.
May, went to Wardsboro Wednesday for stay of
three or four weeks.
F. ]. Boynton, the travelling auditor of the
New England Telephone and Telegraph company,
was in town yesterday.
Mrs. p. Starr returned home this week after
stay of several months with her daughters in
Hartford and Brooklyn.
Mrs. Leslie Scott and daughter go to New York
next week to join Mr.. Scott who has position
with an expert accountant
Mrs. A. A. Stearns was called to Cornwall, this
ctafa Wa1n hx fha n he
only sister, Mrs. Phebe Britton.
A. R. Stebbins who sold out his milk business
few months ago, has gone to Bondville where
he will run the Morgan House.
Rev Dr. Seabury of New York is a guest of
Mrs George Shea. He conducted services at the
Episcopal church Ascension day.
Miss May Lamson gave party at her Wash
ington street home Wednesday afternoon, May
%, to about thirty of her friends.
Soul Echoes" is the title of eight songs pub
lished by A. j. Markham, now of Ludlow, from
the press of a Boston music printer.
Mr. and Mrs Otis Bigelow of Dowagiac, Mich
have been in town this week. Mr.. Bigelow is one
of the agents of the Estey Organ company
Rev. A. ]. Hough delivers the convention ad-
dress before the Christian Endeavor union to-
night in the Congregational church at Rutland.
Mrs. Kali and son have taken tenement in
Thomas Kane's house on Birge street; Geo. Har-
rington has removed from West street to go Ell
lot.
James Coleman returned yesterday from a
town near Sherbrooke, Canada, where he was
called week ago on account of the death of his
sister.
Herman Sangtnette, pressman at Pratt, Wright
& Co. IS the past two years. has finished work, and
his place is taken by Charles Campbell of Mont
pelieri
Ernest Davis, who is devoting his time to the
study of music at Springfield, Mass, has been at
home few days. He may spend the summer al
home.
Cards announce the betrothal of Miss Gertrude
Frances Van Doom, the daughter of Charles A
Van Doom of Greenfield, Mass, and William A
Burton Of Haverhill.
Many Brattlebro friends of NJ. D. Leonard will
learn with sorrow of the death at Springfield
Mass of his wife, which is recorded in our West
Wardsboro correspondence
Invitations have been issued to the silver wed
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Wells p Jones
to be celebrated at their Oak street home the
evening of Saturday, June l.
Charles Dickinson, former Brattleboro re 81
dent, now a music dealer in Connecticut, ha!
been here this week on his way to Williamsvile
where he will spend month.
Geo H. Allen, special agent of the Manchester
Fire Assurance company and G. K. Griffin specla
agent of the London Guarantee and Accident In
surance company, have been in town this week.
Mr. and Mrs A. D. Wyatt went Tuesday Il
Taftsville After a visit of about week Mr.. Wy
att will return home and Mrs. Wyatt will go tt
Mortified, her former home, to remain severa
weeks.
w. Shelley of Putney is soliciting life insur
ance in town for the Equitable company. Gee
W. Wing is working in town in the interest or tn
Standard sewing machine, for which A. M. Cofse
of Putney is the agent.
Fred Chickering, who has worked for Mellen
Proctor the past year, will go next week to Green
field, Mass where he will have an excellent pos
ton with S. Aliens Sons. He was employed bl
this firm five years before coming here.
Miss Edith Esterbrook of Smith college was a
hoIle over Sunday, She was accompanied b
three college friends, Miss Mabel Whitney, Mis-
Buxton and Miss Haven, in whose honor sma
company gathered at a musicale Saturday.
w b. Kehew of Boston, of the oil firm Of Kt
hew Allen Bradley, has been In town this weel
Wednesday he was the guest Of Chas. z. Glider
who was formerly in the employ of this firm
Thursday he was the guest of F. W. and W. H
Childs.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Phelps of Boston are spenC
ing few days at their farm in district No. o.
pleasant event Wednesday was the celebrf
ton of the SSth birthday Of Mr.. Phelps father
Nathan Phelps who lives in the Hinesburg d
trict of GufOrd.
Miss Luna F. Hall died in New York last wee
Thursday at an advanced age. She was daughtt
of Judge Hall of Rutland and sister of Henr
Hall, the historian, and Mrs James Estey an
Mrs. John Frost of this place. Mrs. Estey an
Mrs. Frost went to Rutland to attend the funera
which was held last Sunday.
Mrs. Leslie Scott was the recipient of plea
ant surprise party Wednesday. Thirty young Il
dies gathered at Mrs G. +. R. Jennes and Gale
on Mrs. Scott in a body. The evening was spel
with social diversions, and refreshments weT
served. Mrs. Scott was presented with hanC
some gift during the evening.
The New Haven Sunday Register, in a critiqu
on play brought out in that city two evening
last week by Yale students, says: j. f. Hooke
as Hiram jerks" was the most professional
apvona In tba cast He has a natural adaDtiD