Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-03-01

Tuesday from a ten days visit with Mr.
Johnson's father at Manchester n. H.
Nathaniel W. Smith, Bellows Falls boy
of the class of 90 at Yale college, has been
chosen one of the editors of the Yale News
for 1896.
Robert Merrill, who has had a news
store on Rockingham street for several
years, is to change his place of business to
Greenfield, Mass.
The Northampton Daily Herald of Tues
day evening gives pleasant account of the
marriage there Tuesday of Theodore Cast
of Bellows Falls and Mary L. Raboin of
that city. The couple left for Bellows
Falls on the evening train.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union of our village will serve their lunch
of coffee, doughnuts and cheese, as in for
mer years, to the voters of the town next
Tuesday. Banquet hall cannot be put to
better use
A number from here attended the pre-
sentation of "Hiawatha' at Vermont Acad-
envy last Monday evening. AT the close
of this scene from "a Winters Tale"
was given, and tableauX representing a
number of famous pictures, all making an
exceedingly pleasant entertainment.
1t has been our good fortune TO hear.
elsewhere, Russell II. Conwel in his lect-
ure, 1.-The jolly earthquake, or how to be
happy and those who listen to him at
the opera house next Monday evening
may feel sure of being as highly entertain
ed as on the occasion of his former lectures
here.
The freshman class of High school are
10,
the High school building Friday evening
next The entertainment is to consist of
shadow pantomime, "Puss in boots"
music and recitations. The proceeds are
to help swell the piano fund
John Fisher, son of A. II. Fisher. is
quite i'll with tywhoid fever at Middleburv.
His father has been summoned from his
winter home in Florida John has for a
year or two been employed as bookkeeper
in the mills of the Green Mountain Pulp
company at that place, of which his father
is president.
DR.. Minnie G. Leavitt, from Canada.
spoke at the Congregational church in the
interest of temperance last Sunday even
ing to a large union meeting of the
churches. She came here under the aus
pieces of the w. G. T. u. of our town.
as interesting speaker upon the subject.
Rev. A. j. Hough of Brattleboro is to
give his lecture. ga country parson," at
the Methodist church next week Friday
evening, under the auspices of the Ep-
worth league. 1t is expected the league
from Springfield will be here in a body.
and the organization of l. o. O. F., who
are so deeply interested in Mr.. Hough.
have been invited also.
Henry B. Fitzsimmons, one of the popu-
lar young men of our place, was married last
week Monday at Ludlow, to Miss Laura d.
May, youngest daughter of Mrs. y. H.
May OF that place, and reached here that
evening In little account of their we'd
ding the Ludlow Tribune of last week ex-
tends very hearty congratulations and good
wishes, in which many friends here join.
About twenty couples from here went
on sleighride to Chester Monday evening.
some going by large teams, some in single
teams and some by train. At & o'clock a
hne supper was served by Landlord Row
ell, after which dance was enjoyed At
midnight dinner even surprising the
supper in excellence, was served, and the
young people enjoyed a ''rousing good
time"
honas y. Chase has been appointed
acting dean of Atlanta University. From
the founding of the institution Mr.. Chase
was professor of Greek, until 1885 when
he was obliged to go to Colorado for his
health, still keeping his interest in the
college, and being one of the trustees. 1t
is a great pleasure to him now to return to
his duties there. Professor Chase is IA
ther of Mrs. Edward Kirkland of this place.
and spends his summers at her home here. /
F, NJ. Coke, formerly proprietor of
Towns Hotel, who has many friends here,
has just assumed the management of one .
Of the leading hotels in Geneva, n. Y. |
During last summer he managed one of
the large summer hotels at Lake Dunmore
in this state, having one of the most sue
'essful seasons in the history of that sum-
ner resort. He has been spending this
week among friends in Rutland county.
News was received here early in the
week OF the death in Waterbury, Conn, of