Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-07-12

at this place.
Ola Houghton is home for vacation
from his studies at Mddlebury.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dogert are spending
the week with friends in Boston.
VIM. Robertson's paper mill is shut
down during period of repairing.
Arthur Lowell is serving an apprentice
ship with c. b. Willard, succeeding w. II.
Tefit.
Jim Brown, whose home is in Scotland,
visited at VIM. Robertson's briefly this
week,
Mr.. Bristol of Meriden, Conn, was a
guest at Mrs w. c. Marietta's the first of
the week.
Miss Helen Robertson leaves tomorrow
for short visit with relatives in North
Orange, Mass.
Some interesting developments in the
recent strawberry case will probably be
brought out soon.
A local manufacturing concern has en-
gagged in the manufacture of overalls, as
yet on a small scale.
Rev. Edwin F. Mitchell goes Wednesday
to attend the Baptist young peoples con-
vention at Baltimore, Md.
Miss Mary Elliot is caring for Mrs. c.
c. Fisher, who is i'll at the home of her
daughter Mrs. G. L. Pierce.
Miss Margaret Stanley of New York
city returns today from two weeks visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Pierce.
Mrs. 5. O. Parker went Tuesday to
Montgomery, this state, her old home,
where she will make months visit.
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visiting at Mr.. Wheeler's home in Mt.
Holly. They will return by carriage.
Albert Howard has returned to Marlboro,
/ y. H.. after a brief visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Howard.
j. II. Horne n Sons instead of j. II.
/ Howe II Sons OF Lawrence, Mass, will
| furnish the paper machine for VIM. Cole.
/ George lHannum and Rennie Scott of
/ Westfeld, Mass, came home on their
wheels Sunday and returned Monday by
/ rail.
/ Work on the construction of NJ. c. In
/ galls's new barn was begun Tuesday. +.
/ l.. Pierce has the contract for furnishing
/ the lumber.
Prof. J. f. Russell will occupy the Con
| gregationa pulpit at the usual hour next
/ Sunday in the absence of the pastor, Rev.
/ L. =. Seymour.
VIM. johnson takes the prize for mud
/ turtle shooting and eel catching. His lat
est catch was a 34-inch eel weighing three
pounds and nine ounces.
Mrs. W. Ii. Dickinson is spending few
weeks with relatives in Springfield, Mas s..
Before her return she will 90 to Block Isl
and, where she will join party from
here.
Nothing of interest occurred to mar the
monotony of the Fourth except a very
pleasant lawn party at NJ. b. Switzer's and
few individual displays of fireworks in
the evening.
The West Hill gentlemen who are act
ing as source of supply in the secret ci-
der traffic with some of our young men will
please carry on their business little more
closely or somebody else will have finger
in the pie
Misses Laura Braley, Bessie Braley, Sa-
die Miller, Olive Blood, Abbe Kerr, Rev.
f. p. Seymour, Misses Leone Black and
Minnie Whitney of the Congregational So
ciety, the two latter as delegates, left Tues
day morning to attend the Christian En-
deavor convention at Boston.
DO not be too hasty in your adverse crit
/
business man. Perhaps you do not know
the whole story. Put yourself in his posi-
ton and judge for yourself if, under eX-
listing circumstances, his course was not
perfectly iustifiable.
A ten days series of union meetings, to
be held in the town hall, will begin next
Monday afternoon, conducted by Messrs.
Headley and Whitney, two of the young
men sent out under the Y. NJ. c. A. auspi-
ces. Meetings will be held every evening,
and the invitation is general and cordial.
The managers of the piano fund respect
fully solicit your patronage at a concert of
unusual proportions which will be given
in the town hall some evening next week.
Aside from local talent it is hoped to OBJ
tain the services of Edwin f. Gorham of
Westminster, Mrs. w. f. Hubbard, and
Prof. Lucien Howe of Brattleboro.
Hon. Joseph B. Stearns, 50, who died at