Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-11-08


Pearl Blanchard has been housed part of
the week.
Ed. knight is around on crutches as the
result OF sprained ankle
Lila, daughter OF Geo. A. Pierce, is i'll
with scarlet fever and the house is quaran-
tined.
Ernest Marcy and George Wing are to
enter the employ Of the Wrought Iron
Range company.
George and Frank Fifield and their fami-
lies are in Mt. Holly on account of the i'll
ness of their father.
George Howard and family were called
TO Peru Tuesday by the serious illness of
Mrs. Towards mother.
Charles Kilburn has bought of Neil
Boutelle Of Rhode Island the Thomas
Moore farm in East Putney.
We had no grievance against Timothy
Kennedy, c. B. Wizards blacksmith, in
calling him Connors last week.
Ella Sanders, who died in Brattleboro
last week, was the one-year-old daughter of
Herbert Sanders, formerly of this place.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Buxton were called
to Westminster last week to attend the fu-
neral of their aunt, Mrs. Franklin Buxton.
Mrs. James Crawford returned Monday
from a two weeks visit with her sister,
! Mrs. Frances Grout, and her daughter,
Miss Julia Crawford of Boston, Mass.
The Star magazine club will hold It's an
nual meeting at DR.. Fosters next Monday
evening. All members are requested to be
present, and others who wish TO buy read
ing matter for the coming winter evenings.
Imagine the CONSERVATION of the Putney
Falls blacksmith at discovering nine cats
catawauling upon his piazza one day re-
Gently. Doubtless the person who trans
ported them thither keeps shy of the place
lest he be scourged by cato -nine-tails.
Prominent Kendrick House guests thi:
week are; Geo. F. Riemann, jr., New
York; L. NJ. Cook, Kansas City, Mo-; NJ
T. Clough, Contoocook, n. H.; H. c.
Pratt, Springfield, Mass; G. Z. Bicknell
Lowell, Mass; VIM. Watson, Westport
N. H.; Moses Greenwood, Ashburnham
Mass.
"Newbern, or the Old Flag" is under
way and will be in a condition so that the
dates for its presentation may be an
nounced next week. 1t requires a grea
deal of hard work to handle play with sc
many characters, and it is hoped that thu
efforts of the Relief corps and the actor
will be rewarded by large attendance.
Mrs. Eva d. Greenwood visited the Sol
diers' Home at Bennington recently, anC
was so pleased with its management thai
on her return home she sent a check O
$50 to President Henry of the board o
trustees, to be used for the home. Mrs
Greenwood's husband was an officer from
Illinois during the Civil war and tn
Grand Army post of this place is nameC
in his memory.
The "Aunt Jemima" supper in the Con
gregational chapel Tuesday evening wa
something new in the way of church sup
pers and its success will doubtless encour
age its repetition later on. The plan o
letting each eat his fill of syrup and griddl
} cakes with the probable exception of Mr.
Bailey was commendable. A social hou
was spent after supper, which added to tn
success of the occasion.
The local foot ball eleven was beaten b
the Brattleboro Juniors Saturday afternoo
on Wheeler's field by score of s to O.
was the home teams first appearance an
they put up a good game. The team
composed of L. Miller and H. Campbell
ends; h. Robbins and II. Patterson
tackles; d. E. Kent and 1. Miller, guards
Allis Houghton, centre; Clifford Bootl
quarter back; W. Boutelle and Ralp
Houghton, half backs; J. Tibbetts, flu
back.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Brooks wei
genuinely surprised Wednesday evening b
the invasion of their domicile by party c
: friends, who had come to celebrate the
! crystal wedding or 10Th anniversary {
, their marriage. After a jovial time, dun
ing which refreshments of cake and COTE
, were served, the company departed at
late hour, leaving behind 10 white and
yellow chrysanthemums, a large lamp,
sum of money and several handsome an
useful articles of glassware, as substanti
souvenirs of the occasion.
A large company gathered at the hon
of Mrs. +. M. Lewis, Wednesday, it beiI
the annual meeting of the ladies' society