Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-03-08
THE VERMONT PHOENIX.
PERSONAL.

rev. hal D. maxwell mas been spend
ing part of the week in Boston.
Mrs. Gerry Messer went to New York,
yesterday to visit her sister, Mrs. G. A.
Risbey.
Leon Lamb has returned from Albany,
n. Y, having graduated from the we'll
known business college in that city.
E. Burr Smith of Plainfield, N. j., was
at home'Friday and Saturday, called here
by the serious illness of E. l.. Cooper.
Mrs. H. p. Smith has returned to New
York after a visit of two or three weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. E. A. Starkey.
A pretty Easter card containing an
original poem otis Easter Morn" by
Nellie Tirza Eddy, is on sale at Clapp ~
Jones's.
w. p. Mcpherson has been quite i'll this
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Mcpherson are
planning to go to Southern California in
few weeks.
The Vermont Wheel club voted in five
new members Tuesday-P. NJ. Jones, w.
Il. Corser, Clayton Hackley, E. j. Shea
and Harry Randall.
Mary Louise Waite, five-year-old daugh-
ter of William E. Waite and granddaughter
of Silas NJ. Waite of Omaha, died recently
of diphtheria in Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Hubbard left Spring
| field, Mass, this week for a two weeks
pleasure trip to Old Point Comfort, Wash
ington and other places.
S. H. Bixby of West DummePston is i'll
with neuralgia of the head at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Hollis Streeter. Mrs.
Streeter is i'll with grip.
Dr. Fremont Hamilton has leased the
! Aldrich house On North Main street for
five years, but will not occupy it until
extensive repairs have been made.
A. n. Kingsley,of Ashuelot, n. H., has
been here this week for consultation with
view to bringing his trotters here TO
train at the Valley Fair track the coming
| season.
Rev. A. j. Hough will give his lecture,
"a Country Parson," in the Methodist
church at Bellows Falls this evening under
the auspices of the Epworth league of that
place.
Walter Jacobs, WHO went from here to
| Wardsboro four or five years ago, has NOV
ed into the Alexander house on Canal
street. He will be employed by E., NJ
Angler
II. H. Reed, postal clerk on the Brattle-
boro and South Londonderry route, is at
home in Wolcott, this state, for vacation,
and his place is being filled by Neil Sulli-
van of Bellows Falls.
Lawyer Charles Robb is recovering
from an attack of appendicitis at Towns
hotel in Bellows Falls. His life was des-
paired of Sunday and for several days his
condition was critical
E. p. White, who has been stenographer
and part of the time court reporter at
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, several years,
moved recently to Chicago, where he
has an excellent position.
Rev. Frank l.. Phalen, who went from
Brattleboro to Concord, y. H., has been
elected president of the Unitarian Grove
meeting association, which holds sum
mer meeting each year at the Weirs
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Il. Dickinson were
among the guests at the wedding of Count
Castelane and Miss Anna Gould in New
York Monday. Mrs. Dickinson is an
aunt of the bride, being a sister of Mrs
Jay Gould.
Mr.. and Mrs W. c. Carpenter, who
were called to Watervile Me-, two months
ago by the death of Mr.. Carpenters father
returned Saturday. Mr.. Carpenter has
since left on business trip to New Jer
sey and Pennsylvania.
Rev. NJ. II. Harris, who went from
Brattleboro to Worcester, Mass, about l.
years ago, has resigned his pastorate il
Chicago over one of the leading churches
of the Universalist denomation. The rea
son for his resignation is not stated.
Mrs Jennie Abbey of Charleston, thi.
state, visited her cousin, Mrs. G.. F. Bar
Der, this week, while on her way to Spring
field, Mass, Mrs. Abbey's husband, tn,
Rev. MI. Abbey, fell dead at Charleston
few weeks ago while conducting a praye
meeting,
T. j. b. Cudworth has been appointed
administrator of the Amandrin Cathal
estate. 1t was necessary for him to TAX
out three letters of administration, as tn
estates of Mrs. Cathan and her mother
both of which were in Mr.. Cathan's charge
had not been settled.
, John NJ. Judge was taken suddenly il
at Amherst, Mass, last week. lie cam
home Saturday with his sisters, Mrs. Don
ahue and Miss Judge, who were summon
ed from here by telegram. He improves
rapidly, however, and was able to return
to Amherst Wednesday.
! Several changes have recently been mad
in the customs service in the Vermont dis
trict deputy Collector F. w. Stote O
Bratteboro, who has been stationed a
Toronto, Canada, has been promoted froI
a S730 position to one worth $40, an
transferred to Island Pond.
Mrs. O. r. Dutton fell ON the ice nea
, the Brattleboro House Friday night afte
: returning from The Masonic outing at New
fame. 1t was thought for two or three day
that her hip was broken, but the injur
now appears to be a severe bruise. Mrs
DuttOn fractured her wrist by falling o.
the icy sidewalk near the Baptist churc
last winter.
E. p. Barnes has moved from Sout
Main street into the upper tenement i
- w. S. Williams's house on Canal street
w. II. Combs will occupy the tenement o
9 Brook street recently vacated by Fran
y Powers; VIM. Carpenter has moved iron
e Mrs. O'Neips house on Elliot street to
Organ street; Albert Hall has moved frOr
= Vernon street to % Central street; Bel
1 Gates moves into a tenement in Thoma
! Judges house on Vernon street.
Maurice Devine, who secured a positio
0 in the Providence, r. l., pOstotfice throug
e civil service examination, has again bee
a promoted, because of speed and accuraC
Y in sorting mail. His latest assignment
on the postal cars. He leaves ProvidenC
at 2:15 p. NJ. and arrives in New York {
, 1880; returning leaves New York q
: midnight and arrives in Providence 9
: 500. His work is to sort the mail for til
carriers in the two cities. He is off dut
every other week.
Z Brooks House.