Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-04-12
PERSONAL.
Of Boston is here for a visit

Mrs Harvey Of Boston is here for a visit
Miss Barrows of Hnsdale is at j. w Smonds's
Walter Eddy returned Wednesday to Amherst
college.
Herbert L. Elmer is spending a short time in
Boston.
Miss Carrie Cotton goes Monday to Keene for
brief stay
Wells p Jones went to Rutland Saturday on
short business trip.
Miss Lula Rock of Putney is at work at Donnell
& Davis's millinery store
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Minor went to Boston Tues.
day for a stay of several days
H. c. Durar went to New York Wednesday. He
may locate there permanently.
Geo NJ. Clay of the Estey Organ company's
Boston house was in town Monday
Miss Agnes Gale left today for an extended
visit in Fonda n. Y, with her sister.
Patrick G. Baker visited with his parents in
Rutland from Thursday until Monday.
Miss Alice Miller goes this week to Orange,
Mass, to take a position as bookkeeper
A. j. Markham has been in the West several
weeks, but is now filling engagements in Boston.
Mrs Geo. Starkey and two children of Troy
n. H., have been guests at F. s. Livermeres this
week
David Carey will go to Fitchburg, Mass, to at
tend the Easter bali of the A. o. II. next Monday
evening
Mr.. and Mrs Rudyard Kiplng returned Tues
day night after a visit of several weeks in Wash
ington.
Charles Hawey returns to Worcester Mass,
today for the spring term at the Worcester poly
technic institute.
Carl Hollender returned Tuesday after bust
ness trip to Baltimore in the interests of the Estey
Organ company.
Ira French. the veteran photographer, is visit
ing at |. S. Higgins's on Canal street lie VIII go
soon to Canaan N. Y.
Another representative of d. c. Miller Co. of
New York is here to make map of Brattleboro,
which that firm will publish.
Mr.. and Mrs J. &. Howard went Saturday to
Boston, where Mrs. Howard will enter hospital
later for medical treatment
Miss Mary Boyle, who has been at Dr. Hamil.
toms for medical treatment, returned this week
to her home in Hatfield, Mass.
j. E. Hall went Monday to East Westmoreland,
y. H. to attend the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Lucy
S. Shelley, wife of Elisha Shelley.
Mrs Ralph Chamberlain went Wednesday to
Worcester. Mr.. Chamberlain went yesterday to
Boston, where his wife will join him later.
Thomas Griffin Of spending few days
in town. He has finished work in Hoyoke,
and goes Monday to Atho to take a position in a
hotel.
George Barrett, a wndham county boy who is
member of the firm of Barrett Brothers, with
several stores in New York state, has been in
town this week.
j. w Knight has been incapacitated for work
since last week Thursday, when he fell near his
home on Elliot street, badly strainng the liga-
ments of his right arm.
VIM Bardwell has returned to his work at the
Estey Organ factory after being disabled two
months as the result of having his hand burned
by falling upon steam pipe.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Deusen leave Brattleboro
next week to make their home in New York state
Mr., Van Deusen has been employed in the finish
ing department at the Carpenter Organ factory
The wedding of Rev. A. H. Webb of Montpelier,
formerly pastor of the Brattle6oro Methodist
church, and Miss Mary Barry, for IS years a
teacher in the public schools at Bellows Falls,
will take place next Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Crosby will hereafter live
with Mr. Crosbys parents The tenement vacated
by them in n H. Whites house on High street
will be occupied by w. F. Aiken, special agent for
the Fidelity aud Casualty Insurance company.
Henry Guellow has sold his barber shop at
Mortified, Mass, and returned to Brattleboro.
He will be employed by Mr. Mette the Elliot street
barber, at whose shop he will be glad to see all
his old friends. Mr. and Mrs. Guellow are now
staying at d. p. Cobb's.
Miss Rose Amsden, who has been one of the
most popular employees OF the american House
home in Jamaica. She was presented last Sunday,
by the regular boarders of the house, with a
pocket book containing S25 in cash.
The will of ]. Henry Goddard Of Barre, Mass,
father of W. F. Goddard. dsposes of property
valued at about $4,000 There are two public
beauests-$200 to the Barre library association
and $1,000 to the Congregational church of that
town. The widow of the testator has the benefit
of the income of the requests during her life,
Charles A. Smith and Charles Richardson left
Tuesday on a three weeks western trip. They
will spend ten days in Denver with Alva S. Hub
bard, who has been in the West three:years on &C.
count of his health. On their way home Mr..
Smith will 20 to the large wood working factories
at Grand Rapids and Mr.. Richardson will visit o.
E. Butterfied at Ann Arbor.
Chas H. Matthews, &c. who died from pneumo-
mia at Rutland, Tuesday, was brother of Hiram
p. and E. A. Matthews of this town He was a
native of Panton, but had lived in Rutland many
wears He served three years as corporal in Com
pany X of the Second Vermont regiment during
the Civil war. He leaves two sons and daugh
ter and four brothers and sister.
Everett Williams of Boston, travelling salesman
for the Magnolia Metal company of New York,
called on many friends in town this week. Mr..
Williams will be remembered a member of the
High school class of SO. His brother, John VIII
liams, for many years employed by S. A. Smith &
Co., is the New England agent for the Magnolia
Metal company, with office in Boston,
E. H. McIachlin, who went from Brattleboro to
become principal of the South Hadley Falls,
Mass, High school, has resigned that position tC
become superintendent of the South Hadley and
CRANKY schools. He will devote Is days in each
month to South Hadley and five days to CRANKY
His salary the first year will be $500. HIS salary
at South Hadley Falls last year was $1545
Mr. and Mrs Henry Kelley of Rox bury, Mass.
have issued invitations to the marriage OF theiI
daughter, Lillian Maude, to DR.. William Thurstor
Patch, in the Dudley street Baptist church al
Roxbury, Wednesday evening, April 24. DR.
Patch, who is now in practice at Ashournham
was formerly assistant physician at the Brattle
boro Retreat Miss Kelley is also well known il
Brattleboro
Mrs Relief H. Miner, who died at Madison
Wis March 90 was born in Halifax, this county
in 1897 She was married in 1926 to Austin Miner
They moved in 1888 to East Smithheld, Pa, where
Mr. Miner died in 1890 MRS Miner ry Ras S soS
Rev. II. A. Miner, Congregational minister
Mrs Miner was aunt of Mrs. Joseph G, Taylor
formerly of Brattleboro; and her husband wa
uncle of Lorenzo Harris of this town
James. A. Babbitt. son of Rev. j. H, Babbtt o.
West Brattleboro has been very successful IN hi
work as physical Instructor in Haverford colleg,
since his graduation from Yale. Mr.. Baboitt vii
be of the instructors at the Chautauqua,
Y, school of physical education, July to Angus
IS. Mr.. Babbitt and DR.. Anderson OF the fat
University gymnasium are the directors OF I'M
Chautauqua Boys club. Mr.. Rabbit VIII tax sS
three or four boys under his personal charge TO
the season at ChauJauqua, and they Will receive
all the benefits of the boys department there.