Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-24

Mrs. Harry Bacomb is on visit to her
home in Hartford, VT.
Artist VIM. J. Leonard went to Boston
Saturday for a short stay.
c. j. Amidon has been on a business
trip to Boston this week.
Mrs. A. 1. Sprague visited friends in
Massachusetts, last week.
James e.. Snow returned to Boston Mon
day after a short visit in town.
w. S. Kimball of Boston has been a
guest at Edward Stebbins's the past week.
Hope Chautauqua circle meets next
Monday evening with Miss Wellman on
High street.
Geo. f. Robertson aid VIM. NJ. Taylor
are in attendance upon the cycle show in
New York.
Mrs. w. A. Kenney of Greenfield, Mass,
spent part of this week with her mother,
Mrs. L. p. Wise.
Mrs. c. II. Patterson returned last Fri
day from Somervllle, Mass, and has as
guest Mrs. Ashton of that place.
Prof. Beverage of Brattlebo-o will give
talk in the High school room this evening,
it being the third in the High school en-
tertainment course.
Z. A. Worden, G. S. Howe and Z. c.
Robertson partook of game supper at the
Cheshire House in Keene, Wednesday
evening, as guests of Landlord Hartwell.
The Halle & Frost Manufacturing COM
pany, owing to lack of orders, are letting
their weavers 60 as soon as their cuts are
filled, consequently many weavers are look
ing elsewhere for work.
Supper was served in the Universalist
vestry Thursday evening, followed by an
illustrated lecture on "Ben Hur' by Rev.
II. S. Kellerman of Orange, Mass. The
lecture was very interesting.
Frank f. Field accidentally caught his
right hand in the calenders in the Fisk Pa
per company's mill last Friday night, tax
ing off the ends of the two middle fingers
and bruisng the book of the hand badly.
The ladies of, the Methodist society
served farmers" supper in the vestry
Wednesday evening, followed at s o'clock
by an entertainment, consisting CT recita-
tions and readings, with songs by the High
School Glee club.
Rev. A. A. Blair gave an interesting
lecture on, "The religion of COnfucius,"
at the Universalist church last Sunday
evening. There was a good attendance.
His subject for next Sunday evening will
be "The religion of the Hindoos."
DIR. Holton of Brattleboro and DR.. Dix
of Hinsdale, successfully removed a large
tumor from the breast of Mrs. George 4.
Robertson last Saturday morning. Mrs.
Robertson is recovering from the operation
and it is thought she has secured perma-
nent relief.
The installation of officers of Riverside
Colony Pilgrim Fathers was postponed
from last Friday until Wednesday evening
of this week, when they were installed by
Deputy Supreme Governor o. M. Holtor
of Keene, n. II. After the exercises a col
lation was served, followed by a socia
hour. 1t was most enjoyable evening.
Mrs. Mary E. Wilder, a former resident
and Nathaniel G. Woodbury., pail manu-
facturer of Keene, were married at the res
idence of the brides daughter, Mrs. G. G.
Merritt, in West Gardner, Mass, at
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The bride
is sister of L. A. Parks of this town
and Mr.. and Mrs. Parks and DR.. and Mrs
Walter E. Fay were present at the we'd
ding.
What might have been a serious acciden
happened last Sunday. When the hears
carrying the remains of Mrs. Emory Stearn
from here to West Brattleboro was pea
the latter place an electric car came up be
hind, frightened the horses, which SHE'D
breaking the front springs. The horse
started on a run, but were brought to
Standstill by the driver, George Chayer
The damage to the hearse was slight.
The closing reception of the danein
school will be held at the town hall Frida
evening, Feb. IA. Letsinger's orchestr
will furnish music and the features of tn
occasion will be the grand march with it
many new evolutions, a song and dance b
five young ladies and the instructor, Mrs
j. G. Howard; and an exhibition dance b
five couples, with Mrs. Howard, who wi
dance the solos. Seats on the stage will
reserved.
Cheshire county Pomona grange, No.
met with Wantastiquet grange on Wedne
day of this week. The morning sessio
opened at 1890 and there was discussiO
of the question, "Can poultry raising b
made profitable?' The afternoon session
which was public, opened at 2 o'clock. Thel
! was an ad iress of welcome by Master "
d. Stearns, followed by the response; e
says and discussion by several speaker
| of the question, SIS the present tariff
I benefit to the New England farmerP
Music was interspersed. Both session
were held in Grand Army hall and dinn'