Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-04
PERSONAL.

the Brooks House.
Mrs. j. G. Timson of Claremont, n. H.,
is visiting in town.
Mr.. Humpstone of Brooklyn, n. Y, is a
guest at Henry Rawson's.
Miss Lillian Lavelle finished work at the
Hun.ley laundry Saturday night.
e. II. Anterior has been attending the
races at Springfield, Mass, this week.
Miss Bessie Longuille returned Saturday
from a visit of six weeks in Halifax, Nova
Scotia.
II. b. Chamberlain has entered the en-
ploy of w. f. Richardson & Co., as book
keeper.
Miss Belle Emerson is in New York on
business trip. Mrs. f. II. Durgin accom-
panes her.
John Wells, who is now employed at
Collinsville, Conn, has been at home for
short time.
Mrs. c. b. Lamson picnicked with her
Sunday school class on Wachusett noun
tain, Tuesday.
Herbert Elmer came from Rockland
Mass, Saturday to spend vacation of two
weeks at home.
Mrs. K. Z. Holloway of Indianapolis,
Ind, is here for a visit with her. mother,
Mrs. G. l.. Howe.
Mrs. II. d. Larkin and A. Louise Larkin
have returned after a visit in Greenwich
and Saratoga, n. Y.
George 4. Selleck joined the Grand
Army excursion to the national encamp-
ment at st. Paul.
Lucy Mckinney returned to her home
in North Adams Saturdaylafter visit with
her grandparents.
r. S. Childs spoke at Democratic rally
in Westford Saturday night and at Brad
ford Monday night.
Rev. r. C. T. Mckenzie has returned
home after an extended visit with his
brother at Oshkosh, Wis.
w. II. Proctor, after attending the races
at Springfield, went on a visit to Fitch
burg and other places.
Miss Louise Rawson has been engaged to
teach another term of school at Alstead,
n. H., beginning next Monday.
1t is expected that large delegation of
Wheel club boys will go to the national cir
cult meeting at Keene next week.
Dea. S. w. Houghton returned Saturday
from his trip to Springfield, Mass, where
he has been visiting his children.
Guy c. Lamson returned from Addison,
this state, Monday, for a short stay on ac-
count of the illness of his grandmother.
Mrs. S. A. Sparks and grandson, John
L., of Grafton, and F. Z. Sparks of New
York are visiting at Mrs. j. Z. Jacobs's.
Hobart X. Whitaker, the new principal
Of the High school, and Miss Smith, the
supervisor, arrived in Brattleboro yester-
day.
Mrs. Nora Kenney returned Saturday to
her position as stenographer for the Estey
| Organ company after a vacation of two
| weeks
The Rutland Herald of Tuesday said I:
"Miss Viva c. Smith of Brattleboro has
| returned to this city and will reside at G.
| c. Thrall's."
MI. and Mrs. Z. F. Reed went TO Wo-
burn, Mass, yesterday, accompanying their
| daughter, Mrs. w. F. Estabrook, for a visit
| of two weeks.
Mrs. II. +. Olmstead and son, Ralph, of
Worcester, Mass, who have been visiting
at G. b. Lamson's for some time, returned
home Saturday.
D. Stolte, jr., went to Brooklyn, y. Y,
Monday to resume his duties as first as
sistant physical instructor in the Y. NJ. C.
A. gymnasium.
Mrs. Henry Fletcher, Miss Helen Fetch
er and Marshall and Eleanor Noyes return
today from Spofford lake, where they have
spent the summer.
The Springfield Union says: "Mrs. An
gle L. Aldrich has returned to her home
| in Brattleboro after a two weeks visit
with her aunt, Mrs. II. j. Briggs, of Lii
liam street."
A. NJ. Brodie returned Saturday after a
stay of several weeks at his old home in
| Halifax, n. S. Mrs. Brodie returned We'd
nesday, having remained with friends in
Boston for few days.
j. L. Howard and family, who have
spent the summer here and at Townshend
and Jamaica, returned to Maiden, Mass.
Monday, where Mr.. Howard has been en-
gagged again as teacher of penmanship in
the public schools.
H. A. Walker, of the Farmers & Me-
chanics' meat market, joined the Grand
Army excursion, which left for St. Paul
Saturday. Mr.. Walker will go from St.
Paul to st. Louis to visit relatives, and will
be away about three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Risbey left this week
on carriage drive to Lake George, Glens
Falls, and other places of interest. They
will come back here for visit before re-
turning home. Mr.. Risbey's brother, who
was here for several days, returned to New
York last week.
Over Sunday guests at the Brooks House
A. Fleeman, Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. S. P.
Brown, j. A. Eveleth, Zetta D. D. Palmer
and c. F. Piper, Boston; Geo. S. Stiles
F. F. McAfee and Mrs. E. E. Davis, New
York; Thomas A. Barrett, Brooklyn
Fred Mack, Washington; Geo. w. Phillips
Rutland, and c. B. Curtis, Alabama.
News comes this week from Everett
Mass, of the illness of Mrs. Hattie viii
liams Smith, so well known here. Mrs
Smith is suffering from nervous exhaus
ton. During her stay in Boston last win
ter she sang at the Castle Square theatre
and would have accepted an offer for the
season, bnt for her health. She was t
have taken the leading roles in the Gilber
d Sullivan operas given there but they re
quire hard study, and this she was not abb,
to undertake. The managers were mucl
pleased with her and regretted that sh,
was not able to stay with them through
the season. The following was taken from
the Everett Republican, Aug. Is. "Mrs
Hattie Williams Smith, who has sung 81
acceptably for the last two Sundays at the
Baptist church, will probably be hearC
there again next Sunday. Mrs. Smith ha!
a well-trained soprano voice of fine quality