Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-11

eclude in its control representatives of every
ssection of the country.
Mrs. A. N. Swain is visiting friends in
Boston.
Mrs. F. G. Day spent yesterday in Win
chendon, Mass.
Mrs. N. G. Williams, who has been
quite i'll, is slowly convalescing.
The Joseph Wilson estate near Wal
pole was sold at auction Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Geo. H. Page is building a tenement on
George street, at the rear of Frank Lam
don's house.
Miss Addie Osgood of Lexington, Mass,
returned to her home yesterday, after
two weeks visit with the family of her
brother, G. W. Osgood.
G. W. Osgood was in Montpelier We'd
nesday and Thursday, in attendance upon
a meeting of the executive committee of
the Vermont Home Missionary society.
Claus Olandt, interstate secretary of
Y. M. C. A. work, who has had his head
quarters at White River Junction, was in
town this week visiting the local associa-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. ,Grout of New
port, (Vt.), left Wednesday for Washing
ton, D. c., where Mr.. Grout is private sec
rotary to his uncle, Gen. William Grout,
NJ. G.
Charlie Wing, the Chinese laundryman,
has a new assistant, as his cousin, zee
Jung, who has been with him, is at the
head of the branch laundry in Springfield,
HesStste.
G. W. Osgood will give familiar talk in
the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms next Monday even
ing at o'clock, on "Down the st. Law
renee to Montreal and Quebec" All men
are invited.
About so members of the Columbian
Whist club were present at the meeting
held in banquet hall Monday evening.
The next IL Getting of the club will be held
in Odd Fellows hall.
The restaurant on Rockingham street
has again changed hands. This time il
passes from G. R. Whitney to J. L. Hunt
of Keene. Mr.. Hunt has moved his fam
lily into the Thomas O'Brien house at the
corner of Atkinson and George streets.
A large number gathered in Union hall
Tuesday evening to witness the first bas-
ket ball game of the season. At that time
the Bellows Falls Y. NJ. G. A. team was
defeated by the Rutland Y. M. G. A. team,
with score of 38 to 20.
The women of the Universalist church
held their annual fair in Union hall last
evening. Supper was served from o'clock
to $780, Many useful and fancy articles
were for sale. A new departure was the
stood booth" A short entertainment was
given at 6, followed by dancing.
Mrs. II. Hall of Cambridgeport, who,
with her husband, is at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Wood, in the Forest" is
suffering from a severe paralytic shock.
Her husband has for many years been a
paralytic cripple Mr.. and Mrs. Hall are
parents of Col. Albert Hall of st. Adams.
Mrs. A. j. Holly of Everett, Mass, will
be here about the first of January, and will
give lessons in china painting, if a suffi-
Cient number of pGpils is obtained. Her
old pupils will be glad to continue their
lessons, and many others will be glad of
the opportunity to begin this fascinating
study.
Perhaps there has never been more at
tractive holiday stock of stationery and all
that pertains thereto, on the square than
that of G. H. Williams. The daintiest of
furnishings for the desk, fine leather goods,
photograph frames, Photographic outfits,
and stationery of all sizes, shades and va
rieties, are only a few of the multitudinous
trihes, which go to make up fascinating
whole.
By the last of this week or the first of
next, the Y. M. G. A. win be equipped
with well-furnished and home-like par
lOr. For this purpose, the front room
formerly used as game room has
been utilized and two rooms across
the hall have been throwA into one to sup
ply the deficiency. The rooms will have
fresh paint and paper.
The Gates Hadley millinery store is
headquarters for Mrs. Holley's hand-paint-
ed china and Mrs. Julia Wilson'S hand
r, painted fancy articles during the holiday
= treason. Mrs. Holley's old friends will be
Allighted to see and buy the large quantity
c,nh ,er handIwOrk which came yesterday, and
on III" b is so popular here. Mrs. Wilson's
the rof fancy goods, comprising beauti-
or an Nv IRE frames, dainty calendars, clip
meetinc US, etc., etc., was put on exhibition
next Wednes the week.
and help mak ni-annual meeting of the Chris
Of the season. or society of the Congrega-
last Tuesday evening, the
JEs we're elected: President,
Rev. A. j. vSe president H. g. os
his pulpit i IeoSaSd
The Loyal Temperassistan treasurer. Mas