Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-10
PERSONAL.


from Germany next month.
Wilson Brown, son of Irwin Brown, has
begun work in Robbins & Cowles's.
Rev. and Mrs. James Harper of Weston
are visiting Mrs Harpers relatives.
Mrs. Mary G. Waite, who has been at
Geo. Roots, returned to Boston Monday.
George R. Tucker and family have re-
Gently moved here from Heath Centre,
Mass.
G. Fred Chlds returned to Yale Tuesday
after spending a three weeks vacation at
home.
Napoleon Dltre has moved from 81 Eli
OF street to Prudent Rates house on Beech
street.
A. II. Coombs left yesterday for Mime
sofa, where he will make his home in the
future.
A. j. Currier succeeds L. H. Barrett,
the longtime sexton at the Universalist
church.
Elisha Dyer of Providence, a large eat
tie buyer, was the guest last week of E. B.
Coates.
Rev. Mr.. Maxwell returned Wednesday
after spending two weeks at his old home
in Maine.
Rev. and Mrs. W. H. jackson of Brook
Ign are at the Brooks House on their we'd
ding trip.
Frank Haskins and Guy Howe returned
Monday to their pharmaceutical studies
in Boston.
F. H. Davis, the tailor, has spent few
days at Gloucester, Mass, with his wife,
who is i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Smith have been
spending few days with relatives in Green
field, Mass.
Ex-Gov. Fuller is steadily improving in
health, and is now able to sit up three
hours daily.
Mrs. n. c. Sawyer returns Saturday
from three weeks visit with her son in
Orange, n. j.
Miss Lane, who has been spending
few weeks at Essex, returned to Mrs. Fran
ces Hardie's this week.
H. B. Chamberlain has finished work for
Durham Brothers, by whom he has been
employed as bookkeeper.
Mrs. Lula Clay Perry is teaching in
grade three until Miss Elmer is able to
take charge of the school.
Joseph P. Gould, one of the Brooks
House bell boys, has returned after six
weeks vacation in Rutland.
Mrs. C. L. Brigham was in town Sat-
urday, on her way from Claremont to her
new home in Colrain, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Crosier of Shelburne
Falls, Mass, have been visiting Mrs. Gro
sier's sister, Mrs. w. Z. Coombs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Akley have moved
into the village from West Brattleboro,
taking tenement on Cedar street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Estey, accompanied
by Mrs. Gray Estey and Mrs. Harry Estey,
have been in New York this week.
o. C. Tuttle, who is now a member of
the Vermont colony at Fishers Island, n.
Y, has been hereabouts for several days.
Engineer F. j. Leach sustained pain
full injury by fall at Palmer. He is i'm
proving and hopes to return to his work
soon.
Miss Carrie Shattuck, who has been at
home for a two weeks vacation, returned
Monday to her duties in the Amherst pub
lie schools.
The Old Whist clubs last meeting was
held Friday evening with Mrs. H. F.
Houghton. The prize winners were Mr.
and Mrs. j. L. Martin.
David Pierce, who sold his milk route
last week, will continue his hulled corn bust
ness, and will fit up rooms in Tyler block
formerly occupied by G. B. Perkins.
Mrs. Lulu Cressy McLane returned to
Burlington Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
McLane will make their home in that city
instead of Brattleboro, as they intended a
few weeks ago.
Edward Manley of Westmoreland, n.
H., spent Sunday here with his brother,
John Manley, who has since gone to his
old home in Dorset, this state, for visit
of several weeks.
Miss Rena Hall returned to Wellesley
college Wednesday. Her sister, Miss Hor-
tense, went the same day for a visit in
Meriden, Conn. Miss Pauline Fisk also
returned to Wellesley college Wednesday.
The Life Underwriters association of
Western Massachusetts held their annual
banquet at the Massasoit House in Spring
field, Mass, last Friday evening. The
goodnight remarks were made by John W.
Drown, now of Worcester.
Harry White, who has been i'll with
diphtheria at Boston, has recovered sutfi-
GENTLY to resume his studies al the Massa-
chusetts institute of technology. His
mother, who was with him two or three
weeks, returned last week.
Among the weeks regstries at the
Brooks House are j. M. Fuller Boston
p. W. Merchant, Rockland, Me-. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. D. Fairbanks, Boston; W. K
Bird, Des Moines, Ia; j. A. Briggs, Som
erville, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ
Holton, Keene, N. Ii.
Lieut.. George Burns has finished work
for F. E. Young after being employed In
the corner grocery store many years. Mr.
Young will hereafter be assisted in the
store by his son, Bert Young, who has
been until recently student at the NORTH
Street school.
Mayor McDuffee of Keene has been herr
this week to urge ex-Chief of Police F. W
Mcclure to accept the city marshalship o
that city. Mr.. Mcclure had previouly re
fused the position, but the mayor urged
him so strenuously that he is now unde
cided as to whether he will 60 to Keene.
E. John Devine returned home Frida.
night, after being manager of the "Uncl
Hiram Theatrical company for severa
weeks. He travelled through Pennsyl
vania and New York with the company
leaving it at Malone, N. Y, on account o
a change in the business arrangements.
Mrs. Eugene Adams and family move
Yesterday to Springfield, Mass, joinin
Mr.. Adams, who went there about tw
weeks ago. Miss Marion Adams will re
main here for the present, boarding wit
Mrs. E. L. Parker until she completes he
work as teacher in the Centreville school.
Mrs. j. W. Clayton, wife of the post