Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-03-20

| Saxtons River Friday night. There have
I been other leap year rides during the week.
vii Burnham. late Of T. L. Pierce s
/ force Of ieamsters. has accepted q position
as engineer for Newton Of he steam mill
fame.
The ladies aid society Of Putney Fails
viii serve q supper in Pierce's hall next
I "Wednesday evening. A cordial invitation
is extended.
The Centre church choir Will sing for
al anthem next Sunday Rejoice in the
Lord by J. B. Calkin. and for al offer
tory wanderers night song by the late
Anton Rubinstein.
James Whitney lille daughter Lucy IS
recovering slowly. Doctors Foster and
Holton tapped her side "Wednesday morn
ing and removed fourteen ounces Of thick
watery substance.
Al e meeting Of the sons Of Temper
ance al c. 3. Wizards Saturday night il
was voted 10 disband for the present and
to sell the societys properly, retaining
their charter. Another business meeting
will be held laier.
Twenty young people from the Baptist
society al Bellows Falls. chaperoDed bv
Rev. NJ. Dodge. came down Tuesday even
ing and took supper al the Baptist church
here. After supper speeches marked q
pleasant hour. The sugar supper in the
vestry Wednesday evening received z liberal
patronage and was followed by sociabiliiy
4 painful though not essentially serious
accident happened 10 ". 8. Swi;zer il T.
L. Pierce's mill Monday afternoon. The
cutoff Of his bsck-kuife lathe failed 10 En-
tirely release the stick he was turning and
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hand the back corner Of the knife. which
was resuming its position. hit the middle
finger near the first joint and pushed OF
/ the nail and portion Of The flesh.
The surprise parry which Il. I. Pierce
rendered Mrs. Pierce last FRIDAY evening
was an occasion Of deal Of genuine social
satisfaction. \ dozen guests assembled al
the house 70 await Mrs. Pierce's return
from Brattleboro, and after few intro
ductory CRsps repaired in the dining room
to take tea. which had been prepared bv
dexilous hands. Music and the games Of
vicktory. logomachy and faba-baga consti-
tuted the balance q the evenings diver
sion. The occasion Of the party was Mrs.
Pierce's birthday and the eighth anuiver-
sary Of what would have been her wedding
day had il not been for The interference Of
the memorable March blizzard.
''Who pays Fred sawyer for blowing ont
after every siorm?'' "Oh, he gets an an
nual compensation from appreciative ciii-
zens.' The above conversation took
place few days ago Annual? Vel.
yes. Il has been annual. We believe. for
one year Now, then. 70 be sure that he
Is remunersted for his labors i IS q good
time for you 10 chip il, as the paper is
being circulated. for We think i is verv
doubtful if you could ind another person
IN town who would take the trouble 10
clear the walks unless he was guaranteed
some price II advance. Bear IN mind the
fact that NJ. sawyer has done this work
for several years without getting so much
as vote Of thanks until last year.
Alex J. KAthan. whose death from con
sumption and the grip occurred in Itch
ned, IL. the last Of February. was 4
brother-in-lsE Of Mrs. 5. NJ. Marietta Of
this place and brother Of Gardner Kathan
Of DummerstOn. The news Of his death
came as a great surprise TO al his friends,
as be had been in bed but few DAYS he
was man Of many esiimsble personal at
tributes and was highly respected by al.
he was native Of Dummerston. having
been born on The Gardner KAthan farm
about O years ago. and WAS well known IN
this vicinity. About 90 years agoihe went
West and engaged in the butchering bust
ness, afterWard becoming a railroad con
ductor, IN which position he rendered val