Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-07

Miss Marie Belanger is visiting relatives
in Wilton.
Mrs. Henry NJ. Brtton has been visiting
in Putney, Vt, for few days.
DIR. c. A. Gray has opened an office in
Fishers new block on Depot street.
Hope Chautauqua circle meets next Mon
day evening with Mrs. f. l.. Stafford.
The Winchester Star will hereafter be
issued every Tuesday instead of Friday.
| Mrs Christie Stoddard, nee Robertson,
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Amsden.
c. j. Amidon & Sons mill will only
run the first three days of each week, for a
while.
James G. Snow is home from Boston,
and Harry f. Smith is in Boston for
short stay.
Miss Allie NJ. Roberts has been in White
River Junction, VT, this week, visiting
her mother.
Sheridan Post, No. IA, G.. A r., win
hold a fair, assisted by Sheridan Relief
corps, at the town hall Feb. IS
The High school glee club sang at the
| Unversalist festival at Winchester last
| Thursday evening and were well received.
A party of about 20 boys and girls ell
! joyed a straw ride to Cascade Farm We'd
nesday evening, where they were enter
tanned by Walter d. Stearns.
The High school go to Bernardston,
Mass., this afternoon on sleighride,
where they will dine at the New England
House and enjoy dancing in the hall.
Mrs Lois p. Ferrin assisted the Univer-
salist ladies of Winchester at their fair and
festival last week Thursday and Friday
| I'M hx ri
At the temperance convention held at
Keene, last week Thursday Edgar c. Bart
lett of this town was chosen a vice presi-
dent of the Cheshire County Total Absti-
hence society.
Rev. A. A. Blair of the Universalist
church exchanged pulpits last Sunday with
Rev. j. II. Little of Winchester preach
ing there in the morning, at West Swanzey
in the afternoon, and Keene in the even
ing.
The trustees have bought out of the H.
brary funds a handsome oak table and
chairs to match, and placed them in the
library, making more convenient place TO
consult the encyclopedias and large books
of reference.
Chas. L. Whiting of New York is to be
manager and editor of the Valley Record
and began his duties last week. Fl. n.
Holland of Knowton, Canada, owner OF
the paper, has been here this week confer.
ring with Mr.. Whiting about buying new
type and apparatus.
The firemen were paid 1885. 20 last Sat
urday night. There was but one alarm
during the year and that caused by over
turning a kerosene stove in Hggins's liv
cry office on Depot street, last April
which was extinguished before any dam
age was done. A very good record.
The dancing school closes with recep
ton next Friday evening. There will b'
several exhibition dances by members o
the class and Mrs. Howard. Leitsinger'
: orchestra will furnish music and A. Z
, Miller of Brattleboro will cater. Seats oil
stage and first row in gallery will be re
served.
Arthur H. Beers, son of the late Johl
, U. Beers, former resident and owner O
the tannery that stood for many years a
: the corner of Main and Mortified streets
was married yesterday in the Congregs
, tional church at Whately, Mass, to Mis-
Jennie w. Higgins, niece of o. Ii. Hig
gins of this town. Both bride and grooI
lived here as children.
q The following High school pupils e,
n capped examinations of the half year, hay
r ing attained a general average of over 9
: per cent in the subject named: Geology
e Lewis, Liscom, Mann, Smith, Whit
O Virgil: Liscom, Lewis, Duggan. Cicero
O Upham, Lamson, Stearns, Whitake
d Latin, LIST year; Spooner, Goddard, Boot
d Knapp, Temple. Physics: f. MIN
70 Whitaker. Chemistry: Lscom, Levi
: Duggan. Zoology: Stearns, Fay, Sande
son, Denison. Grammar: Z. Minis,
Minis, Stratton. Anabasls: Lamsol
II American History: Conway, Mann, Smit
,e White, Duggan, Lewis, Liscom, PURGE
a. French History: Archibald, Upham, Der
le son, Stearns, Fay, Lamson, Day. Roma