Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-14

The paid membership of the Y. NJ. c.
A. has reached 100.
Charles L. Weeden has been named as
executor of the will of the late Lewis l..
Allbee
George Brace, & former employee of the
Truax printing office, is now employed on
the Springfield Reporter at Springfield, Vt.
Grace Gould, one of North Walpole's
popular young women, has taken a position
as clerk in the dry goods store of Durkee
4 Barrows.
A very pretty pen of Light Brahmas, and
one of Plymouth Rocks, were brought
home by DR.. Parker from his recent visit
to the poultry show held in Boston.
DR.. A. j. Parker has been engaged for
the present TO sing in the Universalist
church, in the place of Mortimer Davis,
who is TO be absent from town some weeks.
At the convention OF the young Repub-
licans of Vermont, held this week ST Mont
pelier, George A. Weston was chosen as
the Windham county member of the ex-
ecutive committee.
Rev. J. r. Lawrence of the Claremont
Congregational church will preach here
next Sunday in exchange with Rev. Mr..
Fullerton. Mr.. Lawrence will speak at
the Young Mems association rooms at
O'Clock.
The Owl club, with ladies, making a
party Of so or 90, went 10 Taunt's hotel at
Drewsville last evening in two four-horse
teams from LSvelle's stable. They took
An orchestra with them and danced till the
early morning beams.
The interests of the Springfield Union,
which have been represented here some
months by Il. II, Hall, are left in the care
of John L. BroSnAhan. Mr.. Hall resumed
his old position as night telegraph editor Of
the paper Wednesday night.
A pleasant leAp-yeAr party was given BY
the Bellows Falls social club in Hibernian
hall Monday evening, Weeden's orchestra
furnishing music for dancing. About %
couples took part, the door being in charge
of Misses Mary Flavin and Kate Neyland.
A New York letter Of Tuesday says:
"MrS, Hetty Green won a verdict today in
= suit brought against her by James O.
Watkins for $2S4. Mrs. Green, although
one Of the richest women of the world, has
been noted for the cheapneSs of her attire,
but today she appeared in court in hand
some silk dress and velvet cape.
Miss Myrtle Newell. for 4 number Of
years Stenographer for the Vermont Farm
Machine company, has resigned her posi-
ton and will enter Albany business college
March /. Miss Newell has been deSeryeily
popular in the office where employed, and
particularly so with the young people Of
Bellows Falls, who will feel personal loss al
her removal.
The Vermont Farm Machine company
expends annually 5000 in postage and
keeps seven StenogrSpherS in the Office
permanently. The Fall Mountain PAPER
company uses from $500 to $1,000 in stamps
each year, These two firms are the most
prominent patrons of the post-offiee, there
being no Others that use more than a small
percentage of what they do.
c. W. OSgoOd took a two-horse sleigh
load Of people 10 WAlpole Wednesday even
ing, where he entertained a gathering in
the vesiry Of the Congregational church BY
giving description Of trip 10 Florida IL
Illustrated by = large number Of stereOpticon
pictures. In addition TO these he showed
= portion Of the pictures which he uses in
his lecture upon 'Christ in art"
Officers for the society with long name
took horse 10 FroSt's stable Yesterday
and ordered Il fed. The team had been
standing in front Of Days store some hours
in the storm and the horse became 50 tired
he would no, stand up, exciting much
comment and sympathy. A good square
meal refreSed him and the owner called
for him later, paid the bill and departed a
wiser man.
The snow on the mountain between
here and Rutland, which Was only about a
foot deep Al Summit, was blown into drifts