Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-03
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
HIN SCALE, N. H.

w. y. AmldOn visited IL Wilton few
days recently.
The selectmen began taking the inven-
tory Wednesday.
Mrs. Nellie Coffin of Claremont is a
guest at f. n. Blanchard's.
Mrs. G. A. Hutchinson has been spend
ing the week in Chicopee, Mass.
Miss Margaret Fitzgerald is at home
from Boston for the Easter vacation.
Miss Blanche Lewis, student at Weles-
ley, is at home for a short vacation.
Holland & Ferrn lost a valuable livery
horse from pneumonia last Sunday.
Hope Chautauqua circle meets next
Monday evening with Mrs. F. l.. Stafford.
F. W. Bailey, G. E., returned Saturday
to Portland, Mo-, after six weeks visit
in town.
Miss Janette Bascom returned Saturday
from three weeks visit in Jaffrey and in
Boston.
Albert Denison is working in Wells
Brothers large machine shop at Green
field, Mass.
Easter will be observed next Sunday by
the various churches in an appropriate
manner.
Mrs. G. H. Patterson arrived Friday
evening from Somerville, Mass, for a
weeks visit.
Miss Jennie Titus left Tuesday for her
home in Titus Station, p. O., for an ex-
tended visit.
The Red Men now hold their meetings
in Fay's hall, and meet alternate Thursday
instead of Friday evenings.
Mrs. Edna Holland returned Monday
from Worcester, Mass, where she has been
for treatment for loss of voice.
Miss Ann Maria Mitchell, a teacher in
the Prince school, Back Bay district, Bos-
ton, is at home for the Easter vacation.
Miss Ellen G. Walker left Wednesday
for Boston, where she will take a three
weeks course in the Burdett business col
lege.
The snow has disappeared from our
streets and they are fast drying up. Sew
eral bicycles made their appearance this
week
Napoleon Belleville has closed his con-
nection with Jones Il O'Brien, as has also
Paul II. Mann, who worked there out of
school hours.
Herman Butler of Springfield Mass,
visited in town last week and also paid a
visit to his mother, who is in the city hos
pital at Keene.
Mrs Algie Worthing was summoned
home from Westfeld, Mass, Wednesday,
on account of the serious illness of her sis
ter, Miss Ellen Mahoney.
A pleasant whist party was given last
Tuesday evening by James G. and Miss
Minnie Snow. There were four tables and
refreshments were served.
Edgar D. Cass, Dartmouth, '97, grad
IL. IL
been elected to the editorial board of the
Dartmouth Literary Monthly.
Edward P. Bailey, Benjamin F. Adams
and Carl T. Richards came home from
Dartmouth Wednesday for the Easter va
cation. Mr.. Mayhem of Brooklyn, n. Y,
is the guest of Richards.
Rev. j. II. Knott of the Methodist
church preached his last sermon Sunday.
He, with his wife, is attending conference
in Lawrence, Mass, and it is expected he
will be given another parish.
L. F. Lscom, NJ II. Bardwell, G. S.
Howe, j. w. Jeffords, Waldo Rouillard
and Geo. Z. Robertson were delegates to
Concord Tuesday, and their credentials
were such that they all attended both state
and district conventions.
Road Agent Bailey has had a large force
OF men anu JedL1S dJ WOIh CdItlllS SIdNcl
onto the fiat near Geo. p. Hooker's on the
Brattleboro road. This is always very
muddy place in the spring and it is thought
that the gravel will work into the mud and
make good hard road.
Last Friday evening was given the fourth
entertainment in the High School course
lecture upon Dickens by Principal Pat
terson. Under Mr.. Patterson's guidance
the audience spent delightful hour il
Dickens land. The characteristic quail
ties of Dickens's style,-unhagging merri
ment, hooking satire, effective use of repe
tition, melody of language, insight into
child life and child character, descriptiv
and dramatic power-these were each crit
ically considered and illustrated by appro
pirate readings. The audience testified t.
their appreciation by frequent applause
The admirable rendering of Sergeant Buz
fuz's famous plea from "Pickwick Papers
proved especially mirth-provoking. 1t /
to be regretted that larger number coul
not have enjoyed this most appreciativ
and sympathetic study of England's grea
word painter.