Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12
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moved to Wilson Thomass to care for him
and his wife through their lives.
MRS. +. II. Jones, who graduated from
the Northheld seminary several years ago,
spent Thursday and Friday of last week
with one of her old teachers at Mortified.
Daniel Duggan was thrown from a car
riage on the Ashuelot road last week We'd
nesday evening. Although rendered I'M
conscious for short time, he received no
lasting injury.
Geo. II. Thompson was in town last
week. He reports his father, A. S.
thompson, who is in the asylum for in
sane at northampton, to be violent at
times and in no way improving.
Mrs. w. S. Barrows has sold her home
place to David A. Owen. and she and her
daughters will live in Miss Emma Well
mans house on High street, which is be-
ing enlarged and fitted up for them.
The tobacco growers throughout the
town have taken advantage of the rain
Monday and Tuesday to get their tobacco
down and are busy stripping it. A few
got theirs down after last week S rain.
John Graney had his right arm badly
injured Monday at the Halle Il Frost mill,
1t being caught between the rollers of the
washer. The arm was drawn in nearly TO
the elbow, but, fortunately, no bones were
broken.
Frank Briggs, who, with his parents,
moved from here to Brattleboro last spring,
and who has been very i'll and not expected
to recover, is reported better, with pros
pect OF recovery, if no new complications
are developed.
Bertram d. Boivin of Tufts divinity
school preached at the Universalist church
Sunday morning. The pastor, Rev. d. l..
Fisher, was at his former home in Char
lotte, Me-, but will return with his family
for permanent stay here this week
The collection at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning will be
special Offering for worthy home charity,
in which all should be interested, and it is
hoped every one will come prepared to give
as Literally as possible.
About 30 ate chicken pie with the Re
bekahs last week Thursday evening. After
the supper short entertainment was given
under the direction of Misses Lucy Smith
and Bertha Hall, after which an hour was
spent in playing games.
Sheriff Rixford of Winchester and Con-
stable Kinds raided Thomas Raleigh's
house on River street Saturday morning.
They found beer and party there drink
ing. Raleigh was tried before Fl. F. Hor-
ton, Esq, Monday morning.
Robert A. Lynch, assistant superinten-
dent of the Catholic home for destitute
children in Boston, brought II children,
ranging from five to II years of age, to
town Saturday evening. He found homes
for II of them in Hinsdale and one in Ash
uelot.
A fire in the wooden mill of c. S. Ami
don & Son at Wilton caused loss of about
$500 on stock and machinery last Fri
day. The fire caught in the picker room
while the employees were at dinner. By
hard work the fire was kept from spread
ing to the other rooms, and was soon ex-
In the 35 years Mr.. Amidon
has been engaged in manufacturing, this
is the first time any of his buildings have
caught fire.
At the meeting of the High school pub
fishing association the following named
class editors were elected: For '9S, Misses
Edith Minis and Eva Stratton; for 80,
Miss Lillian Hancock and Charles Tenn
pie; for 100, Miss Grace Spencer and John
Scott; for '01, Misses Agnes Detour and
Meta Bailey. Glass managers were chos-
en-, for '9S, Miss E. Minis; for 80, F. j.
Kelley; for 100 Miss Lizzie Robertson; for
'01, Roy Dawson.
The pastor of the Congregational church
will preach next Sunday morning on the
subject of "Great Peace" In the eve
ming the topic will be "Abiding JOY"
At the bi-monthly roll call last Friday eve
ming rs members responded in person or
by letter. Five persons we're received into
the church last Sunday by letter. The
subject of the meeting this evening is "a
Peculiar People," A special service of
prayer and conservation was held in the
vestry at 10 A. NJ. Wednesday.
Rev. j. L. Felt and Mrs. Clara A. p.
were married at Suncook last