Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-20
PERSONAL.

a V. May has been seriously i'll this
week.
Miss Sarah Cobb is i'll, threatened with
typhoid fever.
Mrs. II. G. Streeter returned Monday
from Block Island.
George Wellman returned to Providence,
| X. l., Wednesday morning.
Thomas Pellet of Worcester has been
| in town part of the week.
/ John Stewart and Will Dunlevy are
spending the week at the lake.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Anstice of Phiade-
! phia are guests at Wells Frosts.
| = E. r. Eustise of Boston was a guest of
I. j. Heaphy at the Brooks House, ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Standsh of Boston
were at the Brooks House Tuesday.
Major Houghton is spending a part of
his vacation with his sister in Holyoke.
Wells P. Jones is spending this week in
| Concord, Nashua, Boston and Portland.
G. X. Jones and family went Wednes-
day to spend few days at Lake Pleasant.
Miss Clarabel Eddy of Somerville, Mass,
is guest of her aunt, Mrs. A. A. Stearns.
Charles A. McRae began Monday two
weeks vacation from Starkey * Wellman's
store.
Mrs. Burke of Brooklyn is here to spend
some time with her daughter, Mrs L. A.
Gregg
Miss Hattie Jones of Boston comes
home tomorrow for vacation of two
weeks.
Donald McGilivray is attending the
New England florists convention in Provi
dence.
Mrs. S. NJ. Yeaw and daughters are
spending week with friends in East
| Dover.
Charles Spring is driving hack for j. o.
Smith while Fred Dunklee is away on
vacation.
Mr.. Ripley and Mr.. Boone of Springfield,
Mass, were guests at Arthur Roberts's
over Sunday.
Frank Parry of New York is expected
to arrive in Bratteboro tomorrow for a
two weeks stay.
Mrs. A. X. Root and Miss Harriet Root
of Alton, ILL.,, are guests at the Brooks
House for few days.
Miss Amy Hines leaves tomorrow for
two weeks vacation trip to Fitchburg,
q. Boston and probably Portland.
Miss S. r. Sage of Ware, Mass, and Mr..
and Mrs. f. IL. Lucas of Boston, have been
at the Brooks House this week.
Mrs. Melen of Springfield, who was for
merly well known in town, is spending
some time with Mrs Sarah Burpee.
George II. Allen of Boston, special
agent of the Manchester, Eng, Fire In
surance company, was in town Monday.
Eldora A. Pickering and Amanda Pick
ering of Portsmouth, n. H., were at the
Droplyc Honsa Mop1av until
day.
Ernest and Ethel Waterman are spend
ing the week at the Webster cottage at
Spofford lake with friends from Middle
bury.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Haigh have gone
to Canada for a visit, and during their alb
sence Miss Polly Haigh is with friends in
Bradford.
Arbor are at Spofford lake for a week, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Landry at the
Amidon cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Dwight Collier Miss
Georgette T. A. Collier, and Miss Juliet
Adee of New York left the Brooks House
yesterday for Moosehead lake.
Lawyers Martin and Haskins were in
Boston Wednesday taking more depos-
the Brattleboro Overall company.
Frank Wright moved Monday from IS
Forest street to Springfield, this state.
Mrs. Wright is spending few days at her
fathers in West Brattleboro before going
to Springfield.
A cablegram TO Mrs. Fanny Rice from
her son Howard at Rotterdam, Holland,
received the first of the week states that
he will sail for home next Wednesday.
He will probably reach Brattleboro Sept. I.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Robbins left Wednes-
day for their home in Wisconsin, where
they own farm. Mr.. Robbins has been
employed at the Retreat and at the asylum
in Medfield, Mass, while Mrs. Robbins
has been a nurse in town.
Sunday guests at the Brooks House
were: Fl. A. Reichman, Geo. F. Poppe,
New York; Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Wright,
Brooklyn; Charlie H. Morris, Springfield;
w. B. Stoughton, Schenectady, N. Y; H.
Hallett and c. W. French, Northampton.
The Winchester Star says: "a fine pic
ture, size 2Sx40 inches, of GO New Eng
land hotel men has been added to the art
department of the Winchester House. OF
course one of the handsomest men in the
group is our own genial Geo. E. Richards"
) Scion E. Sumner, for nearly year past
steward at the Brooks House, finished
work there Wednesday and went to his
home at East Middlebury, where he will
remain for the present. Mr.. Sumner has
made many friends in Brattleboro who re-
greet his departure.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Perkins Of Balti-
| more, Md, have been spending the week
at John joys on Elliot street. Mr.. Per-
kins, who formerly lived in Brattleboro
and was employed by the Estey Organ
, company, is supreme secretary of the re-
, organized Iron Hall. Mr.. and Mrs. Per-
kins leave today for Boston.
, Edwina, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. D.
J Whitney, entertained "a of her young
, friends at her home Wednesday evening on
the occasion of her twelfth birthday ami
versary. Refreshments were served in the
, house and numerous games helped to pass
! away the evening. The young hostess was
the recipient of many gifts.