Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-24


DR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind
is the guest of Miss Melissa Howard this
week.
F. L. Lincoln and wife of West Swan
zey were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. E.
l. Leach.
Miss Mile Cutler goes to Shelburne
Falls Saturday to work in the family of c.
p. Hall.
Miss Mary Liscom of the Boston univer-
sity came home today for the Christmas
vacation.
The town library will be open on Satur
day from : to p. NJ, bu will be closed in
the evening.
Miss Estella Davis of Winchester visited
her sister, Mrs. f. H. Fuller. Wednesday
and Thursday.
At the Methodist church this evening
there will be Christmas tree and appro-
pirate exercises.
Geo. C. Howe has been suffering for
several days with erysipelas in his face the
result of an injury.
Charles Owen, whom it was thought was
making good recovery from pneumonia,
mad a relapse last Friday.
j. j. Archibald is protecting his family
from the cold weather by having hot-air
furnace put into his house.
The post-ofiice will be open Christmas
day from \. NJ. to II NJ, > p. NJ. to : PM,
and 9:15 p. NJ. to 9:4j =. NJ.
O. II. Higgins has been i'll for about a
week. He is confined to the house and
able to sit I'D but very little,
Capt. C. p. Hall of Shelburne Falls,
Mass, was the guest of his sister, Mrs. NJ.
S. Leach, the first of the week.
j. w. Jeifords was laid up for repairs
several days last week. At last accounts
he was making good recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. f, Snow went to Win
chendon, Mass, Saturday, called there by
the death Of Mrs. Shows father.
b. F. Adams will spend his vacation
visiting friends in Holyoke, Mass, and
ThompsonvilIe and Meriden, CT.
Queen Esther Rebekah lodge initiated
four candidates Wednesday evening. After
the work was done refreshments were
served.
The lecture on Daniel Webster by E. p.
Bailey at the town hall, last Friday even
ing, drew out a good-sized and attentive
audience.
The Universalist society will give the
Sunday school free supper this (Friday)
evening, after which Christmas tree will
be unloaded.
Thomas Cunningham of the railway
mail service is at his home here. Mr..
Cunningham's headquarters are at Beech
er's Falls, Vt.
&C. Holton and wife entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Dana Yeaw of Brattleboro and
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Moore of East Do
yer, Wednesday.
Frank P. Conway is at home and will
remain until the opening of the winter
term of the medical department of the
University of Vermont at Burlington.
Mrs. Wilson Thomas, who had been i'll
with pneumonia for several days, died Dec.
| l3, aged SO years. The funeral was held
the 18th, and the burial was in the ceme-
terry at North Hinsdale.
The students home for the Christmas
vacation are: Miss Marguerite Leonard OF
Radcliffe; Misses Grace M. Day and Hat
tie Spooner of Tufts; Miss Blanche Lewis
of Wellesley, and Clarence Fay of Dart
mouth.
Robert T. Lynch, assistant superinten-
dent of the home for Catholic orphan chill
dren in Boston, was in town Friday for
the purpose of looking after the children
he found homes for in and about town on
a former visit.
G. ]. Bronson, who has been in poor
health for a long time, was taken worse
! Sunday, and is at the present writing crit
ically ill., His mother was summoned
from Northampton, Mass, and arrived
Monday evening.
The Junior class of the High school,
have elected officers as follows: President,
Wlunifred Robertson; vice president,
| Thomas McCaughern; secretary and treas
nrer Florence Goddard. Glass colors
chosen are orange and white.
portion of the new bridge built neal
the house of l.. f. Liscom on the Bratte
boro road last summer was washed out by
the high water last week, but was immedi
atelv nut in repair, so that very little in
convenience resulted to travellers.
The Congregational Sunday school reach
al high water mark last Sunday, 1853 being
nrasent. The topic for the prayer meet
mo this evening is "Songs of the Advent.
Saturday evening there will be concert
and Christmas tree in the vestry. Sunday
morning Pastor Renshaw will preach a ser
mon suitable TO the occasion.
Sunday evening A. B. Woodbury. o
Winchester gave at the Congregations
church. a very interesting report of thu
state Sunday school convention held a
Concord. Another pleasant feature o
Mr.. Woodbury's visit was his fine render
inc of two solos, the closing one "SaveC
by Grace" being especially effective.
The recital given by Mrs. W. F. Nike
of Brattleboro at Fay's hall last weel
Thursday evening was not largely attended
Mrs. Mixer is pleasing reader, and l
fayorably known In Hinsdale, but numeI
GUS other attractions made her visit at TIL