Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
PERSONAL.

Miss Addie Currier left Tuesday for
New York.
Katie Ryan of Holyoke, Mass, is visit
ing in town.
Walter Eddy of Amherst college spent
Sunday at home.
Miss Dora Baker returned to her home
in Rutland Monday.
Miss L. NJ. Monroe of Boston is guest
at the Brooks House.
Mrs Daniel Long, who has been serious
ly i'll, is improving.
Mrs. Breen, Joseph Fenton and John
Flahive are all seriously i'll,
Leroy Corbett and family of Prospect
Hill are moving to Marlboro, Mass.
Miss Lacava Newton of Peoria, ILL.,, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ann Lamb
Mrs. w. II. Minor gives an Eat home
from to o'clock Monday afternoon.
Miss Ruth NJ. Hawley returns to morrow
from five weeks visit in Philadelphia.
Mrs. G. T. Josselyn of Bridgewater Cor
ners is visiting her son, II. S. Josselyn.
Mrs. S. w. Edgett went to West Auburn,
Mass, Wednesday for a two weeks visit.
Miss Dickerman of Boston comes to-
morrow to visit her sister, Mrs. p. F. Con-
nors.
Mrs. A. A. Shumway of Washington
street is confined to her bed with rheuma-
tism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Vassar are visiting at
Landlord Baxter Reads at Bernardston,
Mass.
Francis Goodhue, jr., of Philadelphia
has been spending several days with his
parents.
Mrs. F. G. Pettee attended the district
meeting of Eastern Star at Manchester,
this state, Tuesday.
Mrs. j. NJ. Tyler was called suddenly to
Boston last Friday by the death of her
aunt, Mrs. Appleton.
Arthur Cutting, bell boy at the Brooks
House, is i'll with the grip. John Heaphy
is substituting for him.
Geo. II. Richards and Mrs. F. r. Durgin
attended the Universalist fair in Winches-
ter, N. H. last Thursday.
Clarence Goodel of Easton, Pa, is Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
.Goodell on Central street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. L. Durham expect
to move into their new house on North
street the first week in March.
c.. C. Fits and George B. Hit went to
Ludlow Wednesday to take deposition in
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James G. Menzes of New York return
ed Saturday to the Brooks House, where
he will remain for several weeks.
Frank Shearer of Detroit, Mich. a for
mer Brattleboro musician, called on old
acquaintance in town this week.
Camden NJ. Smith of Middletown, Conn,
formerly of Brattleboro, is visiting his
brother, c. d. Smith, on Spruce street.
Mrs. Emma F. Hall of New York city
left for home Tuesday after visit of two
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Taylor.
Frank Horton finished work at ID. N.
Mays bakery Wednesday. Mr.. Horton
HAS held the position of baker there for
many years.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Hackley went to
,Greenfeld, Mass, Saturday. Mrs. Hackley
returned Wednesday accompanied by Mrs.
John Hackley
L. F. Clark of West Brattleboro, son
of DR.. c. S. Clark, has been chosen secre-
tary of the senior class of the Amherst ag-
ricultural college.
Rev. and Mrs. Hal d. Maxwell are in
Boston. Mr.. Maxwell expects to return
to Brattleboro to resume his pastoral work
the first week in March.
Mrs. N. H. Walker, whose husband is
superintendent of the Manchester, n. H.,
street railroad, visited at H. l. Dykes on
Prospect Hill Wednesday.
F. c. Gale and w. II. Fletcher left yes
terday for Bermuda, accompanied by a
friend from Boston. They may visit Cuba
before their return month hence.
Patrick Clune has finished work as night
car inspector for the Boston & Maine
road. His place is taken by Spare In
spector Burnham of Springfield, Mass.
The Pittsield correspondence in We'd
nesday's Springfield Republican said: 81.
X. Willis of the Harmonic quartet is Sc
riousIy ill at his Prospect street home"
Mrs. Geo. A. Briggs of Claremont, n.
H., is in New York taking lessons in china
painting. Mr.. Briggs has recently return
ed to Caremont after spending two weeks
in New York.
Over Sunday guests at the Brooks House
were: Geo. E. Sherman, j. A. Pike, Bos-
ton; G.. X. Haynes, II. F. Higgins, New
York; Geo. w. Cook, Lexington, Mass.
G. II. Bags, Post Mills, Vt.
Clinton NJ. Dugan now holds the posi-
ton of leader of the opera house orchestra
at Greenfield, Mass. Gerry Messer and
Fred Brasor also play with the orchestra at
the Red Mems masque ball in Greenfield
this evening.
Clifton f. Durham of North Paris, Me-,
nephew of George l.. and Charles w.
Durham, will arrive here next week and
will enter the Durham Brothers shoe
store. He will board at Mrs. HOughton's
ON High street.
Walter c. Piper, Brattleboro boy, has
recently resigned his position in the crock
cry department of the Wanamaker store at
Philadelphia, and is now employed in the
New England branch store of Riley Broth
ers at Boston.
Fred U. Simpson, formerly of the firm
of Morse d Simpson, was in town over
Sunday. He has had charge of the Boston
store of the Haywood Shoe company since
he left BrattlebOro, but is now on the road
for short time.
Henry G. Clark left Tuesday on weeks
visit in Chicago, accompanying two per-
sonal friends, marketmen, from Boston.
The time will be spent in viewing the oper-
atoms of the stockyards, and seeing the
other sights of the great town.
Principal and Mrs. Whitaker go tonight
to Mr.. Whitaker's home in LeVerett,
Mass, where they will spend Sunday. Mr..
Whitaker will return to resume his school
work on Tuesday, while Mrs. Whitaker
will spend the week with her friends in
Warren.
Ex-Gov. Hobrook celebrated his 84th
birthday anniversary on Monday. In rec
ignition of the event the families of Gov.