Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-08
PERSONAL.

Miss Amy Jones of Smith college, was
at home over Sunday.
John Aher, who has been at work in
Ludlow, is now at home.
Capt. j. G. Estey is in New York on
business trip of few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Goodhue. Jr., re-
turned to Philadelphia, Tuesday.
Mrs. Nettie Starr Clement of Brooklyn
has been visiting her mother, Mrs. p.
Starr.
Merton G. Robbins has been chosen
major of the military battalion of the Uni
versity of Vermont.
M. j. Stoddard is working for week at
Freeman Scotts, while j. w. Miller is
away on vacation.
Miss Lucy Simonds went to Athol,
Mass, Monday, to attend the fair and
spend few days visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Atwood of Chester
returned home Tuesday after a weeks visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Kimball.
Mrs. f. V. Darling has moved her
dressmaking business from Elliot street to
81 Main street over Donnell e Davis's.
Col. II. E. Taylor, and probably others,
will attend the annual reunion of the 4th
Vermont regiment at Rutland Oct. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Bliss, who have been
visiting here and at Winhall, returned to
their home in Royalston, Mass, Tuesday.
Miss Joanna Baker entertained few
friends at her Birge street home Monday
night. Choice refreshments were served.
Wilcutt Bates, a former Brattleboro boy
who has been at work in Springfield, this
state, for some time, was in town last
week.
George NJ. Clark and daughter of Chi
cago, Ill.,, came Sunday night to attend
the funeral of Mr.. Clark's brother, Frank
w. Clark.
F. X. Barrows and Fred Howe, went to
the White Mountains, Tuesday, taking
their bicycles for a weeks wheeling among
the mountains.
Mrs. A. B. Hall, who went to Coopers-
town, N. Y, few weeks ago to visit her
mother, has since been seriously i'll, but is
now improving
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Cobb of Boston
are guests at the Brooks House. Mr.. Cobb
is senior member of the firm of Cobb,
Bates & Yerxa.
H. NJ. Boyle left Monday for Windsor,
where he is to be night clerk at the hotel
managed by o. F. Knowlton, brother of
Emery Knowlton.
Mrs. Mnna Retting Bishop of New
Haven is here for a visit with her parents.
Her husband was here last week, but re-
turned after the fair.
Mrs. Fred Livingston of Peterboro, n.
H., is visiting at the home of her father,
j. E. Lawrence. Mr.. Livingston spent a
part of last week here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Powers, who have
been at Poland Springs, Me-, have gone
this week to the home of Mrs. Robert Bur
nett at Southboro, Mass.
Rev. John b. Green of Reading, Mass,
formerly pastor of the Unitarian church,
has been spending this week with his
daughter Mrs. Frank H. Brasor.
w. H. Geddis and w. H. Thomas, left
on their bicycles on Tuesday for a trip
through Bennington, Hoosic Falls, and
Albany. They will return next week.
DIR. Elmer Sherman of White River
Junction was in town last. week. His
mother, Mrs. Charles Sherman of Keene
has been visiting at w. j.. Spears.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Warner of North
Adams, and Mrs. George Davis of Shell
burne Falls, Mass, who were Valley Fail
visitors at Freeman Scott's returned Sat
urday.
Myron G. Taylor, for over % years al
employe of w. F. Richardson & Co., ha
entered the employ of Cassius Richardson
and will work in his newly purchased mea
market.
c. A. Harris and G. w. Durham leav
next Monday on their annual deer hunting
trip in Maine. They will go from here t
Norcross, and will proceed from there will
their guides to the twin lake region.
l. loo H.
going treatment in Boston, is now unde
the care of DR.. Alexander at Concord, n
H., and is much improved in health. Mis-
Louise Kinson visited her there Saturday
Miss Helen Sykes of Hartford, Ct, re
turned to her home Saturday after visi
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. H. Thompson
Miss Sykes is daughter of Edmund Sykes
manager of the Comfort Powder company
James Aldrich has finished work at O
j. Pratt's, and with his mother and brothe
has gone to st. Louis, Mo-, to live. TIL
family has lived in the house of Charlie
Endlich on Prospect Hill for the past yeal
The Boston Sunday Globe announce
the arrival from Europe of Mr.. and Mr.:
Robert Burnett of Southboro, who hav
been spending the summer with Mrs. Bul
nett's sister, the Vicounless de Jotemps /
Switzerland.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mis-
Harriette Webster, daughter of Dr. Da
P. Webster, to Mr.. William II. Carey, Jr
of New York, the event to be celebrate
the evening of the 10Th inst, at half aftt
seven in St. Michae's Episcopal church.
John Bissett and w. NJ. Mette are PR
pairing to open barber shop in the room
on Elliot street, formerly occupied by ii
bakery of W. E. Mitchell. Three chair
will be placed in the shop, and it wi
probably be opened in about two weeks
Secretary L. B. Hardy of the local Y.
G. A, returned to Brattleboro, Monda
after a two-weeks' vacation spent in Phil
delphia and Chester county, Pennsylvania
and Wilmington, Del. Mr. Hardy spoil
twice at the Wilmington Y. M. c. /
rooms.
Principal and Mrs. Whitaker attende
the Pierce-Walker wedding at ClaremoI
Wednesday evening, accompanying frienC
from Amherst, Mass. The party returnt
to Brattleboro Thursday morning and we
entertained by L. f. Adams with tall
no ride in the afternoon.
Miss Mary Brian, who has been a cor
positor in The Phoenix Office three year
has given up her position and is now at Il
home of her parents in Mortified Farm
Miss Ada Taylor, who has been employC
in The Phoenix Office several months, h
returned TO her home in Ludlow on a
count of illness