Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-05
PERSONAL.

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boro Tuesday.
l. w. Pratt has moved from 10 to 30
Western avenue.
l.. d. Taylor was in Montpelier yester-
day on business.
E. o. Griffin of New York is visiting his
uncle, A. r. Harris
j. L. Martin has been in Washington,
d. c., since Saturday.
Mrs. Julius Whitney has been spending
the week in Fitchburg.
Mrs. G. A. Waitman entertains the r.
o. N. club this evening.
Miss Baker of Rutland is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Frank Baker.
Mrs. E. NJ. Douglass has returned from
a weeks visit in Boston.
Miss Maud Emerson returns to the Mys-
tic Oral school tomorrow.
Mrs. Ann Parker of Boston is visiting at
%. II. Stickney's on High street.
Miss Gertrude Scrbner visited her
Brother, G. E. Scribner, this week.
II. B. Haus left Tuesday on business
trip to the northern part of the state.
Mrs. Christina Goodall Lipe returns to-
day to her home in Canajoharie, n. Y.
Charl, H. Thompson leaves Monday on
"A business trip to Chicago and Minneapo-
lis.
N. F. Cabot and D. S. Pratt returned
Saturday from a business trip at Minnea-
polls.
Miss Emma button has gone to live
with the Misses Waite on North Main
street.
L. A. Bisnett moves soon from the Put
nam house on Clark street to 46 Canal
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Platts of Orange,
Mass, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
@. Smith.
H. B. Chamberlain has resigned his po-
sition as bookkeeper at Richardson's meat
market.
Mrs. Leopold Retting has been confined
TO her bed since Sunday with a nervous
affection.
George Wellman of Providence comes
next Tuesday for his annual mid-winter
vacation.
Mrs. Ellen Grady and daughter Katie
left Tuesday for an indefinite stay in st.
Paul, Mimi.
Mrs. G. F. r. JENNIE entertained a num-
Der of her lady friends at her home Satur-
day evening
NJ. j. Moran and Adm Pettee leave to-
morrow morning to attend the bicycle show
On New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Smith went to Mel
rose yesterday to visit their daughter, Mrs.
ARTHUR Willis.
F. D. Weld has been seriously i'll this
week with Inflammation of the kidneys,
but is now improving,
Mother Peter and Sister Emiliana of the
Rutland convent were guests of the sisters
of ST. Joseph this week.
j. j. Austin is incapacitated for work,
having jammed one foot severely in print
ing press few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs Gerry Messer have returned
from the Clark farm to 81 High street. Mr..
Clark is living with them.
W. E. Stockwell, formerly foreman in II.
iR. Browns stable, is critically i'll at West
Brattleboro with Addison's disease.
w. T. Furness of Elizabeth, N. j., spec
9ial agent of the Commercial Union Fire
Insurance company, was in town Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Harriet Dearborn left Wednesday
for Concord, N. a., where she will spend
several weeks with her mother, Mrs.
White.
Miss Minnie Allen, who has been teach
flDR SCuOOl III NChpOlIi ~ h'i SauhO yCSICi-
day to take part in the Choral Union
concert.
Miss Flora Sargent, Brattleboro girl,
who is the most noted artists model in
Boston, has been at the Brooks House for
a few days.
Fred Retting, brother of Leopold Ret
ting, has been appointed doorkeeper of the
house of representatives now in session at
Topeka, Kan.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Retting, ST., have
gone to New Haven, Conn, for visit of
several weeks with their daughter, Mrs.
Mnna Bishop.
Fred Brown had the middle finger of
his left hand nearly severed at the first
Joint while at work on a circular saw at
Holden & Martins mill Monday.
Rev. l.. D. Temple delivered the last
lecture in the Christian Endeavor course
at Middlebury last evening, his subject be-
ing, "a boys cheap trip to Europe"
Fred Ross, formerly fireman at the Brat
tleboro Steam laundry, has found employ
ment in Winchester, n. H., his former
home, and has moved his family there.
~ Maud E. Kingsley, the teacher of Greel
in the High school, has resigned her pc
stion, and will go to the home of he
brother in Marlboro, Mass, for a needed
rest.
Dan O'Neil takes the place of Fred De
mars in Mettes barber shop. Mr.. O'Nei
was formerly employed at the Brook
House and has of late had shop at Holy
oke, Mass.
Mrs. l. o. P. Smith was called to Brook
lyn, n. Y, Wednesday by telegram an
nouncing that two of the children of he
brother, L. G. Stebbins, were ill wit
pneumonia.
Frederick NJ. Eddy of Rutland was tn
guest of his brother, H. w. Eddy of tn
Brooks House, from Saturday until Wed
nesday. Mrs. Eddy returned to Rutlan
Thursday
George Richards was elected secretar
and treasurer and Harry Pratt of Newfan
vice president of the Vermont Hotel KeeI
ers' association at the annual meeting an
banquet at Wells River Tuesday.
Col. and Mrs. E. II. Chase of Louisvill,
Ky., returned to BIattleboro this weel
and will spend the remainder of the viii
ter at the Brooks House. Capt. and Mr.
j. Harry Estey have also taken rooms {
the hotel,
Over Sunday guests at the Brooks Hou'
were: F, E. Alfred Newport, VT; Geori
f. Sherman, l.. F. Jackson, Boston; NJ. I
Benjamin, Rochester, N. Y; j. w. Petet
New York; H. T. Grant, Hartford, Conn
and W. l.. Walch, BrOOk6eld, Mass
Frank L. Knowlton, who was called