Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-24

this week with Mrs, j. G. Persons on South
street.
Eugene S. Leonard's family entertained
Superintendent II. f. Sampson of the Bos
ton & Maine railroad, and his wife last
Sunday.
Miss Ida F. Leonard goes to New York
early in October to spend the winter with
her brother, George l.. Leonard, the same
as last year.
The Junior Christian Endeavor society
of the Congregational church is to hold its
first social of the year, at the parlors of
the church this evening.
General Secretary Fitzsimmons has been
this week in attendance upon the confer
ence of Y. NJ. c. A. secretaries at Con
cord, n. H., returning today.
Mrs. S. W. Wilder jr., went to New
York Wednesday for a weeks visit, ac-
companied by Miss Mary Russell of Boston,
a daughter of the Hon. VIM. A. Russell
Walter Brockway, VINO has worked
some time in the bicycle shop of c. T.
Sherwin, has finished there and goes to
Passumpsic, where he has a position in a
grocery store.
James l.. Hackett, clerk in the post-of
fee, is spending two-weeks' vacation in
New York and Philadelphia, his place be-
ing taken by Fred b. Griswold, clerk of
former years.
The first social suppers of the season
have been given the past week by the Uni
versalist Methodist, Episcopal and Baptist
societies, each of which have had very en-
joyable evenings.
During the past week the Boston Journal
has had four different men in town can
wasting for the Century Dictionary and
Encyclopedia which is being furnished by
that paper ut a much reduced price.
The Christian Endeavor societies of Bel
lows Falls have invited the state society to
meet here next year, notice of which will
be given by the delegates who go to the an
nual meeting at Montpelier next week.
At a meeting of the W. c. T. L. held in
the Y. NJ. c. \. rooms Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. George f. Welch and Mrs. Brown
were elected delegates to the state meeting
to be held next week at Essex Junction.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Caskins are sor-
rowing under a double bereavement which
has come to them in the past week. Their
twin daughters about seven months old
have died, the first Thursday and the other
Saturday.
The administrators of the estate of the
late F. p Ball have settled the affairs of
the estate to that point where they adver-
tise distribution to the heirs October ?,
hearing to be had at the probate office on
that day
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Holley of Everett,
Mass, who have been spending the past
two months at Mrs Holley's old home in
Plymouth, stopped here few days the
l.. 4 ,1ryg at..ll ,.~
many old friends. ts5.3
Invitations have been issued this week
for the wedding of W. S. Durham of the
City Market and Towns hotel, and Miss
Nettie Wheeler, daughter of q. b. Wheel
err, which is to occur at the Universalist
church October 6.
The Womans Auxiliary of the Episco-
pal churches of Vermont is to hold its an
nual meeting here with Emmanuel church
October and 6. Bishop Hall is to be here
and large representation from all parts
of the state is expected.
c. w. Osgood and wife, accompanied by
Miss Frances, and by Mr.. Osgood's sister,
Miss Addie Osgood of Lexington, Mass,
started Wednesday for two weeks trip to
Washington, Natural Bridge, Va. Gettys-
burg aud various points of interest in the
South.
A special corporation meeting has been
called for Thursday, Sept. 30, to see if the
village will lay a water pipe from some
point on the Rockingham road to the new
settlement near what is known as Hyde's
ledge, where five or six new houses are be
ing built.
The canvass for the sale of lecture course
tickets has begun and the people are seem
ingly supporting it to a much greater de-
gree than in former years. Expressions of
approval of the selections made are heard
on all sides and more tickets have been
taken up to this time than was expected
John Gourley has been appointed division
freight agent of the Fitchburg main line
and branches from Boston TO and including
North Adams and Bellows Falls, Vt, ex-
cepting stations on the Worcester division
south of Gardner. Mr.. Gourley lives in
Somervile. He has been with the Fitch
burg for 10 years,
Among the members of the Baptist
church who have been in Chester this week
attending the annual meeting of the
churches of the state, in session there. were
Delegates John o. Spring and H. G. Bacon,
Rev. G. r. B. Dodge, who had part on
the program, Mrs. Dodge, George Bacon
and Mrs. w. o. Kemp.
John E. Brosnahan went Wednesday to
take charge of the Mora Comedy company
in place of T. F. Kiniry, who came home
for a short vacation. Mr. Brosnahan will
stay with the company till Monday, when
Mr.. Kiniry will return. The company is
now playing in Manchester, N. H. and re-
port good season thus far.
The new dwellings of Barney Cannon and
H. B. FItzsimmons on Cherry street are to
be ready for occupancy within a short time.
The former is to be occupied by l.. l..
Northrup and John H. Chapman, and the
latter in part by j. j. Fenton and Maurice
Lawlor. The location of these dwellings is
as good as any in Bellows Falls.
A number of light cases of diphtheria
have developed since the opening of schools
and it is AIRED some of them may arise
from something wrong in No. 3 school
building. Marion Holmes, granddaughter
of George o, Guild, is convalescing rapidly
from the disease and it is expected that the
quarantine of the family will be raised to-
day.
The Bellows Falls delegates to the Goth
annual meeting of the Vermont Branch of
the Woman's Board of Missions of the Con-
gregational church, which meets next week
at Rutland, are Mrs. H. NJ. Leonard, who
was present 20 years ago when the Board
was formed, and Mrs. A n. Swain. A
number of other ladies of the church will
go also,
T%yfry Dunn became intoxicated Sunday
\ Saade himself very Objectionable in the
rlcinity of the crowd who were watch