Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14

Mrs. Julia Willard is visiting at home.
Arthur Woodburne is visiting in Hart
ford, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Bridgeman were
guests at John Clarkes Sunday.
Mrs. Riley Tower returned home Friday
after visiting Mrs. William Smith
Charet Crosby returned from three
days visit in Keene, y. H.. Saturday.
Frank NJ. Robertson went TO New York
last Thursday for a weeks business trip.
F. J. Martin expects to move his har-
ness business to Athol the first of next
week.
Mrs. Elwin Headle is recovering from an
attack OF the grip. Matterson Fuller is
confined with illness.
Misses Briggs and Follett returned to
Boston Monday after visiting several weeks
with Miss 5. T. White.
Mrs. Carl Smith and child returned
Tuesday to Walpole, n. H., after week S
visit at George Smiths.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Guy and daughters
are spending the summer with Mrs. Guys
mother, Mrs. Charles Kilburn.
Mrs. William johnson returned Monday
nigh; from a visit with her sister, Mrs.
Lottie b. Ely Of Springfield, Mass.
Willis F. Young disturbed two ribs Sat
urday by falling upon his side on a square
timber, and he has been laid off since
Rev. and Mrs. A. c. Fuller and two
children moved into the Methodist parson-
age Friday. Mr.. Fuller began his duties
here last Sunday.
The dramatic club has postponed its
,1a gEFTha WHIT Ma,,ntafv, d.
of certain obstacles, bnt it hopes TO be
| able to present it by July 4.
F. f. Robertson has snapped his bay
trotter for handsome black one with Fred
Rand of SaXtons River. One of his first
acts was to beat out c. (. Glidden in a
race.
a carload of Canada hard wood ashes
from Berlin, Ont, has been unloaded at
this depot this week TO be used on A. II.
| Overman's summer farm in Westmore-
land.
Miss Sarah Washburne, daughter OF J..
| +. Washburne, sang in a quartet in Elijah
which was given at Springfield, Mass
Friday evening by the Hampden county
musical association.
Several crops of tobacco have been dis
posed OF this week among them those of
Michael Murphy to Mr.. Everett for E.
Rosenwald o. New York, and of George
johnson, F. p. Sawyer and others to Mr..
Rich.
The burning out Of a chimney caused a
small fire in A. j. Ayers dining room Sat
urday afternoon. The heat from the
bricks ignited the mante which was nailed
TO the chimney, and the mantel had to be
pried off. As the fire department was tied
up pals of water were resorted TO and the
fire was quickly put out
MI and Mrs. Il. c. Winchester of Hol-
yoke, Mass, came Saturday for a visit
with MIS-. Winehester's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Cole Mrs. Winchester re-
turned to Holyoke Wednesday. On Mon
day Mr.. Winchester was joined by Mr.
Clark of Holyoke and Mr.. Anderson of
New York for weeks outing among the
trout brooks.
The soldiers monument, which was re-
Gently bought by the W. II. Greenwood
Relief corps, arrived Saturday and it was
delivered at the lot in the cemetery Tues
day. 1t will be placed in position the first
of next week. At meeting Of the Relief
corps and the Grand Army post Tuesday
evening it was decided TO have the dedica-
tory exercises on Memorial day.
About u of the Vermont Wheel club
boys of Brattleboro with their wheels and
nearly as many more with teams came up
Sunday to cali on DR.. Z. S. Munger, the
winner of the prize tankard in the clubs
billiard tournament. Dinner was taken at
the hotel and the doctor furnished cigars
and served lemonade from the new tank
ard. A number of persons not club mem
bers were also present.