Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-25
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Thanksgiving with relatives.
Monday evening large party of guests
were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. z. H.
Allbee, it being gentlemen's night of the
ladies' whist club
Miss Caroline Arms came home from
Smith college Wednesday afternoon, hav-
ing as her guests for the Thanksgiving sea-
son two schoolmates whose homes are in
Wisconsin.
Edward H. Green is reported as being
seriously i'll in New York where he has
been since the family went from here
about month ago. His wife and daugh-
ter are attending him.
The foundation for the fourth house on
the L. D. Lockwood purchase near the
cemetery has been begun the past week. 1t
is to be owned by Mrs. George Lawton, a
daughter of Mr.. Lockwood
The funeral of H. D. Aldrich occurred
at the Universalist church Saturday at
noon, the services being in charge of Rev.
E. E. Marggraf. The burial was in Keene,
to which place the body was taken on the
1:40 p. NJ. train.
The Fitchburg train from Boston was
more than an hour late Wednesday night,
and as the Boston & Maine train did not
wait for it our hotels were more than filed,
a large number of beated Thanksgiving
travellers being detained here until Thurs
day afternoon.
The probate court has appointed the three
sons of the late George H. Babbitt as joint
administrators upon his estate, and as com
missioners z. H. Allbee aud p. II. Hadley.
The first meeting for presenting accounts
against the estate is to be held December
10, and the second on March 4.
The families of Clark Chase and George
E. Page have this week moved into their
Iew residence on Atkinson street, which
has been in process of erection all the past
summer. Benjamin Wetherbee's family
will movO into the old School street house
at once, he having purchased it some
months ago,
The parents of w. H. Bodine both died
last week within SO hours of each other at
their home in Pine Bush, n. Y. Mr.. Bodine
was summoned there early in the week by
the death of his father, and the death of
his mother occurred after his arrival. He
returned to Bellows Falls Monday from his
doubly sad mission.
Representative o. NJ George has been
unfortunate in being sick two or three
weeks of the session, but returned to
Montpelier Tuesday to take part in the
close of the legislature. He went contrary
to the advice of his physician, and was ac-
companied by his wife He has been suf-
fering from the grip.
The store of c. II. Williams in Union
block is having added to it a new line of
goods, that of books. Heretofore Mr.. Will
liams has confined himself strictly to sta
tionery, and we have not had complete
book store in town for some years. The
addition should be welcomed and should re-
ceive the patronage of the people.
Notwithstanding the severe storm which
prevailed Friday evening a large number
of the Pensioners of Rev. J. II. Reid and
other friends gathered at the new parson-
age to pay their respects to the family,
who are now located in their new home.
1t was estimated that some over $50 people
were prese mt. Light refreshments were
served and it was voted that the house had
been thoroughly warmed"
The Saxtons River Electric road officials
have been away for a week or two, but re-
turned Monday. j. H. Holtcn and Engi-
neer Nash are at work this week making
what is termed the working survey"
with the assistance of one or two helpers.
This is the final survey and Mr.. Nash said
within day or two that he would employ
laborers on the actual grading early next
week. few trees were cut along the
line of the road near Gageville by them
early in the week.
Workmen have been putting in an entire
new front to the store of Moreton A. Dur
kee in the Bank block this week The en-
trance, which has always been from the
porch in the centre of the building, and
between that and the entrance to the bank,
is now changed to open from the street di-
rectly to the middle of the store itself.
The windows have been cut down to the
level of the floor and now run in a single
light each side of the door to the ceiling.
The effect is to much improve the appear
ance of the store as well as to make very
marked appearance in the block itself from
the street.
Thanksgiving was observed yesterday by
the closing OF business places and manufac-
tories to greater extent than usual The
severe storm which continued during the
day kept most of the people in their homes
attending to social functions so the business
part of the village was most wholly desert
ed. The union services at the Baptist
church in the evening were poorly attend
ed owing to the storm, but those few who
did attend were interested in the sermon
written by Rev. E. E. Marggraf and read
by Rev F. W. Lewis. Mr.. Marggraf was
taken seriously ill Tuesday, being threaten
ed with pneumonia.
The ornamental entrance arch to Oak
Hill cemetery has been put in place within
a few days. The granite pillars upon
which the arch rests were furnished at
Fitzwilliam, and are nicely cut out in i'm
itition of asher work. They weigh nearly
10 tons each. The arch of iron, in which
is the name of the cemetery, is 20 feet long
and spans the roadway about half way up
the hill A complete record of the inter
ments made in the cemetery up to the pre-
sent time has just been completed by the
commissioners, and shows the names
of 461, this being the number of
burials made in the nearly 80 years since
the land was purchased. Each year shows
material improvement in the appearance
and beauty of the place.
All the schools of the village held solid
sessions Wednesday and closed at o'clock,
allowing the teachers and scholars from a
distance to leave for their homes on the af-
ternoon trains. They will resume their
sessions at 0 O'Clock Monday morning.
There are but two weeks more of school be-
fore the end of the term, the holiday vaca-
ton beginning Dec. 8. The teaching of
the principles of generosity in connection
with the Thanksgiving season has received
more attention this year than usual, every
school except the High school having con-
tributed dinners and supplies for the Door.