Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-25

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ing music lessons
Mrs. Dewitt is spending most of the
week in Brattleboro.
Willie Harvey is lending a hand at y.
NJ. Batchelder's store.
Mrs. Nancy Plimpton of Greenfield is at
Mrs. Moore's this week.
G. y. Balchelder will return on Mon
day to Brown university.
Daniel Fisher has come again from Bos-
ton to spend another week.
Rev. S. and Mrs. Norton have been alb
sent few days this week.
Mrs. H. NJ. Hescock is with her dauph-
ter, Mrs Randall, in Boston.
Mrs. G. W. Knapp will go to Greenfield
Saturday to spend several days with her
son, Frank Glazer, who has not vet recov-
cred from his long illness.
S. G. Brown passed his S5th birthday
anniversary last week, hale and hearty to
good degree, with memory TO give inter
esting details of ye olden time.
Miss Maria Stockwell of Worcester, who
spent several summers at the Fayetteville
House, in the time of Wooster d Son,
took winter passage to Europe.
Rev. C. D. r. Meacham's Oriental lee
ture was enjoyed Wednesday evening at
Union hall. Owing TO the bad travelling
there was not a large attendance as the
lecture well deserved.
Bridge Builder Cray of the Central
Vermont has had headquarters here for
some days. Two iron bridges are to be
placed on the narrow gauge after the
spring high waters go down. II is esti-
mated that bridge over the Salmon
hole can be built for $4,000 or $4,000.
Charles Morgan, leader of the cornet
band, has bought the David Farnham
place in North Wardsboro for less than
$500 1t is said that 1900 buckets can be
set there for sugar making. The sugar or
chard is now being worked by L. II. Tut
hill and II. A. Howe. Mr.. Morgan will
move there with his family late in the
spring.
Frank Marcy, son of Mrs. Rodney
Marcy, who has been engaged in working
his way through the university at Law
renee, Kansas, now has regular salary
from the institution in picture work, where
his faculty for using the pencil is recog
nized. In the same university Leon Flint.
a grandson of S. p Miller, edits the col
lege paper.
Last Sunday being memorial Neal Dow
day according to one of Miss Wizards last
plans it was duly observed here by the
evening service at the Congregational
church, conducted by Rev. Mary Z. Nor
ton and Mrs. Davidson, secretary of the
state w. c. T. U. The services included
"reminiscences of Miss Willard.
An appropriate solo was sung by Rev. S.
Norton.
The verdict in last weeks case. Dix VS..
Potter and Mason, better known as the
rum case, was reached on the |
nrst ballot, and there was no disagreement |
as to the amount of damage-S5OOO. |
Doubtless the jury were convinced by tes- |
Limony, yet the verdict may be taken as an |
encouraging comment on public opinion |
that makes it satisfactory to know of such |
lnanimity of the twelve intelligent men
who heard the case from beginning to end
II is good to live in state where public
sentiment is at least being toned up not
only TO respect the enforcement of good
avs, but TO demand it for the safety of A
growing generation.
A. S Codding, and Bert and Henry
Jodding of Jamaica, husband and sons of
he late Mrs. Ore Ann Knapp Coddng.
we're at q. w. Knapp's on Wednesday,
where prayer was offered by Rev. G.. d. Il.
deacham of Townshend in memory of
Irs. COdding, who died in Brattleboro on
sunday at the age of "a. Another brother
f Mrs. Codding, l.. II. Knapp of West
was present. The body was
ot brought here, but was taken to West
linster on Thursday and placed in vault.
'uneral services will be held at the time of
urial Mrs. Codding was a native of
and was the daughter of John
nd Sarah Knapp, one of 10 children, seven
whom died in infancy. The family
we'd in South Newfane for some years.
IT. and Mrs. Codding have lived in this
lllage at different times, and in several
her towns of the county.