Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-14
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Weed is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. K. j. Davis at Chester.
Oscar Smith went to Greenfield, Mass,
Wednesday to visit his sister.
e. G. Foote of White River junction
visited F. S. Livermore Monday.
The T. o. N. club will be entertained
this evening by Mrs. Ann Lamb.
Rachel Carson of Greenfield, Mass,
spent Sunday with Miss Maud Young.
An increase of pension from SIC to SIT
month has been granted to Col. John
Hunt.
Motorman Frank Wright of the Spring
field electric railroad spent Sunday in Brat
tleboro.
Mrs. M. II. Newhall has left to spend
some time with friends in Worcester,
Nashua and Boston.
Miss Grace Lamson of Cato, N. Y, is a
guest of her sister, Miss Florence Lamson,
at jerome Amidon's.
Daniel Sweeney of Arlington, Mimi, is
here for an extended visit with his aunt,
Mrs. Grady of Reed street.
Mrs. Will Pellerin returned to Orange,
Mass, Monday after visit of two weeks
in this village and in West Brattleboro.
Dennison Cowles is away on a business
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at Westfield, Mass, during his absence.
w. H. Rockwell of New York was in
Brattleboro Tuesday to attend the annual
meeting of the Vermont National bank.
Ashton Taylor has moved from Green
street to the house which he recently
bought of John Manley, jr., in Esteyville.
Mrs. Flora Clary and daughter Ruby re-
turned from New York Sunday night
They we're accompanied by Mildred Scott
ANY Hines and Maud Essex went Thurs
dav to Boston. the former to remain there
week or more and the latter two or three
days.
40. johnson and family moved We'd
nesday to Keene, n. H., from the water
cure building, where they have lived y
years.
Mrs. Henry n. Rawson left on Tuesday
for BROOKLYN, where she will spend several
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Hump
stone.
Guy Lamson returned this week to his
studies at the Rochester, n. Y, theological
school after spending three weeks vaca-
ton at home.
County Clerk j. H. Merrifeld went to
Montpelier Tuesday to attend the meeting
of the directors of the Union Mutual Fire
Insurance company.
Rev. Father Reynolds of Bellows Falls
and Rev. Father Corcoran OF North wal
pole were the guests of Rev Father Cum
ningham Wednesday.
Mrs. Somervile will return to New York
within a short time to join Capt. Robert
Somervile. who now has charge of tug
boat in New York harbor.
George Bourn, who has recently been
employed in the Pearl City paper mill at
South Hadley, Mass, went to Norwich,
Conn, yesterday to run paper mill.
Mortimer Stoddard and Perley Holmes
left on Friday for Burlington, where they
resumed their studies in the medical de-
partment of the University of Vermont.
Mrs. b. F. Ketchum and Liston ketch-
UNI were called to Albany, Y. Y, Wednes-
day to attend the funeral of widow of
a brother of the late DR.. b. f. ketchum.
Miss Lucy Simonds is taking week S
vacation from F. X. Barrows's store She
entertained the members OF her Sunday
school class at her home Tuesday evening
Miss Jessie Gregg gave party Wednes-
day evening in honor of Mrs. f. A. Hub
bard of Springfield, Mass, who has been
Il the guest of Mrs. S. o. Miner several days.
Fifteen people from the Baptist society
Joined in a sleigh ride Monday evening to
"a Winchester, n. H., where they were hos
q pitably entertained by Landlord Richards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Mckay of Tops
ham arrived at Brattleboro Wednesday
on their wedding trip. The bride is a
niece of G. Z. Currier, engineer at the lie
treat.
Rudyard Kipling left England recently
for South Africa, where he Will gather
material for his novels. 1t is understood
that Mrs. Kipling and the children remain
"A in England.
C. Fred Childs returned home Thursday
NIGHT of last week after visit of two
weeks with one of his college chums il
Richmond, Va. He returned to New Ha
ven early this week.
Mrs. C. E. Risbey returned yesterday tC
her New York home after a visit of severa
weeks in Brattleboro. Mrs A. w. Child
returned with her and will remain IN th'
metropolis for some time with relatives.
"a The Fidelity and Casualty company o
81 New York has ordered its special agent
VIZ. Aiken, from Portland, Me-, to st
IA Louis, Mo. Mr.. Aiken, who is native
IA Greenfield, Mass, formerly had desk II
the Office of A. w. Childs Co.
The New York Sun published recently
list of the pensioners of the country wit
receive $45 or upwards per month. Fifty
three Vermonters were given in the list
two being from Windham county,. q
Daggett of Jamaica and Henry A. Tone
of Jacksonville, both of whom suffer iron
paralysis.
William E. Allen of Jamaica Plain
Mass, formerly cashier at the Farmers .
Mechanics Exchange, has gone to hi
home near Pomfret on account of hi
health. 1t is understood that Bert ALE
of Jamaica Plain, also formerly OF tn
Farmers & Mechanics Exchange, will
to Pomfret soon to run farm.
The Brattlaboro contingent to the OFF
GERS school at st. Johnsbury included Ger
j. j. Estey, Major j. G. Estey, Capt.
Harry Estey, Capt. F. D. Weld, Lieut'
Haigh, Bingham, Putnam, Connors, Wa
erman, Burnett, Collins and Henkel, Sc
geants Putnam, Bailey, Cressy, Field an
Whitman, Hospital Steward W. F. Roc
and Chaplain c. o. Day.
V. W. Boyden has returned to his pos
ton as night operator at the Western III
ion telegraph office after an absence {
three months. j. G. Mclaughlin, VII
has been substituting for Mr.. Boyden, hi
gone to Hartford, Conn, as day operate
for the New England Railroad compan
Mr.. Boyden has been writing life insu
ance in Windham county during the tin
that he was out of the office.