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

W. A. Wilcox has finished work at Z.
A. Temple d Co.'S.
Irving Pierce and family of Bennington
are visiting Nj. Plerce's mother for few
days.
Freeman Hager has bought the lower
hotel and will build a grange hall on the
grounds.
Rev. Nehemiah Sprague hur: his foot
quite badly while working at Hagers
mill Wednesday.
The North River Manufacturing com
pany is getting out large bill OF lumber
for W. A. Cheney's new mill.
The Odd Fellows of West Halifax hold
their next meeting at this place. where it
is expected they will continue to meet in
the future.
MIR. and Mrs Samuel May, who have
been working for some time for +. j. Cor
kins in Searshurg, have finished work and
returned to town.
On Tuesday evening, Jan. II, the install
latiOn of the otiicer- of North River grange
took place. The year seems TO open favor
ably with this grange. We expect TO note
its prosperity during the year.
The ladies of the Universalst society
will hold their annual festival and dance at
the Glen House on the evening of Jan. u.
From appearances more than usual efforts
have been put forth 10 make this exceed
any former festival.
AT the adjourned annual meeting OF the
Universalist society these officers were
elected: Directors Martin A Brown, W.
5. Allen and Freeman Hager; clerk, f. 5.
Allen; delegate Windham and Benning-
af,A
Z. p Reed ushers, l.. A. Brown and c.
w. Reed; janitor, II. 5. Blanchard.
Al the annual meeting of Unity lodge,
F. d A. NJ, these officers were chosen:
w. NJ, w. H. Hancock: 5. W, Q. W.
Kingsley; j. W, II. 5. Ward: treasurer,
Ezra Stetson: secretary, f. II. Stetson:
). D., A. A. Butterheld; j. d., II. f.
Parsons; steward, A. w. Harrington
chaplain, Geo. r. Faulkner; marshal, K.
Q. Wilcox; tyler, A. c. Stetson.
Mrs. Philander Hall passed away Jan. g.
without any previous sickness, aged 81
years five days. Mrs. Hall had apparently
been well up to the day Of her death, hav-
ing felt slight pain in the forenoon and
somewhat more in the afternoon. Mrs.
Hall had spent her long life in a quiet,
kindhearted, pleasant way, loved by all who
knew her, and her death comes as a sud
den stroke to her husband, who is a few
months her junior. She was a daughter
of the late Col. Obed Foster, a prominent
man in this town 'or many years. Col
Foster raised a large family of children
named Willard, Charles, Jabez, George,
William, Hiram, Esther, Hannah, Ann
and Nancy-Mrs Hall. The death of
Nancy leaves only her brother Hiram liv-
ing of the large family. Mrs. Hall leaves
no children. The funeral was held at the
house last Sunday, and vas largely attend
ed, Rev. Mr. Walker officiating.
1t is not usual that in one week this
small place is called upon to record three
deaths. Our pen was not dry from record
ing the death of two elderly ladies when
We are called upon to record the death of
Peter Holbrook, the Oldest son of Fred
L. Holbrook, who died Tuesday of pneu-
monia, after a short sickness. Young
Holbrook had been apparently strong and
well, was well liked among the young peo-
pie and was an active, athletic young man,
quiet and attentive to his work, being en-
ployed by the North River Manufacturing
company, His death comes as a sore af-
Fiction to the young people of our com
munIty and more especially to his father
who had heretofore been called to part at
the river of death with a little daughter
and two loving wives. Mrs. Helen T.
Brigham, friend of the family, is unable
to attend the funeral which will be held
Friday. Rev. Mr.. Walker of Wilmington
will otticiate. Perhaps we ought TO men
ton the fortitude of young Peters only
sister Sarah, in this severe bereavement to
the whole family.