Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-16
PERSONAL.


,frrau illness of a week.
Margaret Adams, Ruth Brown and Graoo
Cooper are i'll with mumps.
nh, r. O. n. club will meet with NTrs
C. a. Watman this evening.
Van Rensselaer, Lansngh is VISITING at
" n Minors for a few days.
Miss Florence Farr is working in FK
Blrrov,'s store during the HOLIDAYS.
Frank Pratt of New York is expected
in Bra,,Ieboro next Monday for a visit
Mrs Edmund Carey is ill with pneumo-
nia and Mrs. Stoddard is caring for her.
Arthur Howe and Frank Knight went
TO springfield, Mass, Monday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Howe left Tuesday
for Bermuda where they will remain dur
ing the winter.
John Tasker is acting as clerk in the
store Of n. l. Hawley during the week of
Christmas trade.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cutler have re.
turned from Montague, Mass, where they
spent three weeks.
The ST. Cecilia Altar society met with
Mrs John T. Kaine Thursday evening to
sew for the needy.
for Arlington, Mass, where she will spend
the winter as usual.
Miss Ruth Childs came home from An
dover, Mass, Wednesday to spend some
time with her parents.
Miss Mary Devine began work Monday
in Miller's candy store. She will continue
until after the holidays.
Mrs. c. L. Howe went to Detroit, Mich,
Tuesday to spend the winter with her
laughter, Mrs. Holloway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin Brown expect to
begin housekeeping soon in the house of
oscar Smith on High street.
Marvin Hadd, Ohio state representative
Of the DR.. b. j. Kendall Remedy company,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. f. f. Young.
Mrs. Walter Harvey came Monday from
Westport, y. H., to care for her mother,
Mrs. David Downer, who is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Sarah Thompson, who has been at
Mrs. Sarah Burpee's, went Tuesday to
Rochester, n. Y, where she will spend the
winter.
Miss Ethel Goodale has enterel upon
her duties this week as assistant to Miss
Philips in the 9th grade of the public
schools
Miss Stella Stickney and Walter Cook
are in Vaughan Il Burnet's jewelry store,
helping to supply customers with Christ
mas goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Jenne of Rutland
.eturned Wednesday night from visit to
New York and are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
c. F. X. JENNIE.
Charles Spring has been unable to go
out this week on account of severe kid
nev trouble. Fred Ellis has been driving
his coupe for him.
C. f. Scribner, formerly employed in
the Farmers & Mechanics exchange, has
been in town this week shipping his goods
20 Walcott, where he is now living
George w. Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. p. S.
Eames and Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Spaulding
have been at Bethel this week in attend
ance upon the state grange meeting.
Mrs. H. Devens rnd daughters, who
have spent the fall season at LenoX, Mass,
left New York this week for Hamilton,
Bermuda, where they will remain during
the winter.
William j. Hawley, manager of the
Robert Mantell dramatic company, was in
Brattleboro 80 years ago as guest at the
Revere House of his friend, the late Col.
James Fisk
Miss Nellie Matthewman, who has lived
with Mrs. C. A. Waitman the past four
years. finished work for Hooker, Corser ~
Mitchell this week and returned to her
former home in Springfield, Vt.
Willard Kidder of Terre Haute, Ind,
was in town the first of the week on bust
ness connected with the sale of the Will
ard Kidder flour, for which E. Crosby &
Co. are the New England agents,
DIR. r. Fl. O'Connor, who looked over
the Brattleboro field with view to locat-
ing here, and who was reported later 10
have decided to settle in Rutland, has
opened an Office at Bellows Falls.
f K. Severance, son of DR.. and Mrs
Severance, received honorable mentlon iol
his high entrance examination in Latln al
the University of Vermont. He prepared
for college at the North street school,
Mrs. John Frye of st. Johnsoury' whose
husband is employed in Brattleooro, mas
written to Brattleboro friends that she ma
heen granted a divorce with the privilege
of resuming her maiden name, winch "a'
Florence Smith.
Rev. Mr., Wood, who was to have pegui
his nastorate over the Baptist church II
West Brattleboro next Sunday, is i'll WIZ
the grip, L. B. Hardy, who has supple,
the pulpit since Rev. Mr.. smith resigneu
will continue as supply until JAM l.
Mrs. Oscar Dix of Dummerston left ye:s;
terday for Baltimore, Md, where sne VIII
spend the winter with relatives ohe az
companied niece who came 10 Duunlnel
ston after Mr.. Dix's death. A nepneN
who came at the same time returned carrie
in the week. r.
Mrs. E. F. Boudwitch and MISS "A:
Perry returned to their home in Framins
ham Mass, Wednesday, after spendln
several days with their brother H. W. re,
nv, who has been seriously i'll at the proos
House. Mr.. Perry is at present III d III
improved condition.
Col. John Hunt has secured pehslo
for Milton II. Davis OF Vernon, anu az
one of $12 month for Mrs. Emma .. %
cobs of Guilford. Six of the Company
bows who were at Chickamauga last sun
mer have made application Tor pensioi
through Col. Hunts agency
Rev. Father Powers of Sacred he S.
church of Cambridge. Mass, was s oeII
of Rev. Father Cunningham TINS w Tn
He is travelling through some OF tne NC nc
England cities securing material iOr IL u
torY of the early settlers ana Tne "a %a,
Roman Catholic churches OF new Enl
land for the benefit of the Sacred hea
Review.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Brooks were