Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-10-14


The steam mill is not running.
Myra Hobart has returned from her trip
to Boston.
Mrs. Kate Randall is recovering slowly
from her long illness.
Will Gage has gone to Fitchburg, Mass ,
to work with his father.
Herbert Randall Of Athol, Mass, is at
his fathers, Moses Randalrs
Rev. Edward Fuller of Barre will preach
in the Baptist church next Sunday.
George Herrick and wife of Keene, n.
H., called briefly upon friends here
Esther Lowe has not been 50 well of late
and has been under the doctors care.
Julian Taft has moved from Harrison
Chamberlain's tenement into Henry Rand's
house.
Mabel Farmer, who has been employed
by Mrs. Dale for some time, is at work in
Chester.
Otis Phillips of Orange, Mass, has been
in town staying at his fathers, Reuben
Phillips's.
The students of Leland and Gray held a
very pleasant social at Academy hall Fri
day evening.
Ernest Gould has gone TO Westminster
and is in the employ of Mr.. Walker, the
merchant there.
Mrs. Sarah Wilson is making some i'm
provements in her house and Fred Edison
is doing the work
Anna Twitchell is at home after being
employed at Bernardston, Mass, in a ho-
tel during the past season.
Mrs. Miles went to Hartford, Conn,
Monday to attend the wedding of her
niece, Miss Adah Thomas.
Mrs. William Rand is at her brothers 9,
Philip Rutter's, and will remain while her
husband is at the legislature.
Where are the papers belonging to the
reading club stranded? The writer has
only received two in a number of weeks.
Mrs. William ingalls, has returned from
Bellows Falls, where she has been fol
some time caring for her mother, who is
i'll.
Charles Houghton of Orange, Mass,
was in town over Sunday. Mr.. Houghtor
has sold out his grocery business in Or
ange.
Fred Lowe is to occupy Sarah Wilson:
tenement and Mr.. Lowe will open his neW
grocery store this week in Charles Taft,
new building.
Joel Day has taken the contract to build
an addition to j. O. Follett's house, which
when completed will be occupied by ORR
son Follett and wife.
The heavy rains have injured the road:
so badly that they are in worse condition
than they were before there was anything
done to them in the spring.
Arthur Clary and Mr. Cram of Spring
field, Mass, have been staying at FayettC
Cookies, and they have improved theil
time and the pleasant weather in hunting
while here.
The delegates from the Christian En-.
deavor society to the state convention al
Bellows Falls are Miss Cora Mason and
Miss Alma Barber. A number of others
will attend the convention from this place
Mr., Wilson of Beaufort, S. c., who has
spent his summers here for a number OF
years, gave very pleasant and instructive
account of the condition of the freedmen
at the South. 1t was interesting to heal
of their advancement since they were able
to have educational advantages which be,
fore the civil war was denied them.
A very pleasant and impromptu affair
took place at the Baptist parsonage Mon,
day evening, when a few friends learned
that it was Pastor Meacham's birthday an
nlversary, and as there was not time tt
extend the invitations 20 in number sur,
prised the inmates of the parsonage, car
rying their refreshments with them, and &
very pleasant social evening was spent.
The reporter of these items wishes every
one would feel interest enough to hell
have the town news well reported by hand
ing in from time TO time such items a.
would be of interest to the public and wha
the one who reports would not otherwise
know of. A few have kindly lent theil
aid in this way and if Others would do tn,
same 1t certainly would be very helpful u
the one who tries to give faithful repor
of all that comes to notice. A new ar
rangement has been made as will be seel
from this issue of The Phoenix, and tn
items are to be sent Wednesday morning.
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