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

town and is assisting j. j. Fenten x &c.
during the holiday rush.
Miss Frances Osgood entertained her
Sunday school class of young ladies at her
home Monday afternoon.
Mrs. T. r. Campbells mother and sister,
Mrs. and Miss Morse of Alstead, are spend
ing little time with her.
The Senate confirmed on Wednesday the
appointment of Barney Cannon, ir., to be
postmaster at this place.
The ladies aid society of the Methodist
church have their annual sale this after
noon and evening with a clam chowder
supper.
Mr.. and Mrs William A. Hall and Mas
ter Melvin are on their way home from
Europe. They expect to reach here before
Christmas
Our late blizzard blew over so many
trees on the Morgan farm that it is esti-
mated 200 cords of wood will be obtained
from them.
Miss Abbie Savage is employed by the
Chase Furniture company during the holi-
days, and Mrs. w. +. Rowell is in J. &.
Days store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Robertson leave
tomorrow for New York, Lakewood, y. j.,
and Washington. They expect to be alb
sent about three weeks.
Henry NJ. Amadon has been threatened
with pneumonia, but it is hoped he has es-
capped it. He feels he could hardly be away
from his store at this busy time of year
A letter has been received from Dea.
John O.. Spring written Just before he
landed, saying that he had had very com
Portable passage, not being at all sea sick.
Good skating on Minard's pond and the
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Friday and Saturday. Even on Sunday
the temptation was too great to be resisted
by many.
Mrs Jack Robinson of Providence, r. l.,
has the sympathy of her many friends 10
the death of her mother, Mrs. Fairbanks of
Cleveland. Mrs. Fairbanks death occur
red at the home of Mrs. Robinson.
Mrs. Mary Dennison of Andover, n. H.,
has come to Bellows Falls to keep house
for her son, John Dennison. They have
rented the tenement on Atkinson street,
vacated a short time since by Simon Nc
Leod
The Rev ALERT Hammet, of Dedham,
Mass. has preached very acceptably for
the past three Sundays at the Universal
list church and it is probably that the So
ciety will vote to extend to him a call to
become pastor.
Miss Bertha S. Day and Webster w.
Hall warA n1e- lied at the home of Mrs. 0.
s. Dav, the mother Of the bride, Wednes
dav afternoon. Mr.. Hail has been build
ing a house on the Old Terrace, which they
will occupy after a short wedding trip.
The ladies union of the Congregational
church packed a Christmas box in the
church parlors this afternoon to be sent to
home missionary in this state. Supper
was served at 9. 30 BY Mrs. Charles MartI%S
Mrs, Pettee, Mrs. F. S. Livermore and
Mrs E. A Pierce.
Charles ]. O'Neil, Of North Walpole, n.
H., who for some months has been travel
ing with the Brosnahan-Jack Comedy
company, as business manager, is to retire
from the position about Christmas and re-
turn to his home. He will retain his mon
eyed interest in the attraction.
The Young Peoples union of the Univer
salist church gave a social Tuesday evening
in homer of the young peoples societies o.
the other churches, in the rarlors of theil
church. The evening was pleasantly speu
with music, readings, a pantomime from
Mother Goose and social intercourse.
The little snow we had on Monday, com
ing as it did on good smooth foundation
makes good sleighing, much to the delgh
of the merchants. So far as that is con
cerned there is no excuse for those outsid
of the village not coming in. The extremel
cold weather has possibly deferred some
Thermometers in some places registered 2
degrees below zero Wednesday morning.
The third. debate of the Young Men
club was held in the vestry of the Congre
gational church Tuesday evening. Tn
ouaetiOn 1abatad was 'RaSolvad That th
proposed suspension of the National Guar,
of Vermont would have been justifable.
The disputants were H. B. Davis aud Ed
gar Guild on the affirmative, and Dr. EC
ward Kirkland and Allie Smith on the neg
alive 1t was decided in the negative.
Bellows Falls must be very sickly place
notwithstanding the fact that the last Ger
sus made it the healthiest in the state. TIL
ninth physician has hung out his sign, Dl
+. H. O'Connor is his name. His room
and office are at the corner of Henry an
Hadley streets. DR.. O'Connor was former
" noted base ball player at D4rtmout
and the University of Vermont. He he
filed important positions in choirs and we
a soloist in the glee club while at Oar
mouth.
At the annual election of officers of E.
Stoughton post, No. a. G. A. R., the 70
lowing officers were elected: Post con
mander, F. j. Hall; senior vice-commandel
F. H. Hobson; junior vice-commander,
H. Pratt; quartermaster, A. d. Beckwitl
surgeon, DR.. E. H. Pettengll, Saxtor
River; chaplain, w. H. Taylor; officer {
the day. B. NJ. Smith; officer of the guarC
f. H. Brace; delegates to encampment, ,
A. Thwing and o. NJ Baker, alUernates,
H. Hobson and II. A. Wheeler.
Several new books have been placed
the library of late, "Forty Years Anon
the Zulus" will be interesting to some frol
having heard Rev. Mr. Tyler, who speI
the 40 years there, speak here and els
where Glow Marcus Whitman Save
Oregon" another of the new books, is
especial interest here just now on accoui
of the recent visit and talk of Miss vi
ginia Dox, who was soliciting money fC
Whitman college at Walla Walla, Oregon
A monument to the brave man Marcl
Whitman.
c. w. Osgood gave an interesting tai
at the Congregational church Wednesda
evening, upon the trans-continental tr
which he and his family took last summe
He took, as his title, "From Vermont
Oregon" The lecture was illustrated
stereopticon views of scenes in Vernon
Omaha, Denver, the Rocky Mountain
Salt Lake city, Portland, Ore, Seattle
Tacoma, the Columbia river, and the Ye
lowstone National park. Mr.. Osgood