Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-04
PERSONAL.

Mrs Frank Turner was in Springfield.
Mass, Saturday.
DR.. C.. IL. Shoes of Boston is a guest at
the Brooks house.
MFR. and Thomas VIM have returned
from their wedding trip.
Thomas Breslin has moved from Reed
hill to 13 Vernon street.
Miss Aimee Jones returned Sunday from
a visit in Deerfield, Mass.
Daniel Sweeney and John Grady spent
Monday in New London.
Oscar Guiheen is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Roger Donahue in Holyoke.
DR.. Websters appointment as postmaster
was confirmed Friday by the Senate.
Mrs, Flora Lewis has returned from
visit in Hartford and Merden, Conn.
George Foster goes today to Manchester.
n. H., for short visit with relatives.
An increase of pension from IS to $12
month has been granted to John P. Hough
ton.
Mrs G. II. Aiken of Orange, Mass. is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. K,
Lyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George s. Barrett of Au.
burn, n. Y, have been visiting at E. W.
Blodgetts.
Mrs. Sarah Spaulding of St. Adams is
visiting her son, Charles Spaulding, of
Vernon street.
Mrs. Melvin e. Cooper, who has been
seriously i'll at her home on Elliot street,
is much improved
Clinton Brooks of Penn Van, n. Y,
former well-known local resident, is a
guest at E. D. Whitneys.
Ernest Winter, who recently sold his
milk and cream business, will go to Green
feld, Mass, soon to take position,
Harry Currier, who has position in a
drug store in Cambridge, Mass, has been
spending few days with his parents.
Henry Simonds is at work for f. L.
Roberts in the store which the latter
bought at Winchester, N. H., recently.
c. Fred Childs spent Sunday at home,
returning to New Haven Monday with the
members of the Yale basket ball team.
Mrs. Henry Rawson returned yesterday
from Brooklyn, where she spent seven
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Humpstone.
j. K Parker is recovering from his Sc
we're illness. He is now able to 60 out up
on his piazza and hopes soon to be on the
street again.
Daniel Long and daughter of Duluth,
Mimi, came to Brattleboro this week to
attend the funeral of Mr.. Longs sister,
Miss Ellen Long.
Miss Eliza Kenney finished work Wed
nesday as clerk in O.. J. Pratts store.
Her marriage to Charles Newell will take
place the 22d inst.
Jessie Prosser returned to her home in
Oswego, N. Y, Thursday after spending a
largo tho Xpntar with har sietar
Mrs. Nora Kenney.
Mrs. R. F. Wheeler returned Saturday
from New York after few days visit
with her son, who is a student at. the Co.
lumbia medical college.
Miss Gertrude Perkins, who has been
studying music in New York the past two
or three years, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs G. B. Perkins.
Miss Josie Foster and Miss Emma Lund-
berg, teachers in the public schools of
Springfield, Mass, came Saturday to spend
weeks vacation at home.
Col. and Mrs. j. A Lillis of Rutland
and Miss Brie NJ Bowler of Willimantic,
Conn, were here this week to attend the
funeral of Miss Ellen Long.
Capt. Sigsbee of the battleship Maine
was a cassmate at Annapolis of Comman-
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president of Norwich university.
The Arapahoe, Oklahoma, Bee of Feb.
25 said Henry Knight may be poor
boy, but the allied forces will find he has
honor that their $500 will not sully."
A. H. Downing of Minneapolis, MINI.
came to Brattleboro Wednesday and he
will spend several weeks putting in new
machinery for the Estey Organ company
The current issue of "Talent" says:
'Mary French Field has received very
flattering offers from England for the
summer months, which she will probably
accept"
Mrs. S. S. Hunt has just returned from
the early New York millinery opening
with fine line of spring goods. Her trim
of millinery study.
j. Arthur LaFleche, cutter for Pratt
Wright & Co., returned Monday after {
two weeks absence. He went to Buffalo
and other places in New York state, re
turning to New York city to study spring
styles of clothing.
Miss May ellison returned to her hom
in Brooklyn yesterday, after visit of sew
eral weeks with Brattleboro relatives. Sh
was accompanied by Mrs. Fl. r. Brown ant
weeks in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Shepardson and Mr.
and Mrs. P. F. Crown spent Friday an
Saturday at c. II. Shepardson's at Below
Falls. The visit was for the purpose
celebrating informally the Both anniVer
saIy of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
Shepardson.
Capt. W. T. Haigh has resigned his pos
ton as baker at the Brattleboro Retreat
where he has been employed large part @
the time since 1878, and he will enter tn
employ of the EsteV Organ company. IL
has rented the tenement in John Retting
house recently vacated by r. A. HoughtoI
Mrs. Andrew Horton left Tuesday fo
Minneapolis, where she will spend som
time with her sister, Mrs. Blake, and wi
also meet another sister, resident OF MOI
tana, whom she has not seen for 30 years
Mrs. Horizons granddaughter, Edna Ma!
nard, returned with her to Springfield
Mass.
The marriage of Edward Coleman
New London, Conn, and Miss Shade Man
of Keene, is announced to take place
Keene the 18th inst. Both of the youn
people were members of the Brattlebol
High school class of '95. Mr. Coleman
who is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Col
man, is now an express messenger runnlI