Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-22
PERSONAL.

Falls y. Y, returning Tuesday.
Mrs Martin Austin, jr., went Tuesday
to Amsterdam, N. Y, to visit her sister.
Herbert l. Elmer of Rockland, Mass.
was in town from Sunday to Wednesday
Lawrence Heaphy was called to Hol.
yoke, Mass, Monday to attend the funeral
of a relative.
Mr. and Mrs. S. w. Kimbal were in
Greenfield, Mass, over Sunday with Mr..
Kmbsl's son.
Mr. and Mrs. D. II. Fraser of Middletown.
Conn, are visiting Mrs. j. G. Fraser on
Washington street.
Mrs. Bertha Tidd of Northampton came
last week for visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs A. 1. Williams.
Miss Ella Waite went Saturday to
Springfield, Mass, to attend reunion of
Mt Holyoke college friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. z. Dickinson return
this week from New York to occupy their
summer home on Linden street.
Mrs. S. S. Hunt and Mrs. G. A. Greene
have been in New York this week for mil
linery, which will be ready tomorrow.
Miss Marion Minor has returned to Bos
ton to continue her studies in music, after
spending few days with her parents.
c. d. Smith is at Easthampton, Mass,
where he has carpentry work which will
give him occupation throughout the sum
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Carpenter returned
Wednesday after an absence of three or
four weeks, the larger part of which was
spent in Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. o. p. Smith left Mon
day for a stay of two weeks in Washington.
They will visit in Philadelphia and Brook
Ign on their way home.
Rev. Mr.. Richardson of Proctor preached
at the Swedish Lutheran church last night.
He will preach again tonight and will re-
turn to Proctor Saturday.
P. S. Chase gave an intele stng report
on the proceedings at the supreme colony
of the Pilgrim Fathers, before Fort Dunn
mer colony Tuesday evening.
Miss Louisa Smith, nurse, who has been
spending the winter with her brother in
New York, is receiving medical treatment
at an asylum in that city.
James Fisk Hooker responded to the
toast "Vermonters in Politics. at the ban
quet of the Sons of Vermont in Spring
field, Mass, Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Risbey came from
New York Friday. MI. Risbey has re-
turned, but Mrs. Rsbey will remain here
for long visit with her parents.
Miss Helen Chandler and her mother
have both been seriously ill, but they are
now improving. Mrs. Hattie Reed of
Keene has been with them several days.
Miss Sarah Benson, who has been at
home large part of the winter on &C
count of ill health, returned this week to
her duties as teacher in the Norwich,
Conn.,, academy.
j. L. Howard, teacher of penmanship
in the public schools of Maiden, Mass,
has been spending vacation of several
days in this county. He visited the Brat
tleboro schools Monday.
Treasurer c. A. Harris leaves to-mor-
row on Western business trip to West
Superior, Minneapolis, Des Moines and
other Western cities in the interests of
the Brattleboro Savings bank.
Mail Agent C. Fl. Curtis has been trans
ferred from the night run to the day run
on the local mail route lately established
between Newport and White River juno
ton. Mr.. Curtis has served rs mail clerk
nearly II years, II years having been EN-
ployed on the night run between Newport
and Springfield, Mass
The Brattleboro Creamery has engaged
NJ. l. Mcott as manager for the coming
year and Mr.. Hall as assistant O. G.
Covey has been engaged as cream gatherer
on the Hinsdale and Guilford route, G.. L.
Stacey will have charge of the West Ches-
terrified and Dummerston route, and j. NJ.
McQuaide will make the collections in
Brattleboro
A number of the students of the Uni
versity of Vermont went to the Fort
Ethan Allen range for target practice Sat
urday. The highest score at 100 yards
was made by Merton Robbins of Brattle-
boro, who is major of the battalion. Cliff
ton Howe of Newfane is one of the six
members of the senior class to be chosen
to deliver orations May II.
The Boston Transcript of Saturday said
"Mrs. L. d. Temple, president of the Yer
mont Federation, was in town early in the
week. On Tuesday the president of the
Daughters of Vermont gave luncheon in
her honor at the New Era Cooking School,
1854 fremont street. Miss Rowe, acting
president, and Miss Everett, secretary of
the Massachusetts, Federation, Mrs. Alice
Freeman Palmer and Mrs. Hiram circuit
were others present"
c. Z. Scribner, formerly employed in
the Farmers & Mechanics exchange, has
finished work for the Smell Manufacturing
company at East Brimfeld, Mass, and has
been spending the week in town. He
left yesterday for Wolcott, this state,
where he will conduct meat business on
his own responsibility. He has rented his
house on Washington street to James FL.
Morse now of Myrtle street.
E. B. Stewart has moved this week back
to his farm in Colrain, Mass. Mr.. Stew
art came here year ago and has since oc-
cupied a tenement in his double building
at the corner of South Main and Canal
streets, in which Young's grocery store is
located. Mr.. Stewart has enlarged and
made extensive improvements on the build
ing during the year, at total expense OF
about $4,000
Two men who are in the public eye this
morning have personal friends in Brattle-
boro-Minister Woodford, who left Madrid
yesterday and Charles Emory Smith, who
was appointed postmaster general yester-
day. Mr.. Smiths speech in the last cam
paign was the most effective declaration
for sound money heard in Brattleboro. He
was here two or three days as the guest o.
Dr. Holton. Mr.. Woodford spoke here IL
two or three previous campaigns.
The following is from the Post Mills
correspondence in the Bradford Opinion
describing the Easter services in tina
town: "The floral decorations were in &C
oorJonoa vyth tho daU AMONG which was