Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-09

Mrs. George Underwood is ill with cry
sipelas
j. j. Fenton has been in New York since
Monday buying holiday goods.
DR.. E. r. Campbell went on Monday to
New York for a stay of two or three weeks.
The Island Manufacturing company shut
down its wrapper factory for short time
last Friday.
The many friends of Deacon John 0.
Spring are glad to learn of his safe ar
rival in Liverpool
Miss Alice jackson went Wednesday to
Brattleboro to spend a week with the fam
lily of L. w. Hawley.
Chas. H. Robb and family are located in
the A. H. Fisher house for the winter, Mr..
Fisher being in Florida.
Miss Flint and her sister, Mrs. Witches,
who is visiting at her old home here, have
been in Boston this week.
G. H. Williamss new book store is well
stocked with fine lot of gift books in ad-
dition to the usual large stock of stationery
Miss Cook, who has been employed at
Mr.. Halls paint shop, has gone to Boston
and Miss Maud Carr is employed in her
place.
Rev. Alfred Hammett of Dedham, Mass.
preached at the Universalist church last
Sunday and is to supply the pulpit again
next Sunday.
December IA is the date set by the
Christian Endeavor societies for the illus
trated lecture on the Yellowstone National
park by c. W. Osgood.
The High school and graded schools
closed today for the Christmas vacation.
They will open Monday, Jan. @ 1899, after
three weeks vacation.
Moreton Durkee has issued very at
tractive calendar 1t contains a picture of
the arch bridge over the canal, and also
has the fire alarm signals
Little Doris West entertained several
little guests at the home of her grand
father, George X. Russell, Saturday, in
honor of her fourth birthday.
DR.. o. NJ George, who returned from
Montpelier last week Thursday, was un-
able to be at his office until Monday. at
which time his health was much improved.
Mrs. John Robertson went to Newark.
N. D., last week where she is to spend the
winter. Her residence on the corner of
Westminster and Hapgood streets is closed
Among the 70 bright little faces peeping
out from the December Vermonter we find
the demure face of little Florence Elizabeth
Osgood, daughter of Col. and Mrs f. G.
Osgood.
Mrs. Henry Harlow returned to her
home in Keene, N. H., Monday, after a
week spent with friends in town. Mrs.
Harlow was, for many years. a resident of
Westminster West, and has many friends
here.
The Universalist fair opened last even
ing with their usual supper and sale. AS
is always the case large numbers awaited
themselves of the opportunity for a fine
supper. This evening they give Mother
Goose's carnival which is to be followed
by a dance.
The death of Mrs. Andrew Oliver, the
widow of former rector of Emmanuel
church, the late Rev. Andrew Oliver, DID,,
occurred at Searsdale, N. Y, Nov. H. Dr.
Oliver was rector of this church from 1858
to 1854. His death occurred about a year
ago in New York.
An illustrated lecture on the campaign in
Cuba was given last evening in the school
house at Gagevile by Harry s. Miller of the
2lst United States infantry. If the cleo
trio road had been in working order doubt
less many would have availed themselves
of the opportunity to go out from here.
About 40 members of the Grand Army
attended the memorial service for the dead
of the Spanish war last Sunday evening at
the Congregational church. Rev. j. II.
Reid preached from the text, "And He
Said Unto Them Follow Thou Me-" taking
as his subject the Worlds Leader. The
chu. CHI was we'll filed.
The pupils of the junior class of the
High school are selling tickets for a Shaks-
perian entertainment which they are to
give in Union hall December 10. 1t will
contain selections from several PLAYS ar
ranged as a comedy. Who knows if we
may not have Booth among us in dis
guise, and that this will develop his latent
talent
u H. Allbee has been chosen admins
traitor of the estate of the late Henry f.
Arms of Worcester, Mass, there being
considerable local property belonging to
the estate. p. II. Hadley and g. H.
Williams are the commissioners, and they
are to hold meetings at Mr.. Albee's office
Dec. 81 and March % for the proving of
claims.
Mrs. A.N.Swain has heard from Mrs. w.
A. Hall that little Melvin Hall had one of
his thumbs pinched almost entirely off by
its being caught in the door of a railway
carriage near Munich recently, but the
surgeons hope to save it. Mr.. Hall is ex-
pected to return to Bellows Falls within a
week or two, but Mrs. Hall expects TO re-
main abroad through the winter.