Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-15

long illness, was again taken i'll Friday and
is in a serious condition.
Dr. A. A Pratte returned Thursday
morning from three months stay at his
brothers in Norwich Conn.
Miss Lucy G.. Spooner is home from Bos-
ton, where she has been visiting her sister,
Miss Hattie, at Tufts college.
There will be no preaching service at the
Methodist church Sunday morning. The
other services will be as usual.
The new cart for the fire department
has arrived 1t is much lighter and SUI
perior in many ways to the old carts.
Mrs. Almond Hopkins of Fitchburg,
Mass, visited her sister Mrs A. q. Sar-
gent, and friends in town over Sunday.
The new hearse is expected the first of
next week. 1t is one of the latest styles
out, and has white and black changeable
draperies.
Mrs. Robert c. Inslee and daughter Mil
dred of Boston spent Friday with Mrs. H.
G.. Holland and Mrs. Lois p. Ferrin at Ho-
tel Ashuelot.
Bertram ID. Boivin returned to Boston
Thursday and will remain at Tufts college
until June, when he will take his parish in
New York state.
Mrs. VIM. Crawley of Hartford, Ct, aud
! daughter, were at her mothers, Mrs. John
! Donovans, few days last week, return
ing home Monday.
Mrs. +. l.. Hldreth and daughters Flor
ence and Elizabeth of Brattleboro are Wis
itsng at her mothers, Mrs. l.. f Fales's,
on Mortified street.
Evangeistic services will be held in the
Baptist church beginning Monday evening
April IS, at 1;3O, under the direction of the
the committee of the state convention.
Newhall & Stebbins will ship this week
40 of their "New Ideal" lawn mowers to
Newand Hull, England. This is the larg
est foreign shipment the firm has made.
Harry f. Smith goes to Amherst, Mass.
tomorrow to play ball with a picked team
against the college nine. He will remain
there and play during the coming week.
Leon B. Merritt has gone to Pelham,
Mass, where he has leased farm of 135
acres. He moved his household goods Mon
day, and his wife and children will go
there tomorrow.
Edward p Bailey returned to Dartmouth
Thursday. He has accepted the position of
assistant instructor of mineralogy at the
college, position given to only one post
graduate of the college each year.
Robert w. Blanchard is to ride an exhi-
bition mile at Albany, ~ Y, during the
three days race meet of the South End
wheelmen of that city to be held April q,
2S and 30. He will ride his new '9S Eclipse.
The Red Men hold their second annual ball
this, Friday, evening. The music by the
band promises to he of excellent order, as
the members have been putting in some
hard work the last two weeks, and have
several new pieces
The Hinsdale savings bank will pay its
third dividend May by giving depositors
10 per cent of their deposits This will
make 40 per cent the bank has paid since
July /, 1897, and total of S9S, 600 it ha.
paid or is ready to pay de .ors.
Chas. Chamberlain family of Win
chester have NOV nto one of Geo. VI
Wright's tenem on the Mortified road
He will work Mr.. Wright as teamster
taking VIM. Mauniss place The latter
has taken position On the railroad.
A room canvass of the Halle x Eros
mill was taken by a few of the old EN-
ployes Wednesday, and it was found tha
there were 10 in the mill at present WHIT
have been employed there over % years
four over 81 years, and one 40 years.
: l.. p Brodeau, lawyer of Montreal an,
speaker of the Canadian House of Com
mons at Ottawa was at his sisters, Mrs
J Auguste Brillian's over Sunday. Henry
t Brlllian of Woonsocket, r. l., visited hi
| brothers Auguste and John Brillian Sunday
e While NJ. II. Bardwell was at work saw
2 ing out lumber in his shop Wednesda,
/ morning, a portion of the sawdust flew in
to his right eye and lodged there in such
/ way that he was unable to have it takel
a out, making a very painful though not
Y serious accident
e The annual Methodist conference is he'll
n at Dover this week. and some one wi
4 probably be appointed to fill the vacan"
:. caused by Rev. H. E. Parkers resignatio
f as pastor of the Methodist church. MI
l. Parker will return to Boston and continu
his studies in the theological school.
e Rev. l.. NJ Wilde had open house to tn
o members of the st. Joseph choir Wedne
# day evening, and served them an elaborat
e turkey supper with all the "fxings," III
supper was given in recognition of the III
firing efforts the choir has given the churcl
e The choir speak in highly complimentar
terms of the pleasant and enjoyable evel
ing afforded them and say that Faith,
" Wilde never does things by halves.
f. B. Chase, who passed forged checl
s. in town last fall to the amount of 5000 WI
released from custody at Keene, Tuesda
at Testimony was submitted showing the r
spondent to be mentally irresponsible A
10 ter investigation Judge Chase ordered hi
discharged on the recognition of himse
and his brother in the sum of $1,000 for
future good behavior. His brother settl,
-, all the bills and costs of the forgeries
~ The spacious and pleasant apartments {
y the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. @. NJ. Coo
tn were opened with characteristic cordialit
IS last Thursday aft rnoon and evening to
goodly number representing the Method
n, society, whose double object was partir
A. reception to their retiring pastor, now I
turning to the Boston university school
g theology, and also to express by many us
- full tokens their affectionate appreciate
- of the cheerful Christian character al
fellowship of Mrs. Diantha Cook.
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