Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-02-25

Robert Kathan and Dennison Davis have
been i'll this week.
Leon Fuller of Mt. Holly, son of Fred
Fuller, is spending the week at Madison
Fuller's.
Mrs. Flora P. Shelley expects to break
up housekeeping soon and will live at w.
A. Coles.
Allyn F. Pierce of Boston spent Satur-
day and Sunday with relatives here and in
Putney Falls.
The women of the Baptist church will
serve dinner in the town hall on town
meeting day.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Fem and children
are expected home next week after visit
in Holyoke, Mass.
Mrs. Fl. L. Pierce visited her sister, Mrs.
r. G. Winchester, in Holyoke, Mass, the
first of this week.
Miss Helen Robertson went to Spring
field, Mass, Saturday for few days visit
al Rev. Charles Conklin's.
Miss May Scott and Miss Maud Munger
of Mortified seminary spent Washing
tons birthday at their homes.
Eugene Matthews of M. G.. Williams's
store went to his home in Mechanicsville
the last of last week for visit.
The pupils in district No. 2 have bought
new flag for their flagstaff to replace the
old one which has become worn out.
Arthur F. Pierce, who recently sold his
business in Claremont, N. H., is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. l.. Pierce.
Golden Rule chapter, Order of Eastern
Star, had no representative at the annual
convocation of the third Vermont district
at Ludlow Wednesday.
OF course no one will overlook the Soon
cert of ye olden time," which will be given
in the town hall tonight for the benefit of
the Congregational church.
In the road commissioners account in
the town reports the total in the item
which reads "514 hours, team and man at
80 cents, $3S. 25" should be 15.45.
There will be free will offering next
Sunday at the Baptist church for the re-
lief of the Cuban sufferers. Let there be
generous response to this cry of starving
humanity.
Mrs. Ellen Patterson of Mortified, this
state, has been at NJ. G. Williams's this
week. Albert Patterson, whose condition
has been serious for several months, is
now rapidly recovering.
A concert and ball will be given in the
town hall on the evening of March IL
which 1t is expected Will lead, soclally, an
events which have occurred thus far this
season. Leitsinger's orchestra of Brattle-
boro and E. II. Miller will take part in the
program and a competant reader and others
will probably be engaged.
A recent issue of the Orange, Mass,
Enterprise mentioned the fact that Mrs.
Mary Howe LAWN and Lucien Howe OF
Brattleboro called upon and took tea with
Miss Ethel Farley in Leipzig, Germany.
Miss Farley is a niece of Mrs. j. w. Stow
ell and is taking a course of study in the
conservatory at Leipzig. She was for
mer pupil of Mr.. Howe.
The present outlook indicates quiet
town meeting Tuesday so far as the cleo
ton of town officers is concerned. There
will be at least one vacancy to fill as First
Selectman l.. p. Bailey says that under nc
conditions will he accept reelection. IL
has been rumored that A. j. Aver would
be candidate for election as town clerk
but Mr.. Aver states that this is absolutely
false, and certainly there is no call for
change in that office. 1t is intimated thai
there may be a change in the office OF road
commissioner, but no name has been pu'
forward for that position.