Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-15
PERSONAL.

MONDAY on Two weeks vacation.
Frank Field began work Monday in
Roberts & Company's grocery store.
E. ]. Shea is taking vacation of two
weeks from his duties in the post-office.
Mrs. Frank Putnam and Miss Harwood
of Chicago are guests at F.. H. Putnam's.
Miss Susie Hanrahan has returned to
N. l. Hawley's store after a months vaca-
ton.
Mrs. f. Il. Morse, milliner, returned
this week after stay of 10 days in New
York.
Florence Putnam of Alstead, N. H., has
returned to Brattleboro to resume her
studies.
An original widows pension of So a
month has been granted to Mrs. Julia
Marcott.
John Golden has finished work as
freight conductor on the Central Vermont
railroad.
Howard Wellman returned Saturday
from visit in New Haven and Thomas
ton, Conn.
John D. Austin, who came from Spring
field last week, begins work today at the
Brooks House..
E.. Whitney has returned from Kings
ton, N. Y, where he spent the larger part
of the summer.
Martin Austin, jr., returned Sunday
night after a short business trip through
New York state.
Miss Marjorie Crosby returned Saturday
from Meriden, Conn, where she spent two
weeks with relatives.
Robert R. Shelley went to Springfield,
Mass, Monday to take position in Haynes
& Co.'s clothing store.
Miss Maud Emerson and Ruth Adams
returned Monday after two weeks outing
in Kennebunkport, Ne.
Ralph Cain has returned to Brattleboro
having discontinued his engagement with
Santanelli, the hypnotist.
Mrs. H. D. Waterman has returned from
Michigan, where she spent several months
in an effort to regain good health.
Judge William G. Holbrook of New
York came the last of last week to spend
several weeks at ex- Gov. Holbrooks.
Leslie Scott of New York came Satur-
day to spend two weeks at S. W. Richard
sons Mrs. Scott will return home with
him.
DIR. E. r. Lynch returned this week
from Boston and Nova Scotia. Mrs.
Lynch accompanied him from the latter
place.
Will Brown, who has been at work in
| Gardner, Mass, several months, is at
home, being disabled by an injury to his
| finger.
Capt. Allen of Newport, N. H., has
| been spending the week with his daugh-
tiers, Mrs. G. F. Bingham and Mrs. W. G.
| Corser.
Rev. 81. R. Miles will go to Boston next
week to attend the international Congre-
gational council. He will be away over
Sunday.
Mrs. John Lewis Morse, jr., of Philadel-
phia came Wednesday to spent some time
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. l.
| Hawley.
Miss Nellie Goodrich returned Saturday
to Newton Centre, Mass, after spending
10 weeks with her mother, Mrs. Ellen w.
Goodrich.
James Dowd, a successful New York
business man, who was High school boy
here 20 years ago, spent Sunday with W..
H. Bracket.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. b. Mack returned Mon
day after spending the summer at Nan
tucket They visited a week in Boston
after leaving Nantucket.
Miss Viva G. Smith of Boston visited
her sister, Mrs. Enos White, Monday, re-
turning Tuesday to Boston, where she is a
teacher in kindergarten.
Miss Myrtle Corbett rode her wheel
from Springfield to Brattleboro Monday, to
visit her sister, Mrs. S. P. Sherwin. She
returned to Bernardston yesterday.
Thomas Griffin, who has worked as stew
ard in large hotel on Long Island during
the summer, came home Friday. He ex-
poets to spend the winter in Florida.
Miss Florence Howe went to Meriden,
Conn.,, yesterday. She will be Joined there
next week by her mother, and they will
go to New York to spend few days.
Miss Stella Stickney has been working
as stenographer in Durham Brothers
store the past week, taking the place of
Miss Eva Adams who is on vacation.
Mrs. F. G. Hill of Wallingford, Conn.,,
who has been visiting Mrs. w. E. Barber,
returned yesterday accompanied by her
aunt, Mrs. Newell Adams of Wilmington.
James Fisk Hooker left Tuesday for
New York city where he expects to enter
law firm in short time. He has had
good offers from several prominent New
York concerns.
Mrs. G. II. Smith went to New York
Monday, accompanied by Miss May Allen
| of Northampton, to spend two weeks
studying the fall style in millinery. Miss
| Nickerson will return with her.
Col. Geo. W. Hooker and Gen. j. j.
Estey went to White River Junction to at
tend the state fair Wednesday, and on
Wednesday evening they attended a meet
| ing of the committee of arrangements for
the Dewey celebration in Montpelier.
Miss Anna G.. Blanchard of Putney,
who has been spending the summer at the
| Hawthorne Inn in East Gloucester, Mass.
will return next week and will be the
guest of Mrs. W. A. Gilbert for a short
time, after which she will go TO Burlington
to spend the winter.
Mai. and Mrs. F. W. Childs and daugh-
ter, Ruth, Mrs. Margaret Gatty and Mrs.
! Fullerton have returned from their sum-
mer's, outing at WellAeet, Mass. Mrs.
| Childs and Mrs. Fullerton went to Chester
Saturday. Maj Childs is much improved
in health as a result of his vacation. He
occupied cottage owned by Capt. L. D
Baker, president of the Boston Fruit COM
pany. Capt. Baker and Capt Young,
president and vice president of the com
pany, are expected TO be guests of Maj
Childs during the Valley Fair. They will
90 from Brattleboro to Montpelier to at
tend the Dewey celebration, thence to the
island of Jamaica.