Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
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.srAe ss---Sszt meeting of the Monday cluI
Will be held with Mrs. G. c.. Averill OF
Terrace street.
About 20 from here attended the district
deputy meeting of the Masons held in Bel
lows Falls Tuesday.
The junior and sophomore classes of the
High school have a sleigh ride to Bernards.
ton, Mass, this evening.
The mare Flora, owned by Charles Will.
kins of Guilford, has been sold to Chester
Betterley, the price being about 5000.
o. Knapp of East Dummerston shot a
bay lynx yesterday. 1t is four feet and
five inches long and weighs "a pounds.
The choir of st. Michaels Roman
Catholic church will go to Bernardston,
Mass, tonight for sleigh ride and supper.
X. G. Carrick, the Rutland chiropodist,
\ who has established good reputation for
treatment in his specially during his
numerous visits here, will be at the Brooks
House again next Monday and Tuesday.
The '98 club met at P. H. Drislane's
Wednesday evening. The progressive
prizes were won by Mr.. and Mrs. John
Austin and the BOBBY prizes by Mr.. and
Mrs. j. j. Eckles. The next meeting will
be with Mr.. and Mrs. Eckles.
The hearing in regard to the probate of
the will of the late Col Charles f. ST.
monds was postponed last Saturday, in the
probate court at Norwich, Conn. j. A.
Simonds of Canton, Ohio, the son who ia
contesting the will, will be present with
counsel at the adjourned hearing.
Mrs. Alfred l.. Brooks, who died in
Boston recently from the effects of an ope-
4ation to her throat, was former resident
here. She was then the wife of William
Bemis, painter, who died eight years ago.
She afterwards married Mr.. Brooks, who
is brother of E. F. Brooks of this town.
and had since lived in Lynn, Mass.
The fifth interstate convention of the
Young Mems Christian associations of
Vermont and New Hampshire will be held
at Laconia, N. H., Feb. 30 to 20. A long
list of noted speakers has been engaged.
All phases of the association work will be
treated. The subject of state work will
receive special attention.
Mrs. Mary Davidson, 43, of Amherst.
Mass, wife of Albert Davidson, died YES
terday after years illness with consump-
ton. She was a sister of Mrs. L. S. Hail.
Mrs. John Davis and Miss Charlena
Powers of Brattleboro. The funeral will
be held at l o'clock tomorrow. Mrs
Davidson leaves a husband and two chill
dren.
w. P. Eager, formerly of Newfane and
Brattleboro, and for several years past a
banker and broker at "a Broad street,
New York, announces that he will remove
his business to new and commodous offices
at No. 81 Broadway, Feb. /. This, he
says, is done, to give his growing cientage
better facilities and pleasanter surround
ings. 1t is mark Of prosperity upon
which Mr.. Eager's Windham county
friends will extend him congratulations.
The Congregationlaist of this week con-
tains an article by Rev. j. H. Babbitt
made up of notes, historical and otherwise,
on the Congregational churches along the
Connecticut in Southern Vermont. The
article is illustrated with cut of the Cen
tire church in this village and an excellent
half-tone interior view of the old meeting
house in Rockingham. Accompanying
this article is one by Margaret b. Merrill,
daughter of Rev. G. II. Merrill, on "Wom.
ans Work in Vermont" Miss Merrill
writes especially of the missionary work
done in the state by woman. This work,
begun eight years ago by two young wom-
en- from Northdeld training school, is well
known in Windham county.