Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-08-25
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DIR. o. B. Roberts is spending a week or
two at home.
Edwin Murdoch has gone to Orange,
Mass, to work
Mrs. Lucy l. Putnam has been at Lake
Pleasant recently.
Mrs. d. g. Hastings is home from Ben
nington for few days.
Charles Waste and wife of Rowe, Mass,
we're in town Tuesday.
Charles Briggs of Keene, N. H., made
short visit here recently.
Mrs. w. p. Jones and her daughter
Amy are at Mrs Ophelia Stetson's.
Mrs. Barker, the music teacher, who
formerly lived here, is with her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Charles e. Allard.
Seventeen attended the teachers exam
nation held here last week by Examiner
H. D. Ryder of Bellows Falls.
Several from this town have attended
the meetings at Mortified, Mass, some
on one occasion, some another.
Geo. W. Bryan of South Norwalk,
Conn.,, spent Monday and Tuesday nights
with his brother-in-law, Henry M. Roberts.
Mrs. Carrie Wilcox Reed of Easthamp-
ton, Mass, with two children, came Mon
day for few days with her fathers peo-
pie,
The Military band gave a concert on the
green Monday evening and made favor
able impression upon large audience
which assembled to enjoy the music.
Uncle John Pollard, Mrs. Reynolds and
two children and Mrs. Archie G. Fowler OF
North Adams, Mass, have been at Laurel
Beach and other places in town the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. d. Kingsley were in
| Brattleboro the first of the week and Mrs.
Kingsley was so overcome by the heat
that she was made i'll, but she is fast re-
covering at this writing.
Ora f. Butterfeld of Ann Arbor, Mich.
is visiting with his wife's relatives this
way. Mr. Butterfield was BrattleborC
boy and he has won a lucrative position
in his adopted city by brains and pluck.
There was very large gathering at thu
grange picnic last Saturday at the home o
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Roberts. Tables wer,
spread on the green under the naples
Old and young had good time and agree'
to be there next time.
c. w. Pettitt gave a gramophone con
cert at Grange hall last Saturday evening
Though the weather was very Oppressiv
there was fair-sized audience. At tn
conclusion of the concert in the hall Nj
Pettitt gave a concert for two hours in tn
street, which was much enjoyed.
Another young man, Clinton Barker
came of age Sunday and the friends an
neighbors made note of 1t by gathering a
his fathers last Friday to the number @
70 or more. Clinton enjoyed himself tina
day; those who came to meet him enjoye
themselves; supper was served in gres
abundance presents were left; an origins
poem was read by Miss Martha French
and remarks were made by Lawyer Butter
field, and Clinton responded very happily
Abigail Kingsbury, formerly wife @
Chas. Murdoch, who died 20 years age
and her descendants and few relative
met at Clifton A. Murdoch last Saturday
Four generations were represented and va
rious groups and the whole party wer
| photographed by Mr.. Adams. The table
were spread in the shade in front of tn
house. Everything passed as ''merry as
marriage bell" Mrs. Kingsbury intend
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Anna Chase, i
/ Nebraska this fall, and perhaps extend tn
visit year or so. She expects her sol
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Fol
: rest G. Barker, will go with her.