Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-08-04
WHITINGHAM.

Minnie Pike is at work at Readsboro.
Eva Reed Is visiting in North Adams.
Byron Royd spent Sunday at c. S. Chases.
Sarah HoLrook is at work at c. f. Putnams.
Vail Bucklin returned from Boston Wednes-
day.
c. S. Chase and Harrle returned from Boston
Tuesday.
Henry Russell was with his family the first of
the week.
Herbert and Alice Newton were at II. A. Wheel
er's Sunday.
Edna Wizards sister has been visiting her for
a week or two.
J.D. Avery of auckland was at j. S. n Kent
fields Tuesday.
Mrs. Amherst Snow and Lena are at home from
their Greenfield visit.
Mrs. Emory Hicks Of Troy returned to her home
Saturday afternoon
DR.. Thomas returned Monday from visit to
his brother in Pownal
The Deerheld Valley Medical society took din.
ner at Mrs. Cutters Thursday.
Arthur Pike of New York city is at Amos
Pixies for a two weeks vacation.
Mrs. D. A Chase and Hattie Blackfan went to
their home in Cambridge, n. Y, Tuesday.
Cattle buyers Wood Of Rockingham and Drake
Of Conway, Mass, were in town last week.
Word has be- en- received OF the safe arrival Of
Mrs. Sarah Jison at her sons in Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weber of Charlemont spent Sun
day with her daughter at Lincoln Sawyer's.
Rev. ]. Yerks will preach at Green Mountain
hall next Sunday. Subject, Heroic Doubts"
Henry and Florence Quinn and Mrs Carrie
Smith went to North Adams and back Tuesday
Luke Plumb went to North Adams Monday
He has finished work at Raponda and will now
work for Lincoln Sawyer.
A party Of about 80 mostly from the Baptist
society, spent social evening at Mrs. lzanna
Fowler's Thursday evening.
Emory Hicks and grandson, who have been
visiting at II. c. Coates's went to Wilmington
Saturday to visit his sister for a few weeks.
j. S. Fisher, agent for o. f. Thomas, portrait
painter of Bennington, was in town Monday and
took large number of orders for pastel work.
A party picnicked at the big Rock" Monday,
which is one OF the sights worth seeing. The
rock is about so by 10 feet in size, and is situated
on top of a high hill above Henry Reeds house.
Its formation is unlike that of any other rock
hereabouts and is spok en- OF In the geologies.
Arrivals at the Spring hotel last week we're:
f. o. Rugg and family, Greenfield; B. n Newell,
Shelburne Falls; Alex Levine, Bennington; II. NJ,
Bartlett, New Haven, Conn; Chas. II. Ashley,
Deerheld j, II. Lamb, Greenfield; Fannie Good
rich, f. w. and F, II, Goodrich, Florence and
North Adams; Frank Cornell, Newport Vt; John
S. Fisher, Albany, n. Y; Chas. A. Marcy, Col
rain; Chas- ID. W. Marcy and wife and children
Of Boston.
Friday being the 2lst birthday anniversary of
Edwin Murdock,a surprise party was planned for
him, between rs and 100 friends and nelghbors ar.
irving at his fathers during the afternoon and
until 6 o'clock, when a bOuntiful supper was
served until 8 30 o'clock. Then the young people
enjoyed dancing on the barn floor for some two
hours, with music by Mr.. and Mrs John Coleman.
ring, necktie and pin were presented Mr.. Murd
ock by Hon. A. A. Butter1eld In few well
chosen words, which were happily responded to
by Mr.. Murdoch, The party broke up about mid
night