Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-05
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO. FRIDAY, MA

james Blanchard has had his pension in.
creased from 80 to $1t a month.
Edward Curran has moved from Mrs.
Fales's house into Fitzgerald court.
@. P. Stewart has gone to West Hook
sett, where he has work in a saw mill
j. 7. McCaughern has moved his family
to Bellows Falls, where he is employed
Joe Bergersan of Orange was shaking
hands with his friends in town Sunday.
Geo. @. Howe will soon move his family
to the Thompson place on Cream Pot hill.
Mrs. K. N. Blanchard is entertaining
her niece, Miss Ella Gains of Brattleboro.
Mrs. Joseph Bell returned Saturday from
three weeks visit in South Manchester,
Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney @. Aldrich of Keene
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. s. K. Hill
dreth over Sunday.
Mrs. Martha Newton, who has spent the
winter with Mrs. Julia Jones, has returned
to her home in Greenfield, Mass.
Walter A. Sabin and wife of Bellows
Falls were recent guests of the formers
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. w. Sabin.
Frank Cleary has closed his engagement
at Hotel Ashuelot and is at work for Geo.
M. Wright, running his milk wagon.
Twenty-three dollars and seventy-one
cents was the sum Mr.. Clark of the island
paid last week for keeping beer for sale.
Edalbert j. Temple finds the census of
the school children in town to be 1856 of
school age. OF these 203 are girls and 1853
boys.
Mr.. and Mrs Sylvester Bickford and o.
S. Bickford of Greenfield, Mass, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Thayer last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Minis entertained
Mr.. Nims's brother, E. +. Minis, and
wife, of Westmoreland, a short time last
week.
Mrs. A. A. Bailey spent Saturday n
Vernon, the occasion being a family :
union on the S0th birthday anniversary Of
her mother.
VIM. Smith is working as spare hand at
Brightwood paper mill, taking the place of
Walter Blanchard, who was accidentally
killed April 8.
Sheridan Woman's Relief corps has &C
cepted an invitation from Rev. w. H.
Woodall to attend divine service at the
Baptist church May %, Memorial Sunday.
Recent guests of Miss Florence King,
first assistant teacher in the High school,
were her brother and sister, Eugene and
Miss Marion King, of Northampton, Mass.
Miss Hattie Knapp is the happy posses
sor of the fine Prescott piano which has
been used at the town hall in the recent
local entertainments, and was placed there
by H. E. Lake of Keene.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Sanderson will cele-
brate the 50th anniversary of their mar
rage at their home Wednesday, May 10.
Their friends will be heartily welcomed,
but they desire that no presents be brought.
Miss Janette Bascom arrived home
Wednesday from Winter Park, Florida,
where she has spent the winter. Miss
Bascom says she certainly experienced all
the horrors of seasickness while on the
voyage home.
Mr.. and Mrs L. Park have rented their
house in Greenfield, and in the future will
make their home with their daughter, Mrs
w. II. Lyman, where they are comforta
bly, settled, having arrived at their new
home last week.
Mrs. NJ. A. Spooner came home last weeB
Thursday from Brattleboro whore she hai
been caring for the sick, and the following
Tuesday she went to Mortified, Mass, tc
Mr.. Atwood's, whose wife and child arr
both i'll with typhoid fever.
G. A. Holland recently called upon q. d
Merriman at the hospital where he is re
ceiving treatment. Mr.. Merriman is a
least no worse than when he entered tn,
hospital three or four weeks ago, and hope
that is an encouraging feature.
The Junior Epworth league will hold
supper and musical and literary entertain
ment at the home of f. o. Packard, High
land avenue, Wednesday, May "a. Ic,
cream and cake will be served during tbs
evening. All are cordially invited.
The lawn in front of the Brightwoot
mill, which is 80 well kept as to always b
pleasant spot, just now presents a gall
appearance with its bright-hued flowers
! One seldom sees so fine bed of hyacinth
and tulips as are in full bloom there.
The 10Th anniversary of the marriage o
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Tilden was made
pleasant occasion by about 80 of thei
friends unexpectedly dropping in on theu
! last week Wednesday evening. Refresh
ments were served, and the evening hap
PLY spent with games, and social cheer.
! Mr., Freeland of Mt. Hermon occupies
!, the Congregational pulpit Sunday morn
ing. He was sent by Mr.. Pike, who wa
unable to come as expected. In the even
! ing an interesting missionary meeting wa
9 held, which was conducted by Mrs. Reu
shaw, wife of the pastor.
3 The Hinsdale eolian. mandolin, banj
' and guitar club spent Friday evening q
: the home of James Hancock on Chestnu
> Hill in response to an invitation from Titu
Hancock of New York, who was at hi
fathers for a few days visit. Refresl
ments were served and pleasant evenin
; enjoyed by all.
A May party was given at the town ha
! Monday evening under the auspices of tn
= ladies of the Universalist society. III
. drama, "Mr. Bob" was we'll rendered b
. the young people, creating much merr
|. ment. First-class music was provided I
= the enjoyment of spectators, as we'll d
? dancers, for the three hours of dancin
= which followed the presentation of IL
;, drama. G. w. Streeter was first floor d
> rector, with G. W. Smith, II. f. Smith,
G. Snow and @. T. Richards as aids. R
freshments of ice cream and cake wei
: served. In spite of the shower in the ear
/ part of the evening, the hall was well file
a and socially and financially a success vi
IL scored.