Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-01


40 foot barn near their grist mill and box
shop, on the Kilburn brook
Mr. Bergeron has moved from the Car
roll house back of the Congregational
church into the jackson block.
Mrs. Lucius Worden shipped her house
hold goods to Worcester, Mass, this week
and will make her home in that city.
Mrs. Ober, who has labored as mission
airy among the southern mountain whites,
is calling on friends in town this week.
j. Il. Britton is moving into G. S. Fay's
house. His family will occupy the tene-
ment recently vacated by Mrs. Wordeu.
Miss Florence Goddard has closed a
successful term of school in Vernon and
will remain at home through the winter.
Miss Lizzie Robertson went to Spring
field, Mass, Wednesday to spend a few
days with her friend, Miss Cora Denison.
Rev. w. E. Renshaw held a meeting in
the schoolhouse in the south part of Win
chester, in the Barber district Friday, even
ing.
Miss Nellie Brittou came from Ludlow.
Vt, to spend Thanksgiving with her father
and sisters. She will soon go to Brattle-
boro TO work
Mrs. James Shattuck, whose home is on
the Mortified road, had partial shock of
paralysis Monday morning while visiting
at G. A. Nason's.
The Rebekahs are arranging for a ball
which will be given Friday evening, Dec.
20. Beedle's orchestra of Keene has been
engaged for the occasion.
Miss Mabel Merrirnan of Mortified, who
is settling the estate of her father, the late
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business connected Herewith.
j. H. Wetherbee passed successful ex-
animation at Concord the 10Th inst, before
the state board of health, and received his
certificate as a licensed embalmer.
Misses Sawyer and Kathan, who have
taught the Grammar schools here for the
past four terms, have resigned, and, it is
reported will teach in Putney, Vt.
John Fisher entertained his classmates,
the seniors in the Grammar school, with a
whist party at his home last Friday even
ing. Refreshments were served and all
enjoyed very pleasant evening.
The Baptist society invited the Young
Peoples societies of the other churches to
a social to precede the lecture before the
Christian Culture class, which was much
enjoyed by those who were present.
Henry Merchant is here from New York
state to work in the Amidon mills. Mr..
Merchant was a member Of the % Massa-
chusetts regiment, which did such excel
lent service in Cuba during the war with
Spain.
Mrs Stevens, who lives with Mrs. Zyl-
phia Wellman, fell down the cellar stairs
last week Friday afternoon, and although
no bones were broken she was seriously in
jured and has been confined to her bed
ever since.
Ex,-Lieut. Gov. William H, Halle of
Massachusetts, formerly of this town, who
still has large business interests here, has
been critically ill with bronchitis several
days at his home in Springfield but the re-
ports from him now are more encouraging.
Charming w. Barnes, proprietor of the
lions Hill Press, went to Chicopee, Mass,
last Tuesday, and bought a large poster
press, cutter, about $500 worth of wood
type and large quantity of metal type,
besides stands, cases and other articles of
use in the printing business.
The first number of volume 9 of The
Quill is out. 1t contains an excellent half
tone likeness of the late Henry L Welsh,
a member of the High school graduating
class of $50, and who after graduating
with honor, failed rapidly and died of con-
sumption on Nov. 6. The paper is well
edited and very readable.
Schools will open Monday with the fol-
lowing change of teachers: E. P. Bailey
No. l, grammar, in place of Miss Sawyer,
resigned; Robert McCaughern, jr., second
grammar, in place of Miss Kathan. Mrs.
Arthur j. Clark will have charge of the
primary school in Keyou's block, in place
of Miss Upham, who is not well.
The girls of the High school furnished
the visiting football eleven, their friends,
the home eleven, and coaches with an ex-
cellent dinner last Saturday in the Univer-
salist vestry. This was certainly a happy
thought of the management, and it was
carried out with much success. Everyone
thoroughly enjoyed himself, and the girls
are to be congratulated upon the pleasant
results of their iabors.
The temperance meeting at the O ongre-
gational churchSunday evening was well at
tended and interesting. Short. but pithy ,ad-
dresses were given by the local clergymen,
and also by Rev. j. l.. Felt of Lancaster.
Readings by several ladies and a solo by
Miss Ethel Bruce of Brattleboro added to
the interest The meeting was presided
over by Mrs s. X. Hildreth, president of
the W. G. t. U. under whose auspices it
was held.
The town has been billed for the farce
comedy, "The Widow From the West" to
be given tomorrow evening. The Boston
Globe and other large papers have spoken
highly of the acting of Miss Nellie Frank
lin, who is the star of the entertainment.
The company has appeared in most of the
cities and larger towns of New England,
and has been well received. Many special
ties will be offered during the evening.
The seats are on sale at f. H. Jones's drug
store.
Rev W. e Renshaw completed his fourth
year as pastor and preached sermon APP
propriate TO the occasion Sunday morning
at the Congregational church. He refer
red TO the many pleasant experiences which
had come to him aud his family, of the en-
couraging condition of the church both
spiritually aud financially, He spoke feel.
ingy of the changes caused by death aud
removals. During the four years there