Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14


Miss Mary Duffy visited in town Sunday.
Charles Barrett of Fitchburg is in town.
Mrs. Warren Holman is enjoying a new
piano.
Miss Mary Warren is visiting in Keene
for a few days.
Joseph Bell went to Manchester, Conn,
to work Saturday.
T. w. Saben and Frank Field went to
Boston Wednesday.
Fred Thompson of Burke, VT, is the
guest of Edward Abbott.
Miss Eva Warren of Peterboro was a re-
cent visitor at E. f. Kelley's.
Geo. Wright has sold his '07 tobacco
crop and the filters of his '9S crop
John G. McCaughern left Wednesday for
a few days visit in Springfield Mass.
Fred Knapp has entered the ice business
having given up his position at the hotel
Mrs. William Burrows went to Boston
Monday, intending to remain several weeks
o. c. Robertson left Monday on a bust
ness trip to Boston, New York and Phila-
delphia.
Prof Mackintosh's son Roger returned
to the Cambridge Latin school last week
Friday.
The Hinsdale High school has hired Tay-
lor's field for athletic sports the coming
season.
The @olian, banjo, mandolin and guitar
club have had fine group picture taken
by Fisher.
Mrs. Reynolds, who is staying at NJ. S.
Leach's, went to Boston Wednesday to
visit sister.
Geo. Fiske and son Charles Fiske came
up from Springfield Saturday and stopped
over Sunday.
Edward Frazier of Brockton, Mass,
came Tuesday for a few days visit with
relatives in town.
Lester Clark came home Thursday of
last week from the Massachusetts General
hospital, Boston.
Leon Smith, aged IS years, formerly of
this place, died recently of typhoid fever
at Brightwood, Mass.
A. A. Kiser has finished work at NJ. S.
Leach's blacksmith shop and returned to
his home in Vermont.
A new Prescott piano has been placed in
the town hall for use in the local enter
tainments to be presented soon.
Mrs. Philip Laduc is packing her house
hold goods for removal to Florence, Mass,
where her husband is employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Crowningshield are
working at G. NJ. Wright's. Mr.. Crown.
ingshield is Mrs. Wright's brother.
The French Literary club held meeting
at the High school building Monday even
ing; subject, French Historians"
Miss Maria A. Spooner went to Brattle
boro last week Friday, where she is nurse
in the family of Mrs Leander Thomas
G. G. Holton went to Concord Tuesday
TO attend the Grand Army encampment
Mr.. Holton is a member of the department
council
Rev. ]. G. Cairns preached his farewell
sermon at the Methodist church Sunday
and left to seek new fields of labor Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. Wise has engaged Miss Sarah Hu
lett of Bellows Falls Vt, to attend to tn
millinery department in her store, and sh
has begun work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Burrll, who hav,
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henri,
Higginson, returned to their home in Soutl
Manchester, Conn, Friday
The senior class in the High school is re
hearsing, "She Stops to Conquer" whc
will be presented at the town hall May 10
The play will be followed by dancing.
John Prescott of Warner, n. H., ha
placed press for job printing in the Fis
block. Mr.. Prescott is contemplating start
ing local paper if he finds encouragement
here.
Mrs. G. S. Howe, Mrs. c. c. Holtor
Mrs. S. K. Hildreth and Mrs. A. A. Bale
attended the Womans Relief Corps cor
vention held at Concord Wednesday an
Thursday.
c. D. Merriman left Wednesday for til
sanitarium at Contocook, N. H. Mr.. Mel
t riman has been poorly for some time. II