Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-23


Mrs. w. W. King and child went to
Worcester, Mass, Saturday for few
days visit.
Miss A. NJ. Mitchell of Boston came Fri
day to spend the summer vacation with
her mother.
Miss Sawyer, teacher of the first gram
mar school, went to her home in Brattle-
boro Wednesday.
Miss Cora Kathan, teacher of the second
grammar school, went to her home in Put
ney Tuesday.
Mrs e. U. Brigham and children are at
her former home in Jacksonville, Vt, for
a few weeks stay.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Detour are taking
a few days vacation in Springfield and
Northampton, Mass.
The grammar school graduating class
had group picture taken by Photographer
Fisher Tuesday morning.
Sample copies of "The Experiment"
new local paper published by John Prescott
d Co., have been sent out.
The ladies of the Universalist society hold
lawn party at Edward Stebbins's Bratte-
boro street home this evening.
Miss Minnie B. Owen came home from
the Westfeld, Mass, Normal school Tues
day for the summer vac .tion.
Miss Florence King, first assistant teach
err in the High school, went to her home in
Northampton Mass, Saturday.
Miss Lizzie Robertson went to Boston
Wednesday morning to make her sister,
Mrs. Nat Butler, two weeks visit.
Miss Carrie J. Stearns, who has been
studying music in Boston, returned home
for the summer on Saturday evening.
The lawn party, given by the ladies of
the Metho list society at the home of James
Bridges last week Wednesday, was largely
attended.
Rev. Mr.. Snnett of Chesterfield preach
ed an excellent sermon at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday morning in exchange
with the pastor.
j. w. Jeffords of the Keene Sentinel
staff is taking a much needed rest. +. G.
Cotton will be the Hnsdale correspondent
for the present.
Mrs Lucy Spooner and Grace NJ Day
| attended the commencement exercises at
Tufts college last week. They returned
home Thursday.
Miss Mary Ellen Purcell came home
| from Greenfield, Mass, Monday for a
weeks visit She was accompanied by her
| friend, Miss Moyahan.
Mrs R. X. Akeman, Mrs. F. H. Jones
and the Misses Blanche and Bertha Lewis
attended the commencement exercises at
the Mortified seminary last week.
! A party of 10 enthusiastic bicyclists
went to Mt. Monadnock Thursday, leaving
here on the 6:l0 a. NJ. train, and making
part of the trip by rail, and pedaling part.
Mary c. Duggan and Miss Lila
Hancock left for Chatham, Mass, Thurs
day morning, where they have positions in
a hotel for the summer.
Miss Annie Spooner, her guests and a
few local friends made up merry party
Saturday. They spent the day at Spot
ford lake.
The annual reunion of the Hall family
will take place at Spofford lake Saturday,
June pa This includes the family of NJ
S. Leach, as Mrs. Leach was Miss Irene
Hall.
DIR. NJ. c. Dix returned home today after
a three weeks absence in Montgomery
Vt, in attendance upon his brother, who
has been dangerously i'll, but is now slowly
recovering.
Mrs. G. \. Fletcher, who recently open
ed ice cream parlors at her home on Satur
day afternoons aud evenings, is meeting
with success, easily disposing of all the ic,
cream she can make
G. NJ. Oaks's business has increased 81
much that he found himself unable TO dc
all his cooking, and he has secured thu
services of Fred Holm of Brockton, Mass
an experienced baker.
At meeting of the governor and coun
Gil Monday evening the nominations o
Charles B. Hopkins as justice and Will
d. Stearns as special justice of the Hins
dale police court were confirmed
B. F. Adams went TO Holyoke, Mass
Saturday to visit his brother, Oliver Ad
, ans, and also to attend the commencement
exercises at Mt. iolyoke college, he hav
ing cousin in the graduating class.
Mrs. Fred Payne of Maiden, Mass, vi:
tied Miss Minnie Snow this week an
> called on other friends. Mrs. Payne wa
,, formerly Miss Agnes Tubbs, and popula
teacher in one of our village schools.
Over Sunday guests of Miss Annie s
, Spooner, at the home of her mother, Mr.
: Maria A. Spooner, were B. P. Holman
Bert Clark, Lewis Fairchild, Miss Mari
Babson and Miss Winifred jackson, all {
Boston.
j. B. Dawson and family have been OF
: cupying their cottage at Spofford lake fc
rev days. REV. w. Il. RenshaW al
IS family were their guests from Thursda
until Tuesday. Miss Melissa Howard hi
h also been their guest
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Pike, form,
J. residents of Hinsdale, who have been co
Quoting a factory boarding house in Ha
Il risville for several years, have left the
and gone to Worcester, Mass, where the
will run boarding house.
Chidren's day was celebrated at Il
n Baptist church Sunday evening by the re
dering of the exercise Scattering Pr
cious Seed" An interesting feature W
u an emblematic piece, "The Beacon Light
by several young ladies.
I S. X. Hildreth is getting about with t
aid of crutch and cane, as the result
a fall week ago. As he was steppii
from a carriage in front of Jones
O'Bren's store he missed the curbing a.
fell, injuring the scatic nerve so as to CO
fine him to the house for a time.
1t is expected that Rev. j. E. Cross
Brattleboro will deliver an illustrated tel
g perance lecture at the Congregation
1t church Thursday evening, June 30. N
Ie Cross is an interesting speaker, and t
10 large collection of paintings which he us
n adds much to the interest of the lecture.
4. The Japanese Stars" entertained t
6 ladies' missionary society at the Congress
% tiona1 church narlor Saturday afternoc