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

Mrs. @. p. Dewitt fitted to Springfield,
Mass, Wednesday for few days.
The w. @. T. U. will be welcomed by
Mrs. G. W. Parsons Wednesday at $3.50.
Principal Carlton d. Howe of McIndoes
academy this state is at home for a few
days.
The village school will reopen on Mon
day under the management Of Mrs. K. A.
Kenyon.
Other excursonists to Boston not men
toned last week we're John Skinner and
Roy Howe.
Frank Lang, formerly of this place, and
student in telegraphy here when Mrs.
Green was station agent, is now in charge
of the station at Northboro, Mass.
The family Of j. Eddy, who lost their
home in district No. by fire in early sum
mer, is settled in Mr.. Eddy's village house
remade from the A. t. Warren shop.
David Davis hears from the Brattleboro
Retreat that though the condition of his
daughter, Loenia, is precarious, there are
hopes of tiding her over the present state.
r. A. Wellman is having more wood
land cleared for lumber than ever in his
milling business-about 10000 feet on
the Clifford lot besides the portion near
Kenney pond.
Many old friends of N. w. Kimball, for
several years secretary Of Dubuque, Ia,
water company, will be interested to hear
that he has been elected superintendent of
that company.
The Green homestead is not TO pass out
of the family at present, Mr. and Mrs
David Ballou Of Wilmington, the latter a
sister Of the late Mrs. Anna Green, being
expected to occupy it in few days.
George Batchelder, son of II. j. Batch
elder, successor TO N. NJ Batchelder in
mercantile business here, is expected next
week from Dale, South Carolina, where he
has been In a store for more than year.
The community was panied TO learn
Wednesday Of the seizure of W. T. Bruce
by paralysis. He was found in his barn
early in the morning with his right side
helpless. but by noon was somewhat i'm
proved in condition.
Geo. Clifford has painted Mr.. Knapp's
Burditt house in soft shades and will soon
occupy il after tenancy of the Burlingame
farm owned by b. C. Eager. Mr. Farm
hams family will vacste the Burditt house
TO move into their own new house
The George B. johnson farm, once the
oNSi AiohNA piANtB bOOh dllNI ilt PRES
ent century came in, and for many years
thereafter, has been resold to a Mr.. Haw-
kins of Staten Island who has spent few
days here Of late, and who AYERS that he
shall bring his large family to permanently
occupy the farm.
Besides the regular collection last Sun
day in the Congregational Sunday school
one was taken for poor children's Thanks
giving dinner in Boston. On next Sunday
the Sunday school collection will be for
the Vermont Bible society, and the chill
dren are TO write letters, If they will, telling
how they earned their pennies contributed.
Bare ground, good wheeling and mostly
mild air have characterized the week.
Clouds every day have threatened storm,
and frisked around before noon, giving
half and half glints of blue sky for after
noon and by times gorgeous sunset tints,
and the rain cometh not at the present
writing. Old observers say the streams
were never lower. Hescock brothers re-
late concerning their pasture spring which
never was known to fail and has shown no
diminution of force through the dry sum
mer, that 1t suddenly went stark dry,
without any sign Of breaking through else
where.