Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
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| A. ~. ingram OF Meme, n. H., has been
visiting his family here the past week.
A number of our young people took in
THE Old Homestead at Brattleboro
Monday evening.
Among the sick ones this week are
Charles W. Morse, Mrs. Herbert Adams
and Mrs. Wellman in the Parish district.
Seymour Kelsey of Agawam, Mass,
and Frank G. Kelsey of Claremont, N. H,
are calling on Williamsville friends.
o. l.. Sherman received a telegram
Wednesday, stating that his grandson.
Harold, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Sher
man, was dangerously i'll at Spokane,
Washington.
Rev. w. r. Davenport of Barre. presid-
ing elder of the Montpelier district, ap-
peared in our lecture course Friday even
ing, and preached at the Methodist church
Sunday evening.
Next Sunday will be Atlanta Sunday"
at the Universalist church. The denomi-
nation throughout the country on that day
will undertake to give SO for each 81
raised at Atlanta, Ca, for a new church
building.
Ernest Sparks completed his fourth sue
cessful term as teacher in the Souti New
fame school last Friday and left MONDAY
morning for Burlington, where he will
take course in the medical department of
the University of Vermont.
The Newfane board of civil authority
will meet at the Windham County House
on Saturday forenoon of this week to con-
slider requests for abatement of taxes. The
selectmen wish all claims against the
town TO be presented for settlement at that
time.
measuring sociable' will be held at
the Universalist parsonage, this, Friday.
evening. The assessments will be made
according to the height of those attending.
the basis being two cents for each foot and
one cent for each extra inch in height.
Everybody invited.
Windham county lady, well advanced
IN years, having many bodily infirmities.
but with mental force unabated. RECENTLY
called physician, who, preliminary TO
professional duties, engaged her in CONVEX
sation as follows: "Mrs. - how old ara
you?" 81 am - years DID," was the re-
ply. You are very smart old lady for
one OF your age" said the physician.
when am - years old don't suppose
l will know as much as you do" 81 don't
suppose you will" replied the patient.
At a recent quarterly meeting the fol.
lowing board of stewards was elected for
the ensuing year for the East Dover. VIII
Evansville and Dummerston Hill charges of
the Methodist church, William Betterley
MIS-. kua Adams, William Yeaw, George
Bolster, Mrs. Horace Ais, J. H. Merit
held, Charles G. Hovey, William Hasel-
ton, Mrs. A, NJ. Merri6eld, Mrs. q a
Hovey, A. NJ. Mortified, Morris Cbamher'
lain, d. M. Stockwell. The return of Rev
A. A. Estabrook, pastor, for the fonrth
year was unanimously requested.
The announcement comes from New
York city that William P. Eager. a snc.
eessful banker and broker and one of New
lanes favorite sons, will move his offices
FEB. i, from Broad street to No. b7
Broadway. The change to more commo.
1ious quarters is necessitated by Mr..
Eager's large and growing business, but ia
also prompted by his desire to give his cli-
ems the best facilities and surroundings in
New York Consolidated Stock Erchann"
His continued success in a business tbS.
has so many ups and downs is donbtlass
owing in large measure to his adontion 80
business creed, to which he has strictSr
adhered, containing as a basis the words
conservative and legitimate.
Miss Florence A. Morse returned ~
Philadelphia Tuesday to resume bar 49,. "
dies at Drexel Institute in that CITY. Tbi.
institution at present contains abopt itn0
students and presents exceptional facilitieS
for advanced study in a large number Of
s SSsa branches outside of regular courses
besides cooking, dressmaking, miIIinerv
and several other industrial denartnan;
out OF which young woman comes a Sn
lshed housekeeper, the institute maIntsins
nigh grade English course, which mans
CITY CITY young ladies avail themselves of as =
III nt saanig touch before making their advent
10 fashionable society. Miss Morse ia NM
suing an advanced business conrsa Pus-
paratory to work in that line in Massanph pre-
se.Ss high schools. Drexel Institute wa.
nlghiy endowed by its founders. ana was wa
ZION In Its several departments is yery low cu