Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-07

Harry PERKINS oil burlington calleu on
friends in town Thursday.
T. n. Chase and John Chase are spend
ing the summer weeks in Nova Scotia.
c. w. Osgood spent Thursday at North
field, Mass. attending the Worlds Student
Y. N. G. A. conference.
Miss MAYHEM of Yarmouthport, Mass,
arrived last evening to spend few weeks
with Miss Frances Osgood.
The members of the golf club displayed
on their grounds some unusually fine fire.
works on the evening of the 4th.
Mrs. Edward Kirkland was in Wellesley
last week attending the 10th anniversary
of the graduation of the class of 'SS.
Clayton Able went Sunday morning to
his home IN Warehouse Point, Conn,
where he remained until after the Fourth.
A.P. Crossette began July carrying
the mails to and from the depot in the place
of Ed Gould, who has held the position II
years.
Rev. j. H. Reid has been spending the
week at Sunapee, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. p. L. Kimball Mrs. Reid, Master
HAROLD and Miss Marion went up today.
The Barber family of Brooklyn, who
have been accustomed for several wears to
spend their summers in Rockingham, have
arrived at Maple Avenue, the home of
John E. Stoddard.
Miss Mary Powers and Miss Gertrude
Hayes, teachers in the public schools, leave
on the early train Monday morning for the
summer institute on Marthas Vineyard, to
be absent until the first of August.
Mrs. H. B. jackson, children and Miss
Burt returned yesterday from Brad
ford, where they have been visiting Mrs.
A. II. Webb. They leave tomorrow for
their summer cottage at Claremont juno
ton.
Mrs George Seagrave of Wellesley,
Mass, is visiting the family of G. w. Os
good. Mrs. Seagrave will be pleasantly
remembered as Miss Eva Woodward, for
several years a teacher in the primary
schools of our village.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Osgood and little
daughter Elizabeth returned yesterday
from Bradford, where they have been Wis
ting ex-Gov. and Mrs. Farnham, Mrs. Os-
goods parents. Mrs. Osgood and Eliza
beth have been absent three or four weeks.
Miss Helen H. Blossom, a popular clerk
in the dry goods store of j. G. Day & Co.,
and Fred @. Lewis, jeweler for W. j. Eat
on & Co., were married at the home of the
brides mother On School street, Wednes-
day, June %. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis will
occupy the upper fat in the house of G. L.
Barber on Atkinson street, and will be at
home to their friends after Aug. 1.
The Rockingham Town Sunday school
association will meet at $3.50 o'clock next
Sunday afternoon in the Cambridgeport
church, where the praise service will be
led by Mrs. G. A. Lasher, a prominent
Sunday school worker, and addresses de-
livered by G. W. Cox of Bellows Falls and
Rev. Mr.. DeBevoise of Westminster. The
meeting promises to be quite as interesting
as former ones.
George H. Babbitt has resigned as su-
perintendent of the Northern New England
division of the American Express company,
and is succeeded by Thomas j. Carney. Mr..
Garvey is from Boston and is an expert
enced employ of the company. Mr.. Babbitt
has been in the employ of the company
over 90 years and has made an excellent
record. He has now assumed management
of the Robertson Paper company in which
he has a controlling interest.
The United States civil service commits.
sion announces that the post-ofice depart
ment having advised it, free delivery
will be established in Bellows Falls Oct 1
$780, and requests that proper steps be
taken to secure an eligible register in order
that the postmaster general may select
carriers and substitute carriers from it in
due time for them to select their uniforms
and become familiar with their duties be
fore the establishment of free delivery
A special examination will be held Aug. 8
commencing at 8 A. NJ, for the positions o.
clerk and carrier. w. A. Mcdonald, tn,
temporary secretary, will furnish informa
ton to applicants.