Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-02-17

Chas Shantley visited in town last week.
Frank Conway visited friends in Hills
boro last week. (
The date of the Pomona grange has been
changed to March l.
Miss Estelle Spencer spent Sunday with
relatives in Keene.
Plumbers and coal dealers have been
reaping a harvest lately.
G. S Howe spent a few days with his
son in Lockport recently.
Ellis Holbrook of Keene, was in town
this week on a business trip.
The lilo train was stalled at this sta
ton for some time Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Curran are rejoic-
ing over the birth of a baby girl.
Amidons mill shut down one day this
week on account of anchor ice.
Ex-Principal G.. w. Park has secured
position as stenographer in Boston.
Louis Roeder, who is down with grip and
complications, is slowly improving
Thirty-three volumes of the latest fiction
have recently been added TO the town Ii
brary.
Mrs. Chas. +. Weed, who has been seri-
ously i'll for some weeks, is much improved
in health.
VIM. Smith took a large party to Ash
uelot Friday evening, the attraction being
a dance.
Frank Brockway and family have re-
Gently moved from River street to Cottage
street.
A number of Hinsdale people attended
the Universalist fair at Winchester Thurs
day evening.
Some trouble was experienced at the
Robertson paper mill as the result of the
recent cold snap.
Attendance at each of the churches in
town was very light on account of the d s.
agreeable weather.
Miss Lizzie Robertson went to Concord
Thursday where she is spending the re-
mainder of the week.
Oliver Hale and Miss Jura Davis were
married at the Congregational parsonage
Feb. II, by Rev w. f. Renshaw
w. L. Renshaw will take as his subject
Sunday morning Treatment of Truth. 4"
In the evening the theme will be "Some
Lessons from the Prophet Daniel.
Mrs Rose Lewis, Mrs. S. II. Hildreth
and Mrs. Renshaw we're chosen delegates
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I. L. convention at Keene Thursday.
The ladies of the Congregational society
held church supper Wednesday evening.
The Methodists held a supper Thursday
evening.
E. j. Temple and family attended the
funeral of his mother, which was held at
her home in Wilmington, Vt, on Thursday
of last week
1t was incorrectly reported in the birth
column of last weeks paper that the re-
Gently born child of A. d. Carpenter and
wife was girl.
James Dillon has resigned his position
with Elisha WordSn and has accepted on
as cook in the new hotel at Marlboro. Is
will be missed by his many friends in town
The gate at Towne grist mill was frozen
in Saturday night in such a way that it was
impossible to shut it down and the men
were obliged TO throw off the belts and let
it run.
Horton Walker of the hospital corps of
the United States army, who has been
spending his furlough at his home here, re-
turns to Fort Mcpherson, Ga, early next
week.
Athletics seem to be Furnishing at the
1lgn scnOOl unuer the new regime. BaS-
ket ball teams have been organized and
gymnasium work is receiving much atten-
ton.
About 20 Methodists and friends enjoyed
a sleighride Saturday evening to the home
of Henry Spaulding on the Ashuelot road,
where they were royalty entertained. The
evening was pleasantly passed with music
and games.
The officers of the new High school ath-
letic association are as follows; President,
Thomas McCaughern vice president, Har-
ry Jeffords; secretary and treasurer, Miss
Harriet Knapp; manager, Roy Dawson;
assistant manager, Henry White.
Edward Pittsinger, who was a passen-
ger conductor on the Ashuelot railroad be-
tween Keene and South Vernon 40 years,
died last Saturday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. VIM. G. Bradbury, in Mt.
Vernon, N. Y. He was n years old. He
lived in Keene while he was conductor,
going from that city to Mt ernon about
eight years ago. He is survived by his
wife and daughter.