Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-15

Mrs. George johnson of Winchester was
recent visitor in town.
Miss Florence Goddard is suffering from
an attack of malaria.
G. A. Robertson went 60 Boston Thurs
day to remain several days.
Mrs. G. S. Goddard is spending few
days with friends in Keene.
Miss Lizzie Robertson went to Boston
Friday to remain over Sunday.
Miss Crisse Eames of West Swanzey
was in town several days last week.
Winnie Hubbard has left school and
found employment in one of the mills.
The Chautauqua circle will meet with
Miss Emma Wellman next Monday even
ing.
Misses Jessie Aldrich and Kittie Knapp
of Bennington, VT, are guests at Norman
Knapp's.
The stores are being made attractive
with their display of Christmas goods and
decorations.
The subject at the Congregational
church Sunday morning will be "Jesus,
the Prophet"
A. W. Bliss and family spent few days
last week with relatives in Dover and
Wardsboro, Vt.
Mrs. Alexander Taylor and child of
Philadelphia are guests of Mrs. Marion
Taylor on High street.
L. b. Lamson has sold his house and
other property at North Hinsdale to j. b.
Taylor of Brattleboro, Vt.
Miss Carrie Adams went to Boston last
week TO spend a few days with her brother,
B. F. Adams, and other relatives.
A DELEGATION from here attended the
presentation of Faust" at the Brattleboro
Auditorium last Thursday evening.
A very pleasing entertainment followed
| the work at the regular meeting of Unity
lodge, l. o. o. F., last Monday evening.
Mrs. G. II. Newcomb has returned home
from Wolfboro, where she has been caring
for her mother through an illness of a
month or more.
The family of George W. Griffith, who
have boarded at Hotel Ashuelot through
the fall, have returned to their home in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Fred and Ben Dyke, who formerly lived
at North Hinsdale, were with the Empire
moving picture company, which exhibited
at the town hall last week.
The board of education has granted the
request of the pupils in the High schoo
that the recesses be only FIVE minutes Ions
and thereby the school to'close at 3:4(
o'clock p. NJ.
d. E. Alexander, who has been employ
ed by w. N. Pike for the past four years
left for his home in Finland last weel
Thursday. He intends to return in two o
three months.
A meeting was held at r. K. Metcalf
Thursday evening for the purpose of or
ganizng Legion Of Honor" norma
class for Bible study. Rev. w. E. Rem
shaw will conduct the study.
Mrs. M. c. Dix spoke upon the "Tentl
I,epion'' at the county convention of tn
Christian Endeavor society at Keene today
taking the place of Miss Lena Upham, VIII
was on the program for that subject.
The regular monthly meeting of the "
CT. u. was held with Mrs. S. K. Hi
dresh Tuesday. After the business wa
disposed of social and supper claimed tn
attention of the ladies and was thorough
enjoyed by all present.
John Scott, who has been at work in tn
express office, is engaged as extra clerk
the post-office, taking the place made Vi
cant by Miss Phila Barrows, who was n
Gently married. Mr.. Scott has been In u
: office for several days learning his dutie
The Companions of the Forest realize
1 nearly $40 from their turkey supper @
3 Thanksgiving eve, which was far a6oN
their expectations, and they are very graf
, full to the many friends outside the circl
! who helped in so many ways to make the
r first effort a success.
: Mrs. Henry Fairman, who lived tV
Il wears at the river tavern, was thrown fro
: her carriage in Vernon last week Thur
day afternoon, and severely injured. 81
= struck on her head and face, making
deep cut over one eye and another ne
the temple, requiring several stitches
close the wounds. The left wrist and ca
pal bone of the hand were also dislocate
Everyone who attended the entertai
ment at the UniVersalist church last we
Friday evening were we'll pleased with {
fine manner in which the young people
the Universalisl church in Winchester p
sented the drama, 1.-THE Autograph Il
ter" Every part was well taken, and &c
erous applause rewarded their ef1or
The supper, which preceded the play, "
we'll patronized
The electric railroad scheme is again
ing agitated. Parties from Boston dro
over the ground last week ana consul'
with the Interested parties in Brattlebo
The plan is to extend the road from Br
htleboro to KeeDe, running through Hi
dale. Winchester, Westpot and w
Swanzey. There is very little inter
manifested in the matter here, although
doubt many would be glad to see the re
built.
A quiet wedding took place at the no
of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N
man Knapp, at O'Clock Wednesday mo
inc when Miss Lena Knapp was united
marriage to Edison Moore of Benningt
VT. Only the immediate friends of
bride were present. The ceremony '
performed by Rev. w. II. Woodall, pas
Of the Baptist church. Mr.. and n
Moore left on the 9;24 train, and viii m
their home in Bennington.