Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-05


Carrie Allen was in town last week.
Harry COurser is visiting in Montpelier.
Miss Myra Hobart is visiting in London
derry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Rhodes have been
visiting in town.
Mrs. Courser Is visiting in Winchendon,
Mass, and other places.
Mrs. Mary Grout visited at her brothers,
Charles Austin's, last week.
Mrs. Edward Starr of Elrod, Indiana, is
visiting at K. L. Hastings's
Eddie Bardwel Of Peru visited his broth
er at Irving Watson's last week.
One hundred people or more from this
place attended the Brattleboro fair.
Mrs. Lindsly Of Nashua, N. A., and
Mrs. Crosby have recently visited at Grin
Davis's.
Miss Adah Allbee and sister, Marion,
have been recent visitors in town from
Fairlee.
Mr.. Walton OF Montpelier has recently
been in town 10 hunt with the Evans
brothers.
Allurus ingalls, of Southampton, Mass,
has been spending few days in town, call
ing upon old friends.
Major Holton and wife of New York
city and Mrs. K. L. Waterman called brief
ly upon friends in town Monday.
Mrs. Henry Bailey and daughter have
returned from South Newfane, where she
has been on visit to her mother.
Madam Batchelder has gone to Airing
ton TO visit her son, Hon. James Batchel-
der. She will visit In Peru before return
ing.
Harlan Wlnslow has returned from
Nantasket beach, where he was employed
as clerk in one Of the large hotels the past
summer.
Delegates were chosen at the Baptist
church Sunday to attend the Vermont
Baptist state convention to be held at Brat
tleboro next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks of Crystal Lake,
Minnesota, are visiting at A. A. Mason
and Mrs. Sarah Wilson's. Mrs. Brooks is
a sister of Mr.. Mason and Mrs. Wilson.
Miss Hannah Ross left Wednesday morn
ing for her home in Worcester, Mass, af-
ter visit OF several weeks here. Her sis
ter, Miss Susan Ross, accompanied her.
G. II. Evans Is in Derby, Conn, this
week to attend the bench show there, tax
ing with him one Of the dogs which drew
the prize at the bench show at Rutland re-
Gently.
c. G. Taft is gaining slowly. Mrs.
Abby Willard has not been as well recent
ly. Mrs A. A. Blood is on the sick list.
Theodore Rand is gaining, but is still con-
fined to his bed.
Merchant W. S. Holland and wife went
10 UaAn
land TO buy his stock OF goods and Mrs
Holland is to buy her millinery goods and
inspect the fall styles.
We learn that Mr.. and Mrs. Pomroy,
former residents of this town have recently
celebrated their golden wedding at East
hampton, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Pomroy
are parents of Mrs. Allurus ingalls,, who
formerly resided here.
The book club will sell last years maya
zines and papers at the home Of the presi-
dent, Mrs. Edith Lowe, Oct. o. 1t seems
TO the writer fine opportunity to procure
the best of reading at low price as we
have the best Of the mags zines, and Harp
er's Illustrated Weekly and the New Eng
land Homestead. A full attendance is re-
quested Of the members.
Leland and Grey seminary observed
field day Friday afternoon, Sept. 81, the
winners Of the different events being as
follows: Potato race-1st, Underwood,
I'd, Barnes; 100 yard dash-1st, Under
wood, I'd, tie between o. Smith and Dex-
ter; throwing shot-1st, Dexter, 35. @ feet,
ID, o. Smith, 80 2 feet 220 yard dash
LIST, Greenwood, I'd, Underwood; bicycle
race-lst, Greenwood, I'd, o. Smith /;
wheeloarrow race-1st, Underwood, I'd,
Harvey; throwing base bAll-lst, Dexter,
1858 feet, 81, Houghton, 22S feet; sack
race LIST, Sprague, I'd, Robinson; running
broad jump-1st, Dexter, 14.2 feet, I'd,
+. Gage, Is feet; standing broad jump
LIST, Dexter, 8 80 feet, I'd, Underwood, S 2
feet; running high jump-lst, Dexter, 4 8
feet, ID, tie between F. Gage and Green
wood, AZ feet; bicycle slow race-1st,
Barnes, I'd, o. Smith.
A tAlly-ho party of Is ladies from Brattle-
boro took dinner at the Townshend Inn on
Saturday last. Landlord Courser served
one of his best dinners, which, after the
long drive, was keenly relished by his
guests. The party arrived at 1890 and
left at p. NJ. Dinner was served at l.
The time was spent about our please Mt
village and in calling upon friends. Some
of the party were former residents here.
The team was from Browns stable with
George Wllcutt as driver. AS the party
left the hotel three hearty cheers were
given for the landlord of the Townshend
Inn. The names of those comprising the
party were as follows; Mrs. l.. K. Fuller,
Mrs. j. ]. Estey, Mrs. Z. A. Slack, Mrs. Il.
T. Wellman, Mrs. j. E. Hall, Mrs. Fred
Smith, Mrs. George Barber, Mrs. Edwin
Chase, Mrs. l. o. P. Smith, Mrs. Z. A.
Starkey, Mrs. K. w. DeWolf, Mrs. w.
Mitchell, Mrs. F. G. Cramer, Mrs. D. r.
Alexander, Mrs. Il. NJ. Burchard.
Mrs. W. g. Holland will exhibit a nice assert
ment Of carefully selected fall and winter mil.
llnery, Oct. u and l2 No cards sent out