Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-01-19

r. w. Dawson has been quite ill several
days.
F. II. Fuller is in Boston this week at
tending the poultry show
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Coombs of Guilford.
VT, are visiting in town.
q. Bergeron has moved from the jackson
block to the Carroll house.
The ice crop is being harvested and is of
good quality and thickness
Horton d. and Miss Ellen G. Walker are
in Boston for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Henry Dckerman has been suffer-
ing with neuralgia for several days.
Miss Bertha Lewis is at home after
three months sojourn in New York city.
Mrs. Julia d. Palmer of South Hadley,
Mass, is the guest of Mrs. Newton Stearns.
Rev. E. j. Deane exchanged pulpits
with Rev. R. f. Lowe of Brattleboro Sun
day.
Clarence Booth has returned from Clare
mont, where he has been employed for sew
eral months.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. I, Leach entertained
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Lincoln of West
Swanzey over Sunday.
Rev. W. H. Woodall attended the annual
roll call of the Baptist church at Fitzwil-
liam Wednesday evening.
Rev. G. w. Norris will hold the fourth
quarterly conference at the Methodist
church Saturday evening, and preach Sun
day morning.
The fire insurance agents were here Sat
urday and had the system thoroughly
tested, and found it in good working or
der, and satisfactory.
Rev. D. L. Fisher, principal of the High
school, recently bought of u j. Streeter
the jackson Barrett place on the old road
to Ashuelot. The sum paid was $780,
At the meeting of the licensed embalmers
which was held at Concord, Jan. IL, state
association was formed and j. II. Wether-
bee of this town was elected vice president.
Funny incidents connected with the re-
cent fire will leak out. One of our citizens,
when he conveyed his wife to a place of
safety, locked his sister-in-law into the
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Richards left Sunday
morning to attend the funeral of a relative
in Dana, Mass, but because of some mis-
take in the messages received, they were
one day too late for the services.
After the work of the regular meeting of
Unity lodge, No. so, l. O. o. F., last Mon
day evening, there was an entertainment
on the gramophone, and the noble grand
gave treat of pop corn and fruit.
The new officers of the Junior Endeavor
society were installed Sunday and are as
follows: Mabel Pike, president Emma
Renshaw, secretary; Florence Field, treas
urer; Rest Metcalf, chorster; Hazel Rob
erts, organist.
H. E. Lake of Keene lost a nice piano
which he had placed in the town hall few
weeks before the fire and upon which there
was no insurance. The Beedle company
also lost second hand one which they had
traded for, at the same time and place.
The newly elected officers of Wantasti-
quet Grange were installed on Wednesday
evening by E E. Rugg of Keene assisted
by Mrs. Rugg. After the service was per
formed, refreshments were served, and
speeches we're made by visitors and promi-
nent grangers.
Rev. and Mrs. R j. Young, evangelsts,
are holding a series of meetings at the
Congregational church. Mr.. and Mrs.
Young are both pleasing speakers and
earnest workers, and it is hoped and con-
fidently expected that great good will re-
suit from their labors.
1t was a beautiful and gracious act, when
the cut flowers, which were so plentifully
given for Mrs. NJ. A. Hollands funeral,
were, by the friends, sent to the sick in
stead of being carried to the cemetery to
perish in an hour. The set pieces were
placed upon the grave.
A. B. Davis recently purchased of the
Lucius and William Rixford heirs for $4,000
the Rixford pasture and timber land, stu
ated on Broad brook in Winchester The
tract contains 285 acres, the greater por
ton of which is covered with sapling pines,
although there is a part covered with old
growth hemlock timber.
Ralph, the six weeks old son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. E. Wellington of Baldwinville,
Mass, died last week after brief illness.
The body was brought here Saturday morn
ing and funeral services were held on the