Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-23
PERSONAL.

Fred Swift attended the Masonic ball at
Athol last week.
Mrs. G. G. Averill who has been i'll for
a week, is improving.
Francis w. Crosby of Hartford, Conn,
visited in town over Sunday.
Leon Lamb of Fiskdale, Mass, has been
visiting his mother this week.
Ephraim Crane, editor of the Ludlow
Tribune, was in town Saturday.
Austin Russell of Boston is visiting at
The home of his father in Guilford.
Miss Belle Scott of Ware, Mass, visited
relatives in town Sunday and Monday.
A. j. Barber of Oshkosh, Wis, spent
Sunday with his brother, D. NJ. Barber.
Prof. Cramer went yesterday to Boston,
where he has engagements for a few days
Mrs. w. H. Collins went to Rutland
Wednesday for visit of week or 10 days,
A. r. Gregg came Saturday from Hyde
Park, Mass, to spend few days at home.
Miss Grace Howard of Athol, has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Rock
we'll.
Miss Emma Gregg is spending a vaca-
ton of two weeks with relatives in Brad
ford.
DR.. and Mrs. Matthews of Bellows Falls
were the guests of Mrs. Gerry Messer last
week
Harlan P. Hunter has been granted an
increase of pension from IS to $40 a
month.
Mrs. Frank w. Crosby of Hartford, CT,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G. Doolittle.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Harris have been in
Millers Falls this week, the guests of Mrs.
Harr SIS sister.
Mrs. j. G. Estey returned Saturday night
from a visit at the home of her parents in
Peabody, Mass.
Fred Hall, who is taking a course at the
Albany Business college, is spending week
at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Sargent of Cas-
Teton were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
W. Sargent over Sunday.
F. A. Wells, one of the original 40
miners, has been seriously i'll at his High
street home several days.
Mrs. L. W. Hawley went Saturday to
Manchester, n. H., where Mr.. Hawley
was called week before on account of the
illness of his mother.
r. R. Hannaford of Northampton now
has the position formerly held by l.. H.
Henkel as express messenger between
Brattleboro and New London.
James Ferriter will finish work for E. j
Fenton & Co. tomorrow and will begin
work in the wholesale department of Dun
ham Brothers shoe store Monday.
DIR. Joseph Herrick of Springfield Mass,
was in town Monday to visit his mother
Mrs. James Herrick, before leaving with
his family for trip to California.
Several of the public school teachers, in
Guiding Miss Harrington, Miss Mandell
Miss Henshaw, Miss Merrill, Principa
Whitaker and others went to their home:
to spend their four days vacation.
Mrs. T. A. Murphy and daughter, Mis-
Barbara Murphy, were called to Boston
Wednesday afternoon by telegram an
nouncing the death of Mrs. Murphy
brother, longtime conductor on the Oh
Colony railroad.
The Springfield Sunday Union contain
ed a portrait and sketch of Charles ID
Barrett, who has bought the interest o
his partner, F. S. Leonard, in the printing
business at Springfield. Mr.. Leonard ha
cone to Hinsdale to take the manage
ment of the Brightwood paper mill
Frank S. Archibald of Hinsdale was ref
cree at the basket bail game Friday night
Mr.. Archibald is manager of the Dart
mouth college team, which will play TO
the national championship at the Sports
mems show in Boston, and later go on tw
weeks trip through Pennsylvania and
Washington.
Durham Brothers have recently engage
Eve travelling statesmen: F. G. Parker
Acworth, n. H., E G. Scott OF BelcheI
town, Mass, G. E. Slavery of Brandon,
B. Hale of Bernardston, r. W. Lowell
Alstead, N. II. All of these men as II
tailers have handled goods sold by Dur
ham Brothers. Durham Brothers WI
have force of 10 statesmen on the roa
March /, when the new men will oegl
work.
Louis P. Suffer of New York city,
member of the firm of Suffer Brothers, u
Chicago tobacco dealers who have branc
rooms in the E. Crosby & Co.'s store hous
has been in town this week in compan
with G.. A. Billings of Hatfield, Mass
looking over the past seasons crop
tobacco. Mr.. Suffer will leave soon II
his annual trip to Amsterdam, Hollan
for the purpose of buying the firms stoC
of Sumatra and other foreign tobaccos.