Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-16

by illness the most of last week.
Diamond Brothers white minstrels
PLAYED to a fair house Tuesday night
Miss Lula Bacon went to Westmoreland
Wednesday to visit her grandfather.
The Methodists held their Thursday even
ing prayer meeting at n. j. Woodfalls.
A party of young people attended the
dancing school at Saxtons River Thursday.
Susan Roundy is home from her school
in Stockbridge, Mass, on account of illness.
Mamie Whitney, who graduated from
the High school in '96, was in town Satur-
day.
Georgia Spaulding has been promoted
from the shop to the Office of Halls paint
shop.
Miss Josie Royce has finished work at the
Rockingham hotel and is now at Town S
hotel
Miss Edith Wetherbee is working in the
Office of the Vermont Far Machine COM
pany
Mrs. Joseph R. Ball of Mapleside, Water
vile, P. O., is visiting her father, S. W..
Stuart.
Miss Effie Ball, for so long a time clerk
in Balls candy store, is working in Halls
paint shop.
G. Ernest White spent Friday here while
en- route to Bakersfield, where he preached
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bacon and dangh-
ter, Blanche, went to Westmoreland, N.
H., Monday.
A deer's haad, mounted by Elmer Under
hill, has been presented to the Rockingham
Free library.
The household furniture of the late Mrs
William Russell was sold by auction We'd
nesday afternoon.
Minnie Shaw of Marlboro, N. H., is
stopping with her aunt, Mrs. Weston, on
the Upper Meadows.
F. D. Proctor, who has been foreman of
the Rutland Machine shop for 81 years, has
resigned his position.
Harvey Chase, whose family has moved
to Windsor, has taken a room at Ira
Adams's on South street.
Harry Shaw and Bert Underhill were
the guests of Mrs. Henry Weston on the
Upper Meadows Saturday.
Miss Wightman of Walpole, N. H., and
Miss Carrie Daggett of Gageville visited
schools in town Wednesday.
D. E. Webster has some fine photographs
from his studio on exhibition in the win
dow of the New York Racket.
The Methodist church will be closed next
Sunday, but a meeting will be held in the
afternoon at the home of Alexander Brown.
Miss Stinston, the trained nurse, is car.
ing for Mrs. Cronin, an aunt of Miss Bell
Stuart. who is very low from the effects OF
a shock.
A large number of young people from
Putney attended the chicken-pie supper
given by the Epworth league Wednesday
evening.
The Methodist church has requested
Elder Davenport if possible to secure the
return of Rev. F. w. Lewis to the church
for his fourth yeer.
The junior class in the High school i:
making preparations for dance in Union
hall Tuesday. April II. Beedle's orchestra
will furnish music.
The February number of the Oracle came
out Tuesday and the March number will be
out next week. The paper has been de-
layed by change in the editorial staff
The Ladies' Afternoon Whist club wa.
entertained Wednesday afternoon by Mrs
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mother, Mrs. F. W. Thompson, on Burt
place.
The Social union of the Baptist church
held social at the home of E. W. Brown
on Atkinson street Tuesday evening. A
large number attended and good time is
reported.
The second edition of the Baptist mission
airy paper, called the Flashlight, was read
at the monthly missionary meeting in the
Baptist church Sunday evening. Mr.. Fair
banks and Miss Juna Fifield were the edit
ors. very interesting paper was read by
Miss Stinston.
The marriage engagement of Frederick
l.. Thompson of this place and Miss Alice
Sulloway of Franklin Falls, N. H., is an
nounced. Miss Sullowsy is a daughter OF
the Hon. A. w. Sulloway, a member OF
the Democratic national committee from
New. Hampshire.
A large number of young people gath
cred at George Chase's on Barker street
Saturday evening to bid them good bye be.
fore their removal to their new home in
Windsor. musical evening was enjoyed
and the good wishes of all will go with Mr..
and Mrs. Chase to their new home.
The senior social given at the High school
building Friday evening was well attended
The program, consisting of solos by
Mr.. Bugbee of Ludlow and Miss Cors
Shedd, reading by Mrs. Gibson, violin
solo by Miss Blanche Dodge and piano
solo by Miss Ada Williams, was much en-,
joyed. Refreshments consisting of ice
cream, cake and candy were on sale AND
about $40 was cleared.
The Parish Visitor is the name of a little
paper which has been published monthly
the past year in the interest of the ConRre
gatonal church. and the Lawrence Mill,
and Rockingham Sunday schools. Rev
John 81. Reid has been its editor. Every
thing of interest in the departments of tn,
church's work has been published in it
Beginning with the March number it il
published every other month in the in
terests of the parishes of Bellows Falls
Springfield, Chester, Ludlow and Tysor
Congregational churches 1t is to b,
edited by the pastors of these churches anC
1t has been enlarged to accommodate tn,
news from the other parishes. 1t will b,
somewhat of a relief to Mr. Reid, but it 4
question if it will seem quite as much Xix,
its own paper to the Bellows Falls church