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

Miss Alice Jackson is suffering from an
attack of laryngits.
A new oil route has been started this
week by James Pickett.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mark spent last
week with friends in Gilsum.
Miss Lucy Barker is in Burlington and
will attend the junior promenade at the
University tonight
DR.. John O'Brlen of Greenfield, Mass,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
o. Brien, last Saturday.
A large party came from Claremont and
also from Charlestown to attend the con-
cert Tuesday evening.
Miss Margaret Burbank, formerly of
Bellows Falls, now of New York, is visit
ing Miss Bertha Capron.
Misses Kate and Annie Keefe spent
Sunday in Rutland, the guests of their
aunt, Mrs. c. H. Thompson.
The Choral Union will hold a business
meeting at 1880 Monday evening, in the
music rooms of c. L. Barber
Rev. Albert Hammatt addressed the
Mems club of the Unitarian church in
Keene one evening last week.
The mission band will hold their mite
box opening followed by basket picnic in
the Baptist vestry Saturday afternoon.
Miss George White of the Times office
force was in Felchville last Friday to at.
tend the funeral of her uncle, AFRO White
The rank of knight was conferred on
three candidates by the Knights of Pythias
| Tuesday evening. A banquet was served
later in the evening.
The savings bank received an official
visit Wednesday from F. s. Platt of Poult-
ney, inspector of finance for savings banks
and trust companies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Flint, Miss Anna
Williams of Bellows Falls and Fred Perry
of Walpole were in Claremont Thursday
evening to attend charity ball
Patrick j. Keane is remodeling the
store in Farr block recently vacated by
Miss Wilder and will use it as an annex to
his present lunchroom next door.
Charles Chandler, formerly a resident of
Bellows Falls, but for the past two years
employed as painter in Boston, is suffer
ing from lead poisoning.
Mrs. A. J. Holley of Everett, Mass,
was the guest of Mrs. F. L. Lockwood
Tuesday, having stopped over to attend
the Choral Union concert en- route to her
olu nome IN Flymouth.
The Office employees of the Vermont
Farm Machine company and guests, num-
bering 80, enjoyed sleighride to Charles
town Friday evening, and took supper at
the Eagle hotel in that place.
Miss Amanda II. Laid has recently
bought of the Emelne II. Russell estate
the house on henry street next the house
which Mrs. Russell occupied on the corner
of Atkinson and Henry streets.
c. Fl. Robb was one of the speakers at
the Baptist social union in Brattleboro last
week. The subject was temperance, and
Mr.. Robb, as usual, left no uncertainty in
the minds of his hearers as to his standing
in regard to the prohibitory law.
The next debate of the Young Mems
club will be held next Tuesday evening,
Feb. p, in the vestry of the Congregation
al church. Subject of debate: Resolved,
That the commercial interests of the coun.
try make protection no longer necessary.
Affirmative, II. d. Ryder and D. Camp
bell negative, @. II. Williams and DIR. j.
S. Hill.
A party lief tBellows Falls yesterday for
trip to New York and Washington to be
gone about 10 days. DR.. and Mrs. George.
Rev. and Mrs. Hammatt, Mr.. and Mrs. +.
q. Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Moore.
Misses Eta Labaree and Winifred Eaton,
Mr.. and Mrs S. T. Coy and Mr.. and Mrs
A. G. Moore were of the party.
The recent thaws and rains have set at
rest all fears of water famine or any
necessity for using the pump. The out
come has proved there was no need for
using the pump, but all have felt easier
That 1t was in place ready for use had our
fears in regard to failure of water been
realized. At the last measurement of the
water there were % inches over the nine.