Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-06

tarrhal fever
Miss Bessie Rice of Keene is visitor at
Charles Saiford's.
John Fisher was in Hampden, Mass,
portion of last week
Harry Smith and Will Purcell were in
Manchester over Sunday.
Fred S. Leonard went to Boston We'd
nesday, returning Thursday.
Will Harris of Chicopee, Mass, was
calling on old friends Sunday.
j. H. Wetherbee has been appointed third
member of the board of health.
Mrs. L. p. Wise went to Boston for
spring millinery goods Thursday.
Mrs. Catherine Cunningham, who has
been dangerously i'll, is improving slowly. |
J Mrs. w. II. Langille has been spending |
| some time visiting in northern New Hamp- |
shire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Crowningshield are |
enjoying a visit with friends in Jamaica, |
Vt.
Chautauqua will meet with Miss Ger |
trude Goss on Terrace Hill next Monday |
evening
N. M. Worden has been appointed ad-
mnistrator of the estate of the late Charles
B. Hopkins.
NJ II. Bardwell has been redppointed
chief engineer of the fire department by
the selectmen.
Mrs. r S. Lewis, who has been confined
to her bed for the past two months, remains
about the same
H. f. Taft has moved from Kilburn
street to one of q. A. Masons Crescent
street tenements
Jerome Houghton and wife have moved
into one of G. S. Fay's tenements near the
Universalist church.
Ralph Freeman and wife have moved
here from New Salem, Mass, to the Free
man farm on Bear hill.
n. A Blouin has moved from Winches
ter into the Fisher house on Chestnut hill,
owned by James Hancock.
Miss Allen of Barnard, VT, who will
, have charge of the millinery department at
Keyou's store, arrived today.
N. d. Mann of South Boston came up to
attend the funeral of p w. Taylor and to
visit his sister, Mrs. c. c. Holton.
DR.. B. F. Worthen who has been en-
gagged in hospital practice in Boston for the
past two years, will open an Office in this
town.
Unity lodge, No. 40, l. O. o. F., has
adopted a fitting memorial, recognizing
the loss caused by the death of Charles B.
Hopkins.
Henry Robinson got two fingers of his
right hand caught in the calenders of the
Robertson paper mill last week, injuring
: them so that he will be laid off work for
two or three weeks
: Fred Berkinshaw, wife and sister, Miss
May Berknshaw, were thrown from their
r carriage while in the procession going to
the cemetery Thursday afternoon Of last
e week, but escaped serious injury.
s Edwin Taylor and wife of Peterboro ar
rived in Keene Just two minutes late for
Y the train, and hired team and drove to
d Hinsdale in order to be in season to attend
the funeral of =. W. Taylor Wednesday.
a DIR. NJ. C. Dix, who has been confined to
;. his bed so many weeks, is slowly improv-
ing and has been able to be dressed and sit
a up some for three or four days. He went
a to the table with his family for the first
time Wednesday at supper
n There will be a Republican caucus at
N Grand Army hall Saturday evening at 1880
o'clock for the purpose of recognizing the
"a club and also to elect delegates to the state
!. and congressional conventions, which will
be held in Concord April "a.
The High school juniors have made the
a. following appointments for arrangements
for the reception TO the graduating class
Finance, H. f. Jeffords, Agnes Detour
&c LIZZIE Gray, Dollie Dawson, James McCor-
III mick and Willie Belevlle; music, Meta
Bailey, Eva Robertson aud f. W. Jeffords
r, hall, Leroy Dawson and Eugene NORM
:. refreshments, Leroy Dawson and Flora
NORM; printing, II. f. Jeffords and Willie
in Belleville.
as Mr. and Mrs Loren Smith are both suf
fering from the prevailing influenza, al
II. 4
r, the first time for 20 years that Mr. Smtl
has been housed by illness In all sorts o
Id weather he has been seen pursuing tn,
T. 'even tenor of his way" being deferred
v. neither by storm nor heat nor cold, but tn,
grip was too much for even him. E.
A. Leach is taking his place on the hotel joI
d. team during his illness.
IN Mrs. Harriet Butler, 81 widow of tn
late Seymour Butler, died at her home a
n North Hinsdale, on Thursday of last week
av after an illness of only few days Mrs
ms Butler came to Hinsdale soon after he
marriage, and has since made it her home
err She was born in Chesterfield She was
III quiet woman, devoted to her home and it
d. interests, and where she always gave he
friends a cordial welcome. She leaves tw
- daughters, Laura A. and Jennie E., ant
w one son, Arthur S., all of whom remain a
;SS the home. Two brothers survive her, Lev
100 Crowningshield of this town and Georg
Crowningshield of Chesterfield. Tuners
% services were held at the home Saturda
~ afternoon, Rev. Z. j. Dean officiating. TIL
III interment was in Oak Lawn cemetery.
Geo. A. Smith, formerly of Winchester
a., and Miss Mary E. Dudley Burk, were maj
ne ried on March I, at the home of the bride
as sister, Mrs. Harvey w. Thompson, c
lat Brooklyn Heights, by the Rev. Horace POI
ter. Mr.. Smith has been for the past thre
as years instructor of German at the Corne
~, preparatory school, of Ithaca, N. Y. H
*. is now a tutor of German at Yale. Mr.
to Smith is a graduate of the Emerson colleg
lc- of oratory, of Boston, and also studied q
the Empire school of dramatic arts, Me-
no York. For the past four years Mrs. Smit
ate has been prominent as public reader
,k- southern New England and New Yorl
.he For several seasons she has had studio
art New Haven. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith no
live at 1872 College street, New Havel
ich Mr. Smith has been we'll known in Hin
an dale as player on the local base ball team
he and he has many warm personal frienC
an here.
ity Tne Congregational society held the
;. annual meeting at the church vestry Mo
,ok day evening, and made choice of the fC
loxEyin0 offioare and oop,unittaas. n A Ro