Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-09
PERSONAL.

Mrs, y, L. OeWlJJ ana mr5. >. >. Hunt
went to New York on Tuesday.
Mrs. S. j. Densmore of Ludlow has been
visiting in Brattleboro this week.
Luther Miller is in Athol this week Civ
ing an exhibition in candy making.
The youngest child of c. D. Smith of
Cedar street is i'll with scarlet fever.
Miss Bessie Longuille went to Spring
feld, Mass, Monday to visit relatives.
]. c. Newton of Fishers Island was in
Brattleboro from Saturday to Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie O'Leary of Lawrence, Mass,
has been visiting Mrs. Freeman Ayers this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Cheney have moved
from Washington street to New London,
Conn.
DR.. Mortimer j. Stoddard of Spring
field, Mass, was in town Saturday and
Sunday.
Charles A. Boyden has been spending
the week in Baltimore with Liston G.
Ketchum,
Mrs. Marie McKenney and daughter
Ruth of North Adams have been in town
a few days.
Miss Lena Toomey, who has been visit
ing at John Galvin's, returned Monday to
Middlebury.
Mrs. George w. Patterson of Chicopee
Falls, Mass, is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. w. Richardson.
Lawyer W. w. Stickney of Ludlow was
in Brattleboro Monday to consult Judge
Tyler on legal business.
Miss Lena Schildmiller returned to her
home in Waterbury, Conn, Saturday after
a two weeks visit in town.
Rodney Reed has finished work for j.
A. Pullen and is now in the employ of the
W. F. Richardson company.
Mrs Harriet S. Dearborn went to Con-
cord, n H., Wednesday to spend month
with her mother, Mrs. White.
Frank Stowe and c. F. Thompson have
been appointed commissioners of claims in
the Samantha Robbins estate.
Miss Amy S. Jones and her friend, Miss
Harriet Clark, of Smith college, spent Sun
day with Miss Jones's parents.
Mrs. A. B. Hall and Miss Emily Tones
returned from New York Wednesday,
They will live at A. w. Childs's.
Frank Larrow has been in Mddlebury
this week, called there to attend the funeral
of his grandfather, Oliver Danyew.
Harry Gould came from Greenfield Sat
urday TO spend a weeks vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Gould.
Miss Gertrude Howe has finished work
in the Telephone exchange and returned
TO her home in Springfield, this state.
H. r. Faneuf of South Main street has
rented the tenement at II Washington
street, recently vacated by Alton Fraser.
Miss Elizabeth Crosby is expected home
tomorrow from Chester, Pa, where she
has been visiting for the past several
months.
John Moore, engineer at Holden & Mar
tins, went to Proctorsville this week to at
tend the funeral of his niece, which will
be held today.
Mrs. G. II. Smith went to New York
Tuesday to select spring styles of MILL
merry. Miss Mae Allen of Northampton
accompanied her.
E. L. Parker was in Orange, Mass, last
week to assist Supreme Governor Taft and
Mrs. w. F. Mixer in organizing a colony
of Pilgrim Fathers.
Emil Pollak, the artist, will spend the
summer with his wife and daughter at the
Shea residence on Oak street, where he ha!
fitted up temporary studio.
Gilbert Batchelder and Ralph Stoddard
both former Brattleboro High school boys
are members of the hand polo team of thu
senior class of Brown university.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Hawley o
Hopedale, Mass, came Saturday to visi
their parents. Mr.. Hawley returned Mon
day. Mrs. Hawley will remain two weeks
Mrs. Jennie Shea of San Francisco, Cal.
came Friday to spend two months with he
sister, Mrs. Freeman Ayers. Miss Eliza
beth O'Leary of Lawrence, Mass, spen
Sunday with Mrs. Ayers.
BENJAMIN Williamson of Elizabeth, N
j., eldest brother of Isaac Williamson, wa
stricken with paralysis Friday night, on
ferry boat while on his way home iron
New York city, and he now lies in crit
cal condition at his home.
Dan C. Webster spent Sunday here witt
his father, DIR. D. P. Webster, coming her
from TROY, N. Y. Mr.. Webster has an ex
cellent position as travelling salesman wit
New York bond house, his territory be
ing the states of New York, Pennsylvani
and New Jersey.
Martin Austin, who has been employe
in the Brattleboro News store, and VIII
liam Long, messenger for the Postal Tell
graph company, leave Monday to atten
the Albany Business college, the former
take a business course and the latter
course in telegraphy.
The Greenfield Recorder has THIS Item {
local interest: "John 81. Hackley, mant
ger of the Hovey pharmacy, moves tn
week into the apartment in the Hove
block formerly occupied by II. G. Willard
A. j. Pullen is to occupy the rooms at
Congress street vacated by Mr. Hackley.
Miss Clark of New Haven, Conn, sist'
of Mrs. II. r. Miles, is assisting in putin
the new parsonage in readiness for the
ception of Mrs. Miles upon her return fro
Boston. The physicians at the hospital
Boston where Mrs. Miles went have d
cided that it will not be necessary to pc
form an operation upon her.
DR.. Stearns of Athol and his sister, Mi
Ada Stearns of Boston, and Miss Chap
of Somervlle, came to Brattleboro Tue
day night ON their way to Windham,
attend the funeral of DR.. Stearns's fathe
Owing to the blockade on the mario
gauge the three were obliged to go
Windham Wednesday via Chester.
c. Fred Childs, whose letters describiI
his journey around the world have be-
perused with interest by many readers
The Phoenix, says in personal letter
regard to the Sultan's ball at Soerakat
Java: "The officials and guests had eVideI
ly never seen Americans dance before, al
much to our amusement and their edinc
ton they kept encores going, and CO
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