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

branch meat market at Lower Ashuelot.
j. G. Dillon has opened a restaurant in
connection with his fish and oyster market.
Clifford Royce, who has been at work in
Brookline, Mass, is at home with a lame
knee.
w. G. Booth went to Claremont last
week Thursday to attend the funeral of an
uncle.
Mrs. David Bell of Manchester, Conn, is
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hig-
ginson.
Mrs E A. Wood of Springfield, Mass,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Newton
Stearns
Misses Dede and Lila Belleville are
spending their vacation with an aunt in
Millers Falls.
Mrs. Charles Whitaker and sons, Willie
and Paul, are spending the vacation at
Turner's Falls.
Rev. w. H. Woodall and W j. Leonard
are mentioned as candidates for the board
of education.
Miss Mary Ellen Purcell came up from
Greenfield for short visit at her home
here this week
The selectmen will have the town reports
ready for distribution in the reading room
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Mrs. Clara Roberts of Boston, who is
quite i'll, is with her sister, Mrs. H. c. Hol-
land, at Hotel Ashuelot.
The Hugh aud Grammar schools will
have a two weeks vacation, instead of
three, as stated last week.
Mr.. and Mrs n NJ. Worden went to
Boston last week to attend the Sportsmen's
show and visit with friends.
At the Congregational church Sunday
morning the pastor will speak upon The
fear that is commendable."
Mrs Blanchard has moved from j. B.
Davison's High street house to "a tenement
in the block in Stebbins court.
Mrs E. ], Temple and Mrs F. H. Jones
went to Athol last week to assist in in
stituting colony of Pilgrim Fathers.
Besides the present board of selectmen j.
]. Archibald, j. B. Dawson, Aaron Jewell
and Ezra Pike are mentioned for the office.
John O'Donnell was called to Lowell,
Mass, this week by the death of sister.
Another sister died only few weeks ago.
Contractor L. w. Goss has force of
men at work on the repairs at the Ashuelot
wooden mill of the James S. Gill company.
Miss Florence King, first assistant at the
High school, left Monday to spend her
vacation with her parents, in Northampton.
Mrs Sarah Johndron will have charge of
the j. S Gill company boarding house at
Ashuelot, opening it for boarders immedi-
ately.
Hon. NJ. j. Tanning was entertained by
| Deacon and Mrs. s. X. Hildreth during
the time recently spent here in temperance
work.
William Quigley has moved his family
| from Ashuelot to Samuel O'Neil's tenement
recently vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Martin.
Mrs W. G. Booth went to Boston Tues
day morning to enter a homeopathic hos
pital for treatment for rupture and other
troubles.
The w. C. T. U. held their monthly meet
ing with Mrs. E. n. Blanchard Wednesday.
A very pleasant social and supper followed
the meeting.
Don't fail to hear Lovett's Boston Stars
at the Methodist church next Monday
evening. This is a combination which can
not fail to please
Miss Cora Wellman, assignee, took pos
session of the Hinsdale savings bank last
week Thursday Hereafter the bank will
be open on Saturdays from 10 to II o'clock.
EP. Bailey went to Boston Monday to
take in the Sportsmen's show and spend a
week with relatives, after which he will
make weeks visit at Dartmouth college.
The ladies' of the Woman's Relief corps
will serve a dinner on town meeting day,
at the Masonic banquet hall. Come to get
? good dinner for a little money.
Last week guests of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
I-clley were Mrs. John Cunningham of
Wilton, and Misses Margaret Duffy of
Keene and Margaret Duggan of Peabody,
Mass.
j. c.. Dillon has opened fish market in
Stebbins block, and is prepared to serve
customers to first class goods, both from
the market, and from a neat cart at their
doors.
W. E. Kenyon of Providence, r. l., was
the guest of his father, Mr.. Kenyon, at the
south part of the town, for a few davs re-
Gently. Mr.. Kenyon has been engineer on
a night passenger express train from Provi-
dence to Willimantic for the past 1S years.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage of Miss Abigail Jessica Hinch-
ey to William Murdoch Fraser. The happy
couple will make their home at Hanover.
Mrs Fraser is pleasantly remembered here,
having at one time had charge of the trim.
ming department in Mrs. Wise's millinery
store.
In view of the near approach of town
meeting the building of new town hall is
being generally discussed. All look with
favor upon the erection of another hall
fully as good as the one destroyed and no
doubt it will be better adapted to the needs
of the town, as errors in construction can
be corrected in the new building.
The warrant is posted for the annual
school meeting to be held at Grand Army
hall on Saturday, March II, at 2 o'clock
DIR. w. E. Fay's term as member of the
school board having expired, a successor
will be elected An appropriation for the
laying of new floors in the High schoo
building is wanted, also the practicability
of steam heat for the building will be con
sidered. A vote will be taken to see if the
district will unite with one or more other
districts for the purpose of employing SUI
perintendent of schools.
The series of temperance meetings which
have been held in the several churches the
past week by Hon. M. j. Tanning, were
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