Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21

very Ill.
Miss Lena Kelley is spending the
week in Athol.
Mrs. Addie e. Dix is confined to the
house by illness.
Rev. Father D. G. Ling was in MARI
boro two days this week.
The Methodist people netted nearly
$50 from their recent fair.
Clifford Royce Is employed by
Harry Hopkins in Chesterfield.
E. Langworthy and family are visit
ing his parents in Middlebury, VT.
G. s. Goddard went to Providence.
r. l., Thursday for a few days stay.
William Barrett of Ashland is in
town for a several weeks stay.
Charlie Quinn of Concord visited his
son, John Quinn, over Sunday.
Miss, Ellen G. Walker went to Bos-
ton Thursday to remain several
weeks.
Mrs. Matte E. Wheeler has gone to
keep house for Edward Stebbins for a
few weeks.
All are glad to see Louis Davenport
on the street again, after his long and
severe illness.
Mrs. Olive Martin of Keene visited
her cousin, Mrs. G. G. Holton, two
days last week.
Mrs. c. H. Pearson and Miss Annie
Mack are assisting in Keyous store
during the holidays.
Fred Sargent is repairing the cul-
vert under the B. & M. railroad. back
of Mrs. Shaw's house.
n
Barker of Concord were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. N. Pike last week.
Miss Maggie O'Connor of Forest
vile, Ct, is making a few weeks stay
with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. O'Brien.
The dancing school was held Mon
day evening instead of tonight, on &C
count of the near approach of Christ
mas.
A sizable delegation of local Grang-
ers attended the meeting of the Yer
mont state grange at Brattleboro last
week.
The first and second degrees were
conferred upon two candidates at the
meeting of Unity Lodge, l. o. o. F.,
on Monday evening.
e. p. Bailey was recently elected
member of the American Forestry AS
ISOLATION, which has its headquarters
in Washington, d. G.
The local merchants have a liberal
and well selected stock of Christmas
goods, and are meeting with a more
than usual patronage.
Miss Caroline B. Howe read in Will
liamsbury, Mass, on Thursday even
ing of last week, and in Springfield,
Mass, Friday evening.
The Y. P. S. C. E. meeting will be
on Wednesday, instead of Tuesday
evening, next week, the change being
on account of Christmas.
All the schools closed today for the
holiday vacation. Nearly all of the
lower grades had Christmas trees and
held appropriate exercises.
Richard Howe is expected home for
the Christmas vacation from Kimball
Union academy, Meriden, N. H., where
he has been a student since Septem-
Der.
The ladies of the Roman Catholic
society are arranging to serve a pub
lie supper at the vestry of their
church, on Thursday evening, Jan. 3,
1901.
Mrs. F. ]. Barber and two children
of Oshkosh, Wis, are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. GiIDert Richmond,
and other relatives in town, for few
weeks.
Horace Howard, who works for A.
B. Davis, cut his foot while scoring
timber last week, making an ugly
wound, which required several stitch
es to close.
The S. f. Liscum farm, situated on
the Brattleboro road, has been sold
to George l.. Parker of Florence,
Mass, who will probably make his
nome there in the near future.
Two books were left at the library
about six months ago, What All the
World is Seeking" and I'm Tune with
the Infinite" by Ralph Waldo Urine.
If not claimed by the owner, they will
become the property of the public Ii
brary.
The evening service at the Congre-
gational church on next Sunday will
be held in the auditorium. Special
music is being prepared by the choir.
On Monday evening there will be
Christmas tree, and an entertainment
in the vestry.
DR.. Frank P. Conway of Riverside,
r. l., Mrs. McCray of Springfield,
Mass, and Thomas Conway and wife
of Hillsboro Bridge, have been called
home by the critical illness of Mrs.
Margaret Conway, who suffered an
apoplectic shock on Dec. 8, and a sec
ond one on the evening of Dec. ~.
George Shattuck and w. N. Pike
have sold their tobacco to Gus Bungle
of New York, for IL ana 1917 cents a
pound, and d. w. Stearns received
l61a cents for his. from Wilson &
Hass of Hadley, Mass. Other grow
ers received offers for their tobacco,
but no other sales were made. AS a
result of circulars describing the to-
- acco in town. which were sent out
~ the Tobacco Growers Association
on Tuesday of last week. eight buy
ers landed in town before Thursday
night.
At the meeting of Wantastaquet
Grange on Wednesday evening, the
following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing year: Master,
Geo. P. Slate; overseer F. A. Davis;
steward, G. A. Pearson; asst. steward,
e. B. Pike; lecturer, Mrs. Lizzie
Stearns; chaplain, Mrs. Eunice Minis;
treasurer, Geo. M. Stearns secretary,
Miss Florence Goddard; gate-keeper,
R. p Minis; Pomona, Mrs. Cora j.
Smith; Flora, Mrs. L. j. Davis; Ceres,
Mrs. Augusta Pike; lady asst. stew
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