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


Miss Althea Minis of Sullivan is visiting
her brother, d. c. Minis
Willie Beleville is assisting at the w L.
Goodnow clothing store.
George Streeter of Worcester is calling
on friends and relatives in town.
Miss Edith Parker of Littleton is visiting
her sister, Mrs Elwiu W. Bailey.
U. U. Brigham and family spent Sunday
with his parents in Winchester.
W. G. Booth has been laid up for few
days with the prevailing distemper.
The Chautauqua meets next Monday
evening with Rev. w II. Woodsll.
c. A. Holland has joined his wife in
Worcester for visit with relatives
Miss Mamie Collins Of South Deerfield,
Mass, is visiting at James McCormick's.
G, A Robertson left Monday for a weeks
business trip to Philadelphia and New York.
Miss Mary Fitzgerald is in York state
visiting her brother, Cornelius Fitzgerald.
w. j Bailey has stored in his ice house
on the plain road, POO cords of first class
ice.
Mrs Smith of Clinton, Mass, is the
guest of her son, Gustavus Smith, and
wife.
Michael Tole has gone to Winchester,
where he is employed at the Winchester
House
large number from here attended the
funeral Of John O'Brien at Brattleboro
Friday.
F. f. Mason and wife of Keene visited
among relatives in town from Friday until
Monday.
Al cz.-. HV.l .. .. u..r....
Ne, Monday, called there by the death of
sister.
Mrs. Joseph Bell fell on the ice last week,
injuring her so that she was disabled for a
few days.
The Pomona Grange will meet with Wan.
tastiquet Grange, at Grand Army hall next
Wednesday.
A. A. Bailey has finished work for the
Dickinson Brothers and is employed by
c. A. Mason.
Mrs l. A Thomas is spending a few
days with her daughter, Mrs. A. l.. Ide, at
/ West Swanzey.
Dorsey E. Conway left for Brunswick
/ Ne, Friday TO resume his studies at
/ B1wdoin college.
Mrs. Crissie Stoddard of Amesbury.
| Mass, is the guest of her grandmother,
/ Mrs. Jane Amsden.
Dan Conway hiss got through work at
| Barrett's meat market and at present is
working for F. II Fuller.
Books will be issued at the new public
library room in Fisk's block on Saturday,
Feb. 3, at the usual hours.
The water is very low in the springs,
and many families are without water, or
at best are on short rations.
W F. Robertson Of the Massachusetts
Institute Of Technology is spending a two
weeks vacation at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Minis recently enter,
tanned the Misses Minnie Slate, Emma Bige-
low and Myra Swift of Mortified, Ma S.
The members of the Methodist church
have voted to ask for the return Of Rev
Z J. Deane to be their pastor another
year.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Mullen and Mr.
and Mrs. Rohert McCaughern attended tn,
funeral of John O'Brien in Everett, Mass
Friday.
NJ. II. Bardwell is in Winchester thi
week experimenting the setting of a $50
horse power boiler for the New England
Box company.
Tom Martin has got through work at tn
Brightwood paper mill He went to Garth
age, y. Y, Monday, where he has a po
sition in paper mill.
The Fisk block has received a coat-o
bright red, thereby made to correspond
with the other buildings owned by tn,
Fisk Paper company.
f. W. Chase, superintendent of the New
England Box company's shop at Ashuelot
has moved into the tenement over Hol
land & Richards store.
Four young ladies, detachment iron
the Salvation Army, arrived in town Thurs
day and will labor under the auspices o
the Calvary Methodist church.
Mrs Calvin of Troy, who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Dan Coffee, ha
gone to Everett, Mass, TO remain with he
sister, Mrs. John O'Brien, for a while.
Mrs Lucinda NJ. Wright remains YER
low, with very little hope of any chang
for the better. She is being cared for b
Miss Hill, a trained nurse from Vernon.
Rev. Z J. Deane exhibited his stereopti
con views at Westport Wednesday evening
Quite large delegation from the Methc
dist society made it an occasion for a sleigh
ride and accompanied the pastor.
Will Minor and vile have moved fror
Mr. Esten's house on Terrace Hill to on
of Mr. Davison's High street houses. Mrs
Minors parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugen
Hastings, have moved in with them.
The ladies of the Methodist societ
served chicken-pie supper TO the Brattl,
boro Epworth league on Monday evening
About 80 were present from the neighbol
ing society, and the evening was much ell
loved by all participants.
Sheriffs futile and Rixford raided ii
, hotel, lower drug store, and the saloon
last week Wednesday. The proprietor
we're ordered before Judge Hopkins, fine
we're imposed, and paid. The complain
were made by Ex-Gov. Goodell.
Mrs. Annie Powers Clark, mother
has spent much of the time of late, died
( South Vernon last Friday, at the age of {
years. The funeral was held Monday an
a the body was taken to Mortified, Vt, f
. interment.
. Mr.. Myers, a New York tobacco buye
who bargained for the crops raised by
D B. Davis & Son and NJ. Hanrahan at /.
t cents per pound, has forfeited the monC
put up to bind the bargain and refused
take the tobacco This is a great disa
pointment, if not a real loss to the loo
a men, as other lots have been picked up, al
buyers are not likely to be plentiful.
4 The Universalist ladias will hold the
=. annual fair and festival on Thursday al
. Friday evenings of next week, Feb. al
!! 8. They have made arrangements
r have their suppers and sales in Fay's ha
and their entertainment and dance