Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-11

John Murray is visiting in Northampton.
Miss Louisa Fitzgerald spent last week
in Boston.
W. G. Curran's.
Miss Lizzie Robertson is spending few
days with friends in Keene.
Miss Barbara Dillon OF Keene is visiting
her sister, Mrs. w. G. Curran.
Bertram Burrows of Mt Hermon is
working at Holman's machine shop.
Geo. A. Robertson went to Boston Thurs
day morning to remain over Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Marley went to Clare
mont Thursday for few days visit.
Mrs Frank Quigley of Wilton spent sew
eral days at Martin kelleys last week.
DR.. c. 7. Richards goes to Boston Mon
day to take the state medical examination.
Miss Bridget Raleigh returned Saturday
from a visit of several weeks in New York
city.
A. E. Fifield of Burlington, Vt, was the
guest of Miss Lena Allen short time last
week.
The Congregational ladies society has
bought a fine new Fischer piano, which
has been placed in the church vestry.
The officers of Queen Esther Rebekah
| lodge 90 TO Winchester tonight friday to
assist in nstituting a lodge at that place.
Charles Chamberlain has moved from
| the Sumner place on Chestnut Hill into one
of James Hancock's houses on Highest
street.
Deacon and Mrs. Lorenzo Stebbins enter
tanned a party Of friends at their home on
Cream Pot hill Tuesday afternoon and
evening.
The Companions of the Forest initiated
IL candidates at their meeting Tuesday
evening This is a new order in town, but
it is fast increasing in numbers.
Rev /. NJ. Wilde, pastor of St Joseph :
church, has about 300 rose bushes in his
garden, including many imported bushes,
as well as the choicest native varieties.
The grand warden of the state was pres
ent at the meeting of the Rebekah lodge
Wednesday evening All ritualistic work
was performed, after which refreshments
were served and social hour enjoyed.
Geo f. Robertson, who went to Wash
ington last week, is acting as assistant
door keeper in the House of Representa-
tives, while awaiting work in the censu;
department, where he has secured "a posi-
ton.
The Companions of the Forest took in.
new members at the regular meeting Tues
day night and on Wednesday evening
Court Ashueot initiated three new mem
bers and received six applications for mem
bership.
A blaze in C. NJ. Cooks shop on Kilburr
street was the cause of an alarm at l0:li
Tuesday morning, but the fire was extin
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the place. The fire started from the over
turning of kettle of tar, which was being
heated on a kerosene stove.
Many of our residents will be saddenet
to learn of the illness of Frank Spencer,
druggist at his home in Spencer, Mass
Mr.. Spencer is a native of Hinsdale ant
learned his trade in the store of Worden
Jones & Co. Since leaving here he has beef
connected with several drug stores il
Massachusetts, towns.
Charles Stearns has completed the cen
sus of the school children in town, an,
finds the whole number between the age
of five and 10 years to be 307. OF thes
. ia are girls, and 1873 boys. This is fall
ing off of 50 school children since the tax
ing of the census one year ago. there beinI
at that time 866.
Miss Melissa Howard gave a tea party +
Is of her friends on Monday evening. Tn
gathering was in honor of Mr.. and Mrs
Young, who are soon to leave for Scotland
their native land Mr. Young was present
ed book, an exposition of the 23d Psalm
as a reminder of the occasion, by his elias
in the Congregational Sunday school, an
Mrs. Young received a handsome bureau
scarf from the class of which she is a mem
Der.
The ladies of the Methodist society CAV
their pastor, Rev. E. j. Deane, reception
one evening last week, it being his 80
birthday anniversary as we'll as the begin
ming of new years pastorate. A shor
but enjoyable entertainment was given
after which the refreshments of ice cream
cake and Cocoa were served. A larg
number were present, many coming i
from the other societies, and it proved t
be very pleasant social occasion.