Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09

F. g. Rand was in town last week.
Lottie Dinsmore has recently been in
town
Miss Edith Sanders spent Sunday at
home.
Mrs. Susan Lawrence is visiting in Brat
tleboro.
Mrs. Joel Day was in town briefly on
Tuesday.
Prof. Edgecomb is able to be in school
this week.
Herbert Eddy visited relatives in town
last week.
The West River Grange will hold a meet
ing Nov. 16.
Will Gage Of Fitchburg, Mass, is at His
home this week.
The village school is in session again, af-
ter a weeks vacation.
Mrs. Lucy Franklin has returned from
her visit TO Proctorsville.
Fred Lawrence and wife have moved in
to the Gilman Chamberlain house.
Mrs. Amelia Gale is visiting her son,
Chauncey Gale, in Saxtons River.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Greenwood visited
recently in Proctorsville and Chester
Charles Houghton, wife and child have
been recent visitors at George Houghton's.
Mrs. Inez Snow goes in a short time to
Keene, N. H., TO learn the dressmaker's
art.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall RedHeld Of Graf
ton were in town to attend the golden we'd
ding.
Wesley Phillips and wife are in party of
10, who go to Daytons, Fla, to spend the
winter.
Frank Gilchrist is suffering from an in
jury TO his hand He narrowly escaped
blood poisoning.
The Congregational ladies sent a box of
useful articles to the branch Of the Kurn
Hattin Home in Saxtons River last week.
Miss Blanche Brigham, who is teaching
in Gageville, was home over Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Brigham.
Ella Stebbins left Monday for Spring
field, Mass, where she has been employed
in milliner's shop for "a number of years.
DR.. Parker and w. H. Miles we're on the
sick list last week. Theodore Rand, who
has been i'll and confined to the house two
months. is improving.
Mrs. Charles Willard entertained her
and a delightful evening was spent. Re
Treatments were served
Miss Anna Twitchell left Monday morn
ing for Pasadena, Calf, where she has
gone with Mr.. Andrews family of New
port, n. H., to spend the winter.
The walks to the Baptist church have
been much improved by the concentrated
efforts Of number Of men, who met by
appointment on Tuesday to do the work.
V. H. Gray, who has been i'll for a long
time with heart trouble, is more comfort
able and hopes to be able to 20 to Sioux
Falls, South Dakota. to spend the winter
with his sister, Mrs. Park Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Muzzy OF Chicopee,
Mass, formerly of Minneapolis, Mimi
have recently visited their uncle, Theodore
Rand. Mr.. Muzzy was a travelling sales
man for Minneapolis firm l / years.
DIR. Holton of Brattleboro, assisted by
DR.. Rice Of this place, successfully per.
formed an operation upon Mrs. S. 9. Read
last Thursday, Nov. /, at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Arthur L. Rand. Mrs. E
NJ. Surprise of Boston is here caring for
her mother. The friends of Mrs Read will
be glad to know she was not suffering from
a cancer, as was at first feared.
The body of Mrs. Ranney, widow Of the
late DR.. Henry Ranney Of New York city,
was brought here for burial on Saturday
last in the Ranney lot in lakewood GENE
terry, where DR.. Ranney in his lifetime
erected a handsome monument. The body
was accompanied by Mr.. Thomas Russell,
the administrator of DIR. Rsnney's estate,
and Mrs. l.. A. Nosworthy, the nurse who
had cared so long for Mrs. Ranney. Rev.
L. B. Curtis offered prayer at the home Of
Mr.. Charles Gray, a nephew of the deceas-
ed, before the interment. Mrs Ranney' e
age was SO years. DIR. Rauney was one of
FIVE brothers who were distinguished physi-
clans in New York city, and still another
brother, Stephen, was physician for many
years in North Bennington, this state. The
family of Dr. Waitstill Ranney, the father,
numbered Is children, aud he was at one
time lieutenant governor of Vermont, and
the Ranney home was the handsome brick
residence which Don Boutelle now occupies.