Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-29
CONCERT BY Booth Family.


piano, the eldest son, Lester. the viN-
lin. the second son, Clarence, the cor.
net. and Mudcna, who is a young miss,
the piano All these took part. either
separately or together, and every Sc
lection was pleasingly rendered ami
in excellent taste. he song by MIR,
Booth was much enjoyed Other
members of the fanny. who were not
included in the program. are musicallY
inclined. 1t is somewhat remarkable
to see a family where father, mother
and all the children. three sons AMI
three daughters, are possessed Of
marked musical ability. and amply
able to give an entire evenings enter
tanment without any outside asst
ance
Charles Stearns is much better af-
ter few days illness.
Miss Alice SWEET of Lynn, Mass, is
visiting relatives in town.
Miss Ina Doohttle visited relatives
in Massachusetts last week.
Mrs. c. E. Keyou spent Sunday
with her parents in Contocook
Last weeks storm washed the roads
in some parts of,the town badly.
Mrs. w. O. j. Martin is entertaining
| her sister from Bremtield, Mass.
! Mrs. II. S. Hatnorn is recovering
! from a serious two weeks illness.
L. ID. Jeffords of Chicopee Falls Wis.
! tied in town Saturday and Sunday
| Mr.. Whitney, who is a wooden manu-
! facturer in Lebanon, was in town Fri
| day.
George NJ. Wright sold his tobacco,
| about SIX tons. last week for > cents
a pound.
The village schools were all closed
last week Thursday afternoon on ac-
! count of the storm.
Mrs. Matte Wheeler is taking les
/ sons in fashionable dressmaking IS
| adjustment in Boston
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. J. Richards visited
| at Mrs. Richards $ old home in West.
/ field, Mass, last week.
Mrs. Koberts of Plymouth, Mass.
recently spent a few days with her
sister, Mrs. Lorenzo Stebbins
Miss Ethel Jewell is spending a
weeks vacation at her home here,
from the Westfeld, Mass Norm2l
school
Daniel S. Freeman. who has been
visiting his son, Ralph, few days,
has returned to his home in New Sa-
lem, Mass.
Miss Hattie Knapp returned to Bo5-
ton Monday to resume her studies.
after having been at her home here
three weeks on account of illness.
The bridge street primary school
was closed tuesday, so that the teacn-
er, Miss Conway might attend the
funeral of Miss Agnes Murray in
d Greenfield.
4 new Howard clock has been or
dered for the new town han at cost
of $1,000. 1t is hoped, and expected,
that it will be placed in the tower
within a month.
William Minor, who moved not long
ago to the north part of the town.
has moved back to the village and is
occupying one of the Hancock houses
on Highland avenue.
A pleasant feature of the supper OF
the Congregational church this week
was the work of the young men, who
served as walters. The service could
be no better in an up-to-date hotel.
Miss Gladys Butler has resigned
her position as bookkeepeT and cash
Ter for the Worden company and will
again take up teaching in Jaffrey,
where she had taught before coming
here to work.
The Methodist ladies served a first
class supper at their vestry on We'd
nesday evening. The usual bill OF
fare was varied by tshballs hot muf-
fins, etc, winch was enjoyed by a
large number of people.
The freshman class of the High
school were entertained by Miss Ethel
Streeter at her home on the Brattle-
boro road on saturday evening
Games and refreshments We're ENJOY
ed by the young people,
j. w. Archibald has sold his inter
est in the clothing store at Mortified
to his partner, Mr.. Stearns, and Is at
his father for a short time. Mi
Archibald has been in Mortified over
two years, and has peen engaged in
business the past is months.
Fred Holman died at the home OF
his father, Fred b. Holman, in Spot
ford, Wednesday of consumption, and
the body was buried here in Pine
Grove cemetery today. Mr.. Holman
senior, was formerly resident of this
town, and a son of the late Mrs. Mel
son Barrett.
At the present writing, the daughter
of Joseph Barville, who was reported
to have scarlet fever, has no symp
toms of the disease other than sore
throat. The doctors are taking every
precaution, and it seems probable that
there will be no spread of the dis
ease in our town.
One of our popular farmers, living
on the Brattleboro ROAD about two
miles from the village, recently sent
to Rhode Island for a rooster of tho
breed of Rhode Island reds. We an
ticipate the next move will be tC
send to New Jersey for Jersey cows
and Ireland for seed for the Irish pc
tato crop.