Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-01

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Mrs. f. G.. bort of Keene, N. H.. is i'll !
with grip and is under the care of
trained nurse
George Fuller who has been i'll tho
past three months, is now able to ride
to the village
The ladies of the Baptist society
will furnish dinner in the school room
in the town hall on town meeting day.
No new candidates are in the field
for election to Office at the coming
town meeting, so far as can be learned.
Murray Thomas moved Tuesday.
with his teams, to Hinesburg, where
he will assist Bert Reed in a steam
mill.
Miss Bertha Moody. who is attending
business college in Springfield,
Mass, has been a visitor at George
Fuller's this week.
Miss Alice Parker, who hurt her
knee by fall from a bicycle at
Thanksgiving time, has gone to Bos-
ton to undergo an operation.
The Congregationalist of last week
contains an article by Rev. F. M.
Chaplin upon The effect of looting
upon mission work in China"
Mrs. Howard p. Quincy of Sioux
City, Ia, who is remembered here as
Miss Helen Gilbert, is expected tonight
for a visit at the home of her brother,
W. A, Gilbert, in Brattleboro.
The morning sermons at the Bap-
fist church for the month of March
will be from John III. 16, presenting
from this text the source the motive,
the means. the method and the pur-
pose of salvation.
A. w. J. Wilkins will take pos
session of the Puffer farm, which he
recently bought of Murray Thomas,
April 1. Jane Perkins will take pos
session of Mr.. Wilkinss house at the
same time and will live there with
Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Switzer.
Important changes will be made in
the railroad station the coming spring.
The station will be moved westward
several feet and a broad platform will
be built on the east side. 1t is expect
ed also that the interior of the station
will be rebuilt on practically the same
| plan as the station at Charlestown, n.
! II.
The four-act drama because I Love
| You" will be given in the town hall
at s o'clock tonight by cast of 70
| people. It will be followed by a So
cial dance. for which music will be
| furnished by the quintet orchestra.
! l.. H. Ford prompter. An oyster sup
per will be served in the town hall
The proceeds will go to Golden Rule
chapter. Order of Eastern Star.
Levi Houghton was a recent visitor
| in Lyndon, the former home of the
HoughtOn family. His visit was TAX
en- bv the Lyndon Union last week as
the basis for a review of the history OF
the familv's connection with that
town. and of the late Charles Roberts
who was we'll known auctioneer anc
sheriff of the county several years
and was afterwards deputy sheriff II
Lyndon.
A Northampton Mass, despatch II
the Boston Journal of Tuesday read as
follows: civil suit of rather peculiar
nature was ended this afternoon witt
n verdict Of $500 for John Cook o
Hingdale formerly Of Pelham. agains
Leon G. Bartlett of Palmer. The darl
age claimed was set at $4,000. and thu
action was brought civillv as the out
come of alleged Improper acts of Bar
lett. who is married. with 15-vear-ol'
adopted daughter of the plaintiff.
| Inc warrant OF InP lOWl llfflllli
contains but one article out of the OF
binary and that is in regard T.
instructing the selectmen to bu
suitable hearse. The present hears
has been in use MANY years It is no
only antiuuated, but it shows the effec
of constant use and is not suitable, a
least in appearance. No one denie
that a new hearse is needed, but opiT
ion is divided as to whether it woul
he good policy at the present time t
60 to the expense of buying ne7
one.
The New London Steamboat con
, nanv has settled with Fred +. ROher
son for the Joss Of a dress suit cas-
, and contents which Mr. and Mrs. ROl
ertson took with them last August o
one of the companv's excursions
r Block Island Mr.. Robertson saw tn
dress suit case with other haggae
after getting on the steamer, but upo
: his arrival at Block Island the cas-
5 could not he found He notified tn
companv's officials and furnished theI
with a sworn statement as to the nj
ture and value of the articles lost wit
tbe result that check for the amour
: claimed was forwarded last week.
Fifty or more people attended IN
: sale of old bachelors in Pierce hall
: Putnev Falls FRIDAY evening. The hi
? ding was brisk and some of the bac
. eIors brought high prices. box su
> per was served and the evening We
= rounded out with games. The r
GENTS will go into the treasury OF IT
Ladies' Aid society.
d Mrs. O. R. Laughton will sell FER househo
Y goods, including few pi ces OF old furnitur
J. also some farming tools, at private sale II
l., same can he seen at Oliver Houghton's hou
# uut March II
/ CHESTERFIELD, N. II.
o Harvey Brothers have sold the
l. stock of dry goods and groceries to
G. Hill. The two parties Will e
he To- ROnt1