Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16

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of Jamaica and Mrs. E. H. Roberts
of Brattleboro.
Buffalo.
Mr.. Edwin Sawyer from Hyde Park,
Mass, is in town.
Mrs. Eliza Thayer and Miss Grace
are visiting in Brattleboro.
Mrs. Franklin, the dressmaker, has
moved into Jonas Aliens house.
1t is expected there will be preaching
at the Baptist church next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Davis and wife
are visiting in Keene and Nashua, N.
H.
Fred Martin and family and Ralph
Martin spent Sunday at Marshall Mar
tins.
Mrs. Parker and daughter of Fitch
burg, Mass, are visiting at DR.. Par
ker's.
Mr.. Sewell and wife of Montague,
Mass. are visitors at Mrs. Walter
Cages.
Mrs. Rachael Twitchell and Miss
Sylvia Stoodly are guests of Mrs. Mar
tin Sparks's.
Herbert Mason, with son and daugh-
ter of Pittstown, N. Y, are visitors at
A. A. Mason's.
James Gray, supervisor of the state
asylum of Morris Plains, N. j., has
returned home.
c. Q. Stebbins has the same board
ers from New York city he has had for
a number of seasons.
The Grange held a pleasant picnic
on the grounds of Edwin Fessenden
last week on Thursday.
Bert Pierce is at his home here
from Walpole disabled from work by
carbuncle on his arm.
Arthur Boutelle is at home from
Tufts College, where he graduated at
the last commencement.
Mr.. Williams of Meriden, Conn, has
Joined his family, who have been
boarding some weeks at A. A. Mason's.
Mr.. Ormand Ewings and daughter
and granddaughter of West Acton,
Mass, are visitors at Miss Susan
Ross's,
Rollin White of Cleveland, Ohio, and
his sister, Miss Ruth, are at their sis
ter's, Mrs. Abby Winslow's, for Old
Home Week.
Peter Derry and wife of Westboro.
Mass, and their daughter, Mrs. John
son of Grafton, Mass, are visitors at
Judson Derry's.
The narrow guage never behaved so
badly as it has of late. The people
who patronize the line have became
very weary of its antics.
A Grand Army meeting of Birchard
post was held at Newfane last Satur-
day. and Rev. NJ. F. Hardy was made
an honorary member of the post.
There were union services at the
Congregational church Sunday. Rev.
NJ. F. Hardy preached an excellent
and appropriate sermon for Old Home
Week, taking for his text Psalm
lXxxvii. 6, 'The Lord shall count when
he writeth up his people that this man
was born there" The wish has been
expressed that the sermon might be
printed.
Walter Eddy's boarders are DR.. APP
pleton, wife and three children, Mrs.
Spring, and Mrs. Bailey of Boston;
Mrs. Leach and Miss Buckingham of
Saxtons River; Mrs. Henry Scott and
daughter, Mrs. Fancher of Boston;
Mr.. Eddy has recently altered his
house and made it more commodious
with piazza, and with the comforting
shade of the fine old naples it is a
restful and pleasant boarding place,
and living on a farm as they do their
table can be we'll supplied with fresh
products of the garden. Near by is
the home of C. Q. Stebbins, who takes
summer boarders, and all that can be
said of this is that the same parties
come every season.
The death of Elliot Wetherbee took
place on Sunday last after an illness
of many weeks at the age of 73 years.
Mr.. Wetherbee was a native of this
town and most of his life was spent
here. He was by trade blacksmith,
and was a skillful workman. He was
a kind neighbor and good citizen and
will be much missed in the community,
as we'll as in his own family. He
leaves a wife and eight children to
mourn his loss Five live in Worces-
ter, one daughter, Mrs. Brigham, in
Southboro, Mass, and the youngest
son has remained at home and kindly
cared for his parents. The funeral
took place from his late home. It was
largely attended. Rev. M. F. Hardy
oficiated. The sons acted as bearers.
There were many floral offerings.
Willie Harris Dutton, who died at
the home of his parents, July goth, hav-
ing just passed his 23d birthday ami
versary, was born in Townshend
July 2S, 1878. He was conductor on
the electric railroad at Salem, Mass,
but was obliged to give up his posi-
ton two years ago owing to i'll health.
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