Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-19

tnat he mad no knowledge OF any SUCH
picture. BY no means convinced, she
began to look about the shop and sud
denly cried out in triumph, There it
isl"
The astonished Italian turned his
eyes in the direction indicated and be-
held our country woman pointing her
finger in eXultation at a Photographic
reproduction of a famous piece of
sculpture. now in the Vatican, repre-
senting Father Nile" with fifteen in
fants tumbling over and about him.
said infants symbolizing the cubits of
inundation.
1t is to be presumed that the willy
picture vender did not take pains to
undeceive this pious searcher after
Bible relics, and that she made haste
to purchase the coveted treasure, and
will take an honest pride in exhibiting
the photograph. Suffer Little Children
to Come unto Me-" before her Sunday
school class, when she returns to
America"
w. ]. Leonard was in Boston last
week.
John O'Brien of Ludlow, VT, was in
town last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John WEIGH of Harris
vile were Sunday visitors in town.
Miss Jennie /. Putney went to Fitch
burg Wednesday for a few weeks stay.
Mrs G. NJ. Wright has been enter
tanning a nephew from Northampton,
Mass.
Mrs. Duffy and son of New York
have been visiting relatives in town
recently.
Edward Ducette has moved to
Franklin Falls, where he is at work in
one of the mills.
o Rev. D. L. Fisher Joined his wife
at Henderson, n. Y. Monday, for a
months vacation.
The engagement of Miss Flora Lis
com to Charles Victor Stearns of Bos-
ton is announced.
Mrs. Herbert Smith and daughter,
Hattie of Springfield, Mass, visited
in town last week.
Mrs. Augusta Smith and Miss Lucy
Smith of Chicopee, Mass, are visiting
relatives in town.
Tax Collector Cotton has handed
over to the town treasurer $4,000 of
the taxes for 1901.
There have been four recent &C.
cessions to the Calvary Methodist
church, all by letter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pearson of
Brightwood, Mass, called on friends
in town last Sunday.
Rev. E. ]. Deane is the happy pos
SCISSOR of a new saddle horse, which
was bred in Kentucky.
F. f. Field and son, Robert Field
will leave tomorrow for visit to Buff
falo and the exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy and child of
Chicopee, Mass, spent a few days at
G. S. Goddard's last week.
Mrs. Thomas Harmon had for Wis
itor last week her nephew, Master
Francis Cookery, of Spofford.
Prof D. L. Fisher has been elected
principal and Miss Florence NJ. King
first assistant of the High school.
Mrs. Almira Fox of Keene spent
Friday and Saturday of last week
with her niece, Mrs. Addie E. Dix.
Mrs. L. Jennie Cutler has moved this
week from one of Mrs. Stebbins's
tenements to Dominick Bellevilles.
Mrs Courier and family have
moved into one of the tenements in the
John Roberts house on High street.
The Brattleboro Y. NJ. G. A. base
ball team defeated Raleigh's nine 10
to on the island Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. E. j. Temple and daughter,
Miss Madalon, have returned from a
few days visit with friends in Bellows
Falls.
Miss Mary Ellen Purcell of Turner's
Falls was the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Purcell, last
week.
Mrs. F. H. Jones, who has been con-
fined to her room by illness, is recover
ing, and is now able to be about the
house.
Mrs. Laura Snow, who died of apo
plexy at West Chesterfield on July 10,
was sister of Mrs. Dwight Stearns Of
this town.
Mrs. F. NJ. Fuller has been among
the sick ones for the past two weeks
her illness being brought on by the
extreme heat.
VIM. A. Lynch's place, which was
advertised for sale, remains his prop
erty, he not getting a bid for any
thing like its value.
JOnQ bdITy anu WllS VI Opllh6hSlu,
Mass, are spending a two weeks vaca-
ton with Mrs. Barry's mother, Mrs.
Raleigh, on River street.
Elmer Cramer went to Claremont
Sunday to see his father, who recently
met with a severe accident. Mr.,
Cramer returned Tuesday.
Mrs. Sophia Clark has sold her resi-
dence on Mortified street to w. o.
Amidon, who will make it his home
at some time in the future.
Mrs. G. S. Howe and Miss Caroline
b. Howe have returned from a six
weeks absence, spending most of the
time in Lockport and Buffalo, N. Y.
The families of c. A. Fletcher and
Dominick Belleville went to Spofford
lake for a two weeks stay Monday.
They are occupying ]. B. Davison's cot
| tage.
Mrs. Jennie c. Bronson and children,
Master Carlton and Miss Blanch, are
making a months visit with sister
of her late husband in Bridgeport
| Conn.
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