Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-26
Reception to Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.
Durham.

ted, faithful and true. We trust you
will accept this gift as a slight token
of our esteem. May ittend to strengthen
those spiritual ties, thin as air
but strong as links of iron, that bind
us each to each and all to you. When
filled with blushing roses, may their
fragrance remind you of the fragrance
of our sincere friendship and love.
We are exceedingly sorry to have you
go. We wish you hearty God-speed
and pray that His choicest blessing
may rest upon you" Mr.. Durham re-
sponded tersely, but fittingly and feel
ingly. He was followed by Frank G. |
Pierce in a wise and witty speech |
that convulsed the crowd and fairly |
brought down the house, as he pre- |
scented them with a useful but decid- |
eddy a prophetic gift. Music and a |
tempting collation. followed, and Mr. |
and Mrs. Durham were made to realize
how very popular they are, and how
profoundly their departure is deplored
by very large circle of friends.
Mrs. Norris Cook is i'll at her home
on School street.
Mrs. A. Waldo Coolidge of Water
vile, +. O., is visiting Mr.. Coolidge's
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Coolidge, on School street.
The Bird club will hold its first club
walk this season, tomorrow morning,
leaving the fountain at the corner of
Atkinson and Westminster streets at
six o'clock.
The first general teachers meeting
since the commencement of this term,
Will hol Of oh
ing this afternoon at o'clock, in room
c. The subject to be considered is
Essentials and Essentials.
John Willis Baer, secretary of the
Worlds Christian Endeavor Union,
will be here to address the meeting of
the Black River Christian Endeavor
union May 10. 1t is the annual meet
ing of the union and will be held in
the Congregational church.
Nine members of the gun club here
attended the opening shoot of the new
club in Winchester, y. H., April Is.
There were several events. The best
shooting was done in the sixth event
by Mr.. Gibson of Bellows Falls. who
broke "a out of 20 pigeons,
A Maine Hunting Trip has the
| place of honor in the April number of
the Interstate Journal. The article
which is illustrated, tells the expert
ences of f. a. Norwood of Bellows
Falls and companions in a week in the
! Wilderness, canoeing and hunting at
Joe Mary Lake.
| Edward O'Brien, son of Patrick o.
Brien of Rockingham, a member of
the freshman class of the High school
died at his home in Rockingham Fri
| day of bronchial pneumonia. The fun
eral services were held at their house
Sunday, Rev. Albert Hammatt ofFiciat-
ing. Several of the High school
teachers and pupils attended the ser
vice.
The mother of NJ. H. and A. w. Ray,
Mrs. Mary p. Ray. died at the home
of NJ. H. Ray during Friday night of
heart disease. she retired as we'll
as usual, but in the morning it was
found that she had passed quietly
away. The funeral and burial were in
Henniker, \. H., Wednesday. Besides
her two sons here, she left another,
Charles Kay, of Hennlker.
The Wood Brothers, who have for
several years run a milk route into
Bellows Falls. from Westminster, have
decided to discontinue the retail part
of their trade. Charles A. Wood. one
OF the brothers, has decided to go to
Massachusetts, and Henry, the other
brother, will run the farm, furnishing
milk to a number of wholesale Gus
toners, and the balance to the Bos
ton Dairy company.
l.. 5. Hayes has opened an office
in the new Arms block on Westmins
ter street, directly under the rooms
of the Westminster club, and formerly
occupied by DR.. Mathews. Mr.. Hayes
in addition to his fire insurance ad
justments, has been appointed a gen
eral agent for the New York Life In
surance company. He is appointing
a number of agents for the company
in Windsor and Windham counties.
The continued rainy weather of the
last few weeks has seriously affected
the local retail trade of all kinds. anC
the merchants are feeling rather blue
over it. On the other hand the farm
ers are feeling that it is putting the
ground in excellent condition to insure
good crops, and fill up their springs
The lawns about the village hav,
grown very green in this last weel
Of rain, and the spring flowers ar,
coming out.
Postmaster Cannon has placed fv,
letter boxes the past week in addition
to those that were in use before
They are located at the corners o
West and SaXtons River streets; Gal
and Church place Williams and Myr
; tie; Hapgood and Atkinson and on,
near the north end of Canal street
The village is now we'll covered b,
the system, and the delivery and col
: lection of the mails is being carrie,
on in a very satisfactory manner. MI
= Cannon has scored a great success il
2 his endeavors to so introduce and OF
ganize the system, and it will be
3 perpetual monument in later years T.
his endeavors to serve the public il
the best possible manner.
The Boston & Maine railroad ha
been forced by the gradual increase o
the size of cars, to make arrangement
for increasing the height of the tuT
mel under the square ABOUT two feet
: This will bring the top of the TUNE
very nearly to the surface of tn
street and to the foundations of tn
Times building and Towns hotel, ur