Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-10
eRATTLEBoRo PERSONAL.

Mrs John G. Howe is i'm Northampton
for a visit of ten days
John d. Austin of Springfield Mass
| visited in town over Sunday
Frank y. Putnam was in New York
the latter part of last week
Miss Gordon. the school teacher re-
| turned from New York Sunday night
Mrs Robert Gordon Hardie is enter
| tanning her mother and sister, from New
| York
Arthur p. slmonds, of the firm of
Houghton e Slmonds. went Saturday to
New York city on business.
Miss Maud Young went Saturday to
| Albany, n. Y. to take a course of study
in the Albany Business College.
Mrs. r. II. Riddell of somerville, Mass.
| has been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
! Taylor at the Brooks House this week.
Mrs. Elizabeth b. Davenport. who has
| been visiting in Lowell Mass, went from
there this week to Philadelphia where
she will spend the winter
Mrs. George f. Winton and son, Clar-
ence, returned Monday to their home in
Bridgeport. Conn, after spending the
summer al Linden Lodge.
Mrs S. o. Miner was elected vice
president of the Vermont Federation of
| held In Waterbury last week
Ned Sawyer of Providence, r. l., son
Of Col. n. c. Sawyer of Brattleboro and
Washington. ID. c.. was in Bratteboro
the first of the week on business.
George w. Clapp went Sunday to
| Chicopee Falls. Mass. where he has
position with the Overman Wheel com
pany in the manufacture of automobiles
Mrs II. f. Jordan and Miss Mary E.
Stearns of the Congregational Sunday
school. went Tuesday to Springfield to
attend the convention OF the Massachu-
sets Sunday schools
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Childs went Mon
day to Old Point Comfort, Va, to at
tend the convention Of the 100000 club,
composed OF agents of the New York
Life Insurance company.
c. f. Gilman has rented the Universal
list parsonage. Mr. and Mrs Harry
Rowe. who have been living there, will
store their goods for the present. Mrs.
Rowe intends to go to Minnesota for an
extended'visit with relatives.
Robert Gordon Hardie left Tuesday on
the excursion to Montreal and Quebec
with the Albany Burgesscs Corps the
Oldest military organization OF continuous
charter in the United States. Mr. Har-
die is a lieutenant in the corps.
Mrs. MARY campbell WHO mas bttH
matron at the Dewey hotel at Wash
ington Tor several years past and who
has spent her vacation in Brattleboro'
returned To Washington Monday, where
She will be employed as matron at the
Shoreham.
when you speak Of Col. TAYLOR make
distinction, please between senior and
junior Col n. Z. Taylor the father
received his title as chief Of stan TO Gov
william T. Dillingham;, and Col Linn D.
Taylor the son, is am appointee as aide
on the stan OF Gov. Mccullough.
Capt A. c. Davis, the postal clerk. and
! Mrs Davis are spending a vacation oil
two weeks in this state and in Massa'
chusetts \ part OF their time is spent
with their son who Is the minister OF q
Congregational church in Newton, Mass.
! and who has recently returned, with
his wife from a summer vacation spent
in Europe. ]. A. Fry is substituting
for capt Davis on the Brattleboro- South
Londonderry mail route.
r Bratteboro people who left Saturday
on the Grand Army excursion We're Gen
= IL. b. Titus, Col ii. f. Taylor Mr.. ane
r Mrs John JOY, Hermon J. JOY @. ID
e odell, Ephraim Haskell {. Nasn
I Alonzo Hines. +. r. Stewart and W. c
Stone. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley of Soutl
, Londonderry accompanied the party Lar
kin and Ransom Farr of West Chester
field went Friday to Springfield, Mass.
to accompany the Springfield party sat
n | urday morning.
= 1t appears that no more satisfactor!
and efficient board of health ever con
trolled the hyGienic destinies OF Vernon
than the present one. In fact. few /
any. as much so. This year the retir
= ing member IS DIR. Holton of Brattle
boro. leaving Drs. Stiles and Caverly
1t is quite probable that DR.. Holton vii
; succeed himself by appointment-as H.
, ought--but in case he does not desire
: reappointment 1t is very probable tina
+ he will be engaged as secretary OF IN
o board. which action the majority Of tn
+ board may take. It is evident that tn
s. latter are of the same mind as the PEG
. pie of the state, that his services can
not well be dispensed with.-IMontpelie
. Journal.
q The Brattleboro letter In the Springfield
Q Sunday Republican contained this pleas
y ant reference TO a brother of ]. II. Hol
& den: Among the visitors who enjoye
q the Knights Tesnplar field day this weel
: was the wel-known conductor, Sam
V Holden whose familiar face on the Fitch
/ burg division of the Boston and Main
d railroad is known to most every travele
i in New England. Mr.. Holden began hi
d railroad career 81 years ago, and wit
/. the exception of about year, has bee
, in continuous service ever since he en-
[ tered the employ of the old Vermont an
d Massachusetts, road when but 16 year
r old. Mr.. Holden marched and dance
with the boys, and no one would hav
thought him more than 30 in his show
regalia so admirably suited to his erec
form and military bearing
Travellers on the Central Vernon
9 south of Brattleboro. nearly all of whor
are acquainted with Horace Saunders, tn
- oldest employee OF the road, will regre
~ to learn that the veteran conductor
II still seriously sick at his home in Me-
II London, Conn, with apparently sligh
~ prospect of ever running n train agar
Il He has been on the road 4S years and fo
= n long time ran the steamboat train I
"a Brattleboro three mornings in the weel
"a alternating with n run to Palmer. Nj
u Saunders was one term member q
the Legislature from the eastern HamI
- den district, In which Palmer is included
u 1t is a Republican district and Mr.. Saur
y ders is Democrat, but he had persona
q friends enough to elect him He OWL
y considerable property in New London pun
II chased during his long service on I'll
road.-IGreenfeld Gazette and Courier.