Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-11
eRATTLEeoRo PERSONAL.


work for Houghton & Simonds.
Mary X. Sheppard. who has been at
Mrs. Fairs several weeks returned this
week to New York city
Miss Emily Clapp went this week to
New York to spend the winter with the
Misses Chatfeld. formerly of Brattleboro.
Mrs. Walter Haywood returned Fri
day to her home in Detroit after spend
ing several weeks with relatives in Brat
tleboro.
Mrs e. L. Hunter of Springfield Mass
came Saturday to visit with her son. H.
H. Hunter. of Thomas street, until after
Christmas.
Mrs. Cora Fox returned yesterday to
New York city after spending several
months at Dr. f. G. Pettee's and c. f.
Bingham's
Miss Lila Hescock. who is taking a
course of hospital training preparatory
to becoming a trained nurse, was at home
over Sunday.
Miss Ruth McKenney went this week
to Fitchburg. Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. McKenney, who have been visiting
at G. a. Illness, will go there in two
weeks
Lawyer ]. l.. Martin was in New York
the first of this week arguing for the de-
PENDANT in the case of Freddy against
Giddings in the United states Circuit
Court of Appeals
Rev. II. r. Miles represented the Con-
gregational church Wednesday afternoon
at the ecclesiastical council called by
the church in Bellows Falls to install
Rev. j. T. Stocking
Mrs Helen Warren Anger of New York,
daughter of Mrs. Jennie II. Warren, came
this week to attend the funeral of her
aunt, Mrs. Lucy Warren Putnam who
died in Marlboro Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. Richardson of
Jamesburg, n. j., have visited in town
several days. Mr.. Richardson is a ma
tive of this town and brother of the
| late William f. Richardson He has lived
| many years in Jamesburg, where he car
I ries on extensive farming operations.
Charles E. Boyle, who has been with
Boyle Bros, wholesale jewelers., in White
River Junction three years, visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Il. w. Boyle to-
day. He will go tomorrow to Clinton,
Mass. where he will have a position in
the Office of the Clinton Wire Cloth COM
pany
Col. Thomas Nelson Hastings of Wal
pole, formerly president of the New
| Hampshire senate and one of the vice
presidents of the Valley Fair associa-
ton, and Miss Mary A. Tobey, daugh-
ter of Mrs. William. Benoni Tobey of
Providence, r. l., We're married in that
city Dec. g
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard ONeil cele-
brated their 50th wedding anniversary
! at their home in Claremont last week
Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. O'Neil were
married in Brechin, Scotland, but came
to this country nearly 20 years ago
They have eight children, including Mrs
Byron Bailey and David c. O'Neil OF
Brattleboro.
John Calvin has been critically i'll will
pneumonia the past week. He had a com
Portable day yesterday. His lungs hav,
begun to clear up slowly, but his heart:
action is bad on account of the extra bur
den upon it. If his hearts action keep!
up it is expected that he will recover
Mr. Galvin's daughter, Miss Agnes Calvin
is ill with typhoid fever in a hospital il
New York city.
The engagement is announced in Meri
den, Conn, this week of Harry Smitf
and Miss Florence White. Mr.. Smtl
Is a graduate of Wesleyan University
and former leader of the glee club of tina
institution who went from his home il
Brattleboro to a position in a bank il
Meriden a few months ago, and Mis-!
White is daughter of Mr. and Mrs
James II. White, former residents o
this town.
Miss Katherine Austin, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. r. A. Austin, has returned from
the Albany Business College and has takel
a position in the Office of the Windhan
County Reformer. CARMEL & Holt, pro
prietors of the college, state that Mis-
Austin made a noteworthy record i'm tn
college, completing full course in short
hand and typewriting in the remarkabl,
short time of II weeks. They add: "Thi
is a record that has not been equalled b,
any one in the school for nearly two year
and reflects very great credit on Mis-
Austin"