Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
sRATrLEsoRo PERSONAL.

tOn CdluIudy lOI Il NiSit'
p. l.. Shea was in Philadelphia the first
of the week on a business trip.
Mrs II. e. Bascom has been in New
York this week buying millinery.
]. f. Gleason has moved with his family
to his former home in Wardsboro
w. ]. Pentland and his sister. Miss
Laura Pentland, visited in Keene over
Sunday.
Mrs. Richards Bradley who spent the
winter in Boston, returned to Bratteboro
Tuesday.
Mrs o. f. Benson of New York is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. |
c. Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Franklin Nc
Knight returned Tuesday from their
wedding trip
Fred c. Stedman Of Springfield, Mass,
visited with relatives in town wednesday |
and Thursday.
Mrs Walter Bartlett and Miss Minnie
Pratt are working in Mrs. W. f. Meals
millinery store.
George A. Hines went to Fitchburg
Friday to visit his daughter, Mrs. w. $.
McKenny a few days.
Harry Currier of winthrop Mass, visit
ed his parents. Mr. and Mrs a. j. Currier.
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Sewall Morse Of Springfield. Mass. has
been spending several days at the home
of his mother on Canal street.
Mrs Z. T. Mathison and children went
Monday to Ansonia, Conn. to visit rela
tives They will return the last of the
week.
Mrs Dean c. Bangs and child Of Rock
vile, Conn, came Monday to spend a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F.
Wheeler.
Arthur F. Simonds, of the firm of
Houghton & Simonds, has been in New
| York this week selecting summer styles
of goods.
Victor S. Reed formerly secretary of
the Y. NJ. c. A., will go today to his
| home i'm Montpelier for a vacation of
two weeks before taking up Bible study
| in Mt Hermon.
j. II. Burke and NJ. ]. Moran went to
| St. Adams Monday to attend the annual
| state convention of the Knights of Column
| bus. At the election of officers Mr.. Burke
was chosen advocate
Rev. A. II. Webb and family came to
Brattleboro Wednesday. Rev. Mr.. Webb
| will occupy the pulpit In the Methodist
church next Sunday for the first time
under his new assignment
+. w Weeks of Pearl street is unable
| to work by reason Of congested blood
vessels in one leg, caused by his service
| in the army. He has sold his cows and
| given up his milk business.
Miss Florence Clark is spending a va
cation of two weeks in Worcester. New
| York and other places. Miss Edith Farr
is substituting for her as stenographer
at the Vermont National bank.
Rev. y. \. Wood pastor of the Baptist
| church in West Brattleboro several years,
who accepted a call to Essex Junction
several weeks ago, left Monday with his
family to assume the duties of his new
charge.
Katherine Perkins, teacher of English
in the high school, was called to Andover,
Mass, by the death Of her grandmother.
Miss Carolyn Clark OF West Brattleboro
acted as substitute at the school during
Miss Perknss absence.
Archie Mellen OF Guilford. who had his
right leg amputated at the knee num-
Der of weeks ago, was on the streets Mon
day, on crutches. He says he expects
to submit to another amputation as some
of the bone in the leg is dead.
Fred w. Hall has finished work as
/ bookkeeper for Durham Brothers TO take
a position with the Estey Organ COM
pany. His place will be filed by Ray
mond Frost. who has had two years of
experience in this kind of work.
Walter c. Piper is visiting a few days
with his father. c. l.. Piper and with
his brother. \. V. ID. Piper, in Jamaica.
Mr.. Piper lives i'm Brooklne, Mass, but
travels "A large part OF the time In the
West for a large real estate concern.
Rev. Frank L. Masseck of Spencer
Mass, the new pastor of the Universalist
| church arrived I'm BTattleboro Tuesday
Mrs. Masseck will come in a few days
Rev. Mr. Masseck will occupy the pulpit
Of the UniVersalist church next Sunday
Rev. +. l.. Phalen, formerly minister
of the Brattleboro Unitarian church, has
been disabled by illness for three years
past. but has been improving in health
| trrtn fna ast win In do
and is now on his way to England hoping
; there to complete his recovery.
DR.. II. ID. Holton, who is president OF
the Vermont society of Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, has been in Philadelphia
a part of the week as delegate to the
, national Congress of the order. He was
accompanied there by Col. c. 5. Forbes
of st. Adams. vice president Of the Yer
mont society.
, A. l.. Blair and family will move tC
Westboro. Mass, about May 90 Mr.
Blair is selling agent for New England
r of the Clyde Kraut company of Clyde
Ohio. and Jackson, Mich, and of the
, Canastota Picking company of Canas.
tota. n. V, and he can look after hi:
| trade better from Westboro than from
Brattleboro.
Rev. f. w. Lewis went yesterday tc
st. Johnsbury, where he will make his
headquarters presiding elder of the
81. JonnSDufy district. MISS Lulu Lewis
will go next week. Mrs. Lewis and two
other daughters will remain in Brattle.
boro until the close of the present tern
, of school.
j. l.. Stockwell and A. F. Roberts re-
turned Saturday from a trip on the SHol,
, brook Grocery companys special Wor.
cester salt train of 131 cars the longes
, Worcester salt train ever made up They
started with the train from GreenfielC
and went to Gardner, Winchendon anC
Keene. thence to Bellows Falls ant
Woodsville n. H., arriving at Woodsvill,
Friday afternoon. Freeman Scott wen
2 with them from Greenfield to Keene.
G. c. Could graduate of the Uni,
versity of Vermont in the class of 1900
) has taken a position with Dunbar
2 Brothers as assistant in the credit de,
partment Since graduating from colleg,
Mr.. Gould has spent two years as princi
pal of the North Dartmouth, Mass, higI
} school, and Johnson, VT, high school
, The past three years he has been EN-.
| ployed by the Pillsbury Howe Shoe com.
, pany of West Derry, n. H., as book,
2 keeper and manager of the credit depart
ment.
: The annual meeting of the Brattle
2 boro Woman's club was held at tn,
: Brooks House Wednesday. Reports O.
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