Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-03

George A. Robertson is on the sick
list
Florence, infant daughter Of Rev. and
Mrs. c. a. Reed. has been i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. ]. Leach visited rel
atives in West Swanzey Sunday.
William Gould Of Boston was a guest
at G. A. Robertsons over Sunday.
f. w. Barber visited his aunt, Mrs.
Gates, in Keene Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Meta Bailey is taking a few weeks
rest from her duties at the Keyou store.
Miss Sadie Hewitt Of Chesterfield has
been a guest at @. 4. Robertson's a few
days
George p Wellington has been suffering
from a severe attack Of rheumatism in
one knee.
There will be a subscription whist party
in the basement Of st. Joseph's church
this evening.
Miss Winnie Tilden Is spending the mid
winter vacation from Simmons college,
Boston, at her home.
Mrs X y. Mead of Springfield. Mass.
has been making a few days visit with
her son, 4. w Mead.
Mrs Clark of Lynn, Mass. has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs S. II.
Richards. n few days.
+. H. Woods who is suffering from ty
phoid fever. has been taken to the Ell
liot City hospital at Keene.
good many of our young people at
tended the Unitarian festival and dance
at Mortified Friday night.
L. l. Stearns's horse was badly hooked
by a COW one day last week, and among
other injuries one eye was destroyed.
Miss Elose White has resigned as or
ganist at the Congrega tional church and
| &c nv
Mr. and Mrs Andrews and two chill
dren of Springfield. Mass were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Fuller last week.
Edward Stebblns went Friday to Bos-
| ton. where he will spend "a few weeks
with his daughter, Mrs. w. s Kimball.
| Peter Carney. who was employed in
one Of the mills here not long ago, was
frozen to death in Winoosk, Vt. last
| week.
Mrs Addie f. Dix was in North
ampton from Saturday until Monday
| called there by the illness Of Miss MaN
r. Lane.
4 young son Of Levi Smith Of Nortl
! IInsdale was so badly bitten by a hors,
Tuesday as to require the services Of a
physician.
Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius Weeks of Pitts
| field, Mass. have come to spend the re
Robert Weeks.
Mrs. Nat Butler returned to her hom
/ in Cambridge Mass. Saturday after
few weeks stay at the home Of her father
G. A. Robertson
Mr.. Gowan of Holyoke has resigned a
musical instructor in the public school
Of Hinsdale. He is succeeded by MI
Soulee of Northfeld.
Thomas Kaine. well known here, from
having married Miss Fitzgerald Of thi
place, has been promoted from patrol
man TO lieutenant on the police force o
Boston
Fourteen members of the Y. p. $. c. i
enjoyed a sleighride to Winchester Fri
day evening, taking supper with the Win
chester society, and passing n pleasan
evening socially.
John Clarence, the nine months old so
of Mrs Florence Robbins, died Sunda
morning Funeral services We're at
tended by Rev. d. c. Ling Monday after
noon, and the burial was in st. Joseph
cemetery.
mild case Of scarlet fever has dc
veloped the victim being Marguerit,
the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerom
Houghtoi The house is quarantine
. and there seems to be little fear of III
disease spreading
a
Golden Rule lodge, a. F. & A. NJ, an
, Naomi chapter, o. e. s., took place
Masonic hall Monday evening. After II
work was completed a fine banquet WI
served in the dining room.
Mrs +. c. Robertson, who with h,
/ husband and daughter started last wee
for an extended visit in Florida, was d.
tanned in New York by illness At la
reports it was hoped she would be alb
. to continue the journey today.
Among those who have been mo
= or less indisposed with the prevailiI
distemper are e. ]. Temple and Mi
, NJ e. Temple, Mrs. Lemuel Fales, Mi
2 Bertha Sargent, Mrs. Dominick Bellevill
Miss Cora Dexter, Mrs. G. n. Smith al
: son. Norman, Miss Pauline Dupee al
Henry Spaulding. q
. One of our Polish residents bestow
his hospitality unworthily one day la
S week After feeding and otherwise Carl
for the wanderer, his kindness was 7
I warded when he was absent from t
room, by the stranger taking $50 viii
a was i'm trunk, and before the theft W
: discovered he had departed for parts u
- known.
y The young mems supper and entertai
ment at the Congregational church We
nesday evening was one of the best
the season. An abundant and appetizi
supper was served at o'clock, which W
literally patronized. A pleasing music
6 and literary program was render I'd. I
young men handed over a good sam
the treasurer Of the ladies' society as
result of their efforts.
The Y. p. S. c. r.. held a Japan'
social at the Congregational parsona
Tuesday evening which was a uniQ
affair. The early part of the event
in was devoted to a study of Japan. SIEVE
he interesting papers were read and
of meeting was a profitable one. After
close of the meeting, as far as possit
Japanese customs prevailed, chairs w
dispensed with, and all ate rice W
2 chop sticks, sitting on the floor, a
Japanese. Tea and other light refre'
ments were served in oriental style,
{ walters wearing kimonos, and with h
decorated with tiny fans The ho
decorations were Japanese umbrellas &
lanterns, and each guest had t
mir mi