Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-23
sRATTLEsoRo PERSONAL.

George Sherwin Of Keene came Tues
day to spend two weeks at his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Nichols went to
New York Wednesday to spend a few
days
Mrs. Charles Hodglinson Of Boston is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. M. Perry on
Central street.
Rev. and Mrs. Il. A. Slack of Broolkline,
Mass, came Monday night to visit at
H. p. Wellman's.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. w. Sutherland and
son, Donald, went Tuesday to Biddeford,
Me-, to stay several days.
Mrs. Agnes Coolidge Rice, who is
teaching In Somerville, will come home
today for a weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene G. Spaulding at
tended the funeral Of Mr.. Spauldings
father In Amsden Saturday.
Mrs. Arthur Putnam Of Alstead, N. H.,
is visiting a few days with her parents
Mr. and Mrs d. II. Bement
Ben Williamson, who came here from
Salt Lake City last October, left Monday
on his return trip to that city
Frank Barber clerk in Thomas's phar-
macy, returned to work Monday after
being out a week on account Of illness.
e. A. Doyle Of the clerical force at
Houghton & Simonds's, spent few days
at his home in Littleton, N. H., this week.
William Richardson has recovered from
bis injury so that he has returned to his
work in the office OF the s. A. Smith COM
pany
Mrs. Helen Moore OF Springfield, Mass,
and Miss Florence Merrifeld of Williams
vile are guests at j. b. Bolliger's on
Washington street
Charles Colt is having a vacation OF
two weeks from his work in Durham
Brothers store He returned Tuesday
from a visit In Boston.
Miss Florence Hemenway will go next
Monday with six young women from
Mortified seminary to the International
Students conference at Nashville, Tenn.
Charles Stolte who has been travelling
salesman in Pittsburg for Durham
Brothers OF Brattleboro, mas returned
home to work in the firms wholesale
department.
Fred Richardson, who was operated
upon for appendicitis In Boston last week,
is making a good recovery and It is ex-
pected that he viii be able to return nome
in short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry r. Brown. who
went by rail to Florida and thence by
boat to Cuba, sailed Wednesday from
Havana with the expectation of arriving
In New York tomorrow.
Rev. Father NJ. j. Carmody started South
Friday on account Of his health. Rev.
Father Donahue Of Burlington will have
charge Of st. Michaels Roman Catholic
parish during his absence.
s. II. Warren of West Auburn, Mass.
came yesterday to spend a few days
with relatives. He is living on the old
Warren homestead where ne was born
and is carrying on the farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur p. Simonds attend
II HI T.
day evening. and while there were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George Whitney
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney were in Brattleboro
over Sunday.
Judge r. l.. Waterman was in Rutland
Tuesday acting as referee in a hearing OF
the case Of the American Can company OF
New York vs. G. II. Grimm of Rutland, to
recover damages on two notes amounting
to about S1100.
Mrs. S. S. Hunt and Mrs. Cora Green
arrived home Saturday after a journey
OF seven weeks in the South. They
visited different sections of Florida and
spent some time with the Brattleboro
colony at Batesburg. S. c.
Attorney General c. c. Fits went to
Bellows Falls Monday night to meet the
state investigating commission to close up
the state prison investigation. On We'd
nesday the investigation of the house Of
correction at Rutland was resumed
Miss Gertrude Matthews and Miss
Florence Hildreth were in Keene Monday
to sing In both concerts given by the
Keene Chorus club. Mr.. Coffin was con-
ductor, and the Boston Festival orchestra
and Nine. Rio had parts in the program
Mrs. c. w. Richardson returned from
Boston Monday and Mr. Richardson, who
remained to attend to business matters,
reached home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs
Richardson had been previously on a
vacation trip to Washington and New
York
Charles p Chase, who went from Brat
ueboro several years ago to engage in the
lumber business in Holyoke, was reelected
president OF the Massachusetts, Lumber
Dealers association at the annual meet
ing attended by 60 members in worces-
ter Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs James F. Hooker and child
and maid, Marie Miller, and Mrs George
w. Hooker will sail from Boston for
Liverpool June 81 on the White Star
liner Cymbic for a pleasure trip. They
will visit various places in England and
will spend some time on the continent
Mrs. ]. G. Ullery will start for Germany
next week to join her son and daughter,
Oscar and Elizabeth Marshall who went
there recently. she will sail from New
York Thursday on the North German
Lloyd liner Breslau, and will be accom-
pduieu Dy nsr sister ana the latter
husband. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Hoy of
Washington.
Major Howe has recommended Cadet
II. ]. Betterley to Col. Estey for the APP
pointment Of adjutant of 1st battalion,
vice Haroll NJ. Howe promoted to be
captain of Company e Mr.. Betterley is
member of Company 1. having served as
corporal and sergeant. He is a senior I'm
Norwich university and captain OF one OF
the companies OF cadets there.
Fred Schiller, formerly cook at the
Brooks House and the Brattleboro House.
writes to friends here from Dawson, AL
aska, that for several days he had seen
the thermometer at 65 to so degrees be-
low zero. Schiller was shot through the
lungs at Ell Caney, Cuba, in the Spanish
American war, while member OF Com
pany L, I'd Massachusetts regiment
Robert c. Bacon and Howard c. Rice.
superintendent and secretary of the VAL
ley Fair Kennel club OF Brattleboro. at
tended the big bench show in Bos-
ton Tuesday, and while there ar
ranged for some particularly fine exhibits
which will be brought here at the time
of the annual fair in September F. b.
Putnam and Martin Austin jr, were also
visitors at the show.
The following concerning a former res
ident Of Brattleboro is from the society
column of the Boston Sunday Globe:
Miss Mary Wilkins, now Mrs Freeman,
came up from her home in New Jersey
Friday to be the guest Of Mrs. Stillman B.
Allen at her home on Commonwealth