Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-20

favored the audience with vocal selections
and she also recited one of Tennvson,s
poems Refreshments OF cake and lem
onade We're served and a social bour
was spent with games.
Samuel Bridge of Boston is visiting bis
Iather' Eben Bridge, and his sister, Mrs.
"A. f. Howard, at the home of the lat
ter, before starting on a trip TO cal
ifornia.
Rev. j. Duke King, formerly rastor Of
the congregational church, and his wife
OF Wilmington came Tuesday to be the
guests of H. p. FAIR few days. They
attended the convention.
Mrs Ansel Boyd, who has spent SOW
eral weeks with her sister, Miss Il M
Walkup, went Monday to Greenfield.
Mass, where she has hired n tenement
She will make her home there at nres-
emit
Mrs. Cynthia Clark of West Brattleboro
celebrated her seth birthday anniversary
saturday by driving to Putney to visit
her sister Mrs. Martha j. Blood She
was accompanied by her son, H. j.
Clark.
Patrick O'Connor has finished his new
barn and moved his horses there. The
new barn is much more convenient for
Mr. O'Connor, who is rural delivery car
rier on route No. 2, as he is sometimes
short of time.
Nelson Locke has sold his farm to Mr..
Skies of West Springfield, Mass. Mr..
Locke's family are contemplating moving
10 this village and have the refusal of
Miss Jennie Hiss newly acquired house,
known as the John Howard place
Mrs. Mary Brennon Walsh, who has
been in town the greater part of the
summer, boarding at the hotel as long as
1t was open, and since the hotel was
closed with Miss E. NJ. Walkup, left
Monday for her home in Brooklyn.
II. II. Brainerd lost a horse Friday
morning. The animal was very old, but
had been useful one, making good the
place of a horse for work and driving.
1t was thought advisable to shoot 1t on
the morning of the return of Mr.. Brain
erd from the encampment at Saratoga.
Everyone is pleased with the improved
appearance of the Boston & Maine rail-
road buildings, as no one liked the old
colors and they are glad the company has
adopted new ones. The seven painters
live in cars and have every convenience
for housekeeping. They find 1t much
more satisfactory than boarding.
Mrs. Percy Warwick and two little
daughters, Edna and Emily, of Bellows
Falls, came Wednesday to George War
wick's. Mrs. Warwick is very slowly
improving from the effects of blood
poisoning, following an operation. One
arm has been paralyzed, the visible i'm
provement being in her ability to move
some Of the fingers a little. Mrs. War
wick is an energetic little woman and
her friends hope for her ultimate re-
covery.
The floor in the F. D. Kendall barn,
occupied by Benjamin Howard, gave way
Monday morning. All the horses but one
and COW belonging to Harvey Howard
had been taken out just a few moments
before, and on returning to the barn Mr..
Howard found the horse and cow hang
ing by their halters. There had been a
drop of IL feet and but for timely res
cue the horse and cow would have died.
Mr. Howard was able to get the assist
ance of a number of men and the ami
mails were taken out. They suffered only
a few scratches. The accident would
have been very serious had the barn been
fun Of horses.