Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-04-12
eRATrLEeoRo PERSONAL.

Charles Brown has been spending a few
days with his sister Mrs. Stocker, in
Wardsboro.
Mrs. Grace f. Hadley of Chester is
visiting her daugher, Mrs. f. w. Glib
son, this week.
Bert spaulding, who has returned to
town after a years absence, is working
for D. Frank Shea.
Paul Whitaker has so far recovered
from an operation for appendicitis that
he is able to walk out.
Leroy H. Houghton, who was i'll a week
i'm his home on Frost street, has returned
to his work in Claremont
Alfred Darling has returned from
Springfield, this state. where he spent
a few days with Mrs. Darling.
Edward Condor and James and David
Meaney attended the funeral of John
Condor in Bellows Falls Monday.
Leon Gould who has worked for A. E.
Miller the past year, entered the employ
of Durham Brothers this week.
Miss Leona Messier, who spent the
winter in Boston with her father y. F.
Messier, has returned to Brattleboro
Miss Fannie Frost has been engaged
to teach the school in Dummerston Centre
for the spring term. beginning next Mon
day.
Miss Helen Wiley of Chester was in
town for the last Brooks House as
sembly, as the guest of Mrs. L. w. Glib
son.
Miss Hattie Ruggles returned Monday
10 her home in Worcester after a visit of
several days with her cousin, Mrs II. r.
Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred wellington of Chel-
sea. Mass, came yesterday for a visit
with Mrs. Wellingtons mother Mrs. II.
j. knight.
Mrs Nette NJ. Frost entertained her
class in the Baptist Sunday schools at
supper in her Main street home Wednes
day evening.
Miss Minnie Stockwell, Miss Ella How
ard of Putney and Mrs. Agnes Millen of
Springfield, Mass, are working for Mrs.
H. E. Bascom.
Milton correspondence in st. Adams
Messenger: Miss Harriet Lyman is at
home from Brattleboro, confined to the
house by illness"
Frank p. Kendall, who has worked at
the Souto factory and lived at Morning
side, will move to a farm in South STRAIT
ford this state.
Mrs Louis Barnes and daughter, Mar
garet returned to Claremont Saturday
after spending a week with Mrs. Barness
parents Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Larkin.
Mrs Addison Hail. who spent the win
ter in New Orenas with her son, Charles
Tones, returned to Brattleboro last
week. She visited in New York in her
way home.
Charles Leitsinger, who has been en-
pOyed by the street railroad company as
fireman at Centreville, finished work there
last Saturday. He now has a position in
the Estey factories
George A. Littlefeld and family have
moved from the Crowley farm near Put
ney railroad station to the house at "a
Prospect street, which Mr.. Littlefield
bought recently of +. b. Warner.
Clyde Cutler, who had been absent from
the Brooks House Pharmacy IL weeks
on account of an operation for appendi-
citis, returned to his duties Monday. He
was at his home in Springfield, this state,
six weeks.
Capt c. P Hall, who went from Brat
tleboro to Shelburne Falls, has been
| unanimously elected for his 10th year as
| superintendent of the school district COM
prisng the towns of Sheburne, auckland
| and Colrain.
John p. Corcoran, formerly of this
| town, left the employ of the Monadnock
mills in Claremont last week and began
| work in the accounting department of the
Stevens Duryea Automobile company in
Chcopee Falls, Mass.
Otto r. Howe, a former Brattleboro
| boy who has lived in Walpole and West
minister in recent years, is now superin-
| tendent of the electric light and power
| company in Livingston, Montana Mrs.
| Howe and two children will go from Wal
| pole to Livingston next week to join him.
]. H. Blatherwick attended in the Hotel
| Vendome, Boston, Thursday evening the
banquet Of the New England representa-
tives of the Equitable Assurance society
| of New York. Over 100 were present, in
| Guiding two of the vice presidents and
several directors of the company
Prof. John E. Clark and family, who
| spent the winter in Brattleboro with Prof
Clarks daughter, Mrs. H. r. Miles, and
| in Springfield, returned Monday to their
| former home at South Park Terrace,
Longmeadow, Mass, the house which was
struck by lightning Oct. and partly de-
stroyed, having been rebuilt.
Arthur Monroe, who has been working
| for the New York Telephone company in
| New York since his graduation from Yves
! leyan university last year, is at home for
a few days visit. He has an opportunity
TO play ball the coming season on Long
| Island, but will probably not have time
| from his regular duties to devote to the
| sport.
Mrs. j. j. Estey left Monday for Wash
! ington, where she will attend the
national congress of the Daughters of the
! American Revolution next week. Mrs.
| Estey is a member of several committees
| which will be in session this week. While
! in Washington she will stay at the Oc-
| cidental on Pennsylvania avenue. Mrs.
| f. /. Swift regent OF the local chapter,
and Miss Susan Clark of West Brattle-
| boro will go to Washington today so
| as to be present at the opening of the
| congress next week,
Merton c. Robbins, formerly of Brat
! tleboro, son of Marcus Robbins and
! graduate of the University of Vermont in
! 1898, has resigned his position as western
! representative of Engineering News in
| Chicago, which he has held the past
| eight years, in order to give all of his
| time to two publications in which he has
a large interest, the American Architect
and the Municipal Journal and Engineer
both weekly papers published in New
| York city by the Sweetland Publishing
| company. Mr. Robbins win be second
! vice president and western manager OF
this company and will remain in Chicago
for the present.
There was a notable company OF sub
| scribers for Mrs Lucia Gale BARRIERS
second program in her series at the
Tuileries when, on Tuesday she read an
able and interesting paper on Rhythm"
Mrs. Barber was looking strikingly well
| in an Empire gown of gray radium over
rose pink with an embroidery OF pearls
| She was ably assisted by two members
Of the Boston Symphony orchestra, Julius
! Eichler, the violinist, and Arthur Hadley,
'cellist .. During the afternoon Mrs
| Barber read a sonnet written by Miss