Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-20
eRATTLEBoRo PERSONAL.

Miss Nellie Brown is spending a week
in Boston.
Miss Amedia Nichols is i'll in the Me-
mortal hospital.
Horton Sheldon was in Boston several
days this week.
Miss Mercy M. Cox returned Monday
after staying a week in Boston.
Ray Fuller of CRANKY, Mass, visited
James ]. O'Donnell, jr., Tuesday.
Miss Mildred Berman of Littleton. N.
H., is a guest of Miss Ruth Carter.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. II. Sanford is i'll with typhoid fever.
Mrs. T. w. Barnard of West Hartford,
Conn, formerly of this town, is visiting
here.
Mrs. C. f. r. Jenne has returned to
Hartford, Conn, after a short visit in
town.
Miss Edna Hayes is spending a two
weeks vacation at her home in North
ampton.
Avalon Converse is at home from
Cleveland, Ohio, to remain through the
holidays.
Mrs. Frank wykes of Ludlow mas
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Els
worth Russell.
Mrs. Fred Hamilton of Keene has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Neil
IL. dawson THIS week.
Mrs. II. J. Mahan returned Sunday af-
ter a visit with her mother, Mrs. Harry
Bell of Gardner, who is i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Dyke and children
will go tomorrow to Concord, N. H., to
spend a two weeks vacation.
News has been received from Mr.. and
Mrs. Neville Rice that they arrived safe
ly in San Diego, Calf, Dec. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B.. Lamson started
yesterday for Florida to spend the win
ter. They expect to return in April.
E. V. Taylor of Amsterdam, N. Y,
salesman for Hooker, Corser & Mitchell
company, visited the factory this week.
Miss Matilda Ullery came Wednesday
from st. Mary's school, Concord, N. H.,
to remain at F. L. Hunts through the
holidays.
Mrs. ]. ]. Estey was called to Green
witch, N. Y, Sunday night on account
of the serious illness of her brother, DR..
Henry Gray.
F. E. Dyke attended the banquet in
Rutland Dec. ~, given by the Vermont
Accident Insurance company to all it's
agents in the state.
Miss Laura Stearns is expected home
this evening for the Christmas vacation
from her duties as teacher at the Mt.
Airy school in Pennsylvania.
Rev. Father NJ. j. .Carmody of st.
Michael's Roman Catholic church re-
turned Wednesday from a four weeks
visit at Greylock Rest, Adams, Mass.
f. C. Tenney, manager of the Hol-
brook farms. has been attending the
meetings of the Connecticut state board
of agriculture in New Haven this week.
Mrs. c. S. Pratt and Mrs. ]. G. Estey
attended the presentation of The Pied
Piper of Hamelin'' in Amherst. Mass,
Saturday. making the trip by motor car.
Maurice Scanlon went to Holyoke Sat
urday to attend the funeral of his
nephew, Maurice Scanlon, 16, who died
of pneumonia. The funeral took place
Sunday.
Elbridge Knowlton is building a cot
tage house on Pellet street for Mrs.
Knowlton's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chand-
Ter Brown, who sold their farm on Or
chard street recently.
Mrs. N. H. Arnold and daughter of
North Adams came Saturday to remain
until Monday morning with Mr.. Arnold.
Mr.. Arnold expects to move his family
here in about three months.
N. II. Arnold, who recently came here
from North Adams, went to that city
Monday afternoon in order to vote in
the annual city election Tuesday. He
returned Tuesday afternoon.
Napoleon Boucher returned Tuesday
from st. Bridgid. Quebec, where he at
tended the funeral of his father-in-law
Gideon Bissette. n. Mrs. Boucher was
unable to attend on account of illness.
Mrs. Albert Hunt of Nashua, N. H.,
and Mrs. R. L.. Greene of Springfield,
Mass, the latter accompanied by her
little son, have been visiting this week
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. L.
J Hunt.
John G.. Baker went Monday to Som
erville, Mass, to attend the funeral of
his uncle, Nicholas Baker, which took
place Wednesday. Mr.. Baker was a
brother of the late Michael Baker and
was the last of seven brothers.
F. S. Waldorf will go today to Hud-
son, N. Y, to spend a week with his
parents. Miss G.. N. Nutting of Boston
has come to take his place as manager
of the local office of the Postal Tele-
graph company during his absence.
Mrs. James Fitzpatrick returned Mon
day after a four weeks visit at her
home in Manchester. Mr.. Fitzpatrick
spent Sunday there. They nave taken
rooms in the Miner building on Elliot
street, where they will keep house.
Conductor n Mrs. ]. T. Denning will
attend the installation of officers and
banquet of the Order of Railroad Con-
d%uctors, in New London Sunday. They
also will visit their daughter, Mrs.
Thomas H.. Sisk. Mrs. Sisk and son,
Thomas, will return with them to re-
main until after Christmas.
John j. Eckels, jr., who had been en-
ployed in the retail shoe department OF
Durham Brothers company five years,
left Tuesday for Hartford, Conn, where
he has entered the employ of the Brown,
Thayer company in the shoe department.
Harland T. Miller, formerly of this
town, is manager of the store.
The Vermont state Grange, In the
closing session of it's 41st annual con-
v~ention, held in Rutland Thursday,
elected officers in addition to those
chosen earlier in the week, including
Judge +. B.. Pier of Brattleboro, treas
urer, and Mrs. II. w. Sargent of Brat
tleboro, Flora. Mrs. Sargent is also a
member of the executive committee.