Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-08
1RATTLEeoRo PERSONAL.

Mrs. Frank l.. Reed of Bernarston Is
spending few days in town
Mrs. C. w. Ray of Chester was the
guest of Mrs. Flora Strong several days
last week.
Wells Miller Of Harvard and Russell
Kuech of Dartmouth were at home this
week to vote.
Miss Mabel Tubman of wellfeet,
Mass. is the guest of Miss Ruth Chiljs
on Terrace street.
Mrs Addie s. Welch returned Monday
evening from Scranton, Pa, where she
had been two weeks.
Lloyd r. Robinson went to his home in
Franklin, Conn. Friday in order to be
there Tuesday to vote.
Mrs. El1a Starkey has closed her home
on Oak street and has gone to New York
to remain through the winter.
Mrs. George E. Greene returned home
Wednesday after three weeks visit in
Boston, Melrose and Brookline.
Mrs George W. Bailey has been en-
gagged as pianist at the Bijou theatre
in Greenfield, Mass, for few weeks.
Michael Flemming, who was taken to
the Memorial hospital last week with an
injured leg. was discharged last evening
as cured
Miss Abbe A. Pratt has moved from
her rooms in odd Fellows building and
taken rooms with Mrs. f.. r. Thayer on
Main street.
II. C. Rice and Jacob Estey attended
the Dartmouth Amherst football game in
Hanover Saturday, making the trip in the
latter's automobile.
Mrs. C. b. Crowell and son and r. NJ.
Wallace left Saturday for California,
where they will spend the winter in Mrs.
Crowell's former home.
Mrs c. E. Adams returned Monday
from Hartford, Conn, where she was
called on account of the illness of her
son, Claude, who is gaining.
F. L. Houghton returned Saturday
after trip of several weeks through
western states He attended the national
live stock show in Chicago.
Maj F. W. Chiljs closed his summer
home, "Hllcrest" on Ames hill Monday
and with his family moved to their
home on Terrace street for the winter.
Cornelius C. Billings, assistant patent
commissioner of Washington, d. c.,
came to Brattleboro Tuesday to vote
returning to Washington Tuesday after
noon.
Miss Florence NJ. Hemenway will go
Tuesday to Andover Mass. to attend
the annual meeting of the Woman's
Board of Missions She will return the
last of the week.
II,
lived on farm in Chesterfield several
months, have taken rooms in Crosby
block for the winter. MIR. Hudson win
act as janitor of the block.
Col. l.. ID. Taylor is in Montpelier to
attend a hearing on the bill appropriate
ing $4,000 each year for an armory, I'M
til all the companies of the National
Guard have been provided with homes.
E. d. Whitney and son, Harold E.
Whitney, who have lived at the Brooks
House the past year, have given up
their apartments there and have moved
to the Whitney homestead on Green
street.
Mrs. r. f. Gordon started for New
York today to join her brother, c. o.
Chamberlain, and tomorrow they will
go to Daytona, Fla, to spend the win
ter, Mr.. Chamberlain being manager of
the Palmetto House. Mr.. Chamberlain
went to New York Wednesday.
E. E. Benson, for seven years with the
widely known tombstone studio in Hart
ford Conn, is connected with j. C. Howe
in his Photographic work. Mr.. Benson is
a photographer of 10 years experience
Before going to Northampton and Hart
he was employed in the Howe and wy
att studios here several years.
Ernest Scherlin has bought the George
Brooks farm in Vernon of L. w. Gibson
and win move there as soon as Mr. and
Mrs. James Amidon, who now occupy
the place, find a suitable farm to which
they can move. He expected to take
possession Nov. l, but Mr.. and Mrs. Am
idon's unsettled plans prevented.
Mr. and Mrs. E, j. Fenton returned
Monday from their wedding journey
They visited points of interest in Vir-
GINA and We're in Washington and At
lantic City several days. They will be-
gin housekeeping in The Abbott as soon
as their apartments there are ready for
occupancy They are now staying with
Mr.. FentoRs parents on Grove street
Mr.. and Mrs. Richards NJ Bradley Of
Brookline have taken the house PIG Bea-
con street for the winter. On Tuesday
of next week they will give a reception
there to introduce their oldest daughter.
Miss Amy Bradley, and the following
Tuesday they will give a dance in her
honor at the Chiffon club. The Bradleys
leased the North Shore cottage this sea
son, and with their daughters spent the
summer abroad-[Boston Sunday Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Williams of AL
bany, n. Y, and Mrs. and Mrs. Arson
Williams of Northampton were visitors in
town Sunday. Mrs. Arson Williams was
Mrs. Eta Sherwin of Worcester, for many
years resident of this town. Her mar
riage to Mr.. Williams took place about
tWo HioltHs ago. MT. ana Mrs. Williams
are keeping house in Northampton, where
Mr.. Williams is employed in carpentry
work on the Smith college buildings.
S. w. Kimball who was at the polls
early Tuesday, has voted regularly at
every presidential election since 1S4S,
when he cast his ballot for Zachary Tay-
Tor, 18th president of the United States.
Mr.. Kimball saw three presidents before
he became voter. He was present at a
reception given in Salem, Mass, to An
drew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, and
in his boyhood was a near neighbor of
John Quincy Adams.
Edward X. Hall, formerly of Brattle-
boro and Hinsdale, son of Capt. c. p.
Hall of Sheburne Falls, has been elect
ed vice president of the Nv England
Telephone company. New England Tele-
phone Topics says:
''Mr Hall is well known to the large
oody OF telephone employees. as he has
been actively associated with telephone
anairs since leaving the law school. AS
a member of the firm of Powers & Hall,
the company's attorneys, he has handled
all the accident cases for the past 70
years, and more recently has been the
company's spokesman before commits
sions, legislative committees and various
municipal and civic bodies where its
public relations have been concerned. II
is understood that Mr.. Halls duties as
vce-president will continue to occupy
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