Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-19
eRATTLEeoRo PERSONAL.


visitor in town Tuesday
Dennis Leahy has entered the employ
of Randall & Clapp, jewelers.
Clarence Briggs spent several days in
his home in Greenfield this week
Raymond Birch of Brandford, Conn,
was visitor in town Saturday and Sun
day.
Alison Putney of Woodstock was a
guest of Miss E. Maud Stearns this
week.
Mrs Charles O'Connor visited recently
with her aunt, Mrs Thomas German in
Keene.
Miss N. NJ. Cheney returned yes
terday from an extended visit in Wash
ington, ID. c.
Mrs l.. d. Mastin, who spent the win
ter in Augusta, Ga, returned to Brattle-
boro Wednesday.
Miss Mabel Appln resumed her duties
this week as teacher in grade in the
high school building
Mrs. c. A. Miles has returned from a
stay of three months in New York Bos-
ton and other places.
B. M Rowand of Everett. Mass. was
guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Rowand
Saturday and Sunday.
President A. B. Clapp of the Brattle-
boro Trust company went to New York
Tuesday on a business trip.
T.. r. Pratt returned to New York
Tuesday, after a visit of a few days
with his sister, Mrs. C. w. Durham.
John NJ. Birch visited in Worcester.
Springfield. Hartford and other cities
and towns from Saturday to Tuesday.
Mrs. Rodney Howe. who spent large
part of the winter in Springfield, Mass.
returned recently to Mrs. Flora Strong's.
Fred C. Gale, Benjamin Williamson
Ia n of
Gales home on Grove street over Sun
day.
Mrs. w. E. Cushman recently visited
few days in Westfield, Mass, with her
mother. Mrs. C. E. Gehle, and other rel
atives.
Judge Waterman returned Saturday
from Montpelier, where he had been pre-
siding over the March term of the coun-
ty court
Mrs. B. T. Riley went to Montague
Wednesday to visit John Riley who is
in the hospital, and Mr.. Riley went
there Sunday.
Miss Julia Sexton of Pittsield return
ed to that city Wednesday after a sew
erals days visit with her mother, Mrs
F. c. Sexton.
Taylor j. Morse of Highland street.
sophomore in the high schol. took a po-
sition Tuesday as clerk in the Vermont
National bank.
Mrs. Annie LaFrinea has resigned as
head waitress at the Brooks House and
her place has been taken by Miss Mar
guerite Martell
Col. and Mrs Thomas Harmon. who
came here to attend the Univer-
salist roll call Thursday night, returned
to Bennington Saturday.
Mrs. j. j. Estey, Mrs. w. F. Root and
Mrs L. E. Holden are attending the
congress of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Heaphy OF
Montpelier came Saturday night to stay
| three or four days with their sisters
| Miss Regina and Miss Anna Heaphy.
Miss Irene V. Hartwell, who has been
clerk in j. f. Manns dry goods store
went Monday to Troy, N. Y to enter
| the Samaritan hospital as student
| nurse.
Harold Staples is home from Harvard.
Wells Miller also is home and has as a
| guest his classmate. William Hewett of
Turin. Italy. They will return to Cam
bridge Sunday
Miss Lucy NJ. Stevenson. for seven
years teacher of physics and chemistry
in the Brattleboro high school, will be an
instructor in Wellesley college beginning
with the next college year
Paul r. Henkel of New York city,
came here yesterday afternoon with in
| terror perspectives of the proposed hotel
| on the island. The drawings show the
lobby, the grill and the dining room.
Mrs Fremont Hamilton, whose illness
| with diphtheria was announced last week,
| is now on the road to recovery. Her
son, John Warren Hamilton, who was
suffering with the same disease in Bath,
| Maine, is also improving rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Eldrdge went
Saturday to Shelburne Falls, where they
| visited Mr. Eldridges father. George d.
Eldridge Mr.. Eldridge returned Monday
morning and Mrs. Eldridge and son,
| Ralph. returned Wednesday morning.
Rev DR.. John r. Cow was unable to
| preach in the First Baptist church Sun
| day on account of a sudden attack OF
throat trouble. and Gaius Barrett, an
| Instructor in Mount Hermon school, was
| secured to conduct the morning service,
| There was no evening service.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Brockington
| have issued cards for the marriage of
their elder daughter, Miss Florence Annie
| Brockington, to Robert Edison Briggs
of Washington, d. c., the event to take
| place in the family home on Green street
next Monday. April %, at noon,
Mrs. Abbie M. Harlow has gone to
| Leonia, n. j.. for visit of two weeks
with her nephew, Franklin c. Lewis.
| principal of the ethical culture school
| in New York Mrs. William T. Bruce is
| substituting for her as teacher in the
| Canal street school building.
NJ. H. Sharples. former pastor of the
| local Methodist church. who was sta
| toned at Bakersfield in Franklin county
| the past year was transferred to the
| parishes in Canaan and Beechers Falls
| in Essex county at the recent session
| of the Vermont Methodist conference.
James E. Byrne, w. C. Belknap and
J. j.. Fenton of Bellows Falls, Clarence
II. Senter of Montpelier. James e.
| Burke of Burlington, Thomas H.
| Browne, P. F. McManus and ]. Walter
Lyons of Rutland, James e. Burke of
| West Rutland, A. e. Cudworth Of South
Londonderry. T. w. Plimpton Of Wards
| boro and several from nearby towns
heard the address by Gov Woodrow
| Wilson of New Jersey In the Auditorium
Friday night.
Mrs. C. s. whittier of Montpelier. who
| had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. II.
| G.. Barber, several days, started to re-
| turn home on the 2.30 train Monday
| afternoon. She had not been feeling well
| a few hours and while on the train suf-
| fered intense pain. She alighted from
| the northbound train at Bellows Falls
| and returned here on the 4.l9 train. DIR.
| O'Connor, who was summoned at once.
| diagnosed the trouble as an acute attack
| of appendicitis. council of surgeons
| was held and 1t was decided that an