Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
BRATTLEBoRo PERSONAL.


Saturday on business.
Eric johnson of Putnam, Conn, was
a guest here over the week end.
Francis A. Wilson of Waltham,
Mass, is visiting in town one week.
Miss Alice Richardson went Monday
to Albany, ~ Y, to spend a vacation
s. f. Douglas went Saturday to
Post Mills to spend the weekend with
his family
John l.. Stewart and family have re.
turned from n two-weeks' vacation at
Spofford lake.
Miss Rubie Collier, nurse, was called
to Springfield (Vt) Friday on pro-
fessional work.
Miss Mildred Swectland of the Hol-
stein-Friesian office force is having n
three-weeks' vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Hall went
Sunday to Westmoreland Depot to
visit relatives week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Burnett re-
turned home Saturday after a stay of
two weeks at York Beach.
Overseer of the Poor Oscar #. Ware,
who had been i'll and confined to the
Dth, Is SOilcNHdl
Mrs. John Barden began Monday a
vacation of two weeks from her work
in Houghton & Simond 8 store.
Mrs. C. P. Goodwin and Mrs. Ida
Stafford returned Saturday from a
two-weeks' outing at Mantle, Conn.
Mrs. Martin Austin and children,
Helen and Francis, went Saturday to
Point Shirley, Mass, for a two-weeks
outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Mann and chill
dren visited Mr.. and Mira. Charles r.
Dunklee and family at Sunapee lake
Sunday.
Harry Coates of the retail depart
ment of the Durham Brothers com
pany began two-weeks' vacation
Monday.
w. H. Bond and family returned
Friday night from an automobile trip
of a week to Springfield, Mass, and
vicinity.
John j. Austin returned Sunday
from Indian Neck, Branford, Conn,
where he enjoyed n week s outing with
his family.
Ray Plumb of North Adams, Mass,
came Monday to be a guest q week of
his cousin, Sanford Plumb, of South
Main street.
Mrs. Casper Moran went Saturday
to New Haven, Conn, called there
by the illness of her daughter, Miss
Amy Moran.
Mrs. r. j. Thornell who had been a
guest of her sister, Miss Elizabeth
Doyle, returned to her home in Brook
yn Friday.
Mrs. Perley Porter and two daugh-
ters went last week to Gardner,
Mass, to visit a month with her moth
sr, Mrs. Larkin.
Halsey Bardwell of Washington, d.
=, has visited in town with his par
,nts. Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Bardwell
Of Walker place.
Herbert H. Barden returned Sat
lrday to Bennington after having
visited few days in his home on
South Main street. t.
Mrs. Nellie Spafford of Springfield,
Mass, came Saturday to visit until
next week with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Stone of Cedar street.
Miss Eleanor Austin of the Durham
Brothers company's Office is spending
her vacation in Mildlebury with her
sister, Mrs. Bernard Nichols.
Mrs. John Cain and son, Harry, of
Mass, who had been visit
ors in the home of Thomas Cain, re-
turned Sunday to Somerville.
Mrs. C. w. Reed, Miss Ruth Reed,
Mrs. g. X. Doak and F. Kinson Doak
went Monday to Halifax to spend
two weeks at Maplehurst Lodge.
Thornton Alexander, solicitor for
the Boston & Maine railroad, was in
town Friday consulting with Robert
c. Bacon, chairman Of the public SER
vice commission.
Rev. f. S. Hewitt of Brattleboro oc-
cupied the pulpit Of the Advent Chris
tian church in Rutland Sunday and left
Monday for Rhode Island to attend a
church convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Burroughs and
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis +. Ellis and daugh
ter, Charlcna, went Sunday to Spot
ford lake, where they will occupy the
Fits cottage a week.
Mr. and Mrs j. j. Leonard of Bos-
ton, who had been guests of DR.. and
Mrs. +. r. Lynch at their summer home
at Spoflord lake, are now spending a
few days at E. d. Whitney's.
Mrs II. II. Sheppey and Miss Clara
Blanchard are having a months vaca-
tion, beginning Aug. l. Their dress
making rooms in American building
will be closed during the month.
Mrs. w. S. Bassett and son, Wen
dell, returned Saturday from New
Milford, Conn, to which place they ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert +
Walker to their home by automobile.
Miss Mary and Miss Katherine Eek.
els, who were guests in the home OF
their brother, j. j. Eckels, have gone
to Palmer, Mass, to take positions il
the state hospital, being professional
nurses.
Manager r. j. Eldridge of the tele
phone Office is having a two weeks va
cation, beginning last Monday. Mr.
and Mrs. Eldridge and son went tC
Spofford lake Tuesday to occupy tn,
Fletcher cottage two weeks.
Miss Eva Briggs of New York came
Saturday night and Miss Elizabeth
Briggs of Asheville, n. c., arrived
) Monday to spend several weeks will
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. II. A
Briggs of West Brattleboro.