Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-07-05
BRATTLEBoRo PERSONAL.


tives this week in Bellows Falls.
M. p. Austin of Springfield, Mass, was
week end visitor with relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Wood went to Bos-
ton Sunday afternoon to remain few
days.
Clarence Moon has gone to Hartford.
Conn., where he will be employed on the
railroad.
Mrs. l.. w. IIawley is spending few
days with her sister, Miss Maria Taft
of Taftsville.
Miss Katherine Denning has taken n
position in Houghton and Simonds IS
store for the summer.
Miss Leila Barber is spending a few
days in Boston with her brother, Rob
ert A. Stickncy, and family.
G. Warner Hopkins left saturday
for Baltimore, where he will visit his
sister, Mrs. Paul b. Convey.
Mrs. J. f. Brockington and son, Wal
ter went Saturday to Caremont, n. H.,
and Windsor to visit relatives.
Mrs. Lewis Libby of Wayne, Me-, is
visiting here in the home of her par
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Jaquith
Miss Lena Bagiotti returned Thurs
day from st. Adams where she spent a
1O-days' vacation at the convent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill B. Whitney of
| Springfield, Mass, were visitors in
Brattleboro over Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Houghton of
Greenfield came Saturday and remained
until Sunday at Louis d. Harris s on
High street.
Miss NJ. +. Dame, social welfare work
er in New York city, spent the week end
with her sister Mrs. James NJ. Adams
of Cedar street.
Miss Emma Pelkey, who had been
conducting dressmaking business in the
American building, left Saturday for
Schenectady, N. Y, to make her home.
Mrs. Babbitt and daughter Miss
Madeline Rabbit, of Putnam, Conn,
who had been guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred S. Thompson, returned to their
home Monday morning.
Albert Smith, who had been employed
many years as Il cigar maker in Leonard
Roess s cigar store, began work Mon
day morning for G. w. Gilman in his
cigar store on Elliot street.
Arthur Jacobs of Frost street, who is
working for the Eddy Bottlng company,
will go Saturday to Bridgeport, Conn,
where he will be employed. His family
will move there in the fall
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Stuart of Canal
street left Tuesday for Portsmouth,
N. H., where they will spend several
weeks Mr.. Stuart will do some let
terng on ships while there.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Knights and Mr..
and Mrs. Leon Knights of Rutland and
Mrs. Charles Martin of Putney spent
Wednesday in town with Mr. and Mrs.
Z. p. Houghton of Guilford street
Frederick E. Dyke will go this week
to Boston to take a position with the
Great Atlantic G. Pacific Tea Co. as
manager of a branch store. His fam
lily will move there in the fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knickerbockcr,
Robert Wilson and Stllman Pike, all of
Bridgeport, Conn.,, were guests over
Sunday at Arvine Pixies. Stillman
Pike is remaining through the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Bradley and
son and daughter of Cleveland, O., came
| Wednesday to their summer home on
Putney road. They were accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Mutt of Clcvc-
land.
William Murray and family of Barre
visited in town Saturday and Sunday
with relatives. Their son, Farwcll Muir
ray, went to Spoirord lake to spend the
month of July at Rev. Father Grillin's
camp.
Mrs. b. r. Allen of Washington, is
expected to visit here and in Vernon and
Eernardston. Her daughter-in-la law, Mrs.
William Heard, and daughter, Blanche,
of Manchester, n. H., will join her here
for short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Durham, who
recently went to Portland, Ne, to make
their home, were in town over Sunday.
| They made the trip by automobile and
were accompanied by Mrs. Durham s
sister and Mr. Dunham's father.
Miss Lena Coombs returned Monday
! from Aver, Mass, where she had been
employed at Camp Devens as operator
in the telephone exchange. Miss
Coombs has finished work there and
expects to resume work in the local
office.
Mrs. Mildred Phillips, who came Mon
day night from Jersey City, n. j., to
spend vacation of two weeks with rel
ativcs in Hinsdalc, called on friends in
town Tuesday. Mrs Phillips is train
ing for nurse at the Jersey City hos
pital.
Miss Pearl G. Gibson has been reap
pointed commissioner of the court of
claims, throughout the United States, by
Chief Justice Edward X. Campbell at
Washington, ID. C., the appointment to
take effect as of June 2ith, for term
ID five years.
Harry A. Bingham and daughter.
Mary, of Montclair, n. j.. came Satur-
day to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
g. +. Bingham. They were accompanied
by Russell May, +. Edward Seeoff and
M. Shear, all of New York, who will
remain here for a two-wceks' vacation.
Mrs. Margaret Gatty went Monday TO
Spofford lake to occupy the Rockwell
cottage two months. She was accompa-
MED by Mrs. Arthur w. Childs, who
came from Manchester, n. H., Saturday
to spend several weeks with Mrs. Gattv.
Mr.. Childs and two children. Helen and
Randall, spent the Fourth at the lake
with Mrs. Childs.