The Vermont Phoenix, Brattleboro, Friday, December 31, 1909 Brattleboro Personal 12/31/1909 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. ELDREDGE visited with relatvies in Shelburne Falls over Christmas. F. T.HOPKINSON and family returned Monday to Bennington, having spent Christmas with Mr. HOPKINSON's parents. M. C. HOUGHTON and A. P. SIMONDS have been on a business trip to Boston and New York this week. E. J. COLLIS spent Saturday and Sunday in Monson, Mass., with Mrs. COLLIS, who is visiting her parents. Dr.and Mrs. J. B. DONNELLY of Gardner, Mass., were Christmas guests at James BOWLER's on Birge street. Dr. Thomas RICE is moving to quarters over the Vermont Savings bank, where he will have his office and residence. Dr. Frank E. HASKINS returned to Boston Monday after a visit of a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hiland HASKINS. The mariage of Charles R. BURGESS of Brattleboro and Miss Lilla Carrie BUTLER is announced to take place today at Miss BUTLER's home in East Jamaica. Mr. and Mrs. John D. AUSTIN of Winthrop, Mass., were Christmas visitors with Mr. AUSTIN's mother at her home on Grove street. Mr. and Mrs. John J. CLUNE were called to Glens Falls, N. Y., Tuesday on account of the critical illness of Mrs. CLUNE's mother, Mrs. E. J. GOLDEN. Miss Florence HEMENWAY left Wednesday for Rochester, N. Y., to attend the students' volunteer conference on foreign mission work. E. L. PARKER, J. E. MELLEN and H. E. HARRIS went toWindsor Tuesday to assist Ascutney tribe of Red Men in degree work. Two candidates were initiated. Miss Jane E. STODDARD of Newtonville, Mass., came the day before Christmas to spend a week with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. GILBERT. Miss Bertha SHAW, clerk in the coat department of Houghton & Simonds store, has been at her home in Belchertown this week. Frank C. PIPER has given up his position as clerk in SCOTT's grocery sore. he will go to Baltimore soon to take a position with the Baltimore Heights Realty company, of which his brother, W. C. PIPER, is the head. Mr. and Mrs. John CORKERY and children and Mrs. CORKERY's mother, Mrs. Mary LANDERFIN, of Spofford, were with relatives in town over Christmas. While here Mrs. LANDERFIN sustained a fracture of the wrist by falling upon the icy sidewalk. Charles H. STOLTE finished work last week as traveling salesman for Crosby & Co. he will enter upon his new duties with the Rae Electric Vehicle company of Springfield, this state, next week. He will be connected with the home plant. Harry S. FAIRFIELD of Cambridge, Mass., was a guest at D. E.TASKER's this week. Miss Katherine BASSETT of Smith college has been a guest at C. A. HARRIS's this week. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew LUCIES of Templeton, Mass., are visiting their son, George LUCIES. Miss Mary L. TOWER of Stoughton, Mass., is spending the week with her uncle, Rev. E. Q. S. OSGOOD. Mrs. H. W. SPAULDING was in West Halifax from Friday to Tuesday. She attended the funeral of an uncle. Mrs. SCOTT and daughter, Marjorie, of Swanton, have been guests of REv. Mark H. SHARPLES and family this week. Nelson STEELE of Gardner spent Christmas and Sunday with his son, Nelson J. STEELE and daughter, Mrs. Hattie BENNETT. William H. BROCKINGTON is in Washington, D. C., visiting his daughter, Florence, who has a government position there. Howard A. BROWN of Wendell, Mass., a member of the high school clas of 1908, attended the high school dance Wednesday evening. Miss Josephine TOEDT, who came home to visit her parents through the Christmas holidays, will resume her music studies in Boston next week. Mrs. J. HOSMER will return this week from Middletown, N. Y., where she has spent two months with her sister, Mrs. J. W. SMITH, formerly of this place. C. P. NASH, who has retired from the postalservice, was presented on Christmas day with a beautiful leather-covered oak Morris chair, the gift of the patrons of his route. Mr. and Mrs. Ray SMITH of Hrtford, Conn., were Christmas visitors intown. Mr. SMITH returned to Hartford Monday, but Mrs SMITH will remain for a visit of a few days with Mr. SMITH's parents on Clark street. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT