Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-04-08
WESTMINSTER.
Mrs. Sidney Spencer is quite i'll.

Mrs. Sidney Spencer is quite ill.,
Harry Dascomb returned Wednesday.
Mrs. Ira Smith and Lizzie returned
Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie Hills is in Boston until after
Easter.
Fred Pratt has moved into the lily pond
house
Miss Lizzie Rideout goes to Boston to
have her eyes treated.
Miss Craven of Mortified, Mass, is at
Rev. p. F. Barnard's.
The Misses Church are to rent their
house and move into Kimball Cobb house,
keeping house for him.
DR.. w. l.. Hoisington, formerly of West
minister, is now practicing at Perkinsville,
where he has an Office at the residence of
the postmaster.
AT the auction sale Tuesday of the real
estate of the late Mrs. j. c. Richardson.
the meadow lot of Is acres was sold for
S757.50, and the pasture for S727.j0, both
to Chas. Arnold.
1t is rumored that hotel is soon to be
opened here. Westminster was once a
famous place for hotels, and many anec-
dotes are now related of those days. Most
of the old buildings still remain, one of
which could be easily appropriated for the
purpose.
Westminster street had surfeit of
dances for all time if conducted like the
one of last Thursday night. All the peo-
pie within hearing of the town hall were
kept awake more or less until nearly day-
light Friday. We are glad to mention that
we learn none of the winter dancing class
were present
At the annual meeting of the ladies' aid
society on Wednesday a general good time
was enjoyed. It was voted that the object
to work for the coming season shall be to
reseat the church. Voted also to extend
thanks to John Willard, who so kindly as
sisted the ladies in their concert last sum
mer The officers elected were: President,
Mrs. o. L. Fisher; vice president, Mrs. S.
p. Fem. secretary and treasurer, Miss S.
E. Hills, and full board of directors
C. Edmund Dascomb, who was compel
led to abandon his studies at Union Theo-
logical seminary, New York, year ago,
on account of serious throat and lung
trouble, is very much improved. He went
to his brothers in San Antonio, Texas,
last September and began daily horseback
exercise, till now a ride of 40 miles does
not weary him. He has recently bought
land in Del Rio, growing town on the
Mexican border, where he has begun to ex-
pertinent on the culture of English wal
nuts, an industry new to Texas, but one in
which he became much interested during
the two years he was teaching in Califor-
mia. He hopes soon to have a nursery and
grove. His friends wish for him complete
restoration to health, and bags fuh of nuts.
Our people are all glad to learn that the
Austin GOodridge house, so long unoccu-
pied, is to be opened soon as a vacation
home for working girls, connected with the
Berkeley Temple, Boston, the church of
which Rev. G.. A. Dickinson, Mr.. Good
ridges son-in-law, is the pastor. 1t is ex-
pected that these young women will come
in parties of 10 or 20, remaining two weeks
each and getting in this way the benefit of
a summer outing which they could not
otherwise have. A man and wife will have
charge of the house, and the visitors will
pay a small sum of board money Mr..
Dickinson and his family are in town this
week making the necessary arrangements.
1t is understood that he has still larger
plans in view for Westminster and for his
church work in connection with his own
old home in this place, to be used as an Or