Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
THE VERMONT PHOENIX. 3
HINSDALB, N. H.

week.
Fred Cotton of Winchester spent Sun
day with his parents at this place
Edward Pearson is home from Hartford,
Conn, on q short visit to his father.
Pearle Dupee is quite i'll with bilious fe-
yer and has been confined to the house for
two weeks.
1t is reported that NJ. b. Wilder is to
take Eugene w. Britton's place in the
Record office.
Joseph Holden, who has been living
with his daughter in Athol, Mass, is
again in town.
Mrs. L. W. Goss, who has been quite i'll
with catarrhal sore throat, is now some
what improved.
1t is reported that Taft Smith has
bought the Eldad Wright place on the old
Ashuelot road for $3.50.
Walter Stebbins, who has been confined
to the house for several days with very
bad throat, had relapse Wednesday and
is now quite ill again.
William Towne finishes work for At
wood, the meatman, this week and goes to
Clinton, Mass, where he is to enter the
employ of John Sanderson, his brother-in-
law.
1t is reported that c. L. Carkins is to
start a blacksmith shop in Ashuelot. Mr..
Carkins ran the stove shop on Canal street
for some time and afterwards the Plumb
shop on Main street, and was considered
one of Hinsdale's best blacksmths.
Eugene Britton is soon to finish work at
the Record Office and will 90 to Saco, Me-,
where he will enter the employ of w. l..
Streeter, who formerly ran printing of
flee in Hinsdale in the room now occupied
by Worden Bros news room.
Landlord Holland entertained a sleigh
ing party from Putney, Vt, Wednesday
evening. The party partook of supper,
and afterwards a general good time was
enjoyed. The party, which numbered
ID couples, returned home about 10
| O'clock
The body of the late Joseph Bennett
was taken to North Hinsdale for burial
| Thursday of last week. Mr.. Bennett was a
a Baptist clergyman who resided many years
in North Hinsdale supplying the church
there at intervals. For several years past
he resided in the West, but returned few
weeks ago to Guilford, VT, where he died.
The reception of the dancing school
comes off Friday instead of Thursday
evening. The school has been very sue
cessful one, and great credit is due to the
teacher, Mrs. Howard, and to her method
of teaching. Refreshments will be served
in the hall for those who wish.
A party of eight ladies chartered one of
Mr.. Higgns's sleighs Saturday afterno II
and paid surprise visit to Mrs. Luther
Dustin, former shopmate, at her home
in West Brattleboro. They were, howev-
er, handsomely entertained and passed a
very pleasant evening, returning to Hins-
dale about midnight.
Patrick Raleigh died at his home on Riv-
er street Sunday morning at 3:45. He
had been i'll more or less for the past yeaI
with a heart trouble, which finally caused
his death. Mr.. Raleigh came to this coun-
try in 1S4S, living in New York, and
Mortified, Mass, until 1870, when he
moved to Hinsdale. He leaves wife
three daughters, and two sons, all grown
to manhood and womanhood, to mourn
his loss. Mr.. Raleigh was about 70 year;
of age.
AS Atwoods meat team was standing il
front of the residence of Mr.. Bliss, tn,
driver, Saturday noon, all loaded for Ash
uelot, the horse became frightened and raI
down the hill north of Mr.. Polley's house
crossing Shows mill pond and running
under the bridge and up the brook, scatter
ing choice steaks and roasts right and left
The horse was finally caught and tn,
pieces of meat and cart gathered together
The cart was somewhat broken, but NJ
great damage was done otherwise.
The sleighing being some of this season
best, party consisting of so couples, rep
resenting the business men of Brattleboro
} came over to Hinsdale Tuesday evening
and partook of one of Landlord Holland
best suppers, which consisted of 81,
courses. After supper the dining hall wa
cleared for dancing, which the merr
7 crowd kept up until about midnight. TIL
music was furnished from Brattleboro
l with A. H. Hines as prompter. The par
= ty returned home shortly after midnight
after having spent most enjoyable even
ing.