Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-19

Dr.. F. H. Burnett left last Saturday for
DuXbury, Mass.
Arad Gilbert is visiting his son Fred in
Chicopee, Mass.
Mrs. f. H. Jones is visiting her brother,
F. A. Spencer, in Ware, Mass.
First dancing school of the season at
the town hall tonight.
Mrs. S. p. Bull of Wallingford, VT, is
visiting at Mrs. Il. II. Wellman's.
Mr. and Mrs. F. II. Elliott are on q
weeks visit with friends in the state.
Mrs. C. II. Patterson and daughter have
been in Turner's Falls part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Smith have been
spending the past week in Clinton, Mass.
Hope Chautauqua circle meets next
Monday evening with Miss A. NJ. BarrOws.
The Shepard family will give an enter
tainment at the town hall next Monday
evening.
Two deer were seen in the woods near
the road between Ashuelot and Winchester
last Monday
Mrs. Geo. w. johnson of Canal street
has gone to Keene to spend the winter
with her son.
The Hnsdale High school foot ball
eleven play the Keene High school eleven
at Keene tomorrow.
O. E. Randall of West Chesterfield was
in town Monday and left Tuesday for Hol-
yoke, Mass, for weeks stay.
At the Wantastiquet grange meeting,
Wednesday evening three candidates were
initiated in the first and second degrees.
f. |. Latham has been in Springfield,
Mass, this week, receiving instructions in
embalming of f. w. Dickinson, funeral di-
rector.
At the Republican caucus held last Sat
urday evening, +. j. Temple and l.. F..
Liscom were nominated for representatives,
and at the Democratic caucus, Tuesday
evening. O. c. Robertson and }. NJ. Shaw
were nominated.
Patrick Gull, who had been imbibing
too freely. was arrested Wednesday night
and lodged in the cooler He was brought
before Justice Horton Thursday morning
and fined five dollars and costs for assault
| on Damien Lapierre.
The husking at Geo. p. States Friday
evening was a decided success. A bounti-
| full supper was served in large tent near
the house. after which husking in the barn
no little excitement. At $50 dancing be-
can and continued throughout the evening,
music being furnished by two yiollns.
| Nearly POO were present, and all seemed TO
eniov themselves to the utmost.
A sort of freman's muster was held at
Winchester last Saturday, it being the DAY
set for the official testing OF their ne"
steamer. Fire companies from the sur
rounding towns were invited, put ohiy Ine
oomnany from West Swanzey was in at
tendance. The program consisted Vi a
narade through the principal streets and
testing of the steamer on the common,
after which the companies marched 10
Grand Army hall, where a bOuntitul cola
tion was served by the Woman heliel
corps. .,l ny
Pivford of Winchester have recently bought
and nresensed to the town of Winchester q
set of scenery and a drop curtain 10 DC
nsed i'm their town hall a part OF the
snace ON the drop will be given to adver'
dement's of the local dealers. The dedlca'
oation of the above will take place at WIN
chester town hall, tomorrow, Saturday
waning. under the auspices of the WIN
chester brass band, at which time the ro'
mantle drama, "Nance, or the vail OF Iht
mines mines !, will be presented by a company
from this town, with Margaret f. Cole as
"Nance." -,...
A loan exhibition of amateur photo,
cranbs win open at the town hall Mex
Tuesday, tocontinue three days aiIerhoUn'
and evenings. Besides the local amateurs HtHslrs
a am~ whom may be mentioned Messrs
Wilder Wider Stebbins, Smith, Amidon' Robert
son and Leonard, contributions have oeel
T ro from others in Keene, Boston
Gloucester and Chicago, and a large a4C
interesting exhibit may be expected ,o col 81
addition to the amateur work large 0o'