Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-27
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
II INsDALB, N. II.

for an extended stay.
An Uncle Toms Cabin company appears
in the town hall next Tuesday evening.
Work has at last begun on the concrete
walk to be laid on Main and High streets.
w. L. Merritt and family move next
week to Amherst, Mass, where they will
live.
Miss Iva Sargent left Tuesday for Roch-
ester, n. Y, where she will spend the
winter.
Mrs. Nelson Barrett is in Mllers Falls
Mass. visiting her daughter, Mrs. Abbe
G. Wilder.
The schools closed yesterday to allow the
scholars to attend the Valley Fair. All
the mills shut down also
Rev. Mr.. Holden of Glastonbury. Conn.
will occupy the pulpit of the Congrega-
tonal church next Sunday.
NJ. S. Leach had one of the best ex-
hibts a, the Valley Fair of wagons, car
rages, harness, robes and blankets
Chas. F. Mann sis taking a bicycle trip
through Vermont and New Hampshire.
Mr.. Imam of Keene is taking his place
in the Valley Record office.
Miss Little of Winchester is endeavorinp
to start class in painting here, and will
meet those interested at Mrs. Temples,
Canal street, this afternoon.
There will be social assembly under
good management at the town hall Thurs
day evening, Oct 3, from to II. Lett
singers orchestra furnishes music for dane
ing.
Leslie Lazell was called to East Dover
VI, last Friday by a shocking carriage &C
cident, in which his grandmother was in
stantly killed and his father seriously in
jured.
Miss Annie Gray returned last week to
the college of liberal arts, Boston Univer-
sity. She went via Plymouth, N. H., and
attended the Nelson Horner wedding
The Hinsdale foot ball team was de-
feated at Athol, Mass, last Saturday by
the Union Athletic team by a score of II
to 0. They play the Leland and Gray
academy team tomorrow on the home
grounds.
E. A. Cadoret for long time popular
clerk in the drug department in the Wor-
den Co.'s store, has resigned his position
and will return to his old home in Worces-
ter, Mass, where he was at one time pro-
prietor of an apothecary store.
The following delegates were chosen last
Sunday by the Universalists to represent
them at the state convention to be held at
Woodsville Oct. to 3. Church, Mrs. Es-
Their Dickinson and Mrs. A. A. Blair; Sun
day school, Miss Margaret Leonard and
VIM. Jackson Leonard.
The Valley Record newspaper and Job
printing office was sold last week by Ed
ward Stebbins, the administrator of the es-
tate of Bourne Spooner, to c. b. Hopkins,
who made the purchase for j. C. Holland
of Derby Line, Vt. Mr.. Holland was
bidder for the property when it was struck
off at auction a short time ago to Lawyer
Madden of Keene, but the purchase by the
latter was not completed. Mr.. Holland
took possession of the plant Monday. He
has had experience as an editor and print
er, and comes here with the determination
to make many Improvements in the office.
Mrs. L. p. Wise went to Somerville,
Mass, Saturday, where at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. w. c. Bohrman, she
attended Monday the marriage of another
daughter, Minnie A. Bascom of this town,
to William A. Kenney of Greenfield, Mass.
Miss Bascom was one of our most widely
known young ladies and Mr.. Kenney is
also well known, having formerly lived
here. They went to Maine, where they
Joined Mr.. and Mrs. n. NJ. Worden of this
place, with whom they will enjoy two
weeks of camping and fishing in the wilds
of Maine. Mr.. and Mrs. Kenney will live
in Greenfield, Mass, where Mr.. Kenney
holds the position of foreman of the Merri-
man & Tidens iron foundry.
Levi Streeter of North Hinsdale cele-
brated his ODD birthday at the residence of
his son, Isaiah C. Streeter, Thursday of
last week. Mr.. Streeter is Hinsdale's old
est citizen. He has always enjoyed excel
lent health and aside from deafness seems
as strong and vigorous as a man of So
The past season he has chopped nearly 30
cords of wood, travelling mile each way
to his work, besides taking long tramps in
the woods which younger men would hest
tate to attempt. Mrs. Streeter died several
years since, but his large family of married
sons and daughters were all present at the
birthday party with scores of grandchil-
dren, beside neighbors and many friends.
Supper was served on the lawn, and in the
evening H. F. Horton and Rev. j. H.
Knott of the Methodist church made
speeches appropriate to the occasion, with
response by Mr.. Streeters son in his faith
er's behalf.
"a pleasant gathering took place at the
home of Smith Rowe Wednesday morning
on the occasion of the marriage of his
granddaughter, Miss Blanche Caroline
Horner to Herman Nelson. At 10o'clock,
to the music of the wedding march from
Lohengrin, the bridal couple, preceded by
the brides sister, Miss Vira, who was
dressed in white with pink flowers, came
down the stairway and stood under an ever
green arch in the parlor, where Rev. Noel
E. Spicer of the Universalst church per
formed the ceremony. The bride was
gowned in white organdie with valenciennes
lace, and carried large bouquet of bride
roses. After the congratulations the rela'
tives and friends partook of a wedding
breakfast; salads and ices were served
The brides cake was served to the unmar-
ried guests present. The brides grand
father, a gentleman aged 81, danced at the
wedding with the oldest lady present, 70
years of age. The presents were numerous
and beautiful. The bride is well-knowI
young lady of Plymouth, and graduate o.
the New Hampshire state normal school
The groom lives in West Pawlet, Vt.
where he is a member of the firm of Rising
& Nelson. The young couple started OF
an extended tour, after which they will &C
to their new home in West Pawet." TIT
above is from the Plymouth, n. H., cor
respondence in the Boston Herald. Mis-
Horner was for nearly four years popu
lar and efficient teacher incur High school
NORTHFIELD. MASS.
Miss Alice Stebbns of Fitchburg recent