Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-03-22
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
HINSDALB, N. H.
Death OF MIR. spooner OF the Recor,

operations had been performed on him,
the first at DIR. Perce's hospital in Green
feld,o Thanksgiving day, after which he
remained in the hospital seven weeks,
when he returned home. Mr.. Spooner was
born September o, 1871, in WATERFOWL.
Mass. He enlisted in Company D 18th
Massachusetts Regiment and served three
years. After the war he was a reporter on
the staff of the Boston Post. In April,
1869, he married Miss Maria A. Kendall
of Ashby, Mass, and they lived in Boston
until 1870 when he became editor of the
Fitchburg Sentinel. In 1874 he became
proprietor of the Somerville journal, and
of the Dorchester Beacon in 1884 In
1888 Mr.. Spoener came to Hinsdale and
bought the Valley Record. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spooner had six children, two of whom
died in infancy and a son, Kend ALL died
five years ago. Mr.. Spooner leaves, be-
side wife, three daughters who all have
the sympathy of the entire community.
Mr.. Spooner was prominent Grand Army
man. The funeral will be held Sunday at
o'clock in the Congregational church.
Mrs. U. U. b., an is visiting her pa
rents in South Nottingham, Vt.
Mrs. L. c. Werner of Broad Brook,
Conn, has been visiting in town.
Miss Anna Liscom of Hudson, n. H.,
has been visiting friends in town.
Hope Chautauqua circle meets next
Monday evening with Miss Barrows.
Miss Annie j. Gray of Boston universi-
ty is spending few days with her parents
Guy Brothers famous minstrels are
billed to appear at the town hall next Mon
day evening.
Mrg al Dit D...t
returned Saturday after several weeks
spent in Millers Falls, Mass.
The selectmen have appointed the same
town treasurer, policeman, ETC., as last
year. George Butler is to be janitor of
the town hall.
All the schools in the village began last
Monday. The High school now has only
two teachers, owing to the cut down in the
annual APP yropriation at the town meeting.
The Harpers Ferry quartet will give an
entertainment in the Congregational church
next Monday evening. They come well
recommended and deserve good audience.
A regular meeting of Wantastiquet
grange was held Wednesday evening. A
musical and literary entertainment was
given, which was very enjoyable. After
the entertainment a sugar supper was
served. A Pomona meeting will be held
with Wantastiquet grange April 3.
At the regular meeting of Riverside col
ony, U. o. p. F., last Friday evening, the
entertainment consisted of readings from
ancient almanacs. Mrs. Addie f. Dix
read from one bearing the date of III,
and that being the oldest she was awarded
the first prize The BOBBY prize was
awarded to Mrs. Dora Stratton for having
the one of most recent date, 1915.
G. j. Amidon of this town has been
mentioned to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of ex-Gov. Benz. F. Prescott,
president of the Provident Mutual Relief
association of Concord. Mr.. Amidon has
been one of the trustees ever since the or
ganization of the association, and would
make fit man for the place.
The Young Peoples Christian union
served yellow supper in the vestry of the
Universalist church last Friday even
ing, following which there was an en-
tertainment of tableaux and the good
night drill by eight little girls in even
ing costume. There was good attendance
and the society's treasury is swollen some
$12.
John Warner "a, died last Friday at
his home on Canal street, after a short ill
ness from pneumonia. Mr.. Warner had
for several years lived in Ashuelot, COM
ing to this town less than year ago. He
leaves a wife and large family of grown
children. The funeral was held at the
Catholic church Monday morning and the
remains were taken to Keene for burial
The Quill, siX-page monthly, made its
appearance Wednesday of this week 1t
is published and edited by pupils of the
Hinsdale High school. Considerable space
is given to literary editorials, while page
is devoted to editorials. Space is also given
to personals, exchanges and clippings, and
page and half is devoted to advertise
ments. This first number is very reada-
BILE paper and we trst it may be a success.
st. Patrick's day was celebrated Monday
evening by St. Joseph's Roman Catholic
society by fair and festival at the town
hall. Supper was served from 3 80 to s,
in fact, throughout the evening. At S
o'clock musical entertainment was given
and an address by Rev. Father Wilde. The
evenings festivities closed with a social
dance to music by Leitsinger's orchestra.
There was good attendance and it was an
enjoyable occasion.
The annual school meeting was held last
Saturday at 2 o'clock in the town hall.
There was large attendance of both men
and women. Owing to the absence of the
clerk, G. b. Hopkins was chosen clerk pro
TEN. E. c. Robertson was elected moder-
ator for the ensuing year and c. S. Fay
clerk. DR.. NJ. G. Dix was elected mem
Der of the board of education for three
years, Mrs. Abbie j. II. Wood positively
declining to be a candidate for that office
1t was voted to raise $1,000 over and above
the amount required by law for the sup
port of schools, and also $40 to buy and
put in new seats in the Bridge street pri-
mary room. A motion to discontinue the
school in the Lebert room, so-called, was
defeated.
Arad Stebbins Baker, who died March
-, was born in Dummerston, VT, june
%, 1905, and was therefore over SO years
old. His mothers maiden name was Ma
tilda Stebbins, and she was a sister Of
Lieut.. Elihu Stebbns of Hinsdale. Mr.
Bakers memory went back to the time
when there were only three houses where
Hinsdale village now stands. When boy
he attended school in house near where
George M. Wright now lives. He began
peddling brooms from Hadley, Mass, wher
young man and followed that business
when not engaged in farm work on The
place which he owned over go years in the
southwestern part of Winchester He was