Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-20
HINSDALB. N. IT.

Wy "A, hulCulHsOn is visiting in
worcester, Mass, for few days.
All the schools in the village closed to-
uay tor the usual holiday vacation.
Christmas sermons will be in order at
the different churches next Sunday.
Geo. A. Holland of Chcopee Falls,
Mass, was in town over last Sunday.
Geo. A. Robertson and Miss Robertson
nave been spending the week in Boston.
Geo. II. Bailey has been visiting a sick
uncle in Barton Landing, VT, this week.
Leitsinger's orchestra, Is pieces. is to
furnish music for the firemens ball Jan. 8.
Mrs. Mary E. Wilder of West Gardner,
Mass a former resident, is the guest of
her brother, L. A. Parks.
Bertram d. Boivin of Tufts college is at
nome to spend the holidays. He will as
sist at the High school glee club concert.
The Valley Record was sold at auction
by Sheriff RiXford last Saturday, to Her
man Holland of Knowlton, Canada, a
brother of the former purchaser, for $1,000.
Benjamin F. Adams, Edward P. Bailey
and Carl 7. Richards are home from Dart
mouth for three weeks vacation. Chas
Mayhem of Brooklyn, n. Y, is the guest
CT Mr.. Richards.
Owing to the concert by the High school
glee club there will be no meeting of Hope
Chautauqua circle next Monday evening
The circle will meet on the evening of Dec.
30 with Miss Bardwell.
VIM. Callahan of Easthampton, Mass,
came Saturday to assist his mother, Mrs.
Ann Carroll, pack her household furniture,
which she moved to Easthampton this
week, where she will reside.
Christmas will be observed as usual at
the different churches. There will be Christ
mas trees at the Universalist and Congre-
gational churches Tuesday evening, and at
the Methodist and St. Joseph Wednesday
evening.
The cold weather of last week froze the
water several inches in thickness, making
good skating. The boys have visited the
various ponds in the village, while the
Ashuelot was swarmed with skaters all day
last Sunday.
A special meeting of the Electa chapter
of the order of the Eastern Star was held
at Winchester last Saturday evening, when
they worked the degrees on two candidates
from this town, Mrs. Lois Ferrin and Mrs.
Addie +. Dix.
Miss Flora Liscom returned from Bos-
ton Saturday to spend the holidays. Miss
Liscom is student at Cowles art school
and was awarded the first prize, years
tuition, for making the most advancement
in the study of art during the past term.
Adolphe Blunke, 10, an employee in c. j.
Amidon & Sons mill, died Tuesday even
ing at the home of Michael Cantlin, after a
three weeks illness from typhoid fever.
His home is in Webster, Mass, where his
parents and a brother and sister live. His
| brother, Anil Blunke, arrived Monday and
took the body with him to Webster, Mass,
| Wednesday, where the funeral will be he'd.
A quiet wedding occurred on Saturday
evening last at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. E. Burrows on High street,
when their daughter, Maud, was united in
marriage to Stephen Mcdonald, Rev. j. II.
Knott of the Methodist church performing
the ceremony. The bride is one of our
popular young ladies and while Mr.. Nc
| Donald's home is in Vermont he has been
an employee of E. G. Robertson for the past
two years and is well known. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcdonald begin housekeeping at once
| in C. G. Holtons house on Canal street,
where they have recently furnished tene-
| ment.
Remember the concert by the High
school glee club, assisted by graduates OF
the school, at the town hall next Monday
evening. The club have been rehearsing
daily for the past three weeks under the
direction of Prof Patterson and are in ex
celent practice. They have gladly given
their services to several entertainments
since their organization, and now is a
| H. fnr oitiza,c to chou ~ dir
citation of that and of the interest Mr.. Pat
terson has taken in bringing them out, by
filling every seat in the town hall mex
Monday evening. All seats will be sold by
number
Miss Elizabeth Frances Rourke, 20, only
daughter of Mrs. Mary A. Rourke, passeC
quietly away on Tuesday afternoon of this
week after lingering illness of cODsump
ton. She was born in Ashuelot, but, will
her mother, had lived for the past sever
years in Hinsdale, her father, Franci
Rourke, a member of Co. F., 14th New
Hampshire volunteers, having died in 1885
Miss Rourke was graduated from our Higl
school, with honors, in the class of '95, an,
was great favorite among her class mates
She was of lovable disposition and drew
around her large circle of friends. TIL
funeral was held from St. Joseph's Catho
lie church this morning and the remain
taken to Keene for interment beside thos
of her father.
The Universalists held very successfU
fair at the town hall on Friday evening c
last week. A turkey and oyster suppe
was served from to 8, which was we
patronized. There was fish pond for tn
} children which did a thriving business
: and near it a confectionery stand, wher
one could buy strictly homemade cand!
The Junior union had booth near tn
head of the hall, where they Sold article
of various descriptions. On the west sid
of the hall there was an immense boot
trimmed with white and yellow, whei
we're sold aprons of all sizes and kind
+ fancy work and toilet articles. The ente
/ tainment consisted of selections by tn
l High school glee club and their reade
0 Paul H. Mann, all of which were enthus
T asticallv encored, and HowelPs farce "Tf
t Albany depot" which was well presente
e and called forth much merriment from IL
: audience. There was a good attendanc
f though not as many as in former year
# owing to the extremely cold weather al
t no sleighing, the visiting delegations fro
s the societies of BrattebOrO and Winchest
It being conspicuous by their absence. III
e gross receipts were nearly 5000, and IL
7. society's treasury is enriched about Sl35'