Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-06-21
THE VERMONT PHOENIX.
HINSDALB, N. II.

Miss Annie Spooner has been visiting in
Boston.
Mrs. Hannah Phelan is visiting friends
in Lawrence, Mass.
Mrs. G. E. Snow is visiting at her old
home in Winchendon, Mass.
Mrs. F. L. Latham and son have return
ed from a visit to Healdville, Vt
Mrs. e. d. Jeffords is enjoying a visit
from her friend, Miss Graft, of Hartford,
Conn.
The Halle & Frost Manufacturing COM
pany shut down their mill tomorrow for
two weeks.
Mrs. Sarah L. Evans of Springfield,
Mass, spent last Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. II. E. Hunter
Rev. Stephen Smith preached in the
Congregational church in Weathersfeld,
Conn, last Sunday.
Arno Himmelreich, who has been living
in CRANKY, p. O., the past four months,
has returned to town.
Misses Davis and Durham left Wednes-
day for the White Mountains where they
will be employed for the season.
Peham's Standard Dramatic company
will give nightly entertainments in the
town hall next week, beginning Tuesday.
Miss Margaret Leonard has resigned her
position at the Prospect Hill school,
Greenfield, Mass, and is at home for the
summer.
Plumbers have begun work on the large
addition to Todd's Main street block, Da-
Wis, Wright & Co. of Keene having the
contract.
A French play will be given at the town
hall next Monday evening, followed by
social dance, Leitsinger's orchestra furn-
ishing music.
A large party from here attended the re-
ception to the graduating class at Win
chester last Friday evening and report a
pleasant evening.
Upon invitation of Mr.. and Mrs. S. o.
Davenport, members of the C-and Army
and Relief corps, with their families, are
enjoying an outing this afternoon and
evening at Maplewood farm.
Miss Emma Wellman has in her posses
sion three-dollar bill of the old Cheshire
bank of Keene, N. H. 1t was issued
March 1, 1856, and bears the signature of
r. H. Porter, cashier, and L. Chamber
lain, president.
A man with his wife and four children,
Jlc youngest LlcIc DdD61 pdSSeu
here Tuesday on foot. They were en-
route from Orange, Mass, to Dummerston,
VT, where the man has work, and having
no money were obliged to walk.
The last meeting of the season of Hope
Chautauqua circle was held at Misses Bar
rows last Monday evening. The "Star
spangled banner was the subject for the
evening and the roll call was responded to
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rooms were tastefully decorated with flags
and bunting Refreshments were served
and during the evening patriotic songs
were freely INDUCED in.
Last Wednesday afternoon, about 80,
as F. w. Robertson and F. A. Buckley
were driving from Ashuelot, their horse
was frightened by a dog jumping from the
bushes on the bank beside the road, few
rods above the house of A. W. Bliss. The
horse SHE'D, precipitating the two men into
the road and breaking the body of the car
riage from the running gear. Both men
were somewhat bruised and Mr.. Bobert-
son had the upper bone of the second fin
ger on his right hand broken. The horse
then started on lively run with the four
wheels attached. He ran the entire length
of Canal and Main streets, colliding on
the way with the truck teams of G. A.
Robertson & Co. and F. P. Hines, demol-
ishing one rear wheel. When in front OF
the Monitor block he took to the sidewalk
and kept straight up Brattleboro street un-
til near j. A. Gales, when he turned and
took run up through Canada and back on
to Main street; there he turned into the
driveway leading to the rear of Todd's
block, where he stopped with three wheels
still hitched to him. The horse was badly
heated and his hind legs somewhat bruised
The team was owned by Mr.. Robertson
and the carriage, which was valuable,
was completely demolished Fortunately
no one was run over and the number Of
teams on the street miraculously escaped
being run into.