Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-05-10
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
HINsDALB, N. H.


Dr. /. L. Durham Of Pawtucket, r l., is visit
Ing in town.
Miss Daisy r. Merritt is home from Amherst,
Mass for the summer
THE foundation for Todds new block on Nam
street is nearly completed
ID Killinghast of Tufts college will occupy
th. Unlyersalst pulpit next Sunday
Il C. Holland, W. u. Ferrin. W. O. Amidon and
r "A Jones have been in Boston this week
Miss stanton of Hampden, Mass, a former resi-
dent is visiting Miss Putney and other friends.
Hone Chautauqua circle meets next Monday
evening with Mrs J. X. Holman Subject, Ed.
gar Allen Poo
The new seats for the Bridge street primary
school have arrived and will be put in during the
summer vacation.
prohibit fast driving over the Depot street bridge,
but fast driving continues. Where are the signs
warning drversg
The residence of Dr. w. S. Leonard has bpen
improved by the addition of a larger porch and
bv painting colonial gray, with white trimmings
and green blinds.
Unity lodge. l. o. o. F., assisted by Queen Es.
tner Rebekah lodge, will present the comedy
drama in five acts, The Deacon" at the town
hall this evening. Following the play will be
dancing till o'clock Letsinger's orchestra
furnishes music for the occasion.
Inc committee on electric lighting have some
temporary incandescent electric lights on Canal
street. where they can be seen any evening. They
are 32 candle power and the electricity is gener.
al burned town meeting will be held next Tues
day evening at 1:30 in the town hall, when the
committee will report and some action will be
taken in regard to electric lighting for our
streets. The committee appointed at the annual
meeting to confer with the town of Vernon in re-
gard to erecting free bridge over the Connect
cut connecting the two towns will also report at
the adjourned meeting.
Mrs Abby NJ Chandler 60, passed away Mon.
day morning at the residence of Mrs. 4. II. Well
man. with whom she had lived the past five years.
Auoplexy was the cause of her death. Mrs.
Chandler was native of Vermont and married
the late Nathaniel Chandler, with whom she
lived for many years at the old Chandler home.
stead near the monument on the Brattleboro
road. now owned by q. A. kimball of Boston.
She leaves one son, Fred b. Chandler and one
hrother Benjamin F. Smith, both of this town.
After prayer at her late residence at l O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. the body was taken to the
were held, Rev. Stephen Smith officiating.
meeting of the Hnsdale High school alumni
was held at Miss Bardwells last Saturday even.
ing. and owing to lack of interest In the aSsocia-
ton lt was decided not to give reception to the
graduating class this year. out of some 30 mem
hers in town only seven were present, and f over
EU graduates only "a paid their annual dues last
year. These receptions have been given wear
after year to the graduating class of the High
school, and have always been well attended and
very enjoyable Members of the classes seem
much pleased at the time Of these receptions to
them. but when it comes time for the next years
reception they seem to lose all interest and in
many cases refuse to aid in any manner. This of
course leaves the work and part of the expense
on very few Of the older and interested mem.
beers, which seems quite unjust consequently
they have decided to drop the reception this year
The alumni will continue as an association and ii
is hoped that something will happen to arouse the
dormant members and interest the future gradu
ates. At the meeting last Saturday a committee
was chosen to appoint one member from each OF
the past graduating classes and this years class
TO confer with the members of the classes in regard
to giving some lasting memorial to the school.