Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-04
HINsDALB, N. H.

Martha Holland.
Miss Bertha Lewis, who has been on the
sick list, is recovering.
Miss Rachel Dawson has gone to Phila-
delphia to visit a sister.
Alfred Davis of Hartford, Vt. visited at
j. b. Davson's this week.
Mrs. Mary Hathern has gone to visit
daughter in Springfield, Mass.
Frank Rouillard attended the Spring
field races, making the trip on his wheel.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Burroughs are going
to Maine. They will store their goods
here.
Gardner S. Howe started Saturday
morning for st. Paul on the Grand Army
excursion.
Mr. Davdson's family have returned
from Spofford lake in season to take up
school duties.
Hope Bolton is boarding with her aunt,
Mrs. Ralph Metcalf, and attending the
Grammar school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jones returned on
Saturday from three months trip to
California and other places.
Miss Gladys Butler of Chesterfield has
entered the Hinsdale High school, and
boards at Elisha Worden's.
The log drivers passed the "River
Tavern Wednesday. The water is very
low, causing them much delay.
f. j. Shaw, A. w. Mead, E. f. Stratton
and Sidney Darling spent few days on
fishing trip at Harrisville recently.
Sewall Day, who has the position of boss
carpenter for Amidon of Miler's Falls,
spent Sunday with his family in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Horton and Miss
Rachel Dawson have spent some time at
the camp meeting at Spofford lake recently.
Clarence Derry, Leon Eaton and Miss
Miner of Keene spent Sunday at the home
of Miss Stella Spencer on Kilburn street.
The Methodist society held corn roast
at the home of Mr.. Bridge Wednesday
night, which was enjoyed by good num-
Der.
Mrs. Chas. Whitaker and family, who
have spent the past two months at the
Farren house, Turner's Falls, returned
Saturday.
Owing to the railroad accident at Or
ange, the Sunday papers did not arrive
here until 2 O'Clock, having to come by
team from Orange.
The school committee have received no.
tice that Miss Tubbs is not to return.
Much regret is expressed at the loss of one
of our most efficient teachers.
John c. McCaughern won the eighth
prize in word contest, offered by medi-
cal firm in Toronto, Canada. Out of the
so prizes only two came into the states.
The fine old trees in front of Todd's
block are dying as result of the con-
crete walks cutting off the moisture from
the roots. One has been cut down this
week.
Rev. A. A. Blair has closed his pastor
ate with the Universalist church and will
return to his old home at Manchester. Mr.
and Mrs. Blair have the best wishes of the
community.
Arthur NJ. Boutelle, formerly of this
place, but for the last two years a student
of Leland and Gray seminary at Towns
bend, has returned and entered the senior
class of the High school.
Miss A. X. Davis, Miss b. NJ. Wortley
and Lewis T. Wortley, former residents Of
this town, now of Andover, visited here
last week. They lived here so years ago,
this being their first visit since then.
John McCaughern, Dorsie Conway and
James Archibald, who held positions as
bell-boys at Old Orchard and Kennebunk
beaches, Maine, for the summer, returned
Saturday, having visited Boston on their
return.
The High and Grammar schools opened
on Monday, Aug. 81. With one exception
the teachers are the same as last year
Miss King, a postgraduate of Smiths col
lege, takes the place of second assistant in
the High school.
Our base ball nine showed their ability
| kal ,,1o Nvnlnnr.lo,, T.,
contested game at Bellows Falls with the
Putney nine. The score was II to : in
favor of the Hinsdales. This is the third
time this year that the Hinsdales have
beaten the Putneys.
The Hinsdale base ball nine met thei
second defeat at the hands of the Marlboro
nine Saturday, Aug. rs. The grounds
were in very poor condition. AS the Hins
dales were used to playing on good grounds
it came very hard for them to judge tn
ball. The score was II to 9.
A quiet wedding occurred at the hom
of p. Bowie on Kilburn street, at o'cloc
Tuesday morning, when Mr.. Bowie
daughter, Mrs. Lillian Bridge, was unite,
in marriage to Mr.. Edward Shepardson o
Guilford, (Vt.) by the Rev. VIM. Renshaw
in the presence of few invited guests.
wedding breakfast followed and the hap
Ply couple left, amid shower of rice an
good wishes, for a two weeks trip
Fitchburg and other places.
The best game of base ball witnesse,
this year, was played on Taylor's field las
Friday afternoon between the Hinsdale
and Greenfields. The Hinsdales ha
beaten the Green6elds at Greenfield by
score of 10 to IA, so a good game was an
ticipated There were from 200 to 80
persons out to witness it. The gam
throughout was close and exciting. e.
pecially fine work was done by AmidoI
r Thayer and Mann. The score was Is t
= II in favor Of the Hinsdales.
The death of Mrs. Leon Drinkwine {
this place, which occurred at the Came
hospital, Boston, Saturday, Aug 30, ws
a great shock to many friends here, as
/ was not generally known that Mrs. Drinl
{ wine had gone to Boston for an operation
1 On Thursday Mrs. Drinkwine dictated
, letter saying she had been a very sick We
= man but was better, but on Friday she b
e gan to sink and her husband was sent TO
2 but was unable to reach Boston SOC
5 enough. She was Al years of age, a
e unusually bright and agreeable woman,
fond wife and devoted mother to her OF
stepson, Bertram, now a divinity studel
at Tufts college. Much sympathy is fe
: for Mr.. Drinkwine and son, also for Mr.
I Drinkwine's mother and two sisters. I'll
e remains were taken>to Athol, Mass, #
|. burial.