Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
H[NSDALE, N. H.

E. V. Aldrich visited in Keene for few
days last week.
Watson French moved to West Bratte-
boro last week.
Clarence Derry and Paul Mann of Keene
spent Sunday in town.
A large number attended the assembly
at Fay's hall last Friday night
Hope Chautauqua circle meets with Miss
Jessica Bardwell next Monday evening.
There will be trees at both of the school
houses at North Hingdale Christmas night.
Albert Mead is working for Ed. Shaw
for few days running one of his meat
carts.
MI. and Mrs. L. P. Dalrymple of Whit
ingham visited at U. U. Brigham's this
week.
Nat Butler visited in town this week.
Hs arrived in New York on Sunday from
Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kenney of Greenfield,
Mass, spent few days at Frank Tilden's
recently.
Mrs Martha Holland and Mrs. Frank
Tilden visited Mrs. Bradley at Huntsville
this week.
Geo. Wright of Leominster, formerly of
relatives last week.
The Congregational Sunday school will
have tree on Christmas eve with APP
propriate exercises.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of WIN. Howe to Miss La Rue of New
York city on Dec. 81.
The annual election of officers of the
Congregational Sunday school will take
place Sunday, Dec 81.
A plan of Pine Grove cemetery has Just
been completed by Jackson Leonard for
the use of the trustees.
On account of low water the different
mills in town we're stopped Thursday
morning for few hours.
Ed. Shaw has bought out the Young
meat market at Mortified. Dan Conway
is to work for him there.
Stebbns Gilmore and granddaughter of
Brattleboro will spend the winter with his
daughter, Mrs. NJ. j. Smith.
Rev. Mr.. Kimball is canvassing the town
for the Congregational UNCONVENTIONAL
paper published at Concord.
All the schools in town except the High
school, close Thursday, Dec. "a. The
High school closes Wednesday.
Harry Rouillard of Tufts college has
been i'll with appendicitis and an operation
was performed the first of the week.
George Wright has sold 1000 cords of
pine sapings for 81 per cord, delivered at
the station, for the Beaver mills at Keene.
The class in oratory at the High school
are taking up scenes from Shakspere's
play, GAS You Like It," eve~y other week.
The lecture which was advertised last
week to take place Tuesday night by DR..
Minnie Leavitt, has been postponed indefi-
nitely.
A quiet wedding took place on Prospect
street, when George Cook and Miss Isabel
Putnam were united in marriage by Rev.
Mr. Parker.
The body of Charles o. Chamberlain's
five-year-old daughter was brought from
Ashuelot Friday and buried in Pine Grove
cemetery.
Queen Esther lodge of Rebekahs will
elect their officers at the next regular meet
ing, Wednesday evening, Dec. %. A full
attendance is requested.
Remember the talk on "Florence" to-
night by Jackson Leonard, illustrated by
the stereopticon. There will be singing by
the glee club. Admission free.
Luke Sherbert and family, and BAIL
Therin and family from Upper Canada,
also Ernest Metivvier and family from
Jackson's block have moved into Newton
Stearn's French block.
Rev. VIM. Renshaw of the Congrega-
tional church will take as his subject Sun
day morning 1.-THE measure of forgiveness"
Mr.. Renshaw will preach in the school
house at Ashuelot at $3.50 o'clock.
Ed. Applin recently bought of Joe Par
lido fine pair of matched colts. They
were both sired by San Jacinto, and are
four and five years old respectively. He is
willing to match them against any pair in
the state.
Ezra Pike, Mr.. and Mrs. F. n. Pike and
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Stearns attended the
state grange convention held at Manches
ter this week. The attendance at this con
vention was very large, breaking the rec
ord of former years.
Quite a large number of friends assem-
bled at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. join
Conway Saturday night, to give them 6
parting visit, as Winchester is to be thei
future home. They are old residents anC
we are sorry to lose them.
A petition is being circulated in tow
! in regard to partitioning off dfferen
rooms in the county Jail at Keene, so tn
women can be by themselves, and some o
5 the worst characters be pl' ced so that the,
e cannot minge with the others.
Frances Stevenson, a young child of Will
Stevenson, was operated on by DR.. Pierre
of Greenfield, for excision of the tonsils
a The operation was very successful. Tn
j child was relieved very much in her breath
ing, from which she had suffered seriously
e Mr.. Mason, first assistant in the Hig
a school, resumed his duties Monday afte
being absent on account Of i'll health 70
h six weeks. Mr.. Clark, who acted as sui
: stitute at the High school during Mr.. Ma
q sons illness, is teaching school in Jamaica
Vt.
t Willie Belleville gave a whist party
r about 20 of his young friends Tuesda
), Right. Refreshments we're served durin
s the evening. Miss Hattie King was tn
n fortunate one and received the first prize
!. while the BOBBY prize went to Thomas Nc
# Caughern.
# One of the Christmas novelties is til
# ''forest scene' in Taylor & Stebbins
IS west Window small engine running
v wind mill, while below is fountain, wit
l. small fish swimming about. In Jones
n O'Brien's window is coasting scene, wit
IL revolving lights.
Mrs. Alfred Davis and daughter of Har
. ford, VT, and Mrs. l. N. Forester of Can
den, N. j., visited their brother, John
Dawson, the first part of the week. Mr.
IN Davis and daughter are on their way hon
Id from Camden, Mrs. Forester is to accoI
te pany them home.
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