Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-08-28

Hinsdale play Marlboro at Marlboro, to-
morrow.
Harry Wells of Boston is visiting at the
Kimball farm.
An infant son of Mr. and Mrs Myron
Dickerman died Sunday of spinal meningi-
| tbs.
Lawrence Blanchfed Of Northampton,
| Mass, is spending a short time at Mrs.
| Whites.
Mrs. Leonard Boyce of Keene, with
her two children, spent last week at Wal
ter L. Todds.
Miss Lucy Smith returned Monday from
a two weeks visit in Springfield, Mass,
and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Macdonald return
ed Tuesday from vacation spent in Bur
| lington and Brandon, VT.
Mrs. T. Gilmore and daughters, Misses
Maude and Alice of Westboro, Mass, are
visiting at f. A. Worden's.
The body of Miss Helen X. Carpenter,
lately of Easthampton, Mass, and former
ly of this place, was today inferred in Pine
Grove cemetery.
Rev. Mr.. Sprowk has returned from A
NoNdtloh SpcuI III ana elstWleTGs
and services will be resumed at the Metho-
dist church Sunday.
F. S. Archibald, for the past two months
local editor of the Valley Record, goes to
Colrain, Mass, tomorrow where he is to
teach the Grammar school.
William X. Howe of Lockport, n. Y, of
the firm w. r. Rawson & Co., and Miss
Nette LaRue of Sharon Springs, y. Y,
are visiting at G. S. Howe's.
A dozen young people enjoyed ride to
Mountainsde Friday evening. The time
was passed with dancing and bean guessing
and pop corn eating contests.
The library will reopen today. The new
books will not be ready for distribution
just at present. The list includes about
$50 new volumes, 40 of which are Rolfe's
Shakspere.
party of a dozen from Mountanside
went to Forest lake, Saturday. The ladies
wore picturesque blue Bingham sunbonnets
and the gentlemen each had q blue ging-
ham band on his hat
The annual Winchester town picnic will
be held at Forest lake Saturday. There
will be music by the Winchester band and
ball game between Thompson Brothers
aud Hinsdale Reserves.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. NJ. Worden entertained
party of - from Bellevue farm Wednes-
day evening at their Main street home
Refreshments were served and a musical
and literary entertainment given.
L. Frank Liscom and G. S. Howe intend
to take advantage of the Grand Army en-
campment excursion to st. Paul, to-mor-
row. Mr.. Howe is to visit a sister in Red.
wood, MINI. The rate for the round trip
from here is S26.45.
Charles II. Patterson, A. NJ, who has
been teacher at the summer school of ex-
preston at Plymouth, Mass, is expected
home today. Entrance and reGxamina-
tons for promotion will be given at the
High school tomorrow.
The Thompson Brothers base ball ag-
gregation of Winchester was defeated by
the Hinsdale Reserves by score of 10 I
Tuesday afternoon. The Reserves put up
an almost errorless game. p. Mann of the
first nine caught for them.
George E. Robertson, who has been
training at the Charles river track, Boston,
for the past two weeks, rode at Whitefeld
yesterday and is to ride at Brattleboro to-
day and Meriden, Conn, tomorrow. The
races in which he was entered at Medford
last saturday were postponed.
Hinsdale defeated Greenfield in a rather
loosely played game of base ball Friday by
a score of 10 to II. When the team re-
turned home the Pumpkinville band met
the players at South Vernon and escorted
them to Hinsdale. Red fire, cannon
crackers, and a torchlight procession COM
pleted the jOllificatiOn. A return game
will be played on Taylor's field this after
noon and an exciting contest is assured.
The Valley Record, Hinsdale's one local
paper, has at last been obliged to suspend
publication and the last issue is sent out
this week. Should times improve within
the next four months publication may be
resumed, otherwise the plant will probably
be removed to Knowlton, p. O., where the
proprietor, II. Holland, resides. The job
printing establishment will still be contin-
ued. The Record was established by II.
Z. Hunter in 1885 and was purchased in
1888 by Bourne Spooner. After the death
OF Mr.. Spooner the paper was unfortunate,
two sales of it were not final and after
much talk II. Holland, the present owner
bought it and c. L, Whitney, an English
man, became editor. During his manage,
ment affairs drifted into a bad shape and
this, coupled with the hard times, doubt
less caused the suspension. G. f. Mann
has been manager of the paper for the
past three months, but was unable to cope