Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-11
HINSDALE, N. Il,
Martha Walker is quite Ill again.
Mrs. d. NJ. Cook is on the sick list.

Rev. j. L. Felt of Suncook is visiting at
Mrs. Jane Amsden's.
Mrs. o. H, Higgins has been i'll this
week with heart trouble.
j. E. Mann has moved from Vernon into
one of S. A. Esten's tenements.
Miss Mary Ellen Purcell is working at
the Pequoig House, Athol, Mass.
G. D. Whitaker of Turner's Falls, spent
the first part of the week with his family.
The Chautauqua circle meets with Miss
Minerva Burroughs next Monday evening.
The pulpit chairs at the Congregational
church have recently been newly uphol-
stored.
Victor Cote went to Canada Saturday
night to attend the funeral of his father,
returning Monday.
Mrs. Frank Spencer and two children
from Ware, Mass, are visiting Mrs. Fred
Jones for few days.
Miss Nellie Britton returned to Ludlow
Saturday after spending 10 days with her
father, James Britton.
Mr. Knapp, two daughters and son of
Bennington, VT, are making his brother,
Norman Knapp, visit.
Mrs. Janette Thomas, son and daughter
of Brattleboro, called on friends in town
the first part of the week.
Florence Fields gave party to a few of
her friends last Thursday, 1t being her
tenth birthday anniversary.
The High school Glee club are practic-
ing 20 new pieces of music, making 40
pieces in all which they have.
Rev. VIM. Renshaw of the Congrega-
tional church will exchange Sunday morn
ing with Rev. j. S. Colby of Marlboro.
Fred Perkins has moved his family to
Millers Falls, where he has a situation in
the Millers Falls Tool company's shops.
The Friday night meetings at the Con-
gregational church are to begin at 7:15
o'clock on account of the High school lee
lures.
Chas. w. Clark and sister, Mrs. R. S.
Lewis, attended the funeral of an uncle,
H. o. Clark, at Winchendon, Mass, on
Monday of this week.
1t is hoped that there will be mail SER
vice on the evening and morning trains so
that person can send and receive mail
from Boston the same day.
Mrs. F. P. Kinds has been visiting rela-
tives in Barre and Mortified, VT, for two
WetkS. MIS- J6sSlb ILLUS udu charge Vi
the work during her absence.
DR.. Minnie Leavitt will give an address
on temperance at the Congregational
church Tuesday evening, Dec. Is. She
will illustrate the lecture with charts.
Mrs. S. K. Hildreth, Mrs. NJ. S. Leach,
Mrs. Rose Lewis and Mrs. A. Bailey at
tended the quarterly meeting of Cheshire
county w. G. 7. U. at Marlboro Thursday.
Mrs. G. A. Gray, with two sons, Charles
and Dowley, and daughters, Martha and
Dorothy, are making two weeks visit
with relatives in Cambridge and vicinity In
New York state.
Thomas Cunningham returned to his
duties, in the mail service on the railroad
between Beechers Falls and Lancaster,
Monday, after spending few days with
his mother and sister.
Arrangements have been made with the
town library so that the High school pu-
pills will have all the magazines to read,
which will be help in getting different
articles, in literature especially.
Edward Gerould of Boston spent few
days last week with Prentiss Taylor His
father preached at the Congregational
church in 1858. Mr.. Gerould was seven
years old when he left this town.
George A. Robertson went to Boston
Wednesday morning. 1t is expected that
Mrs. Robertson, who has been at the
Massachusetts general hospital, will return
with him the latter part of the week.
A number of the young people attended
party at Mr.. Dykes, at the north part
of the town, last Friday night, The even
ing was spent in dancing, and with vocal
and instrumental music. Refreshments
were served, and everyone agreed they had
had fine time.
F. ii. Fuller & company's store is to
close on Monday evening instead of Tues
day as before, on account of the payday
at the Halle & Frost Manufacturing com
pany being changed to Tuesday There is
talk that the other merchants will also
make the change.
The lecture given by Granville Ward
well of Winchester was enjoyed by the
few people present. He gave it in a very
pleasing and interesting manner. We
were sorry to see so few of our townspeo-
pie there. 1t is hoped that the hall will
be crowded at the next lecture.
Special effort has been made to arrange
varied and attractive musical service at
the Methodist church next Sunday even
ing to include chorus singing, vocal solos,
and duet, male quartet, cornet solos and
duet by Messrs. Parker and Holton. The
service will begin at $3.50 in the auditori-
UNI. All are cordially invited.
The third number in the High school
course, at the town hall, Friday evening,
the 18th, will be talk on Florence given
by Jackson Leonard and illustrated by the
stereopticon. The glee club will probably
sing. Admission free, everybody cordial
ly invited. A silver collection will be TAX
en- to defraY the unusual expense incurred.
The annual meeting of the Cheshire
county Christian Endeavorers will be held
in the First Congregational church at
Keene next Thursday, Dec. II. Ralph
Metcalf and Mrs. Arthur Clark were
chosen as delegates to represent this socie-
ty. 1t is hoped many of the Endeavorers
will attend to bring home the banners if
possible.
A steam saw mill has been placed near
Isaiah Streeter's, at the north part, by
Warren Doolittle of Brattleboro. There
are about $50 acres of timber which are to
be cut off during the winter. This will
give employment to 25 or 80 men, who will
form lumber camp. Two lots owned by
Mr.. Ward, formerly of this town, now of
Brattleboro, will also be cut off.
The class of 100 gave one of their class
mates, Lillian Hancock, surprise party
on the anniversary of her 10th birthday.
All the class, with three outsiders, making
21 in all, were present. A social time was