Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-10-16
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
HINsDALB. N. H.

NlolJluS dO " a. OllOIu
Mrs. Alfred Booth of Keene visited
friends in town this week.
A daughter was welcomed at the home
of Fred Butler last Thursday.
Lewis Allen has moved to the old house
of Henderson Streeter in the north part.
Miss Lena Allen of Bradford, VT, is
assisting at Keyou's millinery department.
Miss Helen Babbitt of Keene spent
few days last week with Miss Grace Spen-
Ger.
Rev. II. E. Renshaw will preach on the
topic "True prosperity" next Sunday
morning.
Mrs. A. Skinner, son Carl and daughter
of Keene spent last Friday with Miss En-
ma Wellman.
Calvin d. Whitaker of Turner'S Falls,
has been picking his apples on his farm
here this week.
Miss Flora King, who has been working
at the Maplewood hotel, Pitts6eld, re-
turned last Friday.
Charles and Abbott Jones of Keene
spent few days with their mother, Mrs.
Julia Jones of this town.
Chester Thomas has moved from the
north part back to one of Frank Horizons
tenements on High street.
Miss Jennie Chapel and friend from
West Swanzey visited her grandmother,
Mrs. Ann Thomas, this week.
Miss Helen Lewis, who is working in
the Barre Gazette printing office at Barre,
Mass, spent Sunday at home.
j. G. Kenyon, who spends his winters
travelling for Newhall & Stebbns, has be-
gun his duties for the winter.
The Hinsdale base ball nine played the
Northfelds at Mortified Saturday, beat
ing them by a score of 10 to II.
Miss Kimball and friend, Miss Knight,
of Ashby, Mass, visited at Mrs. M. A.
Spooner's the first of the week.
The Hinsdale foot ball eleven played the
Brattleboro Y. NJ. G. A. at Brattleboro
last Saturday. Neither side scored.
Joshua York's family have recently ar
rived from Russia and moved into George
Burroughs house at the north part.
Charles Clark was elected as a delegate
to attend the jubilee which is to be held in
Boston next week. The pastor expects to
attend also.
Jacob Britton of Gardner is making his
parents here short visit. He is a substi-
tute on the Gardner foot ball eleven, which
is a strong team.
Philip Bergen, who has worked for Geo.
Hooker for the past four years, has moved
into one of Mr.. Taylor's tenements on
Mortified street.
Edward Bailey, of this town, Dartmouth
'97, has been appointed to assist Prof.
Gerould in teaching the biology class in
Dartmouth college.
Jones & O'Bren have displayed in their
show window collection of asters of I'M
surpassed beauty. They were raised by
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb of Chesterfield.
The High school lecture course of last
winter proved so interesting that 1t has
been decided to have one this winter, and
half of the speakers have already been en-
gagged.
Mrs. Calvin D. Whitaker of the Farren
House, Turner's Falls, Mass, and Mrs
Frank Eels of Greenfield, Mass, spent sew.
eral DAYS last week at Mrs. Chas. D. Whit
aker's.
The Republicans will hold a caucus Sat
urday evening at 1880 o'clock to nominate
two representatives to the general court
three supervisors of the check list and a
moderator for the ensuing two years.
The floral display at the Congregational
church last Sunday was the best this sea
son. The front of the pulpit was covered
with dahlias of all colors. Much credit is
given Mrs. Lyman, who furnished them.
Saturday morning, on complaint of An
drew Greenup, Charles Greenup was arrest
eddy Sheriff Rxford. He was taken to Win
chester, brought before Justice BurnaI
and fined 81 and costs, amounting to 81
The store formerly occupied by Wallac
Thayer is being fitted up for E. E. Strait
ton, who will move his jewelry business
there. Mr.. Stratton finds it too quiet il
the Monitor block all by himself, the 9th
er stores having been closed.
ga novel garden party" story by Mis-
Ann Maria Mitchell, appeared in the Oct
ober number of "Good Housekeeping
Miss Mitchell, who is a native of our town
a graduate of our High school and later {
graduate of Wellesley college, is now teach
ing in the Prince school, Boston, anC
studying music at Wellesley college.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. NJ. Worden and Will
Ferrin, who have been gone nearly tire,
weeks, returned Tuesday night from thei
hunting trip in the Maine woods. Thei
camp was situated about 20 miles from
Kingston in the Kibbe valley, at "CamI
Kibbe" The game was abundant, a.
also were the hunters, although the season
is two weeks late. They captured on
black bear weighing los pounds, fox ant
deer. Many bears and deer were seel
by the party.
The ladies' society of the Congrega
tional church held a short entertainment
after the supper Wednesday evening. Tn
first on the program was a song by Mis-
Florence Goddard which was very wei
rendered. A dialogue, entitled 9Th
Jiners," by Miss Lena Upham and Jane
Archibald, was the next number. Thi
was very we'll done and was much appreci
ated. The whistling solo by Miss Lillian
Weldin was very fine showing her qualitie
as fine whistler. The male quartet ren
dered some fine music, and the readings b
the Misses Smith, Upham and Goddar
were very good.
The class in oratory and extemporaneou
speaking at the High school has IL mem
bers. This is not in the regular course @
studies in school, but through the kindnes
of Mr.. Patterson we have one in our schoo
There are but few High schools that hav
a class in oratOry. The glee club is we
organized with the following members
Mason, Lyman, McCaughern and Dawson
first tenor; Leonard, WEIGH, Temple an
Booth, second tenor; Patterson, Archibald
Young, Boivin, Snow and Scott, first base
4 Bouttelle, Smith, H. Holland, G.. Holland
and Fay, second base. With the lectul
course, glee club, High school paper, eth
Quill" and class in oratory and extempC
ranaOus anaakinp Our school will ran