Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
H[NSDALE, N. Il.

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Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hall welcomed a
son last Friday.
Guy Darling of Greenfield is at home
for the holidays.
The Butler Brothers are kept very busy
at their grist MILL
Charles Stafford captured fox and three
cartridges Monday.
The High School Glee club concert will
probably be on Jan. 20.
F. E. Eaton of North Adams visited at
William Spencer's last week.
Charles Gould of Manchester has been
working at the Record office.
Miss Blanche Lewis is home from Well
esley college for the holidays.
Mrs. j. N. Morse of Keene, visited her
sister, Mrs. G. M. Cook, last week.
There has been good skating this week
at the "cove" and on Liscoms pond.
Miss Eva Welman came home from
Boston Monday night to spend the winter.
The Chautauqua circle will meet with
Mrs. j. r. Holman next Monday evening.
Mrs. Frank Stafford read a sermon at the
Universalist church last Sunday morning.
Misses Hattie Spooner and Grace Day
are home from Tufts college for the holt
days.
Master Clarence Jewell is spending the
holidays with relatives in Worcester,
Mass.
Mrs. VIM. Burrows returned hone Mon
day night after spending four months in
Maine.
Miss Margaret Leonard of Radcliffe col
lege will spend the holidays with her par
ents in town.
Mrs. c. A. Gray and family returned
from two weeks visit in New York state
Monday night.
Arthur Metcalf of Mount Hermon visited
his brother, Ralph Metcalf, for a few days
the first of the week.
The election of officers of the Odd Fell
lows lodge will be held next Monday night.
A full attendance is desired.
Rev. H. f. Parker is to occupy some
rooms at Parks house on Canal street,
formerly the johnson house.
Mrs. J. j. Archibald returned from the
Homeopathic hospital, Bsston, Monday,
somewhat improved in health.
Charles Lambert, medical student at
LaSalle university, Montreal, is visiting
DIR. Pratte.
Miss Florence Hall, daughter of W. c.
Hall, ticket agent at Keene station, spent
a few days with Miss Una Leach last week.
The A class in the second grammar
school presented the teacher, Fred Wells,
with silver paper-knife Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. Phalan and daughter, Miss Emma,
who have spent the summer in Leominster,
Mace rafnrnaH THAR homo hara THE
week.
Currie's school of expression, Boston, Fri
day night to spend the holidays with her
parents.
Money has been contributed by the sew
eral former classes at the High school that
did not contribute before for the busts and
paintings.
The fourth lecture in the High school
course will be on Jan. 10, at the town hall
by Rev. Father Wilde. The subject will
be announced later.
The friends of Mary Warren are glad to
learn that she is so far recovered from her
illness that she will return from Brattle-
boro to her home here.
Dennis Minis and family went to North
Walpole Tuesday. Mr.. Minis is TO have
charge of his uncle's farm this winter,
while the latter is in the South.
o. G. and f. w. Robertson were on a
business trip to New York last week
Their daughters, Misses Eva and Violet,
met them Friday at Springfield.
The state board of agriculture will hold
farmers institute at the town hall in
Winchester, Thursday, Dec. 81. A very
interesting program has been arranged
Several from here attended the Cava-
naugh Brothers sale of horses at Brattle-
boro last week. Jerry Grancy bought a
| span of horses, but returned them the
next day.
The school in the monument district,
taught by Miss Annie White, had Christ
mas tree Thursday, and the school on the
plain, taught by Dorsie Conway, had one
Friday night.
Miss Carrie Stearns of the Worcester
Conservatory of Music came home Tues
day to spend two weeks with her parents
Miss Florence Bosworth of Worcester &C.
companied her.
There will be Christmas trees at the
Methodist, Universalist and Congrega
tional churches tonight. There will be-
two masses at the Catholic church Christ.
mas morning, at 1880 and 1880 A. NJ.
Charles H. Patterson, A. NJ, principa
of the High school, gave a reception TO the
classes of '94, '95 and '96 Wednesday nigh
at his home on Brattleboro street. Nearly
all of the members of the different classe!
were present.
In the December issue of The Grant,,
State magazine are pictures of Messrs
Rufus Frost and Greedy, also of thei
d %elling houses at Marlboro. They ar,
both known here as being concerned il
the Halle & Frost company.
The Christian Endeavor society elected
these officers Tuesday evening: President
Mrs. Hattie Aldrich; vice president, Mrs
Addie Dix recording secretary, Mis-
Grace Robertson; corresponding secretary
Mrs. Hattie Clark; treasurer, Miss FloI
ence Goddard.
The Hinsdale Masonic association eecte
the following officers at their annual meet
ing Saturday night: President, E. G. Rot
ertson; vice president, j. j. Archibald
clerk, NJ. G. Dix; treasurer, E. j. Rich
ards; board of trustees, E. Bishop, f. w
Robertson, d. A. Minis, S. X. Hildreth an
G. A. Fletcher.
A section of the Producers union ha
been started among the farmers in thi
town. A meeting was held Friday might
Dec. IS. Willis Stearns was elected pres
dent and L. w. Brown secretary. Their
are 20 members. An average of 125 can
of milk are taken on the cars here ever
day, eight quarts in each can, bringing 2
cents can. All of the milk goes to Boz
ton.