Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
HINSDALE, N. Il.

Mrs e, A. Worden spent last week with
friends in Boston and vicinity.
Mrs q. II. Patterson is visiting at her
former home in SOmervile, Mass.
Miss Josie Day, who has been i'll for the
past TWO weeks, is reported as better.
Mrs. Colburn of Chesterfield is visiting
her daughter, Mrs Arthur &. Sargent.
Miss Nora Smith read a paper at the Ed
worth league convention at Winchester
Tuesday.
Mrs. Helen G. Greene has been appoint
ed postmaster at the Eagle post office at
North Hnsdale.
Miss Lizzie Barker of Keene was the
guest OF M IS Lizzie Robertson from Sat
urday until tuesday.
Mrs. w. o. Stebbins entertained her
friend, Mrs. Walter Tougas, of Dorches-
ter, Mass, last week.
w. K Howe of Lockport, N. Y, made
lying visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. S. Howe, last week.
w. e. Fay went to Hanover Saturday to
visit his son Clarence at Dartmouth col
lege, returning Monday.
Mrs. H. H. Day visited her daughter,
Miss Grace NJ. Day, at Tufts college, Som
erville, Mass, last week.
Carl I. Richards, who is a student in
Dartmouth medical college, came home
Monday for the fall vacation.
G. E. Robertson, who has been employ
ed IN Boston during the summer, came
home Saturday for short stay.
Mrs. William Kenney of Greenfield,
Mass, visited with her mother, Mrs. l.. p.
Wise, from Saturday until Tuesday.
Rev. d. L. Fisher returned from Maine
Saturday night aud occupied his pulpit at
the Universalist church Sunday morning.
j. w. Wetherbee, who has been assist
ing his son, j. Ii. Wetherbee, in his furn-
ture store, has returned to his home in
Boston for an indefinite period.
The ladies of the Unversalist society
served game supper at the town hall
| Thursday evening. Venison, rabbit squirrel,
partridge and chicken pie were on the bill
of fare. The supper was followed by
| dance
Elmer Cramer is to break up house
keeping. He will send his little daughter
and son to his mother to be cared for
Mrs. Marley, who has kept house for him,
will secure rooms for herself somewhere
in the village
The High school seniors. accompanied
by Prof Patterson, went to Brattleboro
last week Monday evening to hear DR..
! Statford's lecture on Macbeth. AS the
class are at the present time reading the
work the lecture was especially appreCiat-
ed.
The Foresters will hold their annual
ball at the town hall on Thanksgiving eve.
Beedle's orchestra of Keene, ten pieces,
will furnish music. A concert will be
given in the early part of the evening. A
hot turkey supper will be served at Hotel
| Ashuelot.
l.. W. Goss took S. A. Esten and
Edgar Burroughs to Westmoreland Tues
day to finish up the work on the new
buildings at the county farm. Mr.. Goss
returned the same day. Mr.. Esten and
Mr.. Burroughs returned Wednesday night,
the building being completed.
At the meeting of the United Order
of the Golden Cross last week Thursday
evening, an interesting paper was
read by DR.. NJ. c. Dix, and G. A. Rob.
ertson gave description of one OF
his Western trips. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served.
Rev. w. E. Renshaw, who is much in
terested in music, will give instructions in
singing at the Congregational church yes
try every Saturday afternoon at 2 o. clock.
Although the object is chiefly to benefit
the children, and is given free, children of
larger growth will be welcome.
Our venerable townsman, W. B. Spencer
was greeted by his friends aud relatives al
his home on Kilburn street last week
Thursday, who had gathered 10 congratu-
late him on his S0th birthday, and help
him celebrate it in a fitting manner. Mr.
Spencer is well preserved, and is daily seer
about the streets attending TO his business
The collection Sunday morning at the
Congregational church was for the benefit
of Mrs. Hannah Butler, an aged member
of the church, who has been i'll for long
time in the Elliot city hospital in Keene
The amount collected was a generous one
and more has been added since. Mrs
Butler is for the present with Mrs. S. A
Esten of Keene.
1t is now decided that the first humble
of the High school lecture course will b,
!. in the town hall Monday evening, Nov. %
and will be given by Misses Leach, Stearn
and Howe, and Paul H. Mann. AS the!
are all local favorites they are sure to b,
greeted by full house. Tickets will g
on sale at McCaughern's store Saturday
Nov. 20, at 10 A. NJ.
Teachers who attended the meeting o
the Teachers association of Cheshire
county held at Keene Monday, were Mis-
Charlotte Slate, Miss Mamie White, Mis-
Lena Upham, Miss Annie White, Mis-
} Minerva e. Burroughs, MISS Annie Con
! way, John McCaughern and b. F. Adams
! Principal Robert A. Ray of the Keen
High school, formerly principal of tn,
Hinsdale High school, was elected presi
dent of the association, and Miss Minervi
q E. Burroughs of Hinsdale, secretary an
e treasurer.
= The Christian Endeavor society wa
f largely attended last Tuesday evening
. The exercises were varied by the intrOduC
. ton of a quartet and duet. The mex
o meeting will be led by Mrs. w. Royce
e The Congregational Sunday school mum
e bered 14S last Sunday. Next Sunday wi
/ be the second anniversary of the pastoral
e of Rev. w. E. Renshaw of the COngregs
Il tional church. He will preach a sermon
Y in keeping with the occasion. The topi
a will be "Abiding JOY" All are cordial
}, invited. The subject this evening is "SC
t cial Falsehoods." The ladies' missiOnar
society had charge of the meeting last Sur
= day evening, and an interesting program