Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-02

VI MS trOttlng mare, "BliZZard,' being
taken suddenly i'll with rabies, requiring
all his time to care for her.
The Junior Endeavorers have lust re-
celved a receipt for 81, which was contrib
uted to the Armenian relief fund. Owing
TO removal from town Mabel Briggs re-
signed the presidency of the society, and
her brother Frank the office of treasurer.
Maude Taylor was elected president and
Minnie Hubbard treasurer.
There will be meeting of the Sunday
school superintendent in the ladies' par
Tor OF the Congregational church Saturday
evening. The meeting will be conducted
by |. b. Miller of Keene, secretary for the
state of New Hampshire and Vermont
The object of the meeting is to talk over
house to house visitation in town.
The Epworth league of the Methodist
church held their annual election of Off
GERS Monday evening. Chas Newconb
was elected president; Mrs. Charles New
comb Mrs. G. H. II. Langile, Rev. II. E.
Parker, vice Presidents K. G.. Bartlett,
secretary Henry Spauding, treasurer;
and Mrs. Henry Dckerman, social com
mttee.
The friends of Bert Woodland at the
north part gave him surprise party Tues
day night. He concludes his engagement
with Levi Smith April l, and this was a
farewell party. With games and refresh
ments pleasant evening was spent. MI
merous presents were left as souvenirs of
the occasion.
There was lively runaway on Main
street Monday. A horse belonging to
Percy Willard of Winchester, who was
selling maple syrup, got frightened in
front of the hotel by rugs being shaken
on the balcony of the hotel and ran up
Main street, spilling the maple syrup as it
went. The wagon was smashed consider
ably and almost all the syrup was lost.
The lecture given by Harry E. Rouillard
in the town hall, in the High school lee
ture course Saturday night, was very fine.
Mr.. Rouillard spoke on Books and their
uses His delivery was fine, every word
being spoken so distinctly that the audi
ence was with the speaker until the finish.
The glee club was unable to sing on &C
count of the illess of some of its members.
Z. Z. Stratton has connected all the
local telephones, making II now on the
line, with four more to be added soon. He
has on line in Winchester, connecting
Richmond, II phones, and within two
months he will have the Winchester and
Hinsdale lines connected so that any sub
scriber in Hinsdale may talk with any per.
son on the Win chester line without extra
charge.
The 80. L. s." club met with the
Misses Flora and Fanny Applin last Sat
urday afternoon. After the meeting a So
cial was held and prize speaking and mu-
sic were enjoyed. Violet Robertson took
the first prize and Lila Britton the BOBBY
| prize. Light refreshments were served.
The next meeting will be held with Violet
| Robertson next Saturday afternoon at ,
o'clock.
There was a large crowd at F. c. Davis
auction last week Thursday afternoon
People from Brattleboro Winchester,
Chesterfield and Mortified were present
to bid on the stock, which went at fair
| prices, while the miscellaneous articles
were bid off at low prices. 1t is reported
that Mr.. Davis has bought Ed. Shaw's
meat market at Mortified and will take
possession of it soon.
Senator Gallinger was at the White
| House recently and had talk with Presi-
dent Mckinley, and made a strong appeal
to the President to appoint James l.. Dav-
export to be second deputy commissioner
of pensions. Mr.. Davenport is now en-
| plOltu as CltIh III Tue pension DuTtdu.
| He is an old resident here, coming at every
election to cast his vote for Republican.
1t is thought that he will be appointed, and
his many friends here wish him success.
The ladies' society of the Congregational
church held a meeting Wednesday after
noon. Poems by Eugene Field were read
or recited by Mrs. A. A. Bailey, Mrs. Fred
Jones, Misses Grace Robertson, Maude
| ro,,1A oil N,nf I
Frank S. Archibald William Lyman, Rest
Metcalf and Robert Archibald. A song of
Eugene Fields was sung by Rest Metcalf,
Lillian Day, Rose Mead, George Stewart
and Robert Archibald Rev. w. f. Rem
shaw and Miss Florence Goddard also
sang a song. The audience was well pleased
with the entertainment.
Mrs. Lydia Cramer died Monday after
noon after an illness of a month She
was taken much worse two weeks ago with
pneumonia, and Mrs Spooner has been
caring for her. Monday she seemed much
better, but suddenly passed away. Mrs.
Cramer was one of the family of II chill
dren of Daniel Smith in Winchester. In
her early womanhood she moved to North
field, where she was married to Mr.. Field
of Mortified. Her husband died there
and she came to Hinsdale in 1888 and lived
in her house on the Brattleboro road until
her death. She leaves three brothers and
three sisters to mourn her loss. She was
widely known in town and was a nice
neighbor. She was GA years old. The
funeral was held Wednesday afternoon
Rev. w. E. Renshaw officiating The
burial was in Pine Grove cemetery.
The High School Glee club concert
which is to be given Wednesday evening
April 81, will be one of the events of thu
season and should not be missed by any
one who is fond of music and reading
The club have some of the best music useC
by college glee clubs, and a great deal o
hard practice has been done. The clul
started to practice for the concert in tn,
early fall of last year and have kept it VI
for two nights in week since. The song
are some of the latest ones, besides SOM
of the best old songs, "Tenting tonight Oh
the old camp ground" "Nelie Gray" etc
There will be beside the singing, reading
by Paul Mann of Keene and Carolin
Howe of the School of Expression, Boston
Carrie Stearns of Worcester and Gertrud
Leach of Mantle, Conn, are expected T.
be present. Two quartets and one double
quartetfrom the club an to sing also.
w. A. Kenney of Greenfield has pre-
scented to the High school portrait of hi!
late wife, Hattie C. Lyman, who was tn
first assistant teacher in the Hinsdale Higl
school and served continuously from 81 t
1872. The portrait is appropriately frame
and is a fine likeness of one who is remem
cd a g an diminished teacher and a WOmal