Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-06-18

n lew VI Jne DlCyCllSJS Ill JOWn LOOK
a trip to Deerfeld, Mass, taking dinner at
the Bloody Brook House. Some went to
Erving, coming home in the rain.
w. G.. Smith carries the Sunday papers
from here to Ashuelot and Winchester
Sunday morning in place of X. +. Metcalf
who has resigned.
The class that enters the High school
in the fall presented their teacher, John
McCaughern, with a volume of Jean Inge-
lows poems last Friday.
A change in time of the Saturday night
train will 90 into effect Saturday night,
July I, whereby the train will leave Keene
at S:45 and connect with the Bratteboro
train at South Vernon.
The rising of the Connecticut did not 90
much damage to the town. A few jams of
logs were left on the fields. The water COW
cred up few acres of potatoes and corn,
but the damage was slight.
There will be dance at the town hall
Saturday evening, June TO- Leitsingers
orchestra will furnish music. Dancing
will begin at O'Clock and last until IL As.
All come and enjoy yourselves.
The senior class of the High school re-
ceived an invitation from the senior class
of Brattleboro High school to attend their
reception on Friday evening. 1t is ex-
pected that a number will accept.
G. Thomas Stoddard of Springfield,
Mass, has been introducing new music
and the latest compositions in town for
the Springfield Music company. Some of
this music is of his own composition,
which is on sale at the Worden company's
store.
l.. W. Goss has been awarded the con-
tract Cor the carpentery work and cement
flooring by the county commissioners on
the building which is to be erected for the
insane in connection with the poor house
at WestmorelAnd, The price paid Mr.
Goss is 5000.
The Boston Herald of Monday contained
a picture of Connie Murphy, Hinsdae
boy, who is manager and captain of the
New Bedford ball team this season. 1t
gives him the highest praise, and also tells
what fine team New Bedford has, due to
Comics hard work.
The Franco Canadian club will hold
their second annual ball in the town hall
Thursday evening, June -. Music will
be furnished by Leitsingers orchestra
with A. II. Hines prompter. Refresh
ments will be served in the hall. Dancing
from o'clock until l.
There will be a special musical service
at the Methodist church next Sunday
evening at 6:30, in which Miss Julia 5.
Street, contralto, of Boston, and Arthur
Parker tenor and cOrnetist, of Brattle-
boro, are expected to take part, in add
ton to local musicians. All are asked to
come with gospel hymns.
Arthur Metcalf of Westminster, Vt,
hrntI,ar af al Mat,o1e II
Mount Hermon Tuesday. He was a very
popular student in school, and gave the
class prophecy. He received the first prize
of $50 for general excellency, also second
prize for French Ralph Metcalf attended
the exercises Monday and Tuesday.
c. J. Amidon IL Sons have had the four
inch fire pipe taken up and replaced by a
siX-inch pipe. They have also extended
the pipe 10 the further end of the mill,
placing a hydrant there and have also put
one at this end and will place large hy-
drant in front of the boarding house, TAX
ing the place of the old one.
The Hnsdale High school nine went to
Winchester Wednesday afternoon and
evened up matters with Winchester by de-
feating them to 4. Train, T. Smith,
Mason and Mann did the best work for
llluohdlCy III duh AlcA ltICt
Thompson excelled for Winchester. This
makes two games out of the three games
that the Hinsdale school has won.
The ST. Jeromes ball team of Holyoke,
Mass, will play the Hinsdales at Riverside
park, Hinsdale, June 10. The St. Je-
romes are the strongest organized temper
ance base ball team in Massachusetts,. The
team will be accompanied by about 25
hal &,
red hot game is expected. The game will
be called at o'clock.
Following are the names of pupils that
enter the High school from the Grammar
school taught by John McCaughern: Wal
ter Brooks, Meta Bailey, Henry Barrett,
William Bellville, Jennie Dix, Roy Davi-
son, Mary Dawson, Agnes Detour, Lizzie
Gray, Frank Jeffords, Harry Jeffords,
Eugene MORN, Flora NORM, James Nc
COrmick, Eva Robertson, Mary Redding,
Walter Stearns, Ernest Thayer.
About 10 persons of the grange, many
Of whom were children, attended Chill
dren's day at II. II. Days farm on the
Mortified road Saturday afternoon. The
time was spent with games, music and rec
itations. A bountiful supper was served
| and all seemed to have had a fine time. 1t
| was NOICu az buC ldob SlduSo llttlluS W
meet once month during the months OF
July, August and September, so the next
meeting will be on the first Wednesday in
July.
The Pilgrim Fathers held their annual
picnic at Cascade farm, owned by NJ. V.
Cotton, on Wednesday. AS many as 15C
persons ate dinner, which was carried by
the different Pilgrims. During this i'm
portant part of the program for the day, 6
number of the Fathers told stories, Jokes
ETC. In the afternoon games of all kind!
were played such as bean bag, croquet
pitching quoits, etc. The cascade was Wis
tied by many during the day. The Pill
grims all agreed at the close of the day
that the entertainment and hospitality OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Cotton was without equal.
The genial uptown grocery clerk whC
was recently mixed up with "a case Of
capillary attraction" met with another Sc
rous misfortune the other day by the mys
terious disappearance of pair of trous
ers which he had carefully done up in
bundle and laid aside for a moment. HI
was rash enough to accuse various limo
cent persons of purloining them, but i
turned out later that "the wild horse O
Tartary had in moment of abstraction
eaten them up. The appetite of this hors
is truly something wonderful
The Winchester High school base bal
team, including players whose ages are
20 to % years, having played on the Win
chester town team years ago, when it wa
| tho hast in the county pama IN Hinsdal