Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-07

situation.
The Universaist Sunday school held
their annual meeting Sunday and elected
the following officers: Superintendent, w.
j. Leonard; assistant superintendent, G.
II. Patterson; secretary and treasurer,
Miss Charlotte Slate. The Young Peo-
pies Christian union meet every Sunday
evening at $3.50 o'clock.
While Waldo Rouillard was attending
one of his horses Wednesday afternoon
the animal jumped in such a manner that
its feet struck Mr.. Rouillard on the head
and face. His ear was badly bruised and
his face was cut considerably. A number
of stitches were taken. At this writing he
is improving as fast as may be expected.
Guy Brothers mnstres appeared at the
town hall Monday evening before fair
sized audience. The singing by the Guy
Brothers was very good and the juggling
was up to the usual standard. The music
by the band and orchestra was up to date
and some nice selections were rendered
during the evening.
Frank Stafford auctioned off some of his
household goods Saturday afternoon. He
is to move to Lexington, Mass. where he
has situation as carpenter for the Boston
& Maine railroad. We are sorry to lose
such good family because we have none
to spare but the best wishes of the com
munity go with him and his family.
James Griffin, who received severe in
juries last Christmas at the railway sta
ton, and to whom the Boston e. Maine
railroad paid damages without a suit, has
a place for the summer with George b.
Leighton, president of the Los Angeles
Terminal railway, who has an elegant sum
mer residence and extensive grounds in
Dublin. Mr.. Griffin will assist about the
lawn and garden and have miscellaneous
outdoor work, and 1t is to be hoped that
the pure and bracing Dublin air will com
plete!y restore his health, already greatly
improved from last winter.
The Hinsdale High School Glee club
gave their concert at Winchester Saturday
evening. The concert was very fine and
showed an improvement of the members
The reading by Paul Mann was much en-
joyed by the audience. There were but
few present as there was a wedding ami
versary that night. The club will give the
concert at the opera house in Turner'S
Falls, Mass, Friday night, May II. Miss
Caroline b. Howe of the Boston School of
Expression, and Paul Mann will be the
readers. A number from outside will &C
company the club to Turner's Falls.
The following is clipped from the Spring
field Republican of May /: "Ex-R Repre-
sentative c. c. Holton and wife gave a
legislative dinner and tea at Hinsdae sat
urday to Messrs. Hills and Nutting of Win
chester and j. w. Jeffords of Hinsdale. all
members of the last legislature, and their
families. NJ. ID. Mann of Boston, a broth
er of the hostess, happened in Just to see
that the infant Legislators were properly
cared for, bringing with him a turkey
fattened particularly for legislative stom-
achs. The reunion was an especially en-
joyable one, AMI served to recall in a social
and hosptable way the winter experiences
of four members of thegeneral court"
The High School Publishing associa-
ton held its annual meeting Monday after
noon and elected the following officers
President, Winfield Robertson; vice presi-
dent, Willie Lyman; secretary and treas
urer, Miss Lucy Spooner; business mana
ger, Winfred Robertson; assistant mana
ger, John Scott. The teachers elected
Miss Grace Whitaker, '9S, editor in-chef
of the Quill, and the members of the asso-
citation elected the following editors: Gray,
Stratton and Leland, '9S; Spooner and
| Robertson, 80; Butler, 1900. Reports
| from both the secretary and business man
ager We're read and showed that the asso-
citation was in good financial condition.
Few people in this vicinity are aware
that Miss Sophia Doolittle, a Hinsdae
| lady and great granddaughter of the his
| toric Benjamin DoOlttle, the first minister
of Mortified, is principal of school To-
Gated at Bnghamton, n Y, for the edu-
cation and training of mentally imperfect
children. This school is unique in its
way, not school for idiots, but for the de-
velopment of backward children, who can
not be taught in public schools, for whom
parents can do little or nothing, but are
willing to pay literally for their care and
training. Here they are taught habits of
neatness and cleanliness, their dull intel
lects are developed, habits of study engen-
dered, and Miss Dooltte displays a won
derful faculty in managing such cases,
awakening dormant intellects and quicken
ing them into newness oflife. This school
was established in 1851 and has pupils
from New York, Boston and other cities
in the Union. Miss Doolittle is woman OF
good executive ability and she is ably as
sisted by competent teachers.
A special meeting of the Hinsdale Swift
Water Woodchuck club was called Monday
evening. After transacting some general
arose to question of privilege and stated
in substance THAT he had learned that
Manager c. b. Hopkins of Brightwoo
mills was loath to part with the medal he
had so long held, but would cheerfuly
transfer the champion belt to f. II. Jones
The medal was awarded him in 1883 ant
had been so long in his possession that his
wife and children were unwilling to have ii
go out of the family, and he himself de
sired to retain it as memorial of depart
ed greatness and souvenir of the only
partridge he ever shot" After hearin!
this statement the club voted as a specia
} favor to allow Manager Hopkins to retair
custody of the medal, and that a sterling
silver medal be Immediately ordered from
Tiffany Il Co. of New York, engraved in
the highest style of art for presentation t,
f. II. Jones. This generous action on tn
part of the Swift Water Woodchuck clul
: meets with very general approval and II
convincing proof that the lives aud for
tunes of our native woodchucks are in tn
, keeping of wise and humane hands.
= Personal,
Mrs. Frank Elliot is on the sick list,