Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-29


fur season in Hinsdale.
Frank Chappell of Boston was at his
grandmother's, Mrs. L. A. Thomas's, over
Sunday He came up from the "Hub" on
his wheel.
G. j. Bronson has so far recovered from
his recent severe illness as to be seen spin
ming along on his wheel, nearly every
pleasant day.
Laundryman Carpenter, who came here
from Brattleboro about year ago, left
town Monday, his family having gone sew.
eral weeks ago.
Several young men representing a Chic
ago Portrait company, are canvassing the
town, exhibiting specimens of their work
and taking orders for pictures.
Philip Ledue, who is employed at Leachs
carriage factory, is moving his family from
Ashuelot into the upstairs tenement Of E.
A. Worden's Canal street house.
Francis p. Conway of the Baldwinville
Children's hospital came to his home in
town Monday for three days visit with
his people and to greet other friends.
Gustavus Smith sold so cows, by public
auction, at his farm on the Brattleboro
road Saturday Most of the animals were
struck off at very satisfactory prices.
S. NJ. Wilder and wife will soon move
from their house on River street, to Edward
Stebbins's on Brlttleboro street, where they
will make their home for the future.
G. E. Weed is moving from Mrs. Hol-
lands house, In the rear of Holland &
Richards store, to II. E. Hunters house
next to the stone shop on Canal street.
Ed Bergeron and Guy Smith sent II
fine gray squirrels to E. 1. Latham at New
ton, Mass, last Monday. The present
will remind him OF Hinsdale and old times.
Many ptople who have noticed the fine
corn field on S. o. Davenport's farm on
the Mortified road early in the season,
will be interested TO learn that he has har-
vested 730 baskets Of corn from four acres.
Bills are out advertising the stock Of
silverware, watches, jewelry and station
cry owned by K. K. Stratton to be sold by
auction, beginning Nov. l, and continuing
every afternoon and evening until the
entire stock is sold.
E. E. Stratton, jeweler in the Stebbins
block, will soon close out his stock at Auc-
ton and move to rooms at Mrs. L. p.
Wise's on Canal street, where he will con-
duct the local telephone business and do
general repairing Of clocks and watches.
Capt. Dickinson's sons have opened an
Office in New York for the sale OF boxes
made At their shops In Winchester and
Ashuelot, and John Dickinson Of Ashuelot
is TO be In charge. Fred NJ. Plat, travel
ing agent for the firm, will have his head
quarters there.
Mr.. Caldwell Of Mortified and his fine
hunting dog, accompanied by some Of our
local hunters, recently went to Pisgah TO
try his luck at coon hunting. The party
came home bringing three coons and hug
ging themselves for their success. The
largest animal weighed % pounds.
r. L. Latham and Guy Smith feel
rather sore over the report which has
found its way into the papers that they
brought home no trophies in proof of their
success in their recent hunting trip In
Vermont. They simply wish to ask II
deer horns are not proof, and desire that
doubters call on them, for "seeing is be-
lievng."
A fair sized audience listened 10 an in.
teresting program, as rendered at the Meth
odist church, Sunday evening, under the
direction Of the Epworth league. The
meeting was in the interest Of goo citizen.
ship, and the young peoples societies con-
nected with the other churches were invt-
ed to be present, and take part in the ser.
vices. Reading bearing on the subject,
good music, and short speeches by the pas
tors made 1t an evening Of profit and inter.
est.
At the regular meeting Of Sheridan
WOmAn's Relief corps, No. 32, last week
Thursday evening, memorial service was
held for Mrs. Z. Florence Barker, the first
national president Of the order, who died
recently at her home in Maiden, Mass
After the business Of the evening wa,
transacted cent social was held Each
lady present was given a card on which
were written 20 questions, answers to al
Of which could be made out of the letters
on = penny. Mrs. Frank Stearns, presi
dent Of the corps, carried of the frs
prize, while the consolation prize went tc
Mrs. Marion A. Spooner.