Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-01-08
Mt PHGNIX BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, JANUARY g. 1897.

Rockers Monday. 1t may be necessary
to amputate one of the fingers.
During the last session of the Vermont
legislature bill was granted allowing tn,
building of bridge from Vernon to Hins
dale. 1t now remains for the New Hamp
shire legislature to pass a similar bill.
The flowers at Mrs. Marbles funera
Saturday afternoon were very numerou.
and beautiful. There was very large at
tendance. Thirty members of the Wo
mans Relief corps attended in body.
Ora Streeter, who lives on the old Ash
uelot road, while choppng wood Monday
forenoon cut his foot quite badly. HI
was driven to the Office of DR.. Pratte, where
he was obliged to have two of his toes am
putated.
Ned Newton of Winchester, while driv
ing his young colt near John Shaw's house
on the Mortified road Thursday after.
noon, Dec. 81, was tipped out the colt
being frightened by the cars. Mr.. Newton
received no serious injuries.
The annual meeting of the Congrega
tional church was held Monday evening.
! There was a very small attendance. 1t is
hoped that at the next annual meeting
there will be larger number present. The
] usual BUSINESS was JTduSdCJtus
O. II. Higgins has taken the contract
to cut and draw 100000 feet of logs to a
saw mill in Winchester, owned by Brown
| & Tower of Ashuelot. He has three teams
working there. He bought yoke of OK
en- weighing 5000 from Edward Barber last
week.
The ladies' society Of the Congregational
church elected the following officers at
| their annual meeting Wednesday after
| noon: President, Mrs. A. A. Bailey; vice
president, Mrs. +. V. Aldrich; treasurer,
| Miss Cora Wellman; secretary, Miss EN-
ma Wellman.
! j. b. Dawson has good seven
/ room cottage nearly completed at Spofford
/ lake, with wide veranda on two sides.
| The fine spring of fresh water on the lot,
/ which will run into the cottage, will make
| it perhaps the most desirable cottage on
| the west shore.
| A meeting of the Congregational church
society was held on Dec. Is to act on the
| bequest of 500 recently received from the
| Merrill estate Frank w. Robertson,
| Edward Stebbins and George 5. Wilder
| were appointed as committee to have
/ charge of the money.
/ There has been many a fine catch of
/ pickerel and perch at the ponds on Psgah
/ mountain this winter so far. Parties from
| Bratteboro, Chesterfield, Ashuelot and
| Hnsdale visit these ponds daily. A. w.
Mead and Arthur Taylor captured nice
string Of pickere last Saturday.
/ While George Hooker was getting into
his wagon, which was in the horse shed
/ back of the Congregational church, last
/ Thursday, his colt took a sudden start
/ which threw him out. The colt ran in be-
| tween the Hunter houses, but was stopped
before any damage was done.
Some of the numerous friends of Miss
/ l.. A. Newhal, formerly of this town, may
/ be interested TO learn that she came in
November from California, where she had
spent year, to West RoXbury, Mass,
where she will remain during the winter
with an aunt. She will visit Hinsdale
friends in the spring
The Junior Epworth league of the Meth
odst church were given reception by
their president, Mrs. c. II. II. Langille,
last Saturday afternoon. They assembled
at the church, whence Mrs. Langille con-
Quoted them to her home. A social time
was spent there and a delicious supper
served to the little people.
At the bi monthly at the Congregational
church last Friday evening, IS member:
were present and 50 members responded
to their names by letter This was the
largest response since our pastor has beer
in Hinsdale. A very interesting program
was arranged by the pastor. Different topics
were taken up by the members which
were very helpful and interesting TO those
present
Mrs. Fay's talk on cruelty to children
last Sunday night at the Congregational
church was very interesting. The vestry
was crowded. Mrs Fay is the wife of eX-
Mayor Fay of Chelsea, who is superin
tendent of the society for the prevention
of cruelty to children. Mrs. Fay is in the
office a great deal and sees a large number
of cases. 1t is hoped that We may hear
her again at an early date.
A wedding took place Thursday after
noon at St. Josephs church, when John
Hickey and Miss Joanna Barrett were
united in marriage by Rev Father Wilde
Both are widely known in Hnsdale and
the best wishes of their many friends &C
with them for their future happiness. AT
ter short wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs
Hickey will live on Spring street.
DR.. f. II. Burnett, formerly of this place
who went to Texas some months ago
where he expected to locate has returned
TO Brockton, where he is to practice hi:
profession. DR.. Burnett had a very de
lightful trip and was greatly pleased with
the scenery, etc, of Texas, but the time,
were very hard there. He says that we don
know what hard times are here by com
parison. Mrs. Burnett did not accompany
her husband to Texas, but remained il
the north.
The officers of Unity lodge, No. 40, or
der of Odd Fellows, were installed Monday
night by Henry Taylor, district deputy
grand master. The officers appointed by
the noble grand were; e. S. Howe, ward
en-; G. II. Pearson, conductor; L. A
Smith, r. S. n. g.; &. c. Howe, l.. S. n
G.; James Brtton, r. S. V. g.; c. p
Wright, l.. S. V. g.; S. C. Smith, o. G.
w. w. King l. g.; F. H. Elliott, r. S
s.; Z. |. Leach, L. S. S.; G. A Robert
son, chaplain. There were Is visitor
from Cheshire lodge of Winchester. A
supper was served after the installation.
The revival meetings continue will
large attendance and deepening interest a
the Methodist church. Mr.. Millar will
close his labors here next Sunday evening
His subjects will be: Friday evening
"Young ladies'" Saturday evening, 9TH
objectionable SIM Sunday afternoon
there will be a meeting for men only a
$3.50, the subject being "Danielism;" Sun
day evening at $3.50, Overcoming tempta
ton. The morning sermon will be a
10:45; Sunday school at u; Epwortl
league at 5 AS p. NJ. The children's sing
ing class meets at / 80 Saturdays, and tn
Junior league at 2 o'clock. The peopl