Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-03

riy occupying rooms in Fisher block on
Depot street.
Mrs. Jane Archibald and grandson Rob-
ert are visiting at G. d. Whitakers in
Turner's Falls.
DR.. NJ. c. Dix and family returned last
week Saturday from three weeks outing
at Spotford lake.
Miss Ethel Jewell has been entertaining
her friend, Miss Elsie Woodhead of Hills
boro for several days.
The town library was opened Wednes-
day. There have been 90 new books
placed upon the shelves.
Mrs Hattie Blodgett and her sister,
Miss Nellie johnson, of Vernon, visited
Mrs. Leroy Estey last week
Elmer Cramer started for New York city
Wednesday morning He intends TO make
the entire trip on his wheel.
At the last regular meeting of Queen
Esther Rebekah lodge IL was voted to buy
new parapherualia for the degree worS.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. 5. Leach, accompanied
by Miss Lettie Newhall, visited at f. IL.
Coombs's, in Guiltord (Vt.) last week Fri
day.
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carriage drive of several days about the
country. Roy accompanies them on his
wheel.
Miss Katharine A. Healey, after weeks
visit, has returned to her home in Walling-
ford, VT Miss Minnie McGinnis accom-
panied her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. D. Jeffords went to
Spofford lake Friday, where they were en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Jones I'M
til Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Adams of Holyoke
Mass, are at Mr.. Adams's fathers, Will
liam Adams's, on the Bratteboro road, for
a week or ten days.
Mrs. K. B. Washburn left for Racine,
Wis, last week Thursday. She will spend
the winter with her son, who is a success
full dentist in that place.
The bi-monthly roll call of the Congre-
gational church will take place this even
ing, and tits the earnest desire of the pas
tor to hear from every one.
The subject at the Congregational church
next Sunday morning will be "a Ladder
from Earth to Heaven" In the evening,
"How to Mount the Ladder"
Pastor Renshaw gave Sunday evening an
interesting talk on the Christian Alliance
convention at Old Orchard Beach, which
he attended during his vacation.
Mrs Walter Holton and two children of
Fitchburg, recently spent several days
with Mrs. Holton's sister, Mrs. j. NJ.
Shaw, and her niece, Mrs. F. II. Fuller.
A very pleasant entertainment was given
at the last regular meeting of the Woman's
Relief corps for the members only They
contemplate an entertainment soon to
which others will be invited.
A wagon load of parrots and canary
birds attracted considerable attention on
Main street last Saturday. The birds were
for sale, and several remain in town, hav-
ing found ready purchasers.
The st. Jeromes of Holyoke, who easily
defeated the Hinsdales early in the season,
play on Riverside Park again Saturday af-
ternoon. The HiDsdales are prepared to
turn the tables, and good game is sure to
result.
There will be no preaching at the Meth
dist church next Sunday. The other SER
vices, with the exception of the Bible
class, will be held as usual. The pastor,
Rev. H. E. Parker, is at the home of his
father in Connecticut.
Miss Minnie S. Hollingsworth of Ashe-
vile, N. c., is making two weeks visit
at G. A. Robertson's. Miss Hollingsworth
recently graduated as trained nurse at
the Massachusetts General hospital, and
was the nurse who had the care of the
late Mrs. Robertson when she was in that
institution for treatment.
The much-talked-of base ball game at
Keene with Keene Labor day is declared
off. Whether they are afraid or whether
they "dasn't" has not been made public,
but the unforeseen circumstances over
which Mr. Maloney had no CONTROL"
sounds very much like Daniel Webster's
famous "other paramount considerations"
Two games of base ball will be played
next Monday, Labor day, one in the morn
ing and one in the afternoon, between the
Rutland, VT, team and the Hinsdales.
They will be the best games of the season,
and should draw large crowd. The Rut-
land team is made up largely of college
players, including Adams, Rowe, and Put
nam of the Dartmouth team, Richmond of
the University of Vermont, and Sanctuary
and Carlton, two eX-collegians.
G. w. Stafford met with quite a serious
accident while riding his wheel in Vernon
last week Wednesday. He was going very
fast, and struck sandy spot and was
thrown from his wheel, striking on his
right side His collar bone was broken,
and he was otherwise injured. He was
unable to get up alone, and lay by the
roadside until he was found by some
passer-by. He was brought home, and is
about the streets, but has suffered great
deal, and is far from well yet.
Walter Burnham, while coasting down a
long hill in West Mortified last Saturday,
took header, which came near costing
his life. His wheel struck water bar, and
he was found in an unconscious condition
about so feet from his wheel. He was
taken into Mr.. Preston's house and ply
stefan Immediately called. One side of his
face was terribly bruised, and he suffered
from a conclusion of the brain, as we'll as
other bruises. Were it not that he was
soon found and had immediate care it is
doubtful If he would have recovered. As 1t