Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23
Mrs. G.. NJ. Cakes is on the sick list.

Mrs. c. II. Patterson is at Somerville,
Mass
Miss Eva Welman is in Keene for two
weeks stay.
w. d. Stearns is still confined to his
bed by rheumatic trouble.
Miss Ida Oliver of Lynn, Mass, is at
Dr. Gray's for two weeks visit.
The subject at the Congregational
church tonight is "Our Village"
Rev. J. l.. Felt is expected to preach at
the Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing.
The high water ruined three-fourths of
an acre of tobacco on the farm Of II. II.
Day.
NJ. A. Billings and family of Mortified
Farms spent Sunday with Mrs. j. j. Arch
ibald.
Miss Jewhurst of Brooklyn, y. Y, is
visiting Mrs. Marley and other friends in
town.
L. w. Goss went to Westmoreland Mon
day to begin the work on the new county
building.
Miss Jennie Putney went to Fitchbu1g
today to make visit of several weeks with
| her sister.
1t is now reported that the Halle IL Frost
mill will not start up until the first OF Aug
ust. if then.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will &. Stebbins and Miss
Anna Britton of Millers Falls have been
| visiting in town.
Miss Emma Wellman is at Chatham
Beach, with her sister, Mrs. skinner, and
family of Keene.
Miss Kate Cline went to Chesterfield
] IT aln h.r Ir.s Il,
ness Of her father
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis and child and
Mrs. Daviss mother of Hartford are visit
ing at A. b. Davis's.
Miss Grace Harvey of Keene, and Miss
Annie Gray Of Lowell, Mass, visited at
! 5. X. Hildreth's this week.
Hon. L. F. Liscom and two daughters
attended a reunion of the members of the
state senate of ~ at Lancaster last week.
Presiding Elder Norris will be at the
Methodist church next Monday evening
and will conduct the quarterly conference.
Miss Melissa Howard and Miss Mildred
| Russell have been visiting Mr. DAWSON S
| family at their summer home at Spofford
| lake.
Miss Nellie May Lyman went to Green
field Tuesday to assist in caring for her
| grandfather, who is recovering from a seri-
Gus illness.
The pastor of the Congregational church
will speak next Sunday morning on "Three
Effects of Spoken Truth" After the first
Sunday in August he will take his vaca-
ton.
The papers to be read at the Young
Peoples Christian union meeting at the
Universalist church Sunday evening will
be concerning the National convention the
Young Peoples Christian union recently
held at Detroit.
The Young Peoples Christian union at
the Universaist church next Sunday even
ing will have for their subject, "Conven-
tion Echoes Several papers will be read,
and the meeting will be of a specially in
teresting character.
f. p. Bailey has been awarded gradu-
ate scholarship, amounting to $500, at
Dartmouth college. There are only -four
such scholarships available. Mr. Bailey
will probably enter upon a course of gradu-
ate study at Hanover in September
Mrs. Elmira Nutting has returned from
her trip to California and Arizona, and re.
ports very delightful journey. In return.
ing Mrs. Nutting spent 10 days in Chicago
with her daughter, Mrs. Minnie McGregor,
who, her many friends will be glad to hear,
is much improved in health.
The lawn at the Congregational parson.
age was a scene of festivity on Wednesday
afternoon and evening, when large mum,
Der of our people were gathered there tC
enjoy a social time together and to eat ice
cream and cake, which was served by the
ladies of the society. A pleasant enter
tainment was given in the evening under
the management of Misses Carrie Stearns
and Carrie Howe. 1t was estimated thai
fully $50 people were present. Altogether
it was one of the pleasantest gatherings OF
the season and a complete success, both
socially and financially.
The high water of last week left its i'm.
press in many places. Crops were quite
extensively damaged and roads washed
in some places seriously. On River street
near the Erastus Butler place, the bank OF
the Ashuelot for many rods was washed
away, but one does not need the "eye OF
faith" to see good in this disaster Fol
many years this otherwise beautiful spot
has been rendered unsightly by the dump
ing of the refuse of the whole village, SC
that there was always an accumulation
constantly increasing, of everything thai
would not burn, and much that would
And now for the first time, within the
memory of most of Hinsdale's inhabitants
the place is clean, for the high water moi
only swept away the river bank but with
it took every vestige of the accumulated
filth. On the whole, here, at least, was q
cause of rejoicing to clearly disposed, OF
beauty loving people. May the citizen:
continue the work the elements have be-