Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-08
Edwin Davis of Winches.

Saturday night Edwin Davis of Winches
ter succeeds him.
G. II. II. Langille has been class leade
and will have charge Of the Tuesday even
ing meetings at the Methodist church dur
ing the absence of the pastor.
Miss Gertrude Leach sang again las
Sunday at Hope church, Springfield. Mass
| The prospects are that she will be per
manently engaged to sing there.
Rev. ID. L. Fisher of Charlotte. Me-, ba.
accepted call from the Universalist
church, to become pastor for one year, and
will soon move his family here.
Mrs. G. e. Keyou went to Boston Mon.
day, and she and her mlliner, Miss Be.
LANCER, attended the millinery openings.
with view to making fashionable head
gear for the ladies of Hinsdale and ylcin.
ity.
The friends of Mrs. Alice Bradley will
be saddened by the report of Mrs. w. O.
j. Martin, who visited her In Harrisville
last week. Mrs. Bradley is very weak.
and unable to sit up but a small portion of
the time.
The Alonzo Barrett place, which was
sold at auction Saturday, was bought by
William Barrett for 1910. The wood and
timber lot near the Streeter place in Win
chester was bought by f. p. Kinds for
$1S5.
Everybody and his wife" attended the
Valley Fair last week and without excep-
ton pronounce it lone of the best" Brat
te6oro surely maintained its fair reputa-
tion in every department.
Miss Annie Spooner, who has been spend.
ing her vacation with her mother, return
ed to Boston last week Saturday. She was
accompanied by Miss Mary Liscom, who
will enter the Boston university.
Rev. Father Wilde was severely burned
on the right leg last week, while taking
turkish bath. He was able to attend to
his duties here Sunday morning. but I'M
able to go to Ashuelot. The burns were
caused by an explosion of gas.
E. Davis, former resident of Hinsdale.
recently escaped from the county farm,
and naturally wandered back to his old
nome. He was taken in charge by Con-
stable Kinds last week Wednesday and re-
turned to the farm Thursday.
At the annual baby show held in Bright
WOOD, Mass, last week, little Richard
Openheimer was awarded the prize, a sill
yer napkin ring, being the handsomest bow
under one year old. Mrs. Openheimer was
Miss Lettie Bridges of Hinsdale. and we
offer her our congratulations on her hand
some children.
AT the annual meeting of the w. C. T.
U. Wednesday these officers were elected:
President, Mrs. w. f. Renshaw;
vice presidents, Mrs. S. X. Hildreth,
Mrs. c. II. Langl'e and Miss Lizzie Sar
gent; secretary, Mrs. A. A. Bailey: treas
urer, Mrs. X. S. Lewis.
The report of the Congregational Sun
day school for the quarter ending Oct.
gives the enrolment during the quarter as
20 pupils, with an average attendance of
IO2 IL; present every Sunday > ; members
OF home department, so; collections, $32..
81, of which $40 was donated to home
missions, and 50 to the county union: ex-
penses were S2202: twelve teachers
meetings were held
The Congregational ladies' society has
fallen into line and have invitations out to
birthday reception Wednesday evening,
Oct. ID. The little bags which accompan.
led the invitations will, with their contents,
constitute the admission ticket. An en-
tertanment will be given and dainty re-
treshments served. The ladies hope their
invitations will meet with a hearty re-
spouse and an enjoyable evening is prom
Used.