Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-15

social dance will be held at Central
park, Vernon, tonight.
' Geo. Day left Monday for jackson, where
he will work during the summer.
Mrs. A. a. Nutting and Mrs w. D.
Smith are in Boston this week for a short
visit.
Mrs. Z. A. Roberts and daughter Miss
A. NJ. Roberts, are at their High street
home.
Mrs. James O'Brien is at her brothers,
j. H. Talbot's, Mortified, Vt, for few
weeks stay.
Mrs. Henry Taylor and son, Prentiss,
have returned from visit to Northamp-
ton, Mass,
Miss Clara Atwood, who has been at 5.
o. Davenport's several weeks, returned to
Boston Wednesday morning.
Bert Brooks is home from Hartford,
Conn, for few weeks. He has a position
there in the lithographing establishment Of
Kellogg x Buckley.
An open-air service was held in front of
the Baptist church last Sunday afternoon.
These services will be held every Sunday
at o'clock while the weather is favorable.
David A. Detour of Ashuelot, and who
formerly worked in Hinsdale, was wound
July l. He is a member of the Second
Massachusetts, regiment.
Miss Rose Duffy has given up house
keeping and moved part of her goods to
Harrisville, and the remainder to Andover,
Mass, where she expects to go after few
weeks visit at Harrisville.
L. U. Brigham of the Worden COM
pany's store took a carriage drive to Whit
md nod
terday with his family, who have been on
visit there the past two weeks.
VIM. Higginson, employed as loom fixer
at the Halle & Frost mill, gave his back a
bad wrench Tuesday morning, by falling
from a bench on which he was standing,
hitting his back against large wise.
Mrs Mary Harrington and son Harold
of Boston were in town few days this
week. Mrs. Harrington is daughter of
the late John Todd, formerly one of the
owners of the Halle & Frost mill, when il
was run under the name of Halle & Todd.
Cassius Hooker, after three weeks
stay in Hinsdale, left Tuesday morning for
New York. He goes from there to Los
Angeles, Cal, where his family now are
Mr.. Hooker has leased his large cattle
ranch at Wilcox, Arizona, and recently
sold to Gen. Shafter, who is now in Cuba
$50 head of cattle at 500 80 per head.
Lewis Stone of Philadelphia is visiting
his mother, Mrs. H. A. Stone. He returns
Saturday. His daughter, Miss Maud l.
Stone, who has a position at the head Of
physical training in the state normal schoo
at Emporia, Kansas, accompanies him ano
will remain during the summer. The
school has an enrolment of 1900 and al
average attendance of 1900.
The Woman's Relief corps were mucl
pleased with the hearty appreciation of tn,
object of their entertainment given las
week. as shown by full attendance o
the citizens of the town. The amour
taken was $2220. 1t is not improbable
that something of a different nature ma!
soon be offered with the same grand OBJ
ject of increasing their fund for the relic
of "our soldiers"
Frank H. Elliot, district deputy gran,
master, installed the following officers a
the meeting of Unity Lodge Monday ever
ing: S. G. Smith, n. G j. j. Carroll
ley, F. S.; S. X. Hildreth, Treas; E.
Leach, war; G. H. Pearson, con-. L. A
Smith, R. S. n. G.; F. C. Kempton, L. S
n. g.; James Britton, R. S. V. G.; R. V
Hall, L. S. V. G.; w. w. King, o. G..
F. E. Field, I. g.; G.. G.. Howe, R. S. s.
F. L. Streeter, L. S. S.. D. A. Hosford
chap.
A meeting was held Sunday evening a
the Catholic church and committees ap
pointed to tender a reception to Rev.
NJ Wilde on his return from abroad. Know
ing that Father Wilde is opposed to a re
ception the affair will take the form of
family reunion and will be held in the yes
try, to which all friends of his are invited
A committee was appointed to solicit sui
scriptions for a testimonial and the exel
cises will consist of several addresses b,
members of the parish, also by children c
the Sunday school.
Mrs. Azuba Ann johnson died at Keen
Tuesday of old age, aged n years. Sh
was the widow of the late Geo. w. Johr
son and lived in Hinsdale from childhoo
up to three years ago, when she went
Keene to live with her son, Geo. A. JohI
son. She was member of the Congreg'
tional church here, as was also her hui
band. She had been in failing health sine
last winter and gradually declined eve
since. Funeral services took place at IL
residence on Water street, Keene, at
o'clock Thursday and the remains wei