Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-16
HINSDALE, N. H.
A Quiet Springfield wedding Creates a
Sensation

| complete surprise to the general public, for
though it ha been surmised that such an
event might occur in the future it was sim
| ply rumor, nothing more The ceremony
was performed by j. G. Dunning, Esq, in
the parors of the Hotel Worthy, and after
short wedding journey the newly welded
par are expected to return to Hinsdale
ne groom is the youngest son of Hon. G.
j. Amidon, and a member of the firm of c.
j.. Amidon Il Son, wooden manufacturers
who h We mills both in Hinsdae and Will
ton The bride is pretty and stylish
young lady, who has for some years resided
with her mother on Main street and been
employed as weaver in the Amidon mills.
There are pretty weavers and pretty
weavers as the Hinsdale young men are
not slow to find out and the new bride is
no exception to that rule
The groom had reached the age of 80
years, and Notwithstanding the wiles and
arts of the fair sex, had hitherto managed to
remain benedict, so that this sudden mar
riage has given his bachelor friends quite
shaking up so that they hardly know
where they are at, " and are casting about
to see who will go next.
W. O. Amidon is young man who pos
sesses many noble qualities, impulsive, gen
erous almost TO fault a leader in every
thing he undertakes. BY his energy and
vim he kept Hinsdale from trusting out"
during the dull times He organized and
managed a crack base ball team largely at
his own expense, which became famous in
all this region, and his easy, affable manners
and generous heart have won for him hosts
of friends both here and elsewhere.
All the world loves a lover, and the tinge
of romance that hovers about this wedding,
illustrating as it does that it is the "unex-
pected that often happens, will ensure
warm welcome for the new bride and
! groom when they reach these shores, al
though it will be a source of regret that it
will be too late to lavish upon them the
showers of rice which have nearly smoth-
cred several bridal parties the past season.
Merrill Wilder spent Sunday at his home
in town.
Fred Searles is spending few days at
his home.
Carrie Minis visited her sister in Keene
| last week
Ellen Fitzgerald is visiting friends in
! Dorchester. Mass
Miss Mary A. Corliss paid visit to
| Greenfield Tuesday.
VIM. O'Brien left town Tuesday for
! aney REID, canada.
Ed Bailey is at home from Dartmouth
college for few days.
Some of the store windows are elaborate
! ly decorated for Christmas.
Miss Florence Metcaf is i'll at the home
of her brother, Ralph f. Metcalf.
Miss Nora Smith, who was taken sud
! denly i'll last week, is convalescent.
The infant child OF William Royce died
Thursday morning, aged five months
The Odd Fellows worked the first degree
on three candidates Monday evening,
The stores in town will, as a rule, re-
main open every evening next week
Mrs. r. j. Talbot of Athol is with her
brother James O'Brien, for the winter.
Excitement was caused Monday evening
by runaway, but no damage was done.
Chas Bourne and helpers are painting
the high chimney of the Brightwood com
pany.
Miss Grace Wiley returned Monday after
a two weeks absence at her home in
Springfield
Miss Carrie Howe is in Boston this week.
On Wednesday she read at a banquet given
at United States hotel.
Frank Bailey and wife of Galveston,
KY, are visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A A. Bailey, on Canal street.
Oscar Thayer of Brattleboro and Mrs.
Anna Douglas were united in matrimony
by Justice-of- the Peace Horton, Friday.
A party of Odd Fellows from Unity
lodge visited Cheshire lodge in Winchester
last evening and assisted in degree work.
The mercury sank to Is below Wednes-
day morning at Towne's grist mill and it
was only few degrees warmer on Main
street in the village.
John Abbott, who recently entered the
employ of the Fisk Paper company, was
called home last week by the illness of his
wife in Bradford, Vt.
The j. w. Bridge place on Up Canal
street was sold at auction Thursday after
noon to Frank Lowe for $1,000. W. D.
Stearns acted as auctioneer.
The c. L. S. c. met and were admirably
entertained Monday evening at the home
of Miss Barrows, A goodly number was
present in spite of the storm.
The subject of the morning service al
the Methodist church will be Thou Art
the Man" In the evening the subject viii
be Expansion" Special music at $50.
1t is reported that Robert Blanchard il
soon to make his debut as an actor. Mr.
Blanchard himself, when approached OF
the subject, is dumb as the proverbial oys
ter.
Sauakheag tribe of the Improved Ordel
of Red Men will hold their third annua
ball Dec. &c. Leitsinger's orchestra o
eight pieces will furnish music. All ar,
cordially Invited.
The wife of Rev. H. A. Hanaford, wei
known in town, he being pastor of thu
Congregational church in Winchester fo
some years, died in Newton, Mass, on Mon
day after lingering illness.
Rev. w. f. Renshaw attended the funer
al Tuesday of Mrs. Sarah Jennings of Win
chester, who died at the ripe age of SO
Mr.. Renshaw has also been summoned t.
take charge of the funeral of friend il
Warner, n. III.
Miss Howe gave an entertainment il
Fay's hall Saturday, which was enjoyed b.
so or more school children with sprinklini
of older people The features were read
ings, music by Misses Howe and Pare
and singing by the children.
Hinsdale, in common with many othe
towns, is suffering from an over
abundance of rats of unusual size and uu
paraleled effrontery. Their latest gastron
omic feat has been to lunch off the hoofs O
a horse belonging to Assistant Postmaste
Cotton.
! Wantastiquet grange met at Gran
Army hall Friday evening and elected tn
. following officers to serve through '09; G
S. Smith, overseer; @. A Pearson, lecturer