Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-10-21

in the Boston City hospital. She left for
that city Saturday morning.
w NJ. Hall and his wife and daughter
attended the funeral of Chauncey Billings,
Mrs. Halls father, at Keene, Tuesday.
A union missionary meeting was held at
the Congregational church Sunday evening
led by two prospective missionaries from
Mt. Hermon.
Miss Margaret Braleigh was united in
marriage to Peter G. Brennan Wednesday,
Oct. 49, The ceremony was performtd by
Father Wilde.
The Hinsdale chapter of the Epworth
league had nine representatives at the
Keene circuit league convention in West
Swanzey, Oct -.
The foot ball cripples, Paul Mann and
Winnie Robertson, have 50 far regained
the use of their limbs as 10 be able to walk
about by the aid Of canes.
Several cases Of dog poisoning have been
reported during the past week, but as yet
no clue to the identity Of the miscreant
poisoning them has been obtained.
The subject for next Sunday mornings
sermon at the Methodist church will be
Grounds for Trust" in the evening the
subject will be The FOOLS Solloquy."
The Kentucky jubilee singers. who were
to have appeared at the town hall Monday
evening were obliged to cancel their date
on account of the sudden death Of a mem
Der of the company.
An interesting collection of photographs
of scenes in and about Fort Mcpherson has
been received from Horton Walker hospi-
tai corps, L. s A The collection is on ex-
hibition at Jones & O'Brien's drug store
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert H. Hopkins of
| Hinckley, Ill.,, are the guests of the for
mers brother, Charles +. Hopkins, at
Hotel Ashuelot George c. Hopkin., who
was reported i'll at Oregon, ILL.,, is said to
be convalescent
a rumor was circulated last week to the
effect that the body of an infant had been
exhumed on River street The remains.
which consisted of few charred bones
dug from post hole, were found to be not
those of a human being, but of some ami
NAL.
After partial suspension of business
for little less than three months the
Brightwood mills are again running in all
the departments. The work of rebuilding
after the destructive fire in July has been
rapidly pushed forward through the fall
and is now nearly finished.
Samuel O'Neill, one Of the carpenters
employed at the Brightwood mill, was seri-
ously injured last week While engaged
in tearing up the roof of the bleach room
one Of the timbers in some way became
loosened and fell a distance of ~ feet,
striking Mr. O'Neill on the head and rem
dering him unconscious for over an hour.
| He was assisted TO his home by A A. Bal
| ley, and at last reports was rapidly improv-
| ing.
The nomination by the Republicans of
| George +. Robertson to represent the town
| at Concord is remarkable from the fact
that he is the Youngest man ever nominal
| ed for that office from Hinsdale, having
| Just turned "a. That the Republicans OF
Hlnsdale have confidence in his ability to
represent them at the capital is attested bv
the fact that out of 14l votes cast he re-
ceived % on the first ballot at Thursday
nights caucus. His fellow nominee. w
d. Stearns, is also young man, but like
! Mr.. Robertson has proved that he enjoys
the confidence and respect of his party.
An account of the Hinsdale High school
foot ball teams defeat at the hands of
! Brattleboro will be found in another col
umn. Hiusdae was seriously handicapped
! by lack of experienced players and lack of
! opportunity to practice, and the large score
of Brattleboro was no surprise Next Sat
urday the team goes to Keene and an even
bigger contract awaits them in the shape
of keene's High school team, coached by
Frank Mason of beloved memory. If the
Hinsdale team succeeds in scoring or in
holding heene down to 10 points it will be
doing all that can be expected of it unless
1t shows marked Improvement over last
weeks form