Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-05
HINSDALE, N, H.


an outing at the lake.
w. A. Kenney of Greenfield visited with
F. W. Tilden over Sunday.
Fred. A. Buckley has just completed
new, foot bridge across the canal.
George w. Streeter and Harry Lewis of
Keene, are tenting at Spofford lake.
Mrs. Cowdrey and daughter, of Provi-
dence, are guests at the Tower Hill farm.
Mrs. John Cunningham and three chill
dren of Boston are guests at Ed. Belvihe's.
A large delegation went down to North
field Wednesday to attend the Bible meet
i1gs.
Rev. w. Z. Renshaw and wife will soon
depart for Old Orchard Beach for three
weeks vacation.
Albert W. Mead has returned home from
Swanton, Vt, where he has been attend
ing his father who was i'll.
A. w. Harwood, an employe at Robert
son Brothers paper mill, has returned to
his home in Adams, Mass
NJ. S. Leach and family will take a va
cation at Spofford lake for two weeks, oc-
cupying the Fletcher cottage,
| f. w. Cotton, who has been i'll for the
past week with stomach trouble is again
able to attend to his duties at the post
office.
Two beautiful granite monuments now
adorn Pine Grove cemetery, one erected by
/ Geo. A. Robertson and the other by VIM.
| b. Adams.
There will be no more preaching at the
| Congregational church until the last Sun
day in August. Sunday school will con-
! tinue as usual.
Miss katherine Healey, employed at
| Hotel Ashuelot, has gone to her home in
Wallngford, and to Rutland, VT, for
two weeks stay.
There is one thing we miss from Hins-
dale as well as the people and that is the
gong, which used to sound out the luncheon
hour from the Brightwood mill.
Mr.. Colony of Keene has invited the
grangers up to his summer cottage at Lake
Spofford. The majority of them will ac-
cept the invitation and will 90 Friday.
Sam O'Neill. formerly of this place, but
who has been living in Ashuelot for three
years past, has moved his household
goods into the tenement lately occupied by
A. A. Bailey.
| The farmers in town are not complain
ing for the lack of rain. All their crops
are doing nicely, especially the tobacco,
which is further advanced up in this sec
tion than it is down country.
The muiscal recital by Miss Caroline B.
| Howe and Carrie Stearns at Spatford
Thursday evening, was pronounced sue
cess, and those who were present wish
to hear them again in the near future.
Warren Hooper of Nashua aud Capt
c. p. Hall of Sheburne Falls were the
guests of NJ. S. Leach over Sunday. Mr..
Hall was on his way to Putney, VT,
where he will teach in a summer school.
Frank Stafford, engaged in the meat bust
ness at Keene, was run away with We'd
nesday and violently thrown from his
wagon, receiving a bad wound on the
head, besides other bruises about the
body.
Representatives of the insurance COM
panies were here this week to adjust the
damage by fire of the Brightwood mills
and it is now thought that everything will
be in readiness to begin operation again in
about six weeks.
Miss Gertrude Leach, who has been
teaching the Normal music school at Au-
burndale, Mass, has returned home TO re-
main during the month of August. She
will then take up her abode in Keene,
where she is to act as supervisor of music.
Ells's brewery on the island was raided
Tuesday by Officers Hines and Metcalf.
time, as was also eight kegs of beer, which
are slowed away in Mr.. Illness cellar un-
Til after the hearing Saturday of this week.
letter from our boys in Chickamaugs
says that they think they will be home
in about month. They are a Z doing well
with the exception of Leon Cutler and
Clifford Hall, who have been confined to
the hospital with measles, but are now
nearly over them.
Glen Holton has received a card from.
Albert Dennison, who is in Santiago, and
it bears the good tidings that he is still
living. He says that life in the trenches
and the heat of the sun causes him TO lose
flesh rapidly, but otherwise he is physi-
cally well.
Rev. j. B. Delaney, who has been act
ing as pastor during the absence of Father
Wilde in Europe, left Wednesday morning
for Manchester, \. II. During his stay
here he has won the hearts of the people,
and all wish him success wherever he takes
up his new duties. The Sunday school
class presented him with ten dollar gold
piece before his departure, as token Of
esteem.
A party of summer boarders who are
staying at Rouillard's Mountainside farm,
spent an enjoyable evening at the house of
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The guests, II in number rode down in
two teams. Each team was tastefully
trimmed with red, white and blue bunting
interspersed with golden-rod. Immediate
ly after their arrival they gave display of
fireworks in honor Of the success which
the United States has achieved up TO the
time when peace is almost certainty.
The party then assembled in the house for
musical treat consisting of singing and
readings given by each one present, Miss
Parks recital of the original poem COM
posed for the occasion deserves special
mention. Mrs. Rouillard also gave an ap-
propIiate selection with marked ability.
After the musical ice cream and cake were
served. The party broke up at IL o'clock
and enjoyed pleasant moonlight ride
back to Mountainside, never forgetting to
express that they had spent pleasant and
long-to- aforementioned evening.
Flag Raising at North HinsdaIe.
In keeDinp with the snirit of the times