Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-03
spent Saturday and Sunday with :his

spent Saturday and Sunday with ibis
parents.
James Hyde moved his family Monday
from Winchester to William Fales's house
on the Plain road. q rs ~ -
Miss Susie McCaughern of Holyoke,
Mass, came Monday to visit her sister,
Mrs. James Mullen.
D. E. Conway has taken the position of
nurse in the Mclean hospital for the in
sane at Waverley Mass.
Miss Margaret Martin of Greenwich, N.
Y, is making few weeks visit with her
brother, Thomas Martin. -
The management of the High school foot
ball team is making an effort to secure a
game with Keene eleven.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jetfords went to Col
rain, Mass, last week Friday, to see Mr.
Jefford's brother, who is ill with consump-
ton.
Geo. w. Griffith and family of New
York are at Hotel Ashuelot. They came
last Friday and expect to remain some
time.
J. c.. Dillon is cook at the Dickerson
camp in Pisgah. A. A. Bailey expects to
go there Monday to take charge of the
work.
E. Gledhll of Skowhegan, Me-, is at Ho-
tel Ashuelot. He is here for short time
to finish up some work on samples at the
Halle * Frost mills.
All the tobacco raisers in town have been
stripping their tobacco. D. W. Stearns
was the first to finish, stripping his last
plant Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. William Stevenson and youngest
daughter have gone to Boston for two
weeks visit. They accompanied Mrs.
Stevenson's sister, Mrs. Alice SWEET.
A large number of Hinsdale people in
tend to go to Keene tonight to see the great
Boston success Way Down East" A
special train will leave Hinsdale at 635 this
evening.
The Christian Endeavor society held
poverty party at the Congregational church
last Wednesday evening. Some of the cos
tunes were very striking and all enjoyed
very pleasant time.
There will be an auction tomorrow at
1880 P. M, in front of Monitor block Chas
Stearns will be auctioneer, and the sale
will include a driving horse, carriage,
sleigh and other articles.
The Foresters will hold their annual ball
at the town hall on Thanksgiving evening,
served in the Grand Army hall by the
companions of the forest.
The Halloween party and dance, which
had been planned by the members of the
High school, has been postponed aud the
play and dance will be given later, at some
time not yet definitely settled.
H. d. Walker, who has been suffering
from appendicitis went to Boston Wednes
day. He expects to enter a hospital there,
where he will have an operation performed
by surgeon skilled in such cases.
Ducks and geese have begun their fall
migration, and a few ducks have already
been brought in by local sportsmen. -Four
geese were seen over the west part of the
town last Saturday, but none have been
bagged so far as reported up to the present
time.
Some of the Vermont papers have print
ed the announcement of the marriage at
Townshend on Oct. 10, by Rev. l. NJ.
Compton, of William NJ Boutelle of Towns
bend and Grace E. Knapp of New York,
1t is reported that this Is the William Bou-
telle who formerly lived in this town.
The old platform which stood Just west
of the stone blacksmith shop on Canal
street, has been torn down and a fence
put up to guard the bank thus left. 1t has
certainly improved the looks of the place,
and, moreover, the platform, in its rotten
condition, was dangerous one, especially
in the evening.
A chicken pie supper was served We'd
nesday evening, Nov. /, at the vestry OF
| Calvary Methodist church. This was fol.
lowed by a musical and literary entert in
ment by Mrs. Ora johnson, a graduate OF
Mortified seminary. The matrons were
Mrs. A. 1, Sprague and Mrs. Lester Clark
In spite of the disagreeable weather, good
number were present, and good time was
enjoyed by all.
The High school pupils have holiday
today in order that the teachers, and as
many of the pupils as choose, may attend
the State Teachers association meetings al