Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-03-03

Harry Smith visited in Orange last week.
Carl Richards is spending few days in
town.
Grip victims are perceptibly on the de-
crease.
Daniel Conway is driving Bliss's provis-
ion team.
Elmer Cramer has recovered from his
recent illness.
Mrs. Albert Harwood of Adams, Mass,
is visiting in town.
John Scott is working for Holland &
Richards this week.
Frank Conway is spending few days at
his home in Hinsdale.
Bert Mcdonald has entered the employ
of Newhall < Stebbins.
Herbert Abbott has gone to work for the
Robertson Paper company.
Miss Torrey of Chesterfield is visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Leach
George A. Robertson is spending the
week in Concord, Berlin and Boston.
Miss G.. B. Dexter visited her sister, Mrs.
F. j. Richards, for few days last week.
A number of runaways occurred last
week, but with no serious consequences.
MT. ana MIS-. ueOTkt AOOuN Ol LOWELL
Mass, visited at F. w. Tilden's over Sun.
day.
Miss Lucy Adams fell on the ice Thurs
day and sustained severe sprain of the
wrist.
The body of Miss Holton, sister of Ora
Holton of this town, was brought here for
burial Thursday.
Bert Mason, representing H. f. Lake &
Co. of Keene, has just put in fine piano
for Henry Britton.
Lester F. Clark has so far recovered
from his recent illness as to be able to
work about the house.
Mrs. g. A. Eaton of Manchester was the
guest of her sister, Mrs. c. f. Weed, the
early part of the week
Miss Edna Darling and Arthur Butler
were married Tuesday evening at North
Hinsdale by Rev. Mr.. McDaniels
DR.. NJ. C. Dix has been confined to his
room for the past ten days by pleurisy. He
is under the care of DR.. Leonard.
E. l. Latham and wife returned Monday
to their home in Newton, Mass, after a
short visit to their former home in Hinsdale.
The receipts of the Universalist fair and
festival, an account of which was given
east week, were 1888 50, of which $266. 43
is net.
The ladies' society of the Methodist
church will give dinner at reasonable
price in their vestry on election day,
March IA. Voters and others are well
come.
Next Sunday will be communion Sunday
at the Congregational church. In the
morning Mr.. Renshaw will take as his sub
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evening "How We May Die for Him."
1t has been rumored that the Granite
State moving machine business was to be
sold, and moved to Greenfield. As the
principal owner disclaims knowledge of
any such move, it may safely be assumed
that the report is groundless,
The Hinsdale Savings bank has declared
a dividend of 10 per cent, making a total
payment thus far of 60 per cent. The
bank is open for payment of dividends on
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 till 10
A. NJ and on Saturdays from to 3.
Edward P. Bailey, of this town, who
graduated from Dartmouth college in 1897,
and has since been taking post graduate
work in the college, will have charge of
the course in botany this spring, owing to
the illness of Prof. Jesup, head of the bot
any department.
Chas. o. Judkins of Windsor will deliver
his popular lecture on "The Social Ami
MAJ :" next Monday evening Mr.. Jud-
kins appeared before the Hinsdale public, a
short time ago, as a reader and imperson-
ator, and made a good impression. The
lecture, as its subject indicates, bears on
social life, and has met with an excellent
reception in Brattleboro, Claremont, Bel
| lows Falls and other places Tickets are
now on sale at Jones & O'Briens.
The pupils of the first and second grade,
grammar, under the charge of Misses Saw
yer and Kathan, gave very interesting
entertainment Saturday to a number of in
vited parents and friends. The exhibition
took the form of an operetta, the boys and
girls being appropriately costumed to rep
resent the different countries OF the globe,
and entering Uncle Sans country under
the caption of Strange Visitors" The
music and march movement were especially
good.
The third entertainment of the HiaI
school course took the form of kineto
scope and gramophone exhibition. 1t was
greeted Wednesday evening by an audi
snce of about 200 people, the greater part
Of whom. with remarkable patience, sal
through about two hours OF It, Inc enter
tainment fell far short OF the high MARI
set by the High school in the past, a tac'
due largely, to the misfortune OF the oPer
ator. The views consisted of war scene
interspersed with comical pictures. Be
tween scenes the audience was RECALLED
with selections from the gramophone II