Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-24

M. S. Leach and family will spend
Thanksgiving with his parents at his old
home in Westmoreland. Miss Una pre-
ceeded them on Saturday.
Rebekah lodge initiated two candidates
wednesday evening. After the work was
completed refreshments we're served and a
general good time enjoyed.
j. II. Wetherbee has moved from Mr..
Stearns's house on Main street to Mr..
Taylor's house on Mortified street. recent
ly vacated by John Abbott.
Oh next Wednesday evening Rev. Thorn
as Cain of West Swanzey will deliver the
hrst OF series Of lectures to the Christian
Culture class at the Baptist church.
Charles Mann, who returned to his work
at Brattleboro last week, found he was not
sufficiently recovered from his sickness
and was obliged to return home after a
day.
Next Sunday morning at the Congrega-
honal church, Rev. W. E. Renshaw will
have completed the fourth year of his pas
torate, and will preach a sermon appropri-
ate to the occasion.
Prof. Fisher and the boys of the High
school stayed in the school room through
Thursday night on the watch for the ex-
pected meteoric shower, only to share the
disappointment of many others.
Mrs. Sparks of Brooklyn, N. Y, who
has been spending two weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. q. S. Smith, went away Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith drove to Athol with
Mrs. Sparks, who will return to her home
from there.
There will be a temperance n,si1r
the Congregational church Sunday evening
at $3.50 o'clock, under the auspices of the
w. Z. I. U. Short addresses will be made
by the president. clergymen and Others
All are cordially invited.
Zenas Britton finishes work at NJ. S.
Leache's carriage shop and goes to his
home in Westmoreland Saturday, where he
will remain until after Thanksgiving, after
which he will again go on the road in the
interests of a carriage firm.
On Saturday evening, as Frank Robbins
and wife and child were driving on Canal
street they collided with another team.
They were thrown out, but were uninjur-
ed, with the exception of the child who re-
ceived some bruises. The carriage was
badly demolished.
James Curran was stricken with
sudden illness last week Wednesday. He
fell from his chair, and was unconscious
for time, and his friends feared he would
not rally. However, he was able to be out
Sunday, and despite his SO years, is max
ing good recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pearson and Chaun-
cey Farr Of Brightwood, Mass, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jonathan Howe of Athol, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ripley of Keene, Darling Swan, Aaron
Woodbury. and Mrs. Leisure of Winchester
and Mrs. Will Kenney of Greenfield were
in town Saturday to attend the funeral of
Mr.. Sabin.
James Dillon, cook at the Dickinson
camp in Pisgah, surprised the boys by serv-
ing fine fish and game dinner last week
Thursday. Everything was cooked to a
turn and the table was handsomely deco
rated with ferns and evergreens. The
whole affair was gotten up la Delmonico,
and was thoroughly enjoyed.
The High school football team will meet
the Keene High school eleven on the River
side park grounds tomorrow afternoon.
These are the teams which played to tie
two weeks ago in Keene, the score being 8
to 8, and close game is confidently ex-
pected. The boys are anxious to have a
good crowd out to cheer them to victory.
Myron A. Bckford will give banjo and
mandolin recital at Putney tonight. He
leaves tomorrow for Philadelphia, where he
will play in the musical festival to be held
next Monday. About 100 musicians will
take part at this festival, of which Far
land, the ban oist, will be the star attrac-
ton. Mr.. Bickford is to play in club
composed of 30 teachers of music
A hot box in the upper weave room of
the Halle q Frost wooden mill was the
cause for the fire alarm which was given
at 1890 o'clock Friday afternoon The fire
was discovered by one of the employees who
was eating her dinner in the room below
and saw the burning oil falling through a
hole in the floor. She quickly gave the
alarm and the fire was extinguished before
the arrival of the fire department
The November number of "Rhodora.n
the journal of the New England Botanical
club, contains an article by Miss Ann Ma
ria Mitchell, entitled The White Blackber-
ry." Miss Mitchell discovered a bush of
this variety this fall and reported it to the
scientists at Harvard. This aroused con
siderable interest as it was the first time it
had been reported in New England, al
though it seems many old berry pickers
have found this variety. Specimens from
the bush whici Miss Mitchell found have
been placed in the Gray herbarium at Har-
ward.
Mrs. F. II. Jones and Miss Florence
King had charge of the entertainment at
the Congregational church Wednesday eve
ming. A large number of silhouettes of
well known residents were present
ed, which caused no little merriment
Some of the pictures were striking like
nesses, while none were so obscure as to
defy detection. A pleasing variation was
made by Mrs. Kempton who was present
and gave several selections with the gramo-
phone. The ladies' society, under whose
auspices the entertainment was given, are
under obligations to those who so willingly
gave their time and services.
]. j. Archibald and family, ]. B. Davi-
son and family, Mrs. Jane Archibald, Rev.
w E. Renshaw, Mrs. Whitaker and fam
ily and G. A. Robertson attended the open
ing at the stores of Woodbury. & LEISURE
and Stearns & Archibald at Mortified,
Wednesday. Beedle's orchestra of Keene
was in attendance, and entertained the
visitors with fine music during the after
noon and evening. Neat souvenirs were
distributed. The affair was we'll managed,
and in every way a success, Mr. Archi-
bald is one of Hinsdale's most popular
young men, and it is gratifying to know
that he is making friends and meeting
with success in the neighboring town,
where he has gone into business.
The popular Mid Winter Course" under
the management of the Kolian, Banjo,
Mandolin and Guitar club opens next
Thursday evening with ''The Sharwenka