Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26

Monday.
Mrs. Harriet Higgins has been i'll for a
few days.
Dorsey Conway is at home from Boston
for few weeks visit.
John O'Brien of Jamaica, Vt, was re-
cent visitor in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Davis are visiting
their son in Hartford, Conn.
Franklin Stearns has gone to Athol,
Mass, for a few weeks stay.
NJ. d. Mann of Boston visited his sister,
Mrs G. G. Holton, few days this week
Mrs. Elizabeth Markey went to Clare
mont Thursday morning, for a weeks Wis
it,
Mrs. G. F. Policy has been entertaining
Miss Bertha Moody of Putney, Vt, a few
days.
Miss Flora Freeman and Ralph Freeman
of Salem, Mass, were recent visitors in
town.
G. A. Robertson visited his daughter,
Mrs. Nat Butler, in Cambridge, Mass, last
week.
Mrs. P. G. Roberts of Boston is the guest
of her mother and sister at Hotel Ash
uelot.
Twenty-Five new books have recently
been placed upon the shelves of the public
library.
Mr.. and Mrs Atherton and Mrs. Wood
bury of Keene, visited friends in town
last week.
The Hinsdale brass band gave an open
air concert Wednesday evening, which
was greatly enjoyed.
Misses Maggie Mack aud Belle Harmon
visited in Turner's Falls, Mass, from Sat
urday until Tuesday.
The ladies of the Methodist society will
serve a strawberry supper at the vestry
next Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Pearson went to
Boston Thursday morning. They will Wis
it elsewhere before they return.
Miss Blanche Lewis returned last week
| from an extended visit with her sister,
Mrs. Akeman, in Madison, n. j.
Dan, one of the horses driven on the de-
pot COACH is laid up from getting loose in
the barn and partaking too freely of crack
| ed corn.
Miss Lucy Smith, who was very i'll last
week, is recovering, but is not yet able to
resume her position in the store of the
Hinsdale bakery.
Sheridan Post, G. A. R., and Sheridan
Woman's Relief corps will attend memorial
service at the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock.
Mrs. W. N. Pike and Mrs. g. 8. Smith
are enjoying 10 days carriage drive in
Massachusetts. They will visit Athol,
Fitchburg and Boston.
Any flowers which may be donated for
use on Memorial day, will be gratefully re-
ceived at Grand Army hall Monday even
| ing or Tuesday morning.
Pastor Renshaw's subject next Sunday
morning will be Grounds of Christian
Faith" Topic this evening Gibbs and
Flows in Spiritual Experience.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Martin have taken
the tenement recently fitted up in Samuel
O'Neil's Canal street house, and are max
ing it one of the cosiest homes on the
street.
S. Dupee thinks the trout he caught be-
low the dam one day last week worth
mentioning, as it measured IA "a inches
in length. A larger one was caught by
Frank Tacy later
Robert Kibbe was knocked down by a
bicyclist, near the town hall one day last
week. He was considerably bruised and
one tooth was knocked out. Probably af
ter someone is seriously injured, bicycle
riding on the sidewalks will be prohibited.
The District meeting of the Woman's
Relief corps will be held here some time in
the near future. The work will be ex-
emplifed by Sheridan corps The depart
ment president and department inspecting
officer will be present.
The Depot street bridge will be repaired
as much as possible Sunday, as the plank
ing has to be taken up to put in necessary
timbers. This will not be done until after
the milk train has passed. The work is
done Sunday to avoid inconvenience to
travel.
An unusually pleasant evening was
spent by Queen Esther Rebekah lodge Wed
nesday evening. Mrs. Thurston the grand
warden, was present, and 10 visitors from
Dennis lodge of Brattleboro. One candi
date was initiated Refreshments were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Roeder were driv
ing Sunday morning when their horse be-
came frightened at a bicycle near F. B
Chambers and jumped a wire fence, throw
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Roeder from the car
riage. Fortunately, neither was seriously
injured.
A pretty wedding took place in the par
lor of the Catholic parsonage Wednesday
morning, when Rev. l., Nj. Wilde united
in marriage Chas. Allen of Ashuelot anC
Miss Mary Ruff of this town. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Allen left on the $50 train for 6
short bridal trip.
At the annual Goddard prize speaking
contest, recently held at Tufts college
Arthur Maynard Boutelle, of Townshend
Vt, a graduate of the Hinsdale High
J school, was awarded the first prize, in the
division requiring one year of study in ora
tory in some college.
Seventeen members of Queen Esther Re
, bekah lodge went to Brattleboro last week
Thursday evening to witness the exempt
ication Of the work, and all are enthusias
tic in their praises of the perfect manner
in which Adah lodge of Orange, Mass, anc
Dennis lodge of Brattleboro performed thu
work.
A stable delegation from the Methods
society attended the Epworth league con
vention held at the Methodist church Il
Keene Thursday. The pastor, Rev H. j.
Deane, gave an address on "The Epwortl
League, --the Pastors Right Hand, and 4
G. Bartlett responded to the address o
welcome.
Two games of base ball will be played
Riverside park on Memorial day between
the Dartmouth college second team an'
the Hinsdales. "Dick" Train of Holyoke