Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-03
c. E Keyou was in Boston Wednesday
and Thursday.

postmaster \. NJ. BarrOWS Is back at her
post after two weeks outing.
Miss Lowe of Newfane, Vt, is the guest
of her uncle, A. ". Bliss, and wife
Herbert F. Hubbard of New Haven,
Ct, is visiting his uncle c. c. Holton,
c. II. II. Langille who went to Europe
few weeks ago, is on his way home.
Mrs Stoughton of South Royalton, VT,
is spending a few weeks with her daughter,
Mrs G.. NJ. Oaks.
S. X. ildreth and wife left Monday
morning for a weeks visit in Bellows Falls
and Saxtons River.
Mrs. Worthing arrived in town Monday
and with the doctor will 90 to housekeep.
ing in Todds block.
DR.. w. S. Leonard Joined his family in
Cambridge, Mass, Saturday for few days
rest and recreation.
The members of Sheridan Woman's Re
lief corps are reminded of the meeting on
Thursday, August Q.
Mrs f. T. Minis and daughter, Miss
Olive Minis of Westmoreland, were recent
visitors at NJ S Leach's.
Misses Julia and Ethel Streeter are in
Springfield, Mass, the guests of their
brother, George Streeter
f. p. Bailey returned Tuesday from
Dartmouth college, where he had been at
tending the summer school
Mrs. Addie f. Dix has been entertaining
her aunts, Mrs. Fanny Clark and Mrs. A.
K. Fox of Keene, several days.
Rev. G. A. Roper of Winchester will
preach at Calvary Methodist church Sun
day in exchange with the pastor.
Horace f. Evans of St. Louis, former
resident of HinsdAle, has been renewing
old acquaintance in town for a few days.
Miss Hattie B. Knapp will have charge
of the children's meetings at the Methodist
camp meeting to be held at Claremont
soon.
A washout around the fume at G. A.
Robertson & Co.. S paper mill Sunday morn
ing required a gang of men and teams all
day TO repair the damage.
The Methodist society furnished dinner
and supper for the ball team last Saturday
and will also furni'h supper for the Bel
lows Falls team Saturday
A little progress has been made tow ard
getting the iron fence in position on the
bridge near Mrs. Joness on Canal street
The fence is leaned up against the old one
Mrs. Edward Fitzhenry, who recently
returned from st, Petersburg, Russia
where she has lived for several years, Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. A. A. Bailey, this
week.
The church societies, assisted by the
townspeope, gave the Hinsdale band a
benefit on Thursday afternoon and evening,
as slight token of their appreciation of
their music so generously given at the va
rlous social functions.
Mr.. and Mrs A. A. Bailey and e. F.
Bailey leave Saturday for Lake Winnipe-
saukee, where they will enjoy cottage life
for a month with party Of friends from
Boston and Winchester, Mass.
While saving wood with a machine for
George Shattuck last week Thursday after
noon Willis d. Stearns had his right hand
badly injured, 1t is reported that he is
likely to lose one or two fingers.
Walter Hildreth started Monday morn
| ing for visit among relatives in Bellows
| Falls and Saxtons River. He will also
visit Rev. and Mrs Guy Lamson in North
Cornwall, Vt A portion of the trip was
made on his wheel, and portion by train.
Five or six years ago Frank Stearns took
the largest from particularly fine lot of
peaches and planted it in his yard. The
tree has never borne fruit until this year,
when by some freak of nature, it is loaded
with apricots
In one of the recent thunder showers,
lightning struck in Geo. NJ. Wright's to-
bacco field, killing the plants for a small
space, and scorching the edge of the leaves
on the plants about those killed. The
| ground was not disturbed.
F. H. Jones and Walter Stebbins started
Monday morning on a pleasure trip in
which they will visit Burlington and Lake
Champlain, Saratoga and Lake George and
from thence down the Hudson to New
York They intend to be gone ten days.