Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-06

more than a year, arrived home
Tuesday.
Miss Mabel Pike has been spending
a few days in Worcester, and Miss
Mollie Pike visited at the same time
in Athol.
Henry Knapp and family have
moved from Mrs. Dickinson's house
into Frank Stearns's house off Kill
burn street.
Captain Bradbury of the Salvation
Army and Mrs. George Tyrill of Grove
ton are at c. H. Langilles for rest and
recuperation.
Arthur Boutelle, a graduate of Hins-
dale High school and also of Tufts
College, class of 'O1, is engaged to
teach in Midway, Mass.
Mrs. Ella Upham went to Bellows
Falls Saturday for a few days visit
with her brother and to attend the
marriage of her nephew.
w. B. Spencer and his son. Rev. Geo.
Spencer, recently drove to Harvard,
Mass, to visit a son of the elder Mr..
Spencer, who lives at that place.
General repairs are being made at
the house known as the Kimball place
on the Brattleboro road and an addi-
ton 25X16 feet built to the barn.
Misses Rest and Pearl Higgins and
Miss Annie White returned Friday
from the Adirondacks, where they
have been employed during the sum-
mer.
S. H. Mcdonald and family have re-
turned from a visit of several weeks
at his old home in Brandon, VT, and
he has resumed work at E. c. Robert
sons.
The Cheshire County Universalist
association was held in the Universal
list church Wednesday and Thursday.
A very interesting program was car
ried out.
Rev. w. F. Whites niece, Miss
Louise Watson of Rensselaerville, n.
Y, returned with him, and will make
her home at the parsonage and, attend
the High school.
The Red Mems clam bake at Clare
mont was greatly enjoyed by the dele
cation from the local lodge of Red
Men who attended, leaving here Sun
day night and returning Tuesday.
Mrs. E. Russell and Miss Katherine
Harnett of Dummerston, VT, the
Misses Alice and Kittie Russell of
New London, Conn, were guests of
Miss Katherine Cunningham one day
last week.
Roy Dawson, who is at Buffalo for
treatment for hip trouble, underwent
an operation last week, and his many
friends will be rejoiced to know that
his physicians give every encourage
ment for his recovery.
Miss Della NJ. Kelley gave a party
in honor of her guest, Miss Bessie
Farley of Farley, Mass, at her Canal
street home last Friday evening.
Games and refreshments helped to fill
out an enjoyable evening, until the
alarm of fire.
Joseph Watson received painful
burns on the neck one day last week
at Leach's blacksmith shop. He ran
against a red hot bar, held by another
workman, and in throwing up his
hand to throw off the iron got a bad
burn on the hand also.
Miss Grace A. Whitaker gave
party to a few of her friends at her
High street home on Wednesday even
ing. The gathering was in honor of
her guest, Miss Blount of Drownville,
r. l., the occasion being also Miss
birthday anniversary.
Representatives F. A. Buckley and
n. NJ. Worden and J. w. Jeffords at
tended the convention of county rep
resentatives at the county farm at
Westmoreland last week Thursday.
The usual inspection was made, and
the bountiful repast which was served
by Superintendent Whitman received
ample justice from the visitors.
Master Elwood Weed celebrated his
10th birthday anniversary on Satur-
day afternoon by entertaining II of his
young friends at his Canal street
home. The afternoon was spent with
frolics and games. Refreshments
were served. Elwood was the recipi-
ent of a number of pretty gifts, as
pleasant reminders of the occasion.
Mrs. Frances B. Horton of the Yer
mont Botanical club will speak on
ferns, showing mounted specimens of
our native ferns, at the meeting of the
Hinsdale Nature club, next Tuesday
evening, Sept. 10, at r. E. Metcalfs.
All who were so fortunate as to hear
Mrs. Horton speak of the birds, will
have some idea of the treat in store
for next Tuesday evening. Every one
who is interested in our ferns is cor
daily invited. A small fee will be
charged to defray the expenses of the
speaker.
Mrs. Napoleon Shelifoe, "a, died on
Friday morning, from heart disease.
She had been in poor health several
She had lived in Hinsdale
about six years, but was a native of
Greenwich, Mass. She is survived by
a husband and three children, Merrill,
Agnes, and an infant of two months.
She also leaves two half brothers and
a half sister. There was a prayer at
the house Monday and the body was
To Cure a Cold in One Day.