Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-08

Mrs c. II. Pearson Joined her husband
at Concord Saturday and together they
are making trip through the central
part of the state.
The next meeting of the Nature club
will be with Miss King The subject will
be the study of the thrush family. All
interested are invited.
c. d. Whitaker & Son have sold their
hotel property at Turner's Falls, where
they have been engaged in the hotel
business several years.
Mrs. F. b. Spencer of Chicopee, Mass.
is spending few days with her mother
Mrs. Gilbert Fred NJ. Gilbert was a
visitor over Sunday at the same place.
Walter Todd has bought of Mrs. EN-
ma Hunter her Canal street property,
consisting of the stone blacksmith shop
and the house occupied by c. e. Weed
Miss Josie Redding gave a Hallowe' en-
party to a few friends last week Thurs
day evening. Refreshments were served
and the usual Halloween games enjoyed.
Henry Smith was arrested Friday by
Constable Kinds for being drunk and dis
orderly. Saturday morning, in the po-
lice court he paid a fine and costs of
$S72.
Charles F. Frary, charged with being
drunk, was brought before Judge Howe
Thursday of last week. was found guilty
and paid a fine and costs to the tune
of $10.16.
Miss Hazel Roberts is the new organist
at the Universalist church since services
in the morning began, Robert Field being
unable to serve in that capacity as he
plays the organ at the Congregational
church.
John Reed a resident of the North
part of the town, on going to the barn
Saturday morning found his horse dead
The animal was hitched with a rope
around his neck, and no doubt was
choked to death.
G. d. Whitaker spent Wednesday with
his family here, and in attending the
dedicatory services at the new town hall
He was accompanied by his mother, Mrs
C. d. Whitaker, Frank Eels and wife and
Miss Ruth Allen, all of Turner'S Falls.
Mrs. Joel Martin, who lives at North
Hinsdale, sustained an apoplectic shock
Tuesday morning and is in a critical
condition. She has not lost the power of
speech, but her limbs are paralyzed. Mrs.
Martin has been in poor health several
months.
Since the Introduction of the new cleo
trio lights e. L. Stratton claims that his
local telephone line is not giving salts
faction. There was a hearing in e. j.
Temples Office last week, with the Brat
tleboro Gas Light company as respon-
dents No decision was reached.
The town and water tank which the
Halle & Frost manufacturing company
has been constructing is completed, and
the tank filled from the river, it taking
40 minutes to pump it full. The tower
and tank are Go feet and 10 inches in
height, and the tank has a capacity of
10000 gallons.
Austin II. Dickerman moved from Mr.
Wellington's house off Canal street, into
one of Mr. Hancock's houses in Upper
Canada" after occupying the same house
for more than 20 years His son, Charles
Dickerman, and family. have also moved
from one of the houses off Canal street,
and will live in the same house with his
parents.
The members of st. Joseph's parish are
to hold three days fair and festival at
the town hall on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings of last week. The
usual attractions will be in evidence. The
first two evenings there will be a supper,
and an entertainment and a dance will be
the closing feature on Friday evening.
Extensive preparations have been made,
that the fair may be an all around sue
cess.
The Boston Traveller of Monday con-
tained a picture of Agent NJ. d. Mann of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
TO Children, with a brief account of his
work, and also pictures of children taken
from homes reeking with filth, and with
out vestige of bedding or furniture, and
worse yet with drunken fathers and
mothers. Mr.. Mann is a brother of Mrs.
c. c. Holton of this village, and is an
humane as well as an efficient agent for
the society
The marriage in Winchester, Oct 30, of
Glenroy Scott and Miss Lucy j. Smith
is of interest to Hinsdale people from abe
fact that the bride was a resident of
this village, until less than two years
ago, when. after the death of her father,
the late Loren Smith, she and her
mother moved TO ChicOpee Falls. Mass.
Mrs. Scott is a graduate of the Hinsdale
High school, and has many friends in
town, who join in wishing her happiness
and prosperity
The marriage of Arthur Laliberte and
Miss Regina Lachance took place at st.
Josephs church Monday morning, Rev.
d. c. Ling officiating. William and Miss
Abbie Lachance, brother and sister of
the bride, were best man and bridesmaid.
The bride was attired in a brown travel
ing suit, and the bridesmaid was gowned
in blue. Mr.. and Mrs. Laliberte visited
Boston and Springfield during their we'd
ding trip. They will set up housekeeping
in Jackson's Main street block.
Inc nature CluD is certainty 10 ne COn-
graduated on the high class of enter
tainments it has provided since it's or
ganiZation last spring The illustrated
lecture. sent out by the New Hampshire
Audubon society, three lectures on the
birds, and one on ferns by Mrs. Francis
b. Horton of Brattleboro which were not
only entertaining, but highly educa-
tional." Mrs. Horton is a delightfully."-
interesting speaker and brings before
her audiences fresh items from her own
field observation which cannot fail to
interest all. We feel assured of the sue
cess of the Vermont Audubon society
from our acquaintance with it's president
At our last meeting, Mr.. Bailey, our for
mer president took us with him to Ne
braska, a delightful trip across the prai-
ries, over the sand hills, and up the
Platte river, showing us so clearly the
country, animals, vegetation, the people
and their homes, customs, occupations,
and their Publications, that should we
ever visit Nebraska we should at once
feel that we had been there before.
Among the visitors and home corners
for the dedication of the town building
not mentioned elsewhere were Misses
Matte Fisk of Springfield, Mass, and
Miss Florence Fisk of Brattleboro at Ed
ward Stebbinss; Miss Lizzie Robertson
of Boston at G. A. Robertson's; Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Denlson of Springfield, Mass,
at c. C. Holton's; Miss Anna Britton OF
Millers Falls at Geo. Britton's; Miss
Helen Lewis and Walter Ballard of
Keene at A. A. Bailey's; Mr.. and Mrs.
f. H. Elliot of Chesterfield at Mrs. Doc
Titles; w. f. Robertson of Boston at e.
c. Robertson's; VIII Lahiff at w. d. Hol-
mans; Henry Snow, Abbott Jones, Harry
and Miss Russell of West Swanzey and
Chauncey Farr of Brightwood, Mass,
were also noticed as present. Others