Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-15
HINsDALE.

M. V. COTTON is now employed as clerk
at the hotel in Winchester.
w. o. Amidon and L. w. Goss were in
Boston this week on business.
F. w. Tilden is enjoying a few DAYS
hunting in the Vermont woods.
A slight snow squat Saturday night
left the ground white Sunday morning.
Miss Clara Amidon of Chesterfield has
been with Hinsdale friends on a few days
visit
Henry c. Holland has been suffering
from severe attack of asthma several
days.
Mrs. w. j. Curran entertained her sis
ter, Miss Barbara Dillon of Keene, over
Sunday.
James OBrien has added shoe de-
partment to his clothing store in Steb-
bins block.
Mrs Jondrow has opened the boarding.
mouse at Upper Ashuelot which she will
manage in the future.
f. M. Fuller and wife have returned
from their vacation Mrs. Fuller is some
what improved in health.
Miss Gertrude Schmidt, instructor in
German at Smith college, was the guest
OF Miss Hattie Spooner recently.
The Congregational ladies will hold a
tair and festival at the town hall on
Wednesday evening, December Is.
The two youngest children of John
Fisher have been very i'll from mem
braneous Group, but are now better.
Mr.. and Mrs L. L. Brigham were called
to Nottingham, VT, Sunday by the dan
gerous illness of a brother of Mrs Brig
ham,
Mrs. Julia Davenport, who is lame.
VIII close her house on Kilburn street,
and spend the winter with her son on
Main street.
Misses Laura and Jennie Butler have
moved from the North part of the town
into tenement in w. II. Lyman's High
street house.
Walter Todd is shingling and making
other necessary repairs on his Canal
street property, lately bought of Mrs.
Emma Hunter.
Nathaniel Royce and wife of Chester
field were recent visitors a the homes of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Burroughs and Will
lam Royce and wife.
Miss L. Belle Tenney of Brattleboro has
closed her engagement as organist at the
Methodist church. She is succeeded by
Miss Bryant of the Mortified training
school.
II. N. Dyke of Manchester has sold his
farm on the Brattleboro road to Samuel
Hudson, who has rented the place for
the past three years. Mr. Dyke reserved
the timber
Queen Esther Rebekah lodge initiated
six candidates at their regular meeting
Wednesday evening. After the work was
done the gentlemen served an oyster and
fruit supper.
Miss White of Springfield Mass was
recent visitor at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. S. Leach. She returned to SPRING
field Monday, and Miss Leach accom-
panied her for "A few days visit.
Archie Dalrymple. %. who died at Whit
ingham on Monday, was a brother of
Mrs L. U. Brigham of Hinsdale and
was at one time in the pharmacy depart
ment of the Worden company.
Miss Rose Duffy, who has been i'll for
the past two weeks at the home of her
uncle, Martin Kelley, has so far recov-
cred as to be able to resume her duties
as organist al st. Joseph's church Sun
day.
Mrs. Catherine Cunningham fell and
fractured bone in her hip Sunday morn
ing which, at her advanced age, is a
serious matter. Mrs Cunningham fell in
stopping to pick up a paper from the
floor.
News has been received of the death of
Norman Harris at Cleveland the 4th.
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs Wilson
Harris, who were for many years resi-
dents of Hinsdale, and his boyhood and
early youth were passed there.
Frank Boucher has moved his stock of
goods from the Fisher block on Depot
street into the room recently vacated by
the Goodnow company in the post-offce
block His family will live in the Fisk
block over Bliss's meat market.
w. o. Amidon last week moved into the
house on Northfield street which he
bought in the early summer. He has had
the house thoroughly repaired and
the building piped for gas. He has in
process of building a good barn, and when
all is completed will have one of the finest
residences in the town
w. o. Amidon has leased the store
west of the one already occupied by him
in Stebbins block, and will enlarge his
clothing and shoe business The two
rooms will be connected by an arch, and
the shoe department will be in the new
room, thus making it possible to both
display his goods and serve his custom
ers to better advantage.
George A. Robertson, while using
Ratchet at his paper mill Monday morn
ing, cut an ugly cash near his left knee,
which will keep him housed few days
Not realizing that the injury was any
thing serious, Mr.. Robertson kept at his
work for an hour or more, when upon ex-
animation the services of a physician
We're required to close the wound
>. q. Davenport disposed at public auc-
ton of his farming tools and live stock
at his home on the Mortified road last
Thursday Mr.. Davenport and his good
wife wisely propose to enjoy, for the re-
mainder of their years, the competence
gained by close attention to the hard
work necessary to successful farming
though they will still occupy their beau
tiful farmhouse, which is comparatively
new, and modern in its appointments
The members of St Joseph's parish
opened a three-days' fair and festival at
the town hall on Wednesday evening. A
supper was served in the selectmens
room, and an entertainment by local tai
ent given on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings. The fair will close with
dance this evening. There were 20 prizes
to be drawn by lucky numbers on en-
trance tickets The usual booths and
wares for sale were in evidence, and well
patroniZed.
Rev. r. d. Van Tassel, the first and
only candidate for the place, since the
resignation of Rev. J. p. Marvin, has
been engaged by the Universalist society,"
for one year from Jan. /, 1902 He began
his duties as pastor of the church on
Sunday, Nov. 3. Mr. Van Tassel was
student at the st. Lawrence university,
theological department, at Canton ~ Y,
and has been preaching for about a year
He will make his home with Prof. and