Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
HINSDALE, N. H.

MIS-. EllZaDeJn Marley went Il
Claremont Wednesday to spend a few
days with her grandchildren.
Ray Searles has been Obliged t.
give up work again on account of sick
ness, and is at his home in Chester
field.
Miss Lizzie Robertson has engaged
to teach school IN Richmond and will
begin her duties there on Monday
April 10.
Mr.. Fredericks has moved his fam
lily this week from Will Faless house
on the plain to c. c. Holton's upper
Canal street house.
Mrs. A. +. Dix, who was in Concord
this week attending the Woman's Re.
lief Corps convention, went from there
to Somerville, Mass, for an extended
visit.
c. c. Holton left Tuesday morning
for Boston to visit friends and attend
the dog show. He was accompanied
by Albert Denison of Springfield.
Mass.
Miss Grace NJ. Day has returned
from Binghampton, n. Y, where she
has been assisting IN the care of her
aunt Miss Sophia a. Doolittle. dur
ing an illness.
5. a. Esten of Leominster Mass.
has been in town for a few DAYS.
Singing one of his houses on Pros
pect hill, and looking after the prop
| crty generally.
e, p. Bailey is expecting to enter the
government service about July lst in
the forestry department. His work
for the summer will be in connection
| with mounted field party in Nebras-
ka, and in winter he will be employed
in Office work at Washington.
Sheridan Woman Relief Corps was
| represented at the annual department
! convention at Concord Wednesday
and Thursday by Mrs. G. S. Howe
Mrs. NJ. A. Spooner. Mrs Addie f. Dix.
Mrs. w. E. Fay and Mrs. Dominick
| Belleville, all of whom are voting
members of the convention.
1t was a pleasant surprise to Mrs.
| F. II. Jones on Friday evening. when
party of little friends called upon
her at her home in Upper Stearns
court. The little visitors were hear
tily welcomed and a merry and de-
| lightful evening was spent Fruit.
nuts and sweetmeats of every kind
were enjoyed.
The gentlemen will serve the supper
at the Congregational vestry on Wed
nesday evening. April TO-. The com
mittee for general management are
g. a. Robertson NJ. >. Leach, c. f.
keyou and A. w. Bliss. There will
be an entertainment following the
supper, under the direction of Mrs.
| c. ID. Whitaker and Miss King. A
good time is expected
The home of c. \. Robertson was
ts4s rod Iaf a
evening and Monday afternoon and
the sum of 81 taken from one pocket
book and 81 from another. both OF
which were in desks in the dining
room. Some change IN silver was
left in each pocket book, only the
bills being taken. 1t was found that
| entrance had been obtained from an
| outside door from the back parlor.
which was found open. a door which
was kept locked, and had not been
| used by the family for some time.
Mrs Markey, who lost the larger
| amount, says that if the guilty
persons will make restitution no
questions will be asked, and as
they are closely watched IL might save
them further trouble.
The Pilgrim Fathers held another
of their enjoyable family suppers at
Fay's nall on Monday evening, maple
| sugar being plainly IN evidence on the
bill of fare. Under the direction of
Messrs. Fay, Tilden and Temple the
sweetest kind of supper was delight
fully served Soon after a business
meeting of the order was held. Fol.
lowing this the party formed itself
into country school of we olden
time with Mrs. Anna Tilden as teach
er. 1t being the last day OF school
the customary exercises We're held,
together with the usual visit of the
committee. The exercises were all
good, the recitations of high merit.
and to speak of one woull be injustice.
but especially pleasing was the con
cert reading by the first class in
"readin.,' consisting of BERTHE Temple
and Annie GOss reading of New Eng
land is Dead. Allie Spencer Jones
was suitably rewarded by the teacher
for being the best girl in the school
while the big boys Fay. Robertson and
Tilden, We're sharply reprimanded and
placed in the hands of the committee.
And so passed another of the Pill
grims Qualifications for which they
were ever famous.
Mr.. Jerry Graney died at his home
on Tower hill Friday afternoon, March
20, aged SO years 8 months and 8 days.
from congestion of the lungs coupled
with the iniirmities of old age. Mr.
Graney was only commend to his bed
one week, although he had been in
feeble health for a long time, and had
not been down into the vilage for
six years. He was born in Ireland
but had been in this country more
than 30 years, and a resident of Hins-
dale the greater part of 40 years. He
was the last of a family of seven
brothers. He was twice married and
leaves by the first union a daughter
who lives in Michigan and son in
Lawrence, Mass. He is also survived
by six children by the last marriage,
James Graney of Springfield, Mass,
John, who lived at home; Mrs. Nellie
Gilliand of Lebanon; Mrs. William
O'Connell of this village, and Jerry
and Jennie, who lived with their
father. Funeral services were held
at the Roman Catholic church Monday
morning. The bearers were all
nephews of the deceased The burial
was in the Roman Catholic cemetery
in Brattleboro. Out of town friends
were present at the funeral from
Springfield, Holyoke and Florence,
Mass.