Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-08
HINSDALE, N. H.
A New Pastor Called.

A New Pastor Called.
At a meeting of the Congregational
society held Monday evening at the
call of the supply committee it was
unanimously voted to extend to Rev
William f. White a call to become the
pastor of the church at a salary of
$1,000 and the parsonage, with a vaca
ton of four Sundays during the year
The question of putting heating
apparatus into the parsonage was dis
CuSsed at some length. A committee
of three was appointed from the chair
to forward the names of three others
to solicit funds, and arrange for put
ting steam heat into the house. The
names forwarded were Mrs. l.. j.
Bailey, Mrs. Jennie G. Whitaker, and
Mrs. Edna b. Holland, with the
recommendation that George A. Ron
crtson be added to the committee.
The names were accepted by unanl-
nous vote A considerable sum was
raised by the committee before the
close of the meeting, which adjourned
subject to the call of the supply com
mittec.
Mr.. White is a graduate Of Amherst
college and of the Hartford TheOlOgl-
cal Seminary. His testimonials are
of a high order, Crediting him with
rare social qualities, as well as pulpit
ability. He is a man of fine physique
and in the prime of life. His fam
/ lily consists of a wife and three chill
/ dron. two daughters and son.
Should Mr.. White accept the call, it
| is expected that he will begin his la
! bors here very soon.
Rev. w. f. Renshaw made a flying
! visit in town last week.
Mrs. Charles Stafford recently Wis
| tied friends in Cavendlsh, VT.
Mrs Thomas Harmon is visiting her
brother, John Cookery at Spofford.
Miss Nell Corliss is visiting her sis
| ter, Mrs. James Donovan in Concord.
Mr. and Mrs. Moody of Lowell,
| Mass. are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. f. IL.
! Tilden.
Rev. Mr.. Ball of Warwick, Mass,
preached at the Universalist church
| Sunday.
Victor Cote and wife of Greenfield,
Mass, were guests of relatives in
town Sunday.
f. NJ. Jocelyn of st. Paul, Mimi,
j. II. Holman.
Mrs. 5. X. Hildretn is housed by i'll
ness, a prominent feature of which is
severe cough.
Work on the town hall has been at
standstill for several days on "a
count of the weather. o..
Mr.. and Mrs. f. /. Leach have been
entertaining their friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Cheaver of keene
Mrs. f. II. Jones entertained her
Sunday school class at her home of
Kilburn street Tuesday afternoon.
w. f. Robertson OF the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology has been
at his home acre Ior few days vaca-
ton.
Miss Attic Games, who was the
guest of her cousin, Miss c. b. Howe
a few days last week, returned to hei
home in Brattleboro Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Hunter has closed her
home and gone to Chicopee Falls
Mass. to spend a few weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. L. ID. Jeffords.
The ladies society of the Calvary
Methodist church held a social at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. james Bridge
Thursday afternoon and evening.
The Congregational ladies' will hold
a social at the vestry on Wednesday
Feb. 18th. \ very pleasing entertain
mcnt Will be given in the evening.
The annual fair and festival of tho
Universalist society will be held il
Grand Army and Fay's halls or
Thursday and Friday, Feb. II and -
BY the will of the late John l.. Kinl
al of 20
ceiyes one dollar, and all the res
goes to his youngest son, James King
who lived at home.
Harry Halle, treasurer of the Haii'
& Frost manufacturing company, VIII,
has been i'll with small poX at the HON
of his parents in Springfield, Mass, i.
making a good recovery
Representative n. NJ. Worden wen
to Concord Tuesday morning, accom-
panied by his wife and Mrs. +. a
. Worden, who will spend the week d
the capital.
Mrs. NJ. ID. Mann of South Boston
Mass, came Monday for a 10 days
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Holton
Mr.. Mann will join her later to spen'
=. a portion of the time here.
+ The graduating class of the Higl
| school has assigned the parts for tn
= class-day exercises as follows: Pres
e dent of the day, Harry Z. Jeffords
class orator, Agnes G.. Detour; elias
historian, Dollie w. DAWSON; elias
WILL Meta o. Bailey; CLASS prophet
Frank w. Jehords.
Mary Elizabeth, daughter of MI
and Mrs. Edward Barber, who live a
4 the south part of the town, died a
Z her home on Saturday, of consumI
ton, aged % years. Miss Barber wa
young woman of unusual ability, an
: lovable character. She was assist
ant stewardess at the Mortified Sen
mary, while she received her educo
ton. Funeral services were held a
her late nome Monday afternoon a
o'clock, conducted by Rev. DR.. c.
Schofield of Mortified. The buria
was at the cemetery in the scout
part of the town.
very pretty affair was the in-doo
picnic OF the Junior Endeavor societ
at the Congregational vestry Saturda
afternoon. The children, with tn
superintendent of the society, Mr.
r. e. Metcalf, gathered early in tn
afternoon. With an entertainment {
music and recitations and the playin