Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-10-18

plating a fair some time in the not very
distant future.
f. w. Tilden and wife and Mrs. c. w.
Stafford visited Greenfield and Turner's
Falls Mass, Saturday.
Last weeks visitors at c. d. Nims's
were Misses Altha Minis of Keene and
Susie Fisher of Worcester Mass.
Miss Margaret e. Leonard of Cam
bridge Mass, recently visited her pa
rents DIR. and Mrs. w. s. Leonard
Mr. and Mrs ~ NJ Worden have re-
turned from Eustis, Me-. where they
have been spending a two weeks vaca-
ton.
Il. |. Leach went to Woodsville last
week to attend the 5Sth annual session
of the |. o. o. f. grand lodge at that
place
The case of f. w. Tilden against the
Merriman estate which was to have
been tried at Keene Friday, was settled
outside of court.
Miss Mile Billings, who has been with
her sister, Mrs. j. j. Archibald, for
year past, returns to her home in North
field, Mass, this week
l.. A. Parks has sold his farm on
Cream Pot hill to Mervin II. Butler for
$4,000 The sale Included the stock, farm
ing tools, and hay and grain.
Reports of the state convention at
Keene were given at the Christian En-
deavor meeting Monday evening, by Mrs
r. Il. Metcalf and c. e. Savage.
The Goodnow e Co clearance sale was
closed Tuesday evening and of the stock
remaining unsold, the clothing was ship
ped to Brattleboro, and shoes elsewhere.
Robert Weeks has moved his family
here from Wilton, and they will occupy
the Canal street house recently vacated
by Dan Cofey's family. Mr.. Weeks will
have charge of the Amidon wooden mill.
Lucius Stearns shot a large blue heron
near his house Saturday morning. The
bird was taken to taXidermist Brooks of
Vernon, who will stuff and mount it. and
it will occupy prominent position in
the Stearns home.
At the Congregational church last Sun
day evening Pastor White began a Sc
res of readings which was intensely in
teresting. Mr. White supplemented his
reading by short address. 1t is prob
able that next Sunday evenings ser
vice will be of like character.
The main track was blocked at the sta
ton Monday from o'clock in the after
noon until ten in the evening by three
freight cars which were off the track
Traffic was not interfered with by the ac-
cident, as the trains passed on a track
the other side of the station.
L. p. Bailey. who has been with a
United States forestry party in Nebraska
during the summer, has been sent to
Washington. ID. c. for few days work
He hopes to come home for a stay of
about ten days, after which he expects to
return to Washington for the winter.
The members of St. Joseph's parish are
making elaborate preparations for a fair
to be continued three evenings the date
not known yet, but it will be soon after
the dedication of the town hall This
promises to be one of the chief social
attractions Of the season, and among the
first in the new town building
Mrs. VIM Lynch went to Tilton Satur-
day to visit her husband, who is at the
Soldiers Home. Mr.. Lynch has been in
feeble health for long time. Mrs
Lynch found him pleasantly and comfort
ably situated, and occupying the Hins-
dale room, which was furnished. and Is
kept supplied by Sheridan Woman's Re
lief corps.
Mrs. Frances b. Horton of Brattleboro
president of the Vermont state Audubon
society. will he present at the regular
meeting of the Hinsdale Nature club to
be held at the home of Miss Todd next
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Horton will
speak on the sparrow family, and her
talk will be illustrated with mounted
specimens of the birds and their nests.
All who are interested are invited.