Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-30
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATrLEBORO, FRIDAY, Angus

Sunset lake in Dummerston, VT, for a
few days, has returned home. She
contemplates a visit with her daughter,
Mrs. j. w. Horton in Providence, r. L.,
soon.
Miss Mamie Coffey has been iE
town few days previous to going to
North Vassalboro, Me. Since leaving
Hinsdale the family have been visiting
in Marlboro but have now gone to
Maine.
Mrs. Bessie Streeter and Miss Maud
Taylor, who have been employed at
Northfeld Mass, during the confer
ence, have now gone for a visit of sew
eral weeks among friends in Massa-
chusetts towns.
A tug-of-war contest will take place
between Keene and Hinsdale teams in
the morning at Riverside park on La
Dor day In the afternoon the winners
will make a second trial with the
French Canadian team as opponents.
Raleigh's nine will cross bats in
two games with the Keene base ball
team on Labor day. The first game
will be called at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing and the second at 2.30 in the after
noon. Interesting games are expected.
Mrs. Maria A. Spooner, Miss Lucy
Spooner, Miss Grace Whitaker and
friend, Miss Blount, of Greenfield,
Mass, Miss Annie S. Spooner and a
party of friends from Holyoke and
Boston went to Spofford lake Saturday
for a weeks stay at one of the cot
tages.
Miss Hattie Knapp. with another
| deaconess, Miss Martin, had charge
of the children's meetings at the Clare
mont camp meeting, often having
nearly 100 children in their audience.
Miss Knapp will go soon to take entire
| charge of the Methodist church in
Queechee, Vt.
Miss Daisy Streeter is suffering
from appendicitis and has entered a
Boston hospital for treatment. Her
mother went to Boston to be with her
on Saturday. At that time, no opera
tion had been performed and Miss
Streeter was in state of nervous col
lapse, and in no condition to undergo
an operation.
The new engine and boiler for the
Amidon wooden mill were brought by
team from Winchester Wednesday.
having been taken from the cars there,
as it was not deemed advisable to take
them over the bridge which spans the
Ashuelot river between the Hinsdale
station and the village. 1t is expected
that the mill will be in operation very
soon.
Henry Tracy lost a portion of the
second and third fingers of the left
hand by contact with a buzz saw at
the Ashuelot box shop on Tuesday.
This is the fourth accident he has sus-
tanned while at work for this company.
On the same day Joseph Watson re-
ceived a very severe burn at Leach's
blacksmith shop by accidentally COM
ing in contact with a bar of red-hot
iron in the hand of a fellow workman.
The left side of the neck and lower
portion of the ear were the parts most
injured, likewise three fingers of the
left hand.
A good number of the neighbors and
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. David Minis
called on them Sunday to help them
celebrate the 34th anniversary of their
wedding day each bringing some little
| token of esteem, either of flowers or
some other gift. No invitations had
been issued, but our good friends, Mr..
and Mrs. Minis, were not taken at a
disadvantage, but served their guests
with ice cream and cake as graciously
as If everything had been carefully
arranged by them. After short but
pleasant calls the friends left. wishing
them many happy returns of the day.