Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-12-20

was awakened early one morning recent
ly by noise about his premises, and on
going out with a lantern to investigate,
saw two deer dash out of his ice shed
and run for the woods near by. Later
in the day he saw a deer close to the
. house.
Elijah Wilder, 81, of Fitzwilliam, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. w.
Drury, at North Hinsdale Saturday, of
pneumonia. The body was taken to Fitz-
william Tuesday, where funeral services
| were held in the church, at IL o'clock.
| The interment was in the cemetery at
| that place.
Every one here was interested in the
sx-day bicycle race at Madison Square
Garden New York, last week, from the
fact that Nat Butler was one of the con-
| testants. Although Nat was pretty badly
used up from his mishap of Friday and
| from the strain of the protracted race, he
was not so badly off as some of the news
| papers represented.
The January National Magazine of
| Boston will contain the first of a series
| of articles by Senator Mark Hanna of
| Ohio on the career of Mckinley. No
| other man was so warmly devoted to Nc
| Kinley or so closely in touch with him.
| These articles will embody the Senator's
estimate of his friends character and life
work, and give many interesting Incl
| dents of his career.
| Marc, the prince of magic, has been Sc
| cured to give an entertainment in the
new town hall on Wednesday evening,
| Jan. Is. This promises to be first class
| entertainment in every respect and the
| proceeds will go towards purchasing
| new piano for the hall 1t should meet
with the hearty support of everybody as
we are all anxious to see a piano in our
| hall, and this will give all an oppor-
tunity to help a little, and at the same
time pass an enjoyable evening.
The annual election of officers of VAL
| ley Commandery No. 414 u. o. G. c.,
| took place last week, resulting as fol-
| lows: c. II. Pearson, noble commander;
| Mrs. Hattie Aldrich, vice noble COM
| mander; Mrs. Addie e. Dix, keeper of
| records Mrs Della d. Estey, prelate
| NJ. d. White, financial keeper of records;
| j. r. Powers, treasurer; Mrs. Cora Rob-
| ertson, warder of the inner gate; G. A.
Robertson, warder of the outer gate; A.
| F. Fisher, past noble commander.
Royal r. Kinds, 80, whose death at
| Keene was recorded in The Phoenix last
! week, was a son of the late Corlis and
Maria Hinds who lived for half CEN
| fury in the southeast part of Chesterfield
| near Swanzey in a picturesque neighbour
| hood known as "Hardscrabble." The
name and locality are woven into Den
| man Thompsons play "Our New Minis
| ter" Here were born a family of IA
| children, and what is quite unusual, with
| the exception of son who died in in
| fancy, eight sons and five daughters
| reached middle life, and the death of this
| brother is the first to break the circle
Phil Sheridan camp, No. q, 8. o. ",
| elected the following officers at their
meeting last week Thursday evening:
| E. c. Bartlett, captain; p. c. Stewart
| first lieutenant; Perley Harvey. second
| lieutenant; w. w. King, F. A Buckley
| and F. L. Latham, camp council; l.. E.
| Thompson, chaplain; c. p. Lynch, first
| sergeant; John Smith, quartermaster
sergeant; Henry Britton, color sergeant;
| F. A. Buckley, sergeant of the guard :;
John Scott principal musician; c. E.
| Weed, corporal of the guard; Paul Nc
| Ginniss, picket guard w. w. King, camp
| guard; F. A. Buckley, delegate to state
encampment; w. w. King, alternate.
The local colony of the Pilgrim Fathers
| held their annual family chicken-pie sup
per at Fay's banquet hall Monday even
| ing at $50 o'clock. The occasion was a
| regular jollifcaton as usual with the
| Pilgrims After the social hour the regu-
lar meeting was held in the hall above,
and the choice was made of the following
| officers f. w. Tiden, governor; Mrs.
| Anna L. Tilden. lieutenant governor;
Mrs. Alma Stafford, sergeant-at-arms;
| Mrs Alice S. Jones' deputy sergeant-at-
| arms; Mrs. Eva c. Temple, secretary
| c. A. Holland, treasurer; Mrs. Anna l..
| Goss, chaplain; w. E. Fay, collector;
l.. w. Goss. sentinel of the inner gate;
| F. j. Temple. sentinel of the outer gate;
L. c. Robertson, representative to the
supreme colony.