Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-27

week Wednesday at the age of
years. The body was taken to Quincy
for burial.
Miss Althea Stearns has a castor
bean growing in her garden the stalk
of which is 81 inches in circumfer-
ence near the ground. It Is IL feet
high and has leaves measuring three
feet in width
Prof. Edwin Robinson left Friday to
resume his duties as instructor in
Greek in Washington University, st.
Louis. Mrs. Robinson, who is suffer
ing from a fever, is at her fathers,
M. S. Leach's.
Daniel Duggan imbibed too much of
the ardent and was arrested and
placed in the lookup Sunday morning.
Monday morning. in the police court. he
was fined Sc and costs, amounting to
$12.62, which he paid
Manager Frank Stearns of the
Lower Hill farm has had a somewhat
remarkable growth of peas this sea-
son. He picked his first mess on
July and had them continuously for
the table until Sept. 10Th.
The following couples now living in
town have been married so years or
more: Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Sanderson,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. N. Blanchard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Owen, Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
son Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Belleville.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Fay and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Richmond.
The fourth contest between the
Hinsdale and Winchester base ball
teams this season took place Saturday
at Riverside park, and resulted in
victory for the Hinsdales. The games
now stand two to two, and the final
game will be next Saturday, when a
good game is expected.
Jerry Kennedy was locked up We'd
nesday evening for being disorderly
on the streets. He was brought into
the police court Thursday morning,
and for lack of funds to pay fine and
costs to the amount of 1899 was taken
to Westmoreland to work it out. Ken
nelly was transient in town.
The observance of forty-hours devo-
ton at st. Joseph's Catholic church
closed with high mass at o'clock
Tuesday morning Rev. d. c. Ling
was assisted in the service by five
priests from other parishes, among
them Rev. L. M. Wilde of North Wal
pole, who formerly presided over this
parish.
At about lao Wednesday morning a
prolonged blast from a whistle arous-
ed the sleepers, who supposed it to be
the Robertson Paper mill whistle, and
an alarm for fire. as the Brightwood
mills are shut down, and consequently
the steam gong is silent. The whistle
proved to be from a disabled railroad
engine which was sidetracked at the
station, and in removing the fire the
whistle in some way become unman-
ageable and disturbed the quiet of
night for fully 20 minutes.
Mrs. G. c. Judd of Holyoke, Mass,
died last week Saturday morning as
the result of an operation for the re-
mOval of a cancer. A New York
specialist performed the operation,
and every thing that medical or surgl-
cal skill could do was done, but she
had not strength to rally. Mrs. Judd
was formerly Miss Susie M. Maxfield
of Ashuelot, and was well known in
this village where her friends are
panied to hear of her untimely death.
Mrs. w. d. Holman has been enter
tanning her friend, Mrs. Maggie Raj
ferty, this week.
The 9Sth birthday of the venerable
Levi Streeter was celebrated at the
home of his son, Isaiah Streeter, at
North Hinsdale on Thursday after
noon and evening of last week. The
observance of Mr.. Streeter's birthday
has become an established custom and
this year, as usual, was a notable
event. Mr.. Streeter has six children
living, all of whom were present; also
about forty grandchildren and twenty
great grandchildren. With the neigh
bors and friends who came to pay
their respects to the venerable gentle
man the company numbered fully 200
Speaking and music were enjoyed,
also the substantial and abundant re-
past which was served. The Hinsdale
brass band were present and gave an
excellent concert. Mr.. Streeter is re-
markably we'll preserved. He is still
able to do considerable work and has
had a fine garden this season, which
he has cared for entirely, nor has he
wholly abandoned his old pastime of
bee hunting.
James C. Kenyon, 6S, died at his
home in the south part of the town
at A o'clock Monday morning after a
long and distressing illness with a
gastric trouble and, in the later stages,
| paralysis. He had been confined to
his bed since December. 1900. Be-
sides a widow, who has been his con-
slant and faithful attendant during his
sickness, he leaves one son and one
daughter by a former marriage. He
was a native of Newport, r. l., but
came to Hinsdale about 10 years ago,
and bought the small farm on which
| he has since lived. During a portion
of each year he was employed as
travelling salesman for Newhall &
| Stebbins for their lawn mowers. He
started out as usual last autumn, but
illness compelled him to return home,
which he was never able to leave
| again. He was of a friendly, genial
nature, which attracted those with
whom he came in contract, and made
them his firm friends. Funeral SER
vices were held at the home Tuesday
afternoon. and the burial was in the
cemetery in the south part of Win
chester.
The union memorial services for
the late President Mckinley which
were held in Calvary Methodist church
Thursday afternoon called out a
large audience and were very interest
| ing. The church was artistically dec
Grated with flags, mourning emblems,
cut flowers and potted plants. A
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