Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-07
HINSDALE, N. H.

Mass, were recent visitors in town.
Mrs. Stafford of Brattleboro has opened
millinery rooms in Mrs. Wise's block.
T.. II. Wellington went to Rindge Tues
day to attend the funeral of an aunt.
E. c. Robertson has put a new hot wat
er heater into his Main street residence. |
Mrs. G. A. Robertson has been con-
fined to the bed by illness for several |
days.
Miss Una Leach has returned from |
two weeks visit at her aunt's in West |
moreland.
Miss Cornelia Leach of Westmoreland |
visited her brother, NJ S. Leach, |
last week.
The Universalist ladies are preparing
to hold a fair and festival. Date will
be given later.
Miss Grace Roberts started today for
Cleveland, Ohio, for an indefinite stay
with a friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. d. Streeter received a
visit last week from their son, VIII
Streeter, of Saco, Maine.
Louis Higgins and wife of Atkinson,
ILL.,, were recent guests of the former
aunt, Mrs. Harriet Higgins.
The Chevenelle family have moved into
the Cunningham house on the corner of
Brattleboro and River streets.
George Ward. who has been employed
j.
turned to his home in Marlboro
Levi Streeter who has entered upon
his Tooth year, has chopped and piled
several cords of wood this fall.
Mrs. Hattie Wilder returned home
Thursday after a five weeks stay in Far
/ ley, Millers Falls and Greenfield.
A ID. Meacham and family have this
week moved from Kilburn street to the
( so-called Butler place on the River road.
! Wantastiquet Grange will be inspected
on the evening of Nov. 10 by District
3 Deputy John ID. Whitney of West Rindge.
! ID. f. Fisher has returned from Char
lotte. Me. and will remain with his son,
! Principal ID. L. Fisher, through the win
/ ter.
E. I. Leach attended the funeral of
Joseph Kidder at Manchester Saturday,
as representative of Unity lodge, l. o.
o. F.
j. A Stanton, the prescription clerk
| at Mann's pharmacy. visited at his home
! in st. Johnsbury, Vt, a part of last
week
Edward Talbot of North Adams, Mass.
is visiting his aunt Mrs James OBrien
and If he secures employment here, will
remain indefinitely
c. j. Silver and family, who recently
came here from Peterboro. are occupy
ing the Baptist parsonage. Mr. Silver
Clifford B. Streeter of Bernardston,
and Carrie b. Johnson OF Vernon were
married at the Congregational parsonage,
by Rev. w. F. White on Thursday, Oct.
} 3Oth.
Next Sunday will be observed as De
! cision Sunday" at the Congregational
church The pastor will preach on THE
Supreme Purpose of the Sunday School,
in the morning.
Mr. and Mrs ID A Hosford will leave
in two weeks for Deland. Fla, where
they will spend the winter. Rev. and
! Mrs r. d. Van Tassel will occupy their
tenement during their absence in the
south.
Mrs. G. NJ. oaks was gotten home
from a Springfield. Mass hospital, where
she underwent an operation. Saturday
night. Mrs. Oaks is unable TO sit up
: but Is very glad to be again in her owr
l home
Edward Stebbins sold at public auction
Saturday afternoon and evening the
e household goods of the late Mrs. Lydia
+. | Cramer. Some old pieces of furnitur,
and crockery of a remote pattern brough
: fancy prices.
!, The Rhe Lorraine Company will Civ,
, entertainments in the town hall three
evenings this week. Friday and Sat
9 evenings this week, and 'Lucier's Min
, strels are booked for next Monday even
:, ing.
u C. d. Whitaker has bought into tn
= Hooker, Corser & Mitchell overall factor!
:, at Brattleboro. Hinsdale people hop
this does not mean the taking away o
a family which we can Ill afford to hav
/ go from town.
q Mrs. Charles Holden and four daugh
" tiers of Chicago are visiting the former
= aunt and uncle at the Howard home
\. stead, on River street. Miss Mildre
> Russell of Farley. Mass, was a guest a
= the same place Saturday and Sunday.
r. The Congregational ladies voted at tn
business meeting Wednesday to have n
- more suppers until their annual fail
:, which will take place on the evenings q
= Dec. 10 and IL. Meetings for work wi
!. be held at the call of the work com
u, mittee.
In Taft Smith. who died at his home /
40 | Winchester Monday, after a long an
10 distressing illness from an internal car
Ia Ger, was a brother of Daniel Smith {
al this town and was well and favorabl
known here. The funeral was held G
the home Thursday afternoon.
IS At the Congregational church Sunda
III evening the time was chiefly devoted
the reports of the delegates to the SUI
ie day school conventions which had bee
10 held at SwanZey and Keene during IL
e. week. During the Sunday school hol
~ these delegates were chosen to attend II
IL state convention at Milford this weel
IL Miss Florence Goddard, Mrs. Addie ]
n Dix and Miss Lucy Spooner
- An extra train was run to Keene Thur
% | day evening to accommodate those wsl
60 | ing to witness the presentation of Flor
'' dora. over so tickets were the result
I'M the canvass in this village and large a
ng ditions were made at all the towns aloI
h the Ashuelot valley. Several from he
We drove to Brattleboro Wednesday eve
ID ing to see the opera, as presented by Il
n same company at the Auditorium theI
"o Some of the farmers here and in su
~ rounding towns have met with disappoin
"a; ment in regard to their apples. II
~ fruit was sold to Chicago men, and d
"a livered at the railroad station accordi
nc to contract. The word came back la
NJ week that the fruit would not be acceI
~ ed, with excuses that ii was not propt
~ ly packed or of required size, but t
"a farmers seem to think 1t a plan to eva
~ a the contract.
s The junior class of the Hinsdale Hi
in school held a successful masquerade b
nd on all-halloween at the town hall. Il
ng company was pleasant and orderly a
led the costumes, is usual on such ocC
ed sions. both beautiful and grotesque. T
1t grand march was led by Willie II. Me
me and Miss Katie Bailey with John FISH
M and Miss Florence Field for seco
elk. couple. The floor was well hlled w
en- merry dancers until one o'clock. +
of freshments We're served in the DIM
ich hall down stairs. One hundred a