Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26
HINSDALE, N. H.

a weeks Illness.
Miss Alma Gibson is very i'll at her
home on Northheld street.
Miss Bertha Hall of Boston is at her
home here for the holidays.
Mrs. S. X. Hldreth is in poor health,
and almost entirely confined to the house.
The annual inspection of Sheridan post
took place at Grand Army hall Tuesday
evening.
James Mccormick is at home from
Holy Cross college for the Christmas
vacation.
Fred Weber has moved his family from
the Fales farm on the Brattleboro road
to the village
Rev. Mr. Flower, classmate of Rev. r.
d. Van Tassel, occupied the Universalist
pulpit Sunday.
NAT" Butler joined his wife at the
home of her father, G. A. Robertson,
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Eva King has returned from a
visit of a few days with her uncle, r. S.
King i'm Worcester Mass
Alice Jeffords is spendinS her vacation
at the home of her uncle. L. d. JEFF
fords, in Chicopee Falls, Mass.
Albert Tyler returned to his home in
Athol Monday after visit of a few days
at Lucius Stearns's on the Brattleboro
road.
Mrs. X. B. Mead returned to her home
in Springfield, Mass. Wednesday after
spending four weeks with her son, a. w.
Mead.
Mrs. Addie e. Dix and Miss Mary r.
Lane went Tuesday to spend the week
with Mrs. DiX's sister, Mrs. Sprague,
in Somerville, Mass.
At an adjourned meeting of the Uni
versalst society Rev. r. d. Van Tassel
was given a call to remain as their pas
/ tor for another year
Preparations are being made for
Christmas and New Years concert to
be held at the Congregational church
next Sunday evening.
Among the family Christmas gather
ings was that of the Robertsons at o.
c. Robertsons. \ bountifully loaded
tree was a large feature of the evening
Mr. Emerson. who bought the fish and
oyster business of Mr.. Bartlett, has
moved his family here from Swanzey to
the Taylor house opposite the Congre-
gational parsonage.
Mrs. c. =. Stewart has been suffering
from very sore hand resulting from
what she considered slight injury from
a nail. The hand has been very pain
full and has required lancing several
times.
Sheridan post No. H. G.. a. r.. and
have accepted invitation from Sheri-
dan camp, S. O. V, to join with them in
the installation of officers on Tuesday
evening, Jan. c.
Edward Stebbins and Mrs Stewart and
son, Osborne went to Boston Tuesday to
spend Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs w.
| 5. kimball. While absent, Mrs. Stewart
| will take her son to hospital for the
removal of a growth in his throat
w. l. Leonard prOfaSSor Of art in IN
University of West Virginia at Morgan
| town, and Miss Margaret L. Leonard a
teacher in Miss lngalls's school for young
ladies in Cambridge, Mass. arrived home
Monday evening for the holiday vacation.
Thomas Shannon. whose toes were
frozen recently. has been having "A great
deal of trouble from them and Monday
DR.. c. a Gray, amputated all five toes
on one foot. and the ends of two toes
on the other foot
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis of Win
chester spent Friday with their daughter
Mrs. c. Il. Savage, at her home in this
village, the occasion being the I'D birth
day anniversary of Mr.. Davis which was
made pleasant by a small social gather
ing.
Joshua Simpkins" drew fair-sized
audience to the opera house Monday
evening The company carries an ex-
cellent orchestra and some of the special
ties were exceptionally fine. The comedy
is in four acts, and the whole perform
ance is satisfactory.
William Thayer who has been en-
ployed in a foundry in Florence, Mass
came Saturday to spend the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. 3.
Thayer. Mr.. Thayer will not return to
Florence but at the close of his vaca-
ton will go to Windsor Locks, Conn.
Charles Tyler only son of Mrs. Clara
Tyler. who lives at North Hinsdale was
shot in the groin by the accidental dis
charge of a revolver he was handling
before rising in the morning one day
last week. DR.. B. +. Worthing dressed
the wound and the young man is doing
well.
a small audience witnessed the pres
entaton of THE Two Sisters" at the
opera house Thursday evening. Dec. IS
The cast was exceptionally good and the
play well staged but as entertainments
have been frequent of late the patronage
was divided and the result was a small
house.
Most of the public schools had exer-
cises appropriate to the Christmas sea-
son, with Christmas trees. and a pleas
ant interchange of gifts Friday after
noon. The sub-grammar school had in
stead of the tree a sleighrde to North
the teacher Miss Kicker, who gener-
ously treated her pupils with nuts, cake
and candy.
Rev. r. ID. Van Tassel has severed his
connection with the Unversalist church
and accepted call to become
pastor of Universalist church
in Marlboro. Mass. He will preach his
last sermon to this people next Sunday
Mr.. Van Tassel goes from here to the
same church that Rev. Mr.. Blair went
TO from this church a few years ago.
F. w. Berknshaw and daughter. Miss
Emma, were in town over Sunday.
At a special meeting of Sheridan Wo-
mans Relief corps held at Grand Army
hall Saturday evening the following Of
ficers were elected: President Lizzie L
Bailey; senior vice president, Augusta
+. Minis; junior vice president, Eta A
Moore; treasurer May r. Lyman; chap
lain, Lydia NJ. Hoton; conductor, May
Dickerman: guard lisa D. Beleville dele
gates to the department convention
May Dickerman and Mary r. Lane; al
ternates, Lydia NJ. Holton and Eta A
Moore. Appointive officers will be
named later 1t is expected that the
officers will be installed jointly with
those of Serbian post, G. A. r.. and