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

cheer prevailed.
Henry Harmon of Worcester has been
visiting in town.
o. C. Robertson was in New York
and Philadelphia last week.
f. W. Robertson was in northern New
York last week on business.
Horace Tucker of Massachusetts visited
| at A. w Mead's Monday and Tuesday.
James OBrien has been in Boston this
week buying goods for the holiday trade.
j. NJ. Chute of South Casco, Maine, is
| the guest of his sister, Mrs. o. II. Coop
er.
Mrs Henry Pearson of Springfield,
Mass, visited with Hinsdale relatives
| recently.
Thomas E. Aimly from Canada is In
| charge of the carding department at the
| Halle & Frost mill.
Mrs. j. b. Dawson and Miss Dawson
| are at home again after spending several
weeks in Philadelphia.
Edward Wellington is out after being
laid up several days with a bad carbuncle
| on the back of his neck.
| A carload of apples were shipped last
| week from S. o. Davenports farm on
| Mortified street to Boston.
Charles Tyler from Vermont Academy
at Saxtons River, has been at his North
| Hinsdale home a rev days.
Kimbal Hodge has given up his job
| in the edge tool works and taken one
| in the Brightwood paper mill.
Mr.. Carlyle has leased the lower part
of the Butler mill and has put in ma
| chinery for the manufacture of card
| board
Mrs. E. ID. Jeffords returned to her
home in Chicopee Falls. Mass, Thursday
after a two weeks visit al J. w. JEFF
fordss.
NJ 5. Leach has put a Hamilton gaso-
line engine into his Main street carriage
shop and will soon add necessary ma
chinery.
Mrs. Stewart, housekeeper for Edward
Stebbns. will give up her position soon
and Mr.. Stebbns will close his house
and board.
George A. Holland has been appointed
agent of the American Express COM
pany at Hanover and has entered upon
his duties there.
Mrs. r. E. Metcalf is teaching the De
pot street primary school in place of
Miss owen, until the latter is fully re-
covered from illness.
Miss Carrie j. Stearns, who is instruc-
tor of music in Goddard Seminary in
Barre, VT, came home Wednesday &c
spend the holiday vacation.
Miss Caroline B. Howe gave readings
in Northampton one evening last week
/ after which she visited In Boston, re-
turning home Monday evening.
The Two Sisters is booked to ap.
pear at the opera house Thursday even
ing, Dec. is. Seats will go on sale al
Mann's pharmacy Saturday morning a
8 o'clock.
The closing of the primary school II
the Keyou building, after a fair trial, has
not been found practicable, as it makes
the other primary schools too large tC
be handled to advantage, and 1t Will be-
opened at the beginning of the new
year, with Mrs r. L. Metcalf as teach
er.
With the thermometer registering from
the teens to 80 degrees below zero Mon
day and Tuesday, large inroads wer'
made on wood piles and coal bins, anC
in several houses water pipes were froz
en-, causing great annoyance and every
one hailed the rising temperature will
; delight Wednesday.
Letters received from Mr.. and Mrs. d
: A. Hosford, who are settled in Deland
Fla, for the winter, say it is so warn
! there they are wearing their lightes
J summer clothing, roses are in bloom
and fruits abundant. They have rente'
rooms for light housekeeping and ar
, pleasantly located for their stay in tn
sunny south.
Rev A. A. Blair former pastor of tn
Hinsdale Universalist church, lately o
Hudson, N. Y, began his pastorate witt
, the First Universalist church in Beverly
, Mass. last Sunday. Mr.. Blair was wei
pleased with his field In Hudson an
gives as his reason for making a chang
his wish to be nearer his aged parents
who live in Manchester. this state.
Sheridan post, No IA, G. A. r., electe
the following officers at the last meeting
A. H. Latham, commander; Charlie
owen, senior vice commander; Josep
Detour junior vice commander; Georg
w. Lewis, adjutant M. II. Bardwel
quartermasteri William Lynch, surgeon
n s. e. Lscom, chaplain; C. C. Holton, OF
! ficer of the day; L. F. Liscom, officer o
the guard; d. A. Hosford, sergeant maj
or; L. F. Lscom, representative to tn
4 department convention, with c. C. Ho
I ton as alternate
f Naomi chapter of the Eastern Sta
{ elected these officers Monday evening
e Eva C. Temple, worthy matron; Gel
trude s. Field, associate matron; Ann
L. Tiden, conductress Edna Fletche
associate conductress; Julia Fay, secr'
tary; Lydia M. Holton, treasurer. TIL
n following are the appointive officers
!, Fannie Latham, chaplain; Jennie ]
s Bronson, marshal; Susie Stebbins. Adal
n | Tpnz D,,fh Doba