Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-03-07
VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY MARCH

chestra, who has many pupils in Brattle-
boro and Greenfield, now comes to the
Hotel Ashuelot in Hinsdale every We'd
nesday afternoon to give instruction in
violin playing.
Rehearsals for the local minstrel en-
tertainment which will take place i'm the
early part of April, are now being held.
The best talent in town will be seen
among the performers. The proceeds will
go for the town hall plano fund.
At the Congregational ladies' social next
Wednesday evening an entertainment
will be given, for which an interesting
program has been prepared Visitors will
be present from foreign countries. and
other specialties will add to the attrac-
lions.
Sixteen members of the local woman's
Relief Corps visited the Corps at Brattle-
boro last week Thursday evening, and
witnessed the work by the order The
visitors were royalty entertained and felt
amply repaid for Drawing the wretched
travelling to accept the invitation from the
neighboring corps.
+. w Robertson and family took dinner
at the home of a. a. Howard. in FL Paso.
Texas, Feb. 81 Mr.. Howard is a Hinsdale
boy, and a brother of Miss Melissa How
ard of River street lie is a prosperous
business man in the city of his adoption.
lie writes enthusiastically of his pleasure
i'm entertaining guests from his native
town.
T. p. Bailey will have charge of a party
sent out by the United State bureau of
forestry to study the reproduction of for
est trees in New England, during the com
ing summer. Mr. Bailey will begin work
in the field about May l. and expects to
be joined by the other two members Of the
party about July l. Forest reproduction
has been but little studied in America
and this work must be carried out before
scientific plans for conservative numbering
and the perpetuation of the lumber sup
plies can reach their best development
The warrant of the annual school meet
ing, has been posted. to take place Satur-
day. March Is. Beside the choosing of
regular officers and committees one mem
Der of the board Of education will be elect
ed to serve for three years. succeeding
f.. j. Temple whose term of office ex-
pires. The voters are also asked to de-
termine how much money shall be raised
for the support OF schools in addition
to the amount required by law. and also,
how much shall be appropriated for the
teaching of music and drawing in the
schools, and for necessary text books.
The Hinsdale correspondent of the Sun
day Republican has this 20 say in regard
to choosing "A town liquor agent here: TT
is a long series of years since Hinsdale
reason to believe that one is wanted now
Parties selected by the prohibition people
for such offices are usually conspicuous
for their ignorance Of liquors as to quality
and are easy prey to wholesale firms in
the large cities who palm off upon them
the vilest kind OF stun in place of good
liquors. There is no doubt that a liquor
agency conducted on the comprehensive
scale Of the neighboring town of Brattle-
boro might be a source of revenue. but in
New Hampshire the art of conducting
such an agency on liberal and philanthro-
pic lines has never been cultivated with
any degree of success"
on Friday morning as Charles A. Baker,
who lives in the south part OF Winches-
| ter. was driving to Hinsdale village, he
met the $3.50 train in narrow place in
| the highway between the residences OF
| Lockhart Wellman and H. H. Day on the
| Mortified road. and his horse becoming
| unmanageable from fright. Mr.. Baker was
| thrown from his wagon. his head striking
| a telegraph pole. cutting an ugly cash
| near the temple. and rendering him I'M
| conscious. He was found by /. X Bias
com, who summoned help and n physl-
| clan, and Mr.. Baker was taken to his
| home in a daZed condition from which he
| did not recover until the next day. He
was attended 10y Dr. 4. \. Pratte and 4,
| is thought he will recover The horse ran
| To F. w. Pixies where II was stopped
| Neither the horse or wagon were injured
Fred II. Jones, who for the past twelve
| years has conducted a pharmacy in Steb.
! bins's block. has sold out his stock and
| business to Mark $. Mann, who was head
| clerk for Mr.. Jones nine years. Mr.. Jones
| was "A member OF the firm Of Worden
| Jones * Co.. in lSS5. and has been almos
continuously IN the drug business sine,
that time. After a short rest he bough
the store which he has since conducted
OF Edward Thorn. and has increased
the stock and trade until II has been call
ed one of the best arranged and livelies
drug stores in the vicinity. Mr.. Jones Il
still a young man. but his long experience
and his skill. and careful compromising o
drugs as well as his pleasant and gentle
manly manner make II a matter of uni
versal regret that he deems II best to re
tire Mr.. Mann. who has now become tn
head OF the business, will, however. carr
1t on satisfactorily and successfully, boil
for himself and the public