Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-23


way The money was all in change and
consisted OF half dollars, quarters, dimes
and nckles. NJ. ID. White. the station
agent, went to his dinner about 1880
o'clock and his assistant, Edward White
reached the station at /. Both were
at work about the yard the larger part
of the time until o'clock. when Mr.
White went into the office to sell tickets
for the afternoon train south and discov-
cred that a robbery had taken place
Mr. White has been station agent Il
years and this is the only time the sta
ton has been broken into in that time
Holds Pacific Coast Record.
John c. and Thomas McCaughern ar
rived home from the Leland Stanford
University at Palo Alto, Cal. where they
are students. Thursday evening. John
c. McCaughern recently beat the Pacific
coast record I'm the 220 yard dash by three
fourth of second. making the distance
in % seconds fiat. The hest record for
this distance in Pa seconds. made on a
straight track. while McCaughern ran
on a track with a turn. He was recently
elected captain of the University track
team for the second time. an honor which
mas never been conferred twice on any
other student in the history of the Uni
versity.
Lizzie Booth has been on the sick list
several days.
Archile Major has stored his household
goods and gone TO Canada
Mrs. John Fisher is visiting old friends
and nelghbors in Harrisvile.
Miss Lizzie Purcell is visiting her sister.
Mrs. March. in Turner's Falls
Chester Thomas is recovering from an
attack of congestion of the liver.
Mrs. Geo. Crowningshleld has returned
home after an absence of several weeks
VIII Whitaker has gone to New Britain,
Conn, where he is employed in a store.
w. H. Lyman was with his family here
from last week Tuesday until Monday
Miss Detour of Brockton. Mass. is
visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Detour.
Mrs. \. u. Neacham has returned from
a few days visit with her father in Brat
tleboro.
Mrs. Leonard is being cared for by
lady from Chelsea. Mass. She is steadily
gaining.
Necessary repairs are being made On
the Masonic building and a tower is to
be added
Mrs. e. 5. Wilder drove up from Miners
Falls Monday and called briefly on rela-
ttVes here.
Postmaster \. NJ Barrows and Miss
Emma Cooper made a trip to Dublin
Wednesday,
NJ. $. Leach and daughter. Miss Leach.
drove up TO his old home in Westmore-
land Sunday.
Memorial services will be held at North
Hinsdale at the church on the morning of
Memorial day.
c. II. Howe of Boston conducted morn
ing and evening services at the Baptist
church Sunday.
Misses Nellie Corliss and Anna Murphy
have gone To Turner's Falls to work in
the hotel there.
f. p Bailey is in Putney Vt. this week
In the interests of the United States bu-
reau of forestry.
Charles Snow and family of Winchen-
don, Mass, are spending a few days with
Hinsdale relatives.
Mrs. Il. ]. Richards and child went
Wednesday for n visit with her parents
in Westfield Mass.
a large delegation of our young peo-
pie attended the base ball dance at Ashue-
lot Friday evening.
Miss Ida Oliver of Lynn. Mass. is the
guest of Miss Grace NJ. Day at her home
on the Northfield road.
c. +. Keyou has been appointed a jus
tice of the peace and quorum for the
state, by Governor Jordan.
Miss Margaret Leonard came up from
Cambridge, Mass, Friday evening She
returned Sunday afternoon.
Mrs Julia Beal of West Swanzey came
Saturday to make her home with her
daughter, Mrs. c. f. Cramer.
d. j. Bailey of Chesterfield has leased
the Briggs farm on the Mortified road
and has moved his family there
Miss Edyth Minis and her friend, Miss
Cook, from Bellows Falls, were over
Sunday guests at the home of the former
Mrs. orion Fullam of Proctorsville, Vt,
is caring for her mother, Mrs. p. Beau
Vais, who is laid up with diseased foot
o. c. Robertson was the recipient last
week of a tve-pound lake trout-a
beauty-from a friend in Greensboro VT.
a delegation from Naomi chapter, O. E.
s., visited the chapter at Brattleboro
Tuesday evening and report an enjoyable
time.
Mrs. Sophie Skinner of Keene was the
guest of her sisters, Mrs +. A. Wilder
and the Misses Wellman, few days last
week
President Capen of Tufts College will
deliver the address at the High school
commencement exercises, and the music
Will be furnished by Springfield, Mass.
quartet.
The Congregational ladies have voted to
add large platform with door opening
to it from the kitchen, at the parson-
age. an Improvement which the pastor
and his wife think desirable.
Mrs. w. V. Spencer of Keene and f. B.
Spencer of Chicopee, Mass, visited rela-
tives in town last week. Mrs. Spencer ex-
poets soon to move to Chicopee Falls,
where her husband has employment.
Mrs. j. B. Dawson visited her son. Roy
Dawson, who is in a Springfield, Mass.
hospital, last week. Everyone will be
glad to know that though still in bed
Roy is doing well, and suffering no pain
Miss Lane, teacher of the first gram
mar school, will not go to her home in
Washington, d. c.. but will remain in
town and will tutor in high or grammar
school subjects during the summer vaca-
ton
The schools are preparing exercises ap-
propriate to Memorial day. for Thursday.
May 49, Delegations from Sheridan post
and Sheridan Womans Relief corps will
visit them, as no doubt many others who
are interested will do.
! w. B. Stacy of Holyoke has bought the
box shop on Canal street, formerly
operated by the late l.. A. Parks, and will
Immediately start up the machinery and
be ready for business. His family are in
town and will soon occupy the Univer-
salist parsonage.
| w. o. Amidon arrived home Sunday
from Florida, where he has spent several
. months. Mr.. Amidon made the trip in the
hope that 1t would benefit his health, and
] we understand he has not been disap-
pointed, but has been much better dur
ing his sojourn in the Sunny South"
Mrs Nora Harvey of North EinsdaIa