Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19
HINSDALE, N. H.

f. II. Fuller was in Concord Tuesday
C. Il. Savage Is again at work at M. s.
Leach's carriage shop.
Mrs. Scott Dobbs of Holyoke has been
visiting her parents here.
Miss King spends the Christmas vaca-
ton at her home In Northampton.
Earl Fisher has been i'll and unable to
attend school two weeks or more.
All the public schools closed today for
the holiday vacation of two weeks.
Ora l.. Holton is improving from a Sc
we're attack of infammatory rheumatism.
Notices have been posted by the select
men forbiddlng coasting on the highways.
Eugene Cutler of Springfield, Mass,
made his mother a short visit last week.
Mrs F. II. Jones expects to leave Jan.
to join her husband in Los Angeles,
Calf
Miss Ina Doolittle succeeds Miss Whit
aker as assistant in the Hinsdale post
office.
Joshua Simkns" will be the attrac-
ton at the town hall next Monday night,
Dec %.
r. W. Freeman and family are home
again after a few days visit in New
Salem, Mass.
Miss Ella Stebbins is at her home here
few weeks stay.
Mrs. s. *. Hildreth went to Keene
Monday, to spend a few days W
sister, Mrs. Harvey
Mrs. Hattie Wilder went Friday to Bur
lington, VT, for an indefinite visit with
her sister Mrs. Wood
Miss Waterman recently housekeeper
at Mrs. Zylphla Wellman's, is now en-
ployed at George Smiths.
Miss Mabel Temple is home from the
Fltchburg, Mass, Normal school, to re-
main through the holidays.
Norman Jacobs and family who have
been living in Parks block on Church
street have moved to Newport.
Miss Lucy Spooner expects to go Mon
day for a weeks visit ser mother
and sisters in Cambridge, Mass.
The members of Sheridan Woman Re
liefs corps will elect officers at their regu-
lar meeting on Tuesday January 6.
Mrs. Nat Butler of Cambridge. Mass,
is at the home of her father, G. e. Rob-
ertson. for a stay of few weeks.
e. p. Bailey. teacher of sciences in
the Wakefield Mass, High school, is at
his home here foTa two weeks vacation.
w. o. Amidon, who has been very i'll
for many weeks, is able to ride out and
visited his sister for the first time Mon
day.
! Mr.. and Mrs. George p Slate and Mr..
and Mrs. w. n. Pike attended the State
Grange meetings in Manchester this
week.
/ c. A. Mason has recently added two
| fine pairs of oxen and a pair of black
horses to his working force for the Pts
gah woods.
Mrs. Mark Johnson of Greenfield is
/ housekeeper for A. w. Bliss. Mr.. John
son has been employed in Blisss market
several months.
r. L. Metcalf came home from Boston
last week somewhat improved in health
His physicians give hope of his com
plete recovery.
become master mechanic in the large pa
per mill recently erected there. His fam.
lily will remain here for the present, but
will eventually join him.
Tom Shannon is suffering with very
sore feet, having frozen them during the
recent cold snap, Some of the toe nails
have come off. and the feet have beer
badly swollen and infamed.
The Rebekahs win hold their regular
meeting on Tuesday evening, Dec. %
instead of Wednesday evening. AS cleo
ton of officers will take place 1t is hoped
every member will be present.
A Christmas tree and short entertain
ment will be held at the Congregations
church vestry Christmas eve, and a
Christmas and New Years concert will
be held in the auditorium the following
Sunday evening, Dec. IS.
Golden Rule lodge, f. and A. NJ. hav
elected the following officers for the com
ing year: d. L. Fisher. w. NJ. F. E
Field, s. w; F. w. Tilden. ]. W.; G.. S
Howe treasurer; r. j. Temple, secre
tary; w. f. Fay, representative to tn
grand lodge, The appointive officers vii
be announced later.
The High school, the first grammar
and the Brattleboro street prlmar
school had Christmas trees, with appro
pirate exercises today. At the Brat
tleboro street intermediate an iceberg
with an accompanying exercise. was
pleasant variation from the customar
tree.
The local merchants have put in
larger stock of Christmas goods than us
, ual this year. their windows have take
! on holiday attire, and some of them ar
specially attractive. Christmas buyer
are no longer obliged to go out of tow
for satisfactory goods. one is abb
to find good variety of well selecte
goods on the local counters.
NAT" Butler sustained a broken co
lar bone Friday which compelled him
retire from the six-days bicycle race l
| New York. At the time of the accider
he and his partner We're in the secon
division, only a lap behind the leaders
and they had an excellent chance
winning a share in the prize money.
f. Robertson was in New York to sc
the race and was present at the fms