Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
HINSDALE.
William Wellman who lives on the
Mortified road is quite Ill.

Mortified road is quite III.
Quite number of young people took
advantage of the good skating Satur-
day.
One hundred and fifty barrels of Mr.
Richmond's apples were frozen during
the recent cold snap.
Fred Weber and family have moved
from the Fales farm on the Brattleboro
road to the village and Mr. Weber has
work with the Halle & Frost Manufac-
turing Co.
There was an auction sale of farm
implements. household goods, stock
exc. at the Jacob Barrett farm on the
Plain road, North Hinsdale, Wednes-
day, Dec. n.
Mr. and Mrs. f. j. Richardson will
return to Hinsdale and reopen their
house about Jan. |, after spending sew
eral months with Mrs. Richardson's
parents in Westtield, Mass.
There are fine displays of Christmas
goods in nearly all the Hinsdale stores.
The merchants have certainly outdone
themselves in this particular this sea
son and the stores look finer than ever
before.
The condition of Miss Alma Gibson
is considered to be more serious. A
trained nurse has been procured and
DIR. Woodbury. of Millers Falls was
called to consult with the attending
physician last week.
The comedy drama "The Two Sis.
ters' was presented at the town hall
last Thursday evening to fair sized
audience. The production as whole
was very good, although parts of 1t
were rather tiresome and some of the
actors untitled for their roles.
Rev. Robert VanTassel finishes his
labors in the Universalist parish here
this week to accept a call to the church
in Marlboro. Mr.. VanTassel has made
many friends during his passionate in
Hinsdale and with Mrs. NanTassel
will be very much missed.
Friday afternoon nearly all the
schools had exercises appropriate to
not to be outdone by the lower grades,
was festive 18th a Christmas tree,
which was enjoyed to the fullest eX
tent by teachers and pupils
Monday evening the attraction at
the town hall was the New England
comedy entitled, Joshua Simpkins. y
The play for the most part was laugh
able and kept the audience good ma
tured from start to finish. The spec
ialties were very good, the exhibition
of wordthrowing being extra good, as
were also the whistling and singing.
Thomas Shannon, IS years old, had
the ends of both feet badly frozen dur
ing the extreme cold weather tw1 weeks
ago. He was cutting wood on Pisgah
mountain, having rubber boots on at
the time. Monday afternoon Drs. Gray
and Pratt amputated all the toes of the
right foot and the ends of those on the
left. Much sympathy is felt for the
man, as he can i'll afford to be so
crippled FOR iiir.
Last Thursday evening as Miss Ella
Stebbins was crossing Main street near
the postoffice, she was attacked by a
dog belonging to Will Fales. Her sleeve
was torn away and her arm quite Sc
riously bitten. The wound was cauter
lied by the attending surgeon as "A
precautionary measure. For some time
the dog has been known to be vicious
one, and given to attacking persons
without the least proyocation.
Norman Howe who attends the Bel
lows Falls High school, is spending two
weeks at his home here. -- Mr.. and Mrs.
F. W. Robertson, Miss Eva Robertson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Robertson
spent last week in Springfield. Mrs. !
Addie E. Dix and Miss Mary Lane
went Wednesday morning to Boston to
spend the holidays with Mrs. DiX's sis
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Slate at
tended the state Grange meeting in |
Manchester last week.
Among the sons and daughters of |
Hinsdale who are at home to spend /
the Christmas holidays are: James W. /
Mccormick from Holy Cross college, |
Worcester. Mass. Annie J. Gray from /
Boston: William E. Bellville from the /
State Agricultural college, Durham. .
n II. Charles II. Temple from Tufts .
college: Miss Mabel Temple from the
Fitchburg FORMAL school: Edward P.
Bailey from the Wakefield High school:
Mr.. and Mrs. Donovan and child from
from Swanzey: Will Whitaker and
Robert Field from Sprinefeld and
Sam Hall from Bellows Falls.
The members of Sheridan Relief
Corps elected the following officers at
4heir meeting Saturday evening, Dec.
70: President, Lizzie i. Bailey; senior
vice president, Augusta A. Minis: jun
ior vice president, Eta A, Moore:
treasurer, May Rogers Lane: chaplain.
Lydia NJ. IIolton: conductor, May NJ.
Dickerman; guard, lisa D. Belleville.
These delegates to the department con
vention were chosen: Augusta A. Minis
and May Rogers Lane; alternatcs,
Lydia NJ. Holton and Eta A. Moore
The installation of officers will take
place Tuesday evening, Jan. 6, the in
stalling officer beng Past President Adj
die E. Dix. On that evening the
corps will be entertained by the Sons
of Veterans.