Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-01
HINsDALE. .


house last evening
Orrip Robertson entertained party
NJ gentlemen at his home on Canal
street Saturday evening.
Mrs. Almira Snow is seriously Ill
and Mrs. L. P. Wise is i'll with pneu-
monia and doubts are entertained as
to her recovery.
Mrs. Addie E. Dix, in behalf OF the
Woman's Relief Corps, presented
beautiful silk flag to each OF the VII
lage schools last week.
The memorial exercises which have
hitherto been held in the different
school rooms will be held instead at
the town hall Friday afternoon, May
20.
The farm on Brattleboro road owned
NV the late John L. King was sold at
Auction Saturday for $500. The pur-
chaser was Charles Stewart of Brattle-
boro.
Charles d. Whitaker has purchased
a house in Brattleboro and Will move
his family there after some improve
ments on the property have been COM
pleted i,
The London Bioscope Co. displayed
A fine collection of moving pictures at
the opera house Monday and Tuesday
evenings. The audience both nights
was small
A party of gypsies have been camp
ing on the Mortified road and Sunday
afternoon a large number of people took
advantage of the fine weather and Wis
tied the camp.
A snecial train will leave Hinsdale
for Keene Saturday evening at b. 40 TO
accommodate those wishing to atteno tne
production of Denman Thompson s
"Old Homestead. :"
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs gave
an entertainment and supper at their
hall Saturday evening. The program
consisted of vocal and instrumental
music, readings and recitations.
The voters of Hinsdale will meet at
the town hall Tuesday morning, May
10, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose OF
voting on the question of granting IL
censes for the sale of liquor in this
town.
The inventory of the town has been
finished by the selectmen and the val
nation is s1,OO9, S13 The amount of
money to be raised by taxation is $25, :
245. So and the tax rate is $25 on each
$1,000.
A large audience witnessed the pro-
duction of "Shore Acres" at the opera
house last Friday evening. The com
pany was an excellent one and the
play was thoroughly enjoyed by all who
attended.
The Hinsdale base ball team played
against the Ashuelot team on Riverside
park Fast Day. The game was an un-
interesting one, the scoring being al
most entirely on one side. The score
was % to in favor of the visitors.
Hinsdale received visit Monday af-
ternoon from "Sailor Jean, F." the young
man who started from Augusta, Me-.
April on a trip of %, 600 miles afoot,
which he expects to accomplish IN
about 80 years, visiting the capital OF
every state in the Union in that time.
He pushes a sort of wheelbarrow, made
of a bicycle wheel surmounted by
barrel containing his clothing and
cooking utensils. Upon this is u. 5.
flag and a small sail, which is really q
tent. Sailor Jean resumed his journey
Tuesday morning, en- route to Albany,
N. Y.
Harry Elmore, who is employed or
the Bliss ranch near Santa Barbara
Calf, wrote last week to Hinsdalt
friends of a narrow escape from poi
sonipg. The ranch cook, Chinaman,
made rice pudding and by mistake
put into it some raisins which hae
been saturated in strychnine for the
purpose of killing gophers. Fortu
hn
cook noticed that it had rather
strange color, and instead OF puttinIe
it upon the table consigned it to thu
pigs. The animals all died within ter
minutes after eating the pudding.
A large delegation of Forester'
called upon Thomas Mullen at his Xiv
er street home Saturday evening. TIT
gathering was for the purpose of bid
ding Mr. Mullen good-by as he leaves
soon for Franklin Falls, where he hal
a position. Although the affair was I
complete surprise, the guests wer'
none the less welcome and delightful
evening was spent. In behalf Of thos'
present, Joseph Young presented tn
host with a very fine ivory-handlet
umbrella. Refreshments were served
and the company broke up at lat
hour. Mr.. Mullen is popular ant
prominent citizen of Hinsdale and will
his family will be much missed by
large circle of friends and acquain
tances.
W. E. Dawson, superintendent o
the Calumet Wooden company's mill
Uxbridge, Mass, has accepted posi-
ton as manager of the Halle d Eros
Manufacturing company's mill in thi
town. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Elliot
who have resided on the Fisk farm Of
Chesterfield road for some years
started Tuesday morning for Colfax
Calif.-G. P. Hooker, who has bee
spending the winter in California, re
turned to his home here last week. .
Percy Felch has moved his famil
from the Amidon house on Kilbur
street into tenement in the Els
house on Depot street. Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Golden have moved froI
Ashuelot to Hinsdale. Ami
]. Gray is spending the week wit
her aunt, Mrs. Cobb, in Brattlebore
Mrs. Mark johnson of Greenfield ia
been visiting at the home of A. "
Bliss. -Eugene NORM who is employe
in a grocery tore in Walpole, sper
Fast day at his home here. Miss Ma
bol Tamplo Of tho Ettphburp Norm;