Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-17

an explosion of fire works, has been re-
placed
Connie Murphy, Hinsdaes one profess
sional baseball player, is with the New
| Bedford team this season. He made five
hits in five times at the bat in Nashua
last Friday.
Miss Modena Booth has been engaged
| to play the organ at the Universalist
church and will assume the duties of
the position Immediately after the pas
| tors vacation.
The Rebekahs held successful lawn
party with the Misses Scott one evening
last week, having a fair patronage
| though doubtless the extreme heat kept
| many at home.
Mrs f. L. Huntington and daughter of
| New York, II. w. Walker Of Washington.
and Mr. and Mrs Carlos Jones of Brat
tleboro were all guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
| g. s. Smith recently
| Five candidates received the third and
| fourth degrees at the Wantastiquet
Grange meeting Wednesday evening.
| Refreshments were served when the
work was completed.
| Mrs. Robert McCaughern underwent an
operation at the Carney hospital in South
| Boston last week Wednesday for the re-
moval of the thyroid gland from the
throat At last accounts Mrs. McCaugh-
| ern was getting along well.
The ladies connected with the Metho-
dist church will hold a lawn party on the
parsonage grounds Wednesday afternoon
and evening. July %. Ice cream and cake
will be on sale in the evening. a cordial
invitation Is extended to all
The Universalist people will hold their
annual picnic Saturday afternoon. They
will depart from the usual custom of
seeking pleasure on the banks of some
of the near by lakes and will recreate at
+. S. Leonard's Tower Hill farm.
Miss Elose White entertained the men,
bers of her Sunday school class at the
Congregational parsonage one afternoon
last week. The little misses passed the
time in games such as children enjoy.
Dainty refreshments were served.
Rev. Stephen Smith. who was pastor
Of the Hinsdale Congregati onal church
several years, and is now settled in Leb-
anon. Conn, received into his church
last Sunday morning, as the result of
an unusual religious awakening, As can
didates.
Misses Emma and Eva Wellman at
tended Tuesday evening at Keene the
wedding of their niece. Miss Bessie Skin
ner. to Mr.. Presser Of that city. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pressler sailed Thursday for Ger
many, where they will spend their
honeymoon.
The farmers report that contrary to
their expectations and in spite of the
drought in the early part of the season
the hay crop is above the average. and
they are harvesting a larger amount ac-
cording to the acreage than in some pre-
ceding years.
Nat" Butler, the 20-mile champion Of
the world. lowered the five mile record
for an eight lap to the mile track Sat
urday night at the coliseum at Man
chester by 10 and 40 seconds and there
by became the five well as the 20
mile champion. His time for the five
miles was en-. "a As sec
An entertaining program was given at
the Congregational social Wednesday
evening consisting of instrumental and
vocal music. reading and recitations.
DIR. VIII Lahiff of keene kindly rendered
several solos. which were heartily en-
cored as were the selections by a trio of
young men. The affair was under the
dire elton of Miss Howe.
The chiefs elect of Squakheag tribe. l.
O. X. NJ, were raised to their respective
stnmps last week by Past-Deputy Great
Sachem, NJ. D. White. The chiefs were
Sidney Darling. sachem; Henry J. Roy.
senior sagamore; Edgar T. Currier. jun
Tor sycamore. Six palcfaces received
the adoption degree and seven applica-
tons We're received. Corn and Venison
We're served.
The Hinsdale base ball nine defeated
the Boston II Maine railroad shop team |
of keene on Riverside park last Saturday |
afternoon by score of to >. The |
game was a well played seven-inning |
contest. White and Sheehan were the |
battery for Keene and Cramer and Hub |
bard occupied a like position for Hins- |
dale The crowd which Witnessed the |
game was an enthusiastic one.
The w. c. T. L. In response to "A very |
cordial invitation met with Mrs II. II.
Day at her pleasant home on the North |
field road Tuesday afternoon. \ good |
number of the members OF the union |
were present, also invited guests After |
the business was transacted the meeting |
was turned over to Mrs. Rede. supern- |
tendent of the Loyal Temperance Le-
gion. Mrs. Reed gave an interesting
talk on l.. I. l.. work. after which a |
pleasant little entertainment was given |
by several of the l.. r. l.. members
After the program was completed a |
social hour was passed and an abundant |
collation. of sandwiches cake and ice |
cream was served by Mrs. Day.