Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-19
HINsDALE.

Mrs. Scott has bought the Archibald
house on Center street.
The graduation exercises of the first
grammar school were hel d at the town
hall last evening.
Wantastiquet grange instructed can
didates in the first and second degree
Wednesday evening.
The ladies of the Universalist church
gave supper and social on the church
lawn Thursday evening.
Twenty sheep belonging to W. f.
Rouillard of Mountainside farm were
killed by dogs Tuesday night
Rev. Mr.. Tyler of Hartford gave,
very interesting lecture at the Metho-
dist church Tuesday evening.
George Fisk gave graphophone en-.
tertainment to quite large number or
people on Depot street Saturday even
ing.
The Winchester baseball nine defeat,
ed the Hinsdales in badly played
game on Riverside park Saturday after
noon. The score was to III.
The household goods belonging to E.
N. Blanchard were sold at auction Sat
urday afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Blan.
chard went last week to the Old Folks
home in Brattleboro, where they viii
reside.
Rev H. Gertrude Roscoe will spend
a six weeks vacation at her old home
in England this summer. She expects
to sail July &C. Miss Bradbury whose
home is in England and who has been
in Hinsdale for some months, will &C
company Miss Roscoe on the voyage.
On account of the disagreeable
weather the lawn party, which was to
have been given by the ladies society
of the Congregational church at the
parsonage, was held in the church ves-
try Wednesday evening. A strawberry
supper was served and ice cream and
cake were sold during the evening.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs met
at their hall Sunday morning at 1880
and headed by drum corps, marched
to the Universalist church where the
memorial sermon was preached by Kew.
H. Gertrude Roscoe, who gave fine
address. The singing of the male quar-
tette added much to the service The
church was tastefully decorated with
laurel and cut flowers. After the ser
vice the line was again formed and the
march continued to the cemetery where
impressive ceremonies were conducted
and the graves of deceased members
were decorated.
Children's day was observed in the
several churches last Sunday. At the
Congregational church in the morning |
the pastor, Rev. w. F. White, gave a
most interesting talk to the children,
of whom there was good number pres
emit. In the evening the children of
the Sunday school gave a concert. The
church was'appropriately trimmed. At
the Methodist church the sermon was
especially adapted to the little ones and
a concert was given at O'Clock. Cor
pus Christi Sunday was celebrated at
the Catholic church by procession of
children dressed in white and bearing
the blessed Sacrament. The choir rem
dered special music.
Miss Ella Stebbins of Springfield Wis
tied her aunt, Mrs. Dennis Minis, last
week. Miss Nellie Ballou is visiting
in Springfield. DR. and Mrs. Lamson
of Hopedale, Mass, are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Robertson this
week. DR.. Lamson formerly resided in
Hinsdale and was proprietor of the
drug store now occupied by Z. Y. kay
mond. Miss Florence Field is en-
ployed in Brightwood mill. - Miss
Grace Day went to Binghampton yes
terday to visit her aunt, Miss Doolittle.
Miss Ella Streeter goes to Spotford
lake tomorrow where she has position
as waitress at the Lakeside house. -
John o. Train of Holyoke was the
guest of Paul H. Mann last week. -
Will Crowley returned to his home in
Hartford Saturday. - Miss Charlotte
Slate visited in Boston and Greenfield
last week. Miss Minerva Burroughs
started Monday for Michigan where
she is to visit her cousin, Miss La
Verne Hubbard Frank Jeffords came
home from Chicopee last week to at
Tend the commencement exercises
John Archibald moved his family to
Claremont this week. Miss Florence
King is visiting with Mrs. G. D. Whit
iker in Brattleboro.