Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-10
HINSDALE, N. H.

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Two were added to the Congregational
church membership Sunday.
Mrs f. O. Packard went to New Lon
don, CT. Friday for n weeks visit.
John Donovan, who has been very
! i'll, is reported as more comfortable.
G. A. Holland of Hanover was the
guest of Hinsdale relatives over Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Stearns went to
! Worcester Saturday for few days
visit.
Mrs Gilbert Richmond and Miss Chris
tina Robertson visited in Hancock last
week.
Miss May Rogers Lane went to Bost-
ton Monday to attend the teachers con-
vention.
Leila Emerson is visiting her grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Holman, in
Spofford
Mr.. and Mrs. q. a. Day and Miss Kate
| Cline of Milers Falls spent the Fourth in
| Hinsdae
Miss Emily Baker has been spending a
few days with friends in Keene, her for
mer home.
Mrs. Julia Jones went to Keene last
week Thursday, for few days visit
with her son.
Mrs Ira Wetherbee and children are
making several weeks visit in Massa
| chusetts towns.
The local court of Foresters took part
in the parade at Keene, their appearance
| doing them credit.
The pastors subject at the Congrega-
tonal church. next Sunday evening will
be "MUnasticlsm
Mrs. f. S. Wilder of Millers Falls Wis
tied among HinSdale relatives from Tues
day until Thursday.
Mrs Charles Sanderson and Hugh San
derson of Clinton, Mass. are visiting Mr..
and Mrs ID. l.. Sanderson.
Walter Sabin and family of Bellows
Falls We're entertained over Sunday by
his mother. Mrs. Sarah Sabn.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. L. Robinson went Fri
day to Lebanon, Conn, to spend a few
weeks with the formers parents and
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Britton of Mllers
Falls came Friday to spend the nations
holiday with Mr.. Britton's parents Mr..
AMI Mrs Geo. Britton.
MIR and Mrs r. Harris of Skowhegan,
Me, have taken a room in Mrs. y. T..
Dix's house Mr.. Harris came here to
work in the Amidon Wooden mill.
J. H. Brennan, assistant teacher in the
Hinsdale High school. is spending few
days in Chesterfield, after which he Will
go to his home in Manchester for the
summer.
the heat. and perhaps exhaustion. tainted
Immediately after the close of her sermon
Sunday morning, but was able to be
about later in the afternoon.
Mrs Almira Nutting spent Wednesday
in leene. She was accompanied by her
cousin, Mrs. Jennie Wood of Burlng-
ton. Vt. VINO has been the guest of Mrs
5. NJ. Wilder the past ten days.
Thomas Smith has bought the Brattle-
huru street property where the buildings
We're nearly destroyed by fire last winter
Of his uncle. S c. Smith. and will soon
repair them for his own residence.
Several of the goodwives living on
"Chrstian Hill'' took a little outing Tues
day. going by train to South Vernon, and
enjoying one of Landlord Aldermans eN-
cellent dinners. which he had prepared
for them as per order 10y telephone.
Mr. and Mrs G. f.. Savage gave the
formers mother Mrs Harriet Savage, a
surprise party last week Thursday, 1t be
ing the 56th anniversary of her birth. y
pleasant afternoon was enjoyed in sucia-
bility. Choice refreshments Were served.
Mrs Robert McCaughern. who has ii
serious glandular swelling of the neck.
was taken to the Carney hospital at
! South Boston Tuesday for treatment
Mrs McCaughern has not been well for
many months. but of late her condition
has been such as to cause her friends
much anxiety.
The secretarY's report Of the Congre-
gational sunday school for the quarter
ending June 80, shows the number en-
rolled in the school to be $50; average at
tendance So present every Sunday 10;
enrolled in Home Department Il; roll
of honor Is; cradle roll 10; total member
ship 20; offerings $2l.57. Donated to the
: New Hampshire Sunday school associ-
alton 50; expenses S5u.52.
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the Congregational Sunday school was
pleasantly reminded of his SD birth
day anniversary Monday morning. when
Il delegation of young misses called on
? him as representatives Of the junior En-
deaVor society. presenting him with beau
tiful bouquets of roses and pansies. Mr..
. Robertson celebrated his anniversary by
taking an extended carriage drive with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Kimball of
/ Boston came Saturday to the home OF
the latter's father. Edward Stebbns
Mr.. Kimball returned to Boston Tuesday
but Mrs Kimball will remain for an in
definite visit MIR. and Mrs. Kmball
, 1 among others We're left at keene Friday
4 evening from misunderstanding as to
! the time the train would leave that city
, / They secured a team and We're driven to
: | Winchester where they spent the night
, and came down the next morning.
News has been received here of the
death of Mrs Amina Porter, widow OF
= | Hiram l.. Porter at Plymouth, this
. state, aged Is Mrs Porter was formerly
5 a resident of Hinsdale, both as Mrs
? Handy, and after her marriage to Mr..
I | Porter Her last visit here was after the
: death of her husband which took place
in October 1892, when she spent severa
e days with Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Stearns
t in whose house she lived for long time
e Mrs. Porter died very suddenly at the
4 home of her daughter.
4 At "A party given in Windsor Locks, CT.
one evening last week, in honor of Miss
4 Frances Able Butler, her father, Her
!, man W. Butler formerly of this town
4 announced her engagement to ID. William
Brainard of ThompsOnville. Miss Butler
is well known here. having often, in hel
earlier years, spent her summers will
her grandparents the late Mr. and Mrs
" Erastus Butler. The bridegroom cleo
is one of Thompsonviles enterprisinl
: young business men, and is sole propre
y tor of the largest florist establishment il
h that section.
Saturday passed off one of the
quetest Fourths in the remembrance OF
n the Hnsdale citizen No attempt was
3 made at celebrating, beyond that of the
: with the inevitable fire cracker, which
e continued in evidence throughout the
day, and a few individual displays of fire
works, but none on other than a small
scale. little past ten o'clock Friday