Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08


Thomas Roscoe, her father
Lester Booth has finished work in Or
ange and after spending n week at his
home here he went Sunday to East
hampton for a few days visit
Mr. and Mrs Edward Talbot of North
Adams. Mass, were recent guests of Mr..
Talbots aunt, Mrs. James OBrien. The
young couple were married last week.
A number of Hinsdale people improved
the earliest opportunity for fishing for
bass at Spofford lake, the law being off
Friday, but no great catches are reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Hall went to Mil
lers Falls Wednesday, called there by the
sudden death of their daughter, Maude,
the wife of George c. Day, formerly of
this town. Particulars will be given
later
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Derby of Co
| lumbus, Ohio, who have just returned
| from Europe. are in Hinsdale. They ex-
pect to spend the summer here and in
| Dublin.
Rev. w. f. White filed Rev c. A.
| Reeds engagement to preach at North
Hinsdale Sunday afternoon, Mr.. Reed
| conducting the funeral services Of Mrs.
| Bishop.
VIM. S. Kimball and family of Bos-
ton arrived in town Friday. Mr. Kim
| ball returned home Tuesday, but his fam
| lily will remain at the home of Mrs. Kim
balls father Edward Stebbns, through
| the summer.
Mrs Fred Newcomb of Fltchburg, who
with her husband, is boarding with Mrs.
| Dyson Rane. has been very i'll for the
past week. but Is a little more comfortable
at the present writing.
The lawn party which was to have
been held on the grounds of Mrs. NJ. A.
| Spooner Thursday afternoon was post
poncd out of respect for Mrs. A. A.
| Nutting, who died Tuesday morning.
Mrs Geo T. Greenwood of Fitchburg
| is making n two weeks visit with his
mother Mrs. NJ. y. Spooner She will be
| joined by her husband, Dr. Greenwood,
| Saturday. lie will spend a few days
here with her.
Mrs. G. L. Fitzhenry and three chill
| dren of Medford Mass, are visitors at
\. \. Baileys. Mr. Fitzhenry and Mr..
and Mrs. E. l.. F1tzhenry of Wellington
| were guests at the same place from We'd
nesday until Saturday.
At the Congregational parsonage We'd
| nesday evening at o'clock Frank r.
| Cutler and Miss Emma L. Barrett were
| united in marriage by Rev W. F. White.
After a few days wedding journey they
| will remain with the groom's mother,
Mrs. l.. Jennie Cutler for the present
The Fourth passed off in Hinsdale
| without any public demonstration in the
| way OF generating tne Hdlloidl HolludS
| The church bells were rung after mid
| night and a bonfire was kept burning
| on lower Main street. Very little mis-
| chief of n malicious nature was perpet-
| rated and signs and gates were largely In
| their proper places Monday morning. AS
| usual the irrepressibe small boy and his
fire crackers were much in evidence, while
| the two base ball games on Riverside
| park drew the lovers of that sport, but
| as a whole. we may record very quiet
| Fourth.
Sunday afternoon as Mrs. w. o. Ami
don and child and Miss Murray were driv-
ing on the Ashuelot road near the old
Hildreth place the horse became unman-
ageable at sight of an automobile and be-
gan to back Robert McCaughern, jr.
who was near with his team, left it, and
| seized the horse, and no doubt thus saved
the ladies from going over the embank-
ment Meanwhile his own horse became
frightened and backed over, going dowr
| about Il feet. The wagon was demolished
and the horse badly injured. Neither OF
the horses We're ordinarily afraid of ar
automobile, but the continual blowing o.
the horn on this one was doubtless the
| cause of the accident.
The baseball game between the Hins
dales and the Athletics of Springfield
Mass. which was played at Riverside
| park Saturday afternoon, resulted in
|
. to o. 1t was a pitchers battle, ant
there was little choice between Derby
late of Montreal, who pitched for Hins
dale and Marty Donovan of Spring
field. for the Athletics The work of tn
| two third basemen, Woodward of tn
| Hindsales and Smith Of the Athletics
| was the best ever seen here. The Hins
dale boys made a fine appearance Il
new blue uniforms The sports OF tn
day closed with a dance on a large plat
, | form on the grounds, which was very we
attended.
) The body OF Homer Stratton, SO. who die
in West Swanzey Sunday evening, wa
brought here for burial Wednesday af
ternoon. Mr.. Stratton was a cousin q
the late Mason Jones, and in former year
was frequently in Hinsdale, and neve
lost his interest in the place or the PEG
pie, but has made visits often to his oil
, friends. In his earlier life Mr.. Suatto
spent several years in California, Cub
and South America, and had lived /
| many parts of the United States. Dur
| ing the civil war he ran bakery /
t | Brooklyn. making army hard-tack' II
| also was at different periods proprleto
| of hotels in Boston and in Mobile, Ala
| but had lived in Swanzey since 1872. II
g was devoted Granger and was promi
nent figure at the Pomona meetings
| the county. He had no family.
Mrs Edward Bishop. &c, died at he
:, home off Canal street Thursday morn
| ing June 80. after an illness Of sever;
months from heart disease. Mr.
Il Bishop was born in Winchester, bt
: came to Hinsdale at the time OF he
o marriage in May, 1866. and has sine
s lived here. She was an unassumin
woman, caring little for outside societ,
+ but devoted to her home life, whei
e friends were always welcome. She
| survived by a husband, for whom muc
| sympathy is felt, as he is left so niue
= alone, there being no children to cal
for him in his declining years. Thel
r is also one sister, Mrs. Cobleigh of Che:
:, ter, VT. The funeral was held at the hou'
Sunday afternoon, Rev. c. A Reed beir
the officiating clergyman. The flor
II contributions from friends were vel
e beautiful, attestng to their love and e'
TEEN for the deceased. The burial was
10 Pine Grove cemetery
- George A. Robertson entertained Il
members of the Woman's Relief corr
: at his Canal street home, from to
" o'clock on Wednesday evening, the o
casion being his SD anniversary. TT
r. guests enjoyed a social hour in the pa
l. lor. after which they were invited to Il
spect his new and commodious verand
m where 1t was found that an elegant lun'
~ had been prepared. After the guests we
| NV ha