Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-15
HINSDALE, N. H.

town over Sunday.
w. o. Amidon and family we're In
Springfield, Mass, over Sunday.
George A. Robertson returned Tuesday
from few days visit in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Curran have been
making few days stay in New York.
Henry Brownen returned Saturday from
a few days visit at his home in Chester
VT.
housed this week with a badly liberated
tooth.
The public schools will close Friday
Dec. %, for a holiday vacation of two
weeks.
S. T. Crowningshield, who, is in his 7Oh
year, recently spent his first night coon
hunting.
S. T. Crowninshield is adding a 6O-foot
hen-house to his farm buildings at North
Hinsdale.
Miss Caroline b. Howe gave readings
for the Murray club of Brattleboro last
week Thursday evening
Miss Jennie Duggan, who has been in
Lawrence, Mass, attending a business
school, is at her home here.
Michael Dempsey, who had been max
ing a weeks visit at his home here, re-
turned to New York Saturday
The st. Ann society connected with st.
Joseph's church will hold a bazaar and
dance at the town hall Dec. 2S.
James O'Brlen was in Boston from
Monday until Wednesday looking up at
fractions for the Christmas and winter
trade.
William Williams, the one negro who
has worked in Hinsdale for several
months, left last week to return to his
home in Florida.
S. o. Davenport is slowly gaining,
though still very weak. He has dispensed
with the services of nurse, and Mrs.
Davenport is caring for him.
Rev. w. f. White delivered an address
on THE Simple and Strenuous Life" Fri
day at the convention of the County Y
p S. c. e. which was held at Keene Fri
day.
Mrs. e. NJ. Bean gave a paper on THE
Relation of the l.. r. l.. to the W. c. T.
U at the quarterly meeting of the county
w. c. T. u. which was held at Winches-
ter Dec. 8.
There will be a special meeting of Wan
tastiquet Grange Saturday evening, when
the third and fourth degrees will be con-
ferred upon six candidates. Refresh
ments Will be served.
The annual roll-call and supper of the
Congregational church will be held on
the evening Of Jan. l. A committee to
have charge of the supper will be APP
pointed this evening.
The several churches in town are maxi
ing preparations for Sunday evening
Christmas concerts Dec. "a and for trees
for the Sunday schools, probably on the
evening Of Christmas day.
The out-of- town teachers will spend the
holiday vacations at their several homes,
Miss Race at New Haven, Conn, Miss
Wswall at Lexington, Mass, and Mr..
Potter at Willimantic, Conn.,
The Junior Christian Endeavor society
have chosen the following officers for the
ensuing term: Doris Seaver, president;
Alice Jeffords, vice president; Lois II.
Mead, secretary; Ruth Metcalf, treasurer.
The annual meeting of Sheridan wo-
mans Relief corps will be held at Grand
Army hall next Tuesday evening, when
| officers for 1906 will be elected. and other
business transacted. The installation will
take place some time in January, the date
to be decided later.
The Hinsdale tobacco growers have be-
gun to move their 1905 crops w. n. Pike
has been delivering his, which he sold
several weeks ago, at the station this week
and l. X. Bascom sold his Monday and
| delivered 1t Tuesday. Mr.. Bascom sold
| for 12h cents per pound. Those who sold
earlier received better prices.
At the regular meeting of Golden Rule
| lodge, A. +. and A. NJ, last week the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Frank W.
Tilden, worshipful master; Clarence d.
| Fay, senior warden; w. o. j. Martin,
junior warden; Edaibert ]. Temple. sec
rotary; Gardner S. Howe, treasurer. Frank
E. Field was chosen to represent the lodge
at the grand lodge.
The Hinsdale merchants have put in an
| unusually large and varied stock Of
Christmas goods, and have made the show
windows very attractive with the many
pleasing novelties. The holiday trade has
opened up briskly, and the statesmen are
| kept busy waiting upon the early shop
pers, who are picking up the better bar
| gains while the assortment is good.
Rev. w. II. Tricky very kindly spoke
| to the grammar school pupils Thursday
| afternoon. giving a very instructive and
| interesting address on the civil war. The
| subject was timely, as the pupils have
| just finished the study of the war of the
rebellion, and Mr.. Tricky is admirably
| fitted to interest them, having spent four
years in the service, and therefore he
| speaks from personal knowledge.
Sheridan post, No. IA, G. A r., elected
the following officers at the last meeting:
| S. +. Liscom. commander; William A.
| Lynch, senior vice commander; Joseph
Detour, junior vice commander; George
w. Lewis, adjutant; NJ. H. Bardwell,
quartermaster; Louis Wells, surgeon;
| beOi, I16HIy M EtONdIu, cndplalns -. y.
Holton, officer of the day; Charles Owen,
| officer of the guard; L. F. Liscom, sergt-
major Date of installation has not been
| fixed.
At the regular meeting of Naomi chap
| ter, o. E. S., held Monday evening, the
| following named officers were elected:
| Mrs. F. w. Tilden, worthy matron; F. e.
Field, worthy patron; Mrs e. ]. Richards,
associate matron; Mrs. j. Pooler, con-
ductress Mrs. r. NJ. Langworthy, ASSOC
ciate conductress DR.. w. e. Fay, secre-
| tary; Mrs. c. e. Keyou, treasurer. After
the close of the business a surprise sup
per was served, and a season passed
socially
Another deer was brought into the viii
lage Tuesday evening by the authorities.
1t had been shot by hunters near the
| Graney place. A wood chopper heard
the shot, and saw the deer, also two men,
unknown to him, who got themselves out
| of the way with all possible haste. He
| Immediately notified the selectmen, who
found the animal still warm. They
brought it into town, had it dressed, and
1t hangs in the Davis meat market await
ing orders from the commissioners.
The officers elect of Wantastiquet
Grange for the coming year are: Master
e. b. Pike; overseer w. N. Pike; lee
turer Miss Charlotte S. Slate; steward
George Pike; assistant steward, Joseph
II. Watson; chaplain, George p. Slate
secretary, Miss Florence V. Goddard
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