Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-03


gun housekeeping in the house they re-
Gently bought on River street.
f. w. Robertson and family were in
| Boston from Friday until Tuesday
Harold Martin accompanied them.
Master Norman Scott pleasantly en-
tertained his young friends by giving a
| Halloween party Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Pike of Burke.
N Y, are making a weeks visit with the
formers brothers. W. II. and E. B. Pike.
The Universalist Sunday school will
celebrate All Souls day next Sunday, with
special exercises appropriate to the oc-
casion.
Miss Maudene Richards returned last
week from a four weeks visit at her
former home in Royalton, VT, and other
places.
Mrs. George NJ. Oaks OF Randolph, VT,
has been visiting Mrs. Esther Dickinson,
and calling on other friends in town for a
few days.
f. b. Thayer has moved his family from
Keene to one of the Dawson tenements
on High street. He ia employed in the
Eagle foundry.
Miss Beatrice Currier visited her sister.
Miss Alice Currier. who is employed at
the Kurn Hattin home at Westminster
Vt. over Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. wilkins, pastor OF the Metho-
dist church. has returned from Boston.
| WneTe ne received treatment OF one OF
his eyes several weeks
Mrs. Jones of Hoyoke who was visit
ing Mrs. c. w. Stafford and other friends
in town. was called home Tuesday by
the sudden death Of a friend.
Mrs. r. T. Jordan and three children
visited in Keene from Friday until Mon
day Mr.. Jordan Joined them Saturday
evening, and returned with them.
Mrs Della Estey returned last week.
! ] ha xrfn han q, T1tuef =
over two years. She is with her sister,
: Mrs. r. p. Minis on High street.
Don't forget the supper and entertain
ment at the Congregational church next
Wednesday evening, the proceeds to go
towards the support OF the church choir.
G. A. Robertson has greatly improved
the appearance of his premises on Canal
street by having the fence removed and
surrounding the grounds with a stone
: curbing.
Rev. w. F. White and little daughter,
: Helen, went to South Hadley. Mass.
wednesday to visit his daughter Miss
8 Eloise White, who is student at Mt
: Holyoke college.
An invoice Of about 60 volumes has been
received at the public library. They will
be placed upon the shelves when properly
catalogued The books cover the usual
range of subjects.
John Currier. until recently connected
with the management of the Halle &c
| Frost company, now has n position as
superintendent of the Stevens mill in
Franklin Falls. this state
: Misses Elizabeth Belleville and Ella
} Streeter, school teachers at North Hins-
dale, will not come home nights during
the coolest weather, but will board at Mr..
u Whites and Mr.. Gills. respectively.
The Congregational Sunday school elect
ed the following delegates to the Sunday
school convention to be held in Keene
Nov. 8: Mrs A. F. Fisher, Miss Emma
q Wellman, Miss Nellie May Lyman, Miss
Maude Richards.
The fire alarm was sounded at about
: 1l.S0 o'clock Thursday for a blaze in the
g east end OF the Amidon wooden mill. The
fire department was quickly on the
e ground and had the fire extinguished with
e out great damage
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Minis went to
" Keene Saturday to attend the funeral OF
: Mr.. Nimss uncle, Deacon Harvey
F. Philips. They also visited their son,
IT Myron Minis, and family and returned
g home Sunday afternoon.
y Among those from out OF town who
II attended the funeral OF Nelson Barrett
Thursday were Mrs. w. G. Harvey OF
&c Keene. Mr.. and Mrs. F. b. Holman OF
}. Spofford, Mrs. G. F. Wilder and son
% Robert, and Mrs. Green OF Millers Falls
l. The Knitting club entertained the gen.
/ tlemen at Mrs. w. Z. Fays Friday even
ing. Progressive dominoes and cards were
, the games OF the hour. A supper con-
m sisting of welsh rarebit. shrimp wiggle
2 cookies, ice cream, coffee and fruit was
J. served.
=. Mrs. r. f. Metcalf, who underwent ar
10 operation at the Baker hospital fol
women, at Brookline, Mass, Oct. II, 1!
- making a rapid recovery. A letter writ
re ten by her to her family expressed botl
her own and her nurses satisfaction with
her condition.
II r. E. Metcalf. rural mail carrier, IL
= out with a new United States mail wagon
which he bought of Sears & Roebuck o
=. Chicago, which is not only neat in ap
~ pearance but is we'll fitted to serve IL
- purpose. With the horse Mr.. Metcal
NJ bought in Boston Ire feels sure that he ha
"a as handsome a rig for the purpose a
q any rural agent
w The Hlnsdale Brass band will give
minstrel show at the opera house Thurs
day evening, Nov. 9. There will be 3
voices in the opening chorus, and tn
&c songs and specialties by the well know
e. local artists will be varied and up to date
Much faithful work has been put int
- the preparation, and a hrst-class enter
tainment is promised.
The Ashuelot Paper company's mil
- which was destroyed some time in tn
nj spring by fire, a week after its compile
a. ton, has been fully rebuilt and put 1
|
Die over the machine Oct %. The mill
along the line of the former structur
with few exceptions The most impoI
tant change was the building of the waite
cd tower in a central portion Of the struc
'se ture rather than on one corner The lare
'et penstock is also completed so that tn
III mill was able to start on water-powe
of There is excellent water-power tn
greater part Of the year, as the compan
has full right to use as much OF the Ashut
~ lot river as is wanted and there is a IA
re- of number Of feet into the wheelpit.
lse Nelson Barrett who was 81 years o.
ne the 5th OF last April, died Wednesda
"a Oct. 25, at his home on Tower HILL fro
M the general weakness incident to old ag
He was the fifth OF IA children, all
whom are now dead. His lifelong VOC
tion was that of a farmer, with the e,
ed ception OF about a year, when he was en-
le, ployed on a Connecticut river tug boa
go He married in 1859 Mrs. Mary Holms
ut. and two children were born to them. tt
81, wife and son are dead but the daught
is Mrs. Edgar Bartlett OF Redlands, Cal
He leaves also a step-son, F. b. Holml
Of Spofford, and a step-daughter, MI
an Fred Wilder of Nillers Falls Mr. Barre