Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-03-31
HINSDALE, N. H.

II. l., this week.
Walter Hidreth was in Springfield,
Mass, over Sunday.
Mrs NJ A. Spooner is at Mr.. Tenney's
in Brattleboro this week.
A herd Of 10 deer have been seen near
the village within a few days.
Miss Bridget Raleigh is in Springfield,
Mass, with a sister, who is i'll.
Mrs. Shattuck of Westminster West is
at work for Mrs. e. c. Robertson
Mrs. II. c. Holland visited her sister
in East Weymouth, Mass, last week.
William Purcell has gone to Brattle-
boro, where he has work in a foundry.
Leon Cutler has gone to South Deer
field, Mass, to work in a meat market.
Stephen Packard Is visiting relatives
in Hartford and South Manchester Conn.,
Herbert Hastings has been drawn as
grand juror and w. G. Booth as petit
Juror.
Lucius Doolittle. who lives on the
Mortified road, Is Ill with a rheumatic
trouble.
Miss Flora Dickinson Of Charlemont,
Mass, is visiting her mother at Mrs.
Amidon's.
Samuel o'Neil is spending a few weeks
at the home of his brother in North
Hartland, VT.
G. +. Robertson has returned from a
few days visit with his sister in Cam
bridge, Mass.
Walter Major expects very soon to
move his family to the Fales farm on
the Brattleboro road.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Moody OF Lowell,
Mass, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. f.
w. Tilden. on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. +. Bailey of Brockton,
Mass came home today, to spend a
weeks vacation with their parents
Twenty-Five Hinsdaleites enjoyed the
presentation of David Harum by local
talent at Winchester last Friday evening.
The annual meeting OF the Congrega-
| tional society will be held at the church
vestry Monday evening. April 3, at 1.30
o'clock
Miss Hannah Higginson was i'll last
week, and the school in the Plain district,
OF which she is teacher, was closed in
| consequence.
Miss Edith Hall. who has been with
Pawtucket II. l., several months. has re-
| turned home.
Miss Alma Gibson has given up her
| tenement on Mortified street and has
! taken a room at DR.. Whitmore's. in whose
! family she will board.
Clarence Z. Booth will complete his
engagement with the Decentralization
| repertoire company NJ NoIlH AudulSt
| Mass, tomorrow night
Mrs. w. f. White and son. Emmons,
and little daughter, Helen. went Wednes-
day to Ware. Mass, to visit the formers
mother They viii return Monday.
In addition to appointments by the
selectmen noted ]. II. Wetherbee. Robert
McCaughern and DR.. Albra Whitmore
have been named as board Of health.
S. II. Richards, proprietor of the Hins-
dale bakery, will soon move his family
from the Dawson house on High street
| to Miss Raleigh's house on River street.
A. L. Sargent expects to go soon TO
Dover. where he has a. job OF painting.
| He will be succeeded by l.. E. Booth at
the Granite State moving machine shop.
Rev and Mrs. W. F. White. George
| A. Robertson and daughter Miss Robert
son, expect to leave for few days sight
seeing in Washington. d. c., next We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. Cove. who
have been in Georgetown, 5. c, arrived
in Hinsdale last week Thursday. They
are at the home OF Mrs. Gove's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs o. $. Higgins
Miss Mildred Cramer entertained a
number of her friends Monday evening
the occasion being her 18th birthday ami
versary. The young people spent happy
evening with games, refreshments etc.
The Congregational ladies served hot
maple sugar supper at the social rooms
OF the church Wednesday evening. which
was largely patronized. very enjoyable
musical and literary program was giver
I'm the evening.
A rapid rise of the Ashuelot river and
the water of the Connecticut which had
set back flooding the meadows, attracted
considerable attention Monday and Tues
day, but on Thursday morning the
meadows were nearly clear.
Rev. Henry A. Barber OF the Andovei
theological seminary, will preach in th'
Congregational church Sunday, April 8
Mr. Barber is a brother of f. w. Bar
Der, principal of the Hinsdale grammar
school. He is assistant pastor Of the Con
gregational church in Maiden, Mass.
The honors of the graduating class o
the high school have been divided as fol
lows: Raymond Johnson. president of tn
day; Miss Ruth Hall, class history; Mis-
Eloise II. White, class poem; Miss Ellei
Redding, class will and prophecy; Mis-
Mabel Pike, class orator.
An old house which was owned by Or
Streeter was destroyed by fire last weel
Thursday. 1t was situated on the oil
road to winchester, and was occupied b.
Jesse Givan, n wood-chopper, who cookies
his breakfast, and left for his work abou
8 o'clock Fire was discovered about tw
hours later.
Mrs. c. A. Reed was pleasantly sur
prised on Monday evening by is of he
} friends, who had learned that 1t was he
43d birthday anniversary. A lunch wa
served and the time passed swiftly 4
social Intercourse. Mrs. Reeds guest
presented her with a handsome creaT
ladle and salt and pepper shakers.
Miss Ethel and Master Everett Rec
were given a surprise party last wee
. Thursday evening at their home on Brat
tleboro street by the members of the Jun
Tor Epworth league. A pleasant evenin
! was passed with games. Refreshment
were served and Miss Ethel and Maste
| Everett We're presented with league pin
as reminders of the occasion.
. Two petitions have been in circulatio
in town, one asking the license commits
r sioners to again grant a saloon license
F. c.. Gale & Co., to be used o
, the island, and another asking that tn
? license be not granted. Both met wit
ready signers; also those who refused
sign 1t is safe to say that II the wome
of the town were asked to place thei
names on petition the no-license pc
tition would have a long list.
) The following appointments have bee
made by the selectmen: Chief of the fir
, department, f. A. Buckley; first assistant
c. p. Lynch; second assistant, w. d. Hol
, man; third assistant, F. l.. Latham; fourt
assistant, c. A. Fletcher; town treasurer
c. T.. Keyou; policemen, F. p. Kinds an
7 | II w Goddard. constable Kinds