Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22

father, George A. Robertson. Mr. Gould
will return to Boston next Monday Mrs.
Gould will remain until oct. LIST, when
her father will return with her for a short
stay in Boston.
Mrs. M. B. Wilder of North Hinsdale
has been suffering from an attack of APP
pendicitis since Thursday night, and has
been under the care of a trained nurse
from Keene. At last reports she was
more comfortable. Mrs. II. N. Wilder,
Mr.. Wilders mother, is with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Mcdonald and two
sons, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Mcdonald and
child, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Mcdonald Of
this town and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nc
Donald of Brattleboro returned last week,
| after attending in Brandon, VT, the 50th
| wedding anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Mcdonald, parents Of the Messrs.
| Mcdonald.
The attraction at the opera house on
wednesday evening, Sept. "a, will be
Tom Waters and his jolly company Of 20
| people, in the rolicking musical mixture
entitled, "Neighborly Neighbors." Co.'S
tunes and scenery fitted to the production
are carried by the company. Seats will
| go on sale at AIann's pharmacy Saturday
evening, Sept. 20, at o'clock.
A good-slzed audience witnessed the
| presentation of THE Real Widow Brown"
| at the opera house Thursday evening
| and although neither elevating or in
| structive, it afforded an evening Of good
clean fun. The specialties were good,
| and the performers were artists in their
| way. Handsome costumes added not a
| little to the attractiveness of the enter
| tainment.
| The Universalist state convention will
| meet at Claremont next Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday. The following
delegates have been appointed from the
| local church, Mrs. d. L. Fisher and
/ dan
school, Mrs. c. s. Fay and Mrs. F. s..
Leonard. Miss Charlotte s. Slate is a
| Cheshire county delegate to the same
| convention.
Rally day will be observed by the Con-
| gregational Sunday school next Sunday.
All members Of the home department will
| receive special invitations to be present.
| Part OF the hour will be devoted to the
| review lesson. and the remainder to a
| short program by the children. 1t is
hoped and expected that every member
Of the school will be present If possible,
and that each will make an effort to bring
someone who is not connected with any
other school.
F. d. Jacobs OF Northampton, Mass,
son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Tyrell Crown
inshield Of this town, has recently sold for
$780, 900 a half ownership Of a patent on
a protected metal roofing which he per-
fected after several years experimenting.
| The roofing is of steel, with asbestos on
either side. Special features are that II
is of very light weight and is both fire
and water proof. II is also used ex-
tensively for drop curtains for theatres,
having an excellent surface which receives
paint readily The new company will
locate in Canton, Mass, and later in
Chicago and Canada, with the main office
in Springfield, Mass.
The Boston Globe contained recently
the following concerning a Springfield
man who is closely identified with the
business life OF Hinsdale and is a fire.
| quent visitor here: President George c.
| Fisk OF the Wason manufacturing COM
| pany comes out ahead Of the man lately
| chronjcled in the Globe as having COM
pleted half a century Of continuous SER
vice with one firm in New York. One
not knowing the fact would hardly i'm
agine 1t, but Mr. Fisk has been with the
great concern SO years and "a years az
president. He has seen Springfield
northern suburb of Brightwood laid Out
and developed into a busy and prosperous
section OF the city, and had a leading
hand in all its progress. He has also
| seen Springfield take on city ways anC
| advance to her distinction as the metrop'
| oils of Western Massachusetts,, with 6
| population approaching the $4,000 mark
| and all this in his active business career
| Still Mr. Fisk Is at the head of the WasoI
company, and still II sends all over thu
world the cars which make Springfield
people proud when they encounter then
in their travels near and remote. Bes
, OF all, Mr. Fisk is good for years upoi
years as the man behind the Wasol
company.