Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-28

| The public SCHOOLS closed tTloay lot
| two weeks vacation.
Miss Bertha Lewis is home from Bos-
| ton for a weeks vacation.
Charles LAWS is seriously i'll at his
| home on Mortified street.
Little Nella Clark is very i'll at F.
Davis's on Brattleboro street
Miss F.. v. Goddard was in SPRING
field, Mass, a part of last week.
Uriel Streeter and his brother, who has
been caring for him, are both Ill.
Miss Annie Watson is spending the
holidays at her home in Westport.
Several families enjoyed Christmas eve
and a well-laden tree at Joseph Abbotts.
Miss Harriet B. Knapp is visiting in
Moretown, Middlebury and Montpelier,
VT.
Chester Drury has moved from North
| Hinsdale to c. c. Hoton's house on Canal
| street
The Hinsjale brass band is preparing
for a minstrel show to be given Easter
Monday.
Miss Eloise White is at home here
from Mt Holyoke college for the holiday
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Davis attended the
funeral of a sister-in-law in Brattleboro
Wednesday,
There was a pleasant and well attended
waltzing party at the town hall Wednes-
day evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Fiheld OF Bellows Falls
were Christmas guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. II. Russell.
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Gould Of Bos-
ton are visiting at Mrs. Goulds fathers,
G. A. Robertson's.
few friends enjoyed a Christmas tree
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. d. E. Per-
son Tuesday evening.
George c. Howe OF Chester. VT, and his
daughter. Miss Abbie, spent Christmas
with Hinsdale relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Day delightfully."-
entertained party OF neighbors and
friends on Christmas day.
II. F. Horton. who is with his son in
Providence, r. l.. has been suffering from
a. very severe attack OF lumbago.
Mrs. ]. C. Bridge left Saturday for a
; few days visit with her daughters IN
, Springfield, Mass, and Hartford, Conn.
Ralph c. Royce and Miss Mary E. Rob-
bins were married by Rev. w. II. Trickey
) at the Universalist parsonage Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Carey of Brook
Ign are here to- spend the holidays with
: Mrs Careys parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. s.
Howe.
; Solomon Norberry and Miss Esther
|. Johnson were married Saturday at the
Universalist parsonage by Rev. w. H.
|; Trickey.
, Mr. and Mrs H. w. Taylor and son.
: | Prentiss and Doris Seaver spent Christ
mas with Mrs. Taylor's brother in Gard
ner. Mass.
Paul and Beth Butterheld of Whining
ton, e, and Henry w. Routenberg Of
Keene were guests Of w. H. Mead a part
n of this week.
George Stewart is nursing a very sore
= finger, which was bruised while he was
working on a lathe at the moving ma
o chine shop Wednesday.
Edward Stebbins entertained on Christ
( mas day Mr.. ami Mrs. s. o. Davenport of
this town and Mr. and Mrs. Horton d.
}. Walker of Brattleboro.
The ladies' OF ST. Josephs parish served
& a fine supper in the basement OF the
:. church Thursday evening. The supper
e was followed by concert.
e James O'Brien, the local clothing dealer
gave every child who called at his store
Monday a bag of Christmas candy. Be-
tween 800 and 400 bags were distributed
There was pleasant family gathering
a and Christmas tree at the home Of MT
IL and Mrs. Henry Higginson Monday even
ing, followed by Christmas dinner Tues
u day
d Charles Cone, Miss Cecilia Cone anC
Is William Langlier OF Nashua have beer
re guests at Edward Belleville's this week
W. e. Belleville is also home from Dur
"a ham.
fire alarm was sounded about So
ia o'clock Friday evening for blaze at thu
o. home of Edward Bishop, on Canal street
u The trouble arose from an oil stove
which was thrown out OF door befor
IN much damage was done and before tn
3. arrival Of the fire department.
r. Miss May r. Lane of Waltham, Mass
is spending a two weeks vacation wit
Oh Mrs. Addie e. Dix. Miss Lane. who wa
~ formerly principal OF the Hinsdale gram
III t. NYDlNl aau
. Mrs. Dix also entertained on Christina
oI day DR.. and Mrs. Brown Of Winchester.
,,s The annual Christmas gathering Of tn
~ four Robertson brothers, with their fam
~ lilies, took place Monday evening at o.
70 Robertson's at the old homestead on Cana
or | street. Christmas tree was well loaded
and many pleasant surprises from tn
=. interchange OF gifts, beautiful and usefu
~ resulted from its unlading.
G. The jardiniere and Teddy bear wer
a drawn at Manns drug store Tuesda
re. evening by Milan Smith and Willie Johr
Is; son, respectively. Coupons were give
,r; for purchases OF Christmas goods. an
ne Milan Smith held the lucky number, 122
for the jardiniere and Willie johnson
.Id 2062, which drew the Teddy bear.
ay Mr.. and Mrs. James OBrien entertaiAe
ed Christmas day a party consisting OF M
ST and Mrs. William O'Brien and Miss
IRE Nellie and Johanna O'Brien of this vi
"a lage, Mr. and Mrs. William O'Brien ar
a two children and Miss Margaret OConn'
en-, of Hyde Park. Mass, Mrs. Moses Nolet
ay and daughter, Miss Nolette, Of Nor
he Dana, Mass.
ny Among the holiday visitors In town n
'as elsewhere mentioned are Mrs. Cramer al
pS grandson, Lester, Of Claremont at Mr.
Elizabeth Cramer's; Miss Lizzie Purcell
South Deerfeld at Maurice PurcelPs; Al
tonic Chayonelle is home from St Hy'
cinth, Canada; Miss Maize Powers fro
mt University OF Vermont, Burlington; Mi
Christina Robertson from the MacDuf
lg- school, Springfield. Mass; Misses Ell
ew Streeter and Elizabeth Belleville fro
Plymouth normal school; Lillian Mye
)rk from the Fitchburg normal school, Amoi
a those who went out Of town Tuesdi
were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith and Mi
nv Nellie Smith to Clinton, Mass; Miss ALI
~ Jeffords to Chicopee Falls, Mass. al
Miss Annie Mack to South Vernon.
are A wave OF sympathy swept over the e
are tire community Thursday, Dec. 20, VIII
in II became known that Edna Claire,
airy only daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
ur- Weeks. who had been Ill a little mo
lit than two weeks had passed away at
OF o'clock that morning. From the FIRST 5
Ter. had been alarmlngly i'll and everythi