Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-26
HINSDALE, N. H.

Mrs. Edward Bergeron has been i'll.
Mrs Ruel p. Minis has been i'll recently
Mrs. c. A. Mason has been III with lunp
fever.
Mrs. Lyman Esterbrook has returned
from Boston.
Grant Barrett Of Fitchburg is reported
i'll with pneumonia.
E. c. Robertson has been in Spring
field, Mass, this week
Miss Reba Torrey of Keene has been
visiting at Il. l. Leach's.
Percy Booth of Brattleboro has been
visiting at his home here.
William Reilly of Brattleboro paid
| Sl1.62 in police court last week
! Mrs. j. Percy Felch and daughter Mes.
Abbott, have been Ill this wevK
Clifford Royce broke one leg last week
while working on a lumber team.
| Half year examinations have been in
order at the high school this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Betterley OF Brat
| tleboro visited Sunday at Mrs. II. A. JEFF
| fordss
Vera Sweet was run over by a team
Monday afternoon, but received no serious
injuries.
The Junior and senior Christian En-
deavor societies held union meeting last
Sunday evening at the Congregational
church.
Major w. II. Trckey was in Boston a
few days last week. He installed the
Grand Army officers at Claremont Thurs
day evening.
The local company which gave "A No
BILE Outcast' last winter will put the
piece on at the Universalist fair at Win
chester next month.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bell entertained
about 30 of their friends at their home on
IA 0NV 80
tenth wedding anniversary.
William C. Fales and Miss Maud Bliss
both Of this town, were married at the
Congregational parsonage last week.
Thursday by Rev w. f. White
1t has been decided by the selectmen
and the library committee to close the
reading room Sunday evening. as there
is a lack of attendance on this night.
The young men Of the CONGREGATIONAL
church will serve a chicken pie supper
at the church Wednesday evening from
so to O'Clock. An entertainment will
follow
Howard Hall. son of Capt. Charles p.
Han, a former principal of the high
school who has been with the Western
Electrical company at Chicago a number
of years. has been transferred to st Louis
and made manager OF the companys
house in that city.
The local teachers met at the Depot
street school building Saturday A. n
Patten spoke on the meaning Of an edu-
cation. Miss Minnie owen gave a nature
talk and Miss Annie White spoke on dis
cipline in schools. 1t was voted to or
ganize under the name OF the Teachers
Association OF Hinsdale.
George Holland, a native of this town
and until recently resident here was
married to Miss Etherline KimbaH of
Rochester at that place on Jan. Il. Mr..
Holland is now located in Lancaster N
H. Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Holland and son.
Roger. and Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Holland
OF this town attended the wedding
The members Of the ladies' aid society
of the Methodist church elected the fol-
lowing officers last week Wednesday:
President, Mrs $. H. Mcdonald: vice
president Mrs. Meor; secretary. Mrs
H. c. Spaulding; treasurer, Mrs. Mary J.
Smith; directors Mrs. Minnie Dickerman
Mrs. J. G. Bridge. Mrs. b. A. Spencer,
Mrs. Elizabeth Marley. Mrs Austin
Dickerman and Mrs. Harriet Savage.
George w. C. Willard died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. l.. l.. Siearns. on
the Brattleboro road Thursday. Jan. IS
at the age OF Is years. Sir. Willard was
born IN Winchester. one Of family OF
L children. OF whom Ms. William /. Cut
ting OF Springfield, Mass Is the only sur
vivor. Mr.. Willard leaves three sons
L. \. Willard. b. C. Willard and p. H.
Willard all Of Winchester and Two
daughters. Mrs. Henry G. Norwood of
Keene and Mrs. l.. l.. Stearns OF this
place. Mr. Willard had been living with
his daughter here a little over SIX
months. The funeral was hold az he
home OF Burton G.. Willard In NmcheS-
ter Monday afternoon and burial was In
Evergreen cemetery. Rev. W. s. Ewan
ofiiciated.
The tiremens annual masquerade ball
last Friday night was a great success. |
Everything went of smoothly. the va
riety of costumes was larger than usual, |
Leitsingers orchestra furnished good mu-
sic and c. ]. Dillon served a fine supper |
The coupling exhibitions by ]. ]. Murphy |
OF Turner'S Falls and r. /. Howe. the To- |
cal man. proved an interesting feature. |
Mr.. Howe had the better of the visitor |
according to general opinion. He had a |
large assortment of fancy coupling feats |
which were pretty to watch and demanded |
much skill. He was very sure and fast. |
Mr. Murphy. who holds the championship |
of the world, evidently was not up to his |
high standard and constantly fumbled in |
his work. Ii is understood. however, that |
the apparatus which he used was prac- |
tically new to him. Those who had |
charge of the ball were: Floor marshall, |
Chief Engineer +. A Buckley; assistant |
floor marshals, c. =. Lynch w. ID. Hol- |
man, +. l.. Latham and c. /. Fletcher; |
aids, Paul Maginniss. George Delphy, c. |
L. Weed, Walter Todd. Edgar Currier, |
j. p. Young, William Doucette and Eu- |
gene Bergeron: reception committee, j. Il. |
McCaughern, Il. c. Currier and ID. c. |
Minis; committee OF arrangements, c. d. |
Fay, w. o. j, Martin, Dono Bergeron, |