Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-30
HINSDALE, N. H.


Mrs c. L. Staples and son. Charles. are
visiting in Providence, r.
Herman Bond Of Westminster was a
recent guest at c. NJ Cooks
Mrs. George Steeley Of Danville, Ill. is
visiting her father. r. p Minis.
Miss F. V. Goddard spent several DAYS
in Springfield Mass. last week.
Frank Mcdonald is back in his old
place at the Smith livery stable.
Mrs. George Stevens's mother Of Mil
ton Mills came to spend Thanksgiving
with her.
Mrs. Sarah Simpson came last week t.
speAd the winter with her sister Mrs. c.
A. Holland.
Mrs. Davis of Bristol recently spent
several DAYS with her mother, Mrs. Jane
Crowningshield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mccoy and little son
of Chicopee. Mass, visited at Mrs Helen
Jeffords's Sunday.
Miss Eloise H. White came from Mt.
Holyoke college Tuesday to spend Thanks
giving at her home.
C. a. Robertson & Co. recently filled
an order for their paper for the United
States army in Cuba.
Six Hinsdale ladies attended the pre-
sentation OF the cantata Queen Esther"
in Keene Friday evening.
Mrs. II. F. Bond OF Westminster VT
is making a two weeks visit at the home
Of her brother, c. NJ Cook.
F. P. Kinds had the two toes that have
been giving him so much trouble ampu-
tated at the Keene hospital last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sanderson of
Clinton, Mass, spent Thanksgiving with
the formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.
Sanderson.
Mr.. and Mrs d. ]. Roy have moved
| into c. NJ Cooks house, occupying the
lower tenement of the house in which Mr.
Cook lives.
Thanksgiving guests at II. w Taylor's
were Mrs. Taylor's mother and brother
Mrs. Margaret Seaver Of Northampton
and Eugene Seaver.
c. A. Holland. H. C. Holland and son.
Roger, and Herbert Fisher witnessed
Yale's victory over Harvard in the foot
ball game. which was played at New
| Haven Saturday.
Miss Race and Miss Howe. teachers in
the Hinsdale high school, left Wednesday
! afternoon to spend Thanksgiving at their
/ respective homes in New Haven. Conn,
/ and Claremont, this state.
/ The Halle & Frost Manufacturing com
/ pany is putting in a plant for lighting
/ the mill by electricity. A large force Of
men are working to get il in running
| order as quickly as possible.
Forty three Hinsdaleites went to Brat
3 lltDofO THURSDAY evening 10 see NOd1eSka
I as Lady Macbeth" Everyone returned
feeling well paid for the trip. and enthu-
siastic in their praises Of the great ac-
tress.
Mrs. James O'Brien and Miss Mary Tai
bot went Wednesday to Dana, Mass to
partake Of the Thanksgiving cheer with
the formers sister. Mrs. Moses Noette
Mr.. o'Brien will join them later. and re
turn with them.
Miss Mabel Pile attandad the ,,.ady7f,.-
Of Miss Georgia Mabel Briggs and VIII
/ liam Cushman in Bratteboro on Nov 21
| Mrs. Cushman formerly lived on the
Mortified road in this town and is pleas
antly remembered here.
Reserved seats are now on sale at
Manns drug store, for the concert on
| Tuesday evening, Dec. 4. to be given by
Mrs. Calvert, Prof. Short. and Miss Hart.
reader. General admission tickets may
also be secured of canvassers.
All schools except the high school and
the Lebert building primary school closed
priday for a weeks vacation. The high
school closed Wednesday for the re
nlainder OF the week, as did the primary.
which was making up lost time the first
OF the week.
George Bailey was seriously Injured at
the Brightwood paper mill one night last
week. some OF the paper stock falling on
him The most severe injury was to his
and at last reports was unable to stand
on the injured leg.
Joseph Bergeron. a former resident OF
Hinsdale died in Manchester Monday.
from an operation for appendicitis The
body was brought here for burial in st.
JOseph's cemetery Wednesday He is
survived by his mother, who lives in This
village. There are also several brothers
and sisters.
Rev. Mr.. clark Of West Brattleboro
occupied the Congregational pulpit last
Sunday. the pastor, Rev. w F. White
being absent because OF the sickness and
death of his father. As soon as affairs
can be arranged to leave Mr.. White will
return, bringing his mother with him tC
make her home here for the present
Last week Thursday evening SqualIheaG
tribe Of Red Men conferred the degree OF
adoption before Great Junior Sagamor'
James f. Chandler Of Keene. About 80
members of the Brattleboro tribe were
present. A fine turkey supper was served
by Caterer S. Fl. Richards after tbs
work was concluded.
The body OF Mrs. Augusta Smith, wild
= ow of Loring Smith, who died Friday Il
Winchester, was brought here for buria
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were res
idents of Hinsdale many years. but afte
Mr.. Smiths death Mrs. Smith and he
daughter went TO Winchester to live
Mrs. Smith was a woman Of many es
Unable qualities and is kindly and AT
D fectionately remembered by her man!
= friends here. Mrs. Smith is survived b,
one daughter Mrs. Scott Of Winchester
w. p. Spencer, who recently passed hi
seth milestone, has had some unpleasant
experiences lately. One day he starte'
/ out TO reset a stake which had becom
e misplaced on the corner OF his land. a
:. s clock in the evening his son cam
e home, and learning that his father hat
I not returned started in quest of him
o He found him standing near the stalk
; he had placed. The old gentleman ha'
e ! wandered about, but when found wa
singing and appeared resigned to nigh
out Of door. Father and son reaches
y home about II o'clock. Mr.. Spencer ha
; had a fall since then injuring his knee
!, so that he has been confined to the house
Shungopavi the Indian wonder worker
with a trio Of lady musicians, Miss Aiic
Williams violinist Miss Lillian Hayes eel
D list. and Miss Lavinia WhitcOmb pianist
> gave the third entertainment in the pop
uIar course last week Thursday evening
Shungopavie's talk in the opening OF tn
Il characteristics, manners and customs c
l. his people was very interesting. As
s magician he was rather disappointing, al
e though the few tricks he did were we
l. performed. The music was of a hig
order and each performance was hearth
encored The presentation Of Macbeth
:, at the Brattleboro Auditorium on IN
II same evening detracted from the attend
ance. which was not up to the average