Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-10-11


escort to the cemetery. The burial was
in Pine Grove cemetery.
Miss Maud Staples of Keene was at
L. a. Davenport's over Sunday.
Miss Florence Britton has been visit
ing in Gardner. Mass, several weeks.
William Crowley of Hartford, Conn,
is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Dono-
van.
Mrs Harriet Savage went to Bethel.
VT, Saturday for a weeks visit with a
sister
Mrs F. r. Bean was called to Comic
Wednesday by the illness of MIR. Beams
mother.
Miss Mabel Pike has been on the sick
list since her return from a visit in
HarTisville.
Miss Ella Streeter of the state nor
NAL school in Plymouth was at home
over Sunday.
w. F. Robertson left Sunday on a
southern business trip and to visit the
jamestown exposition.
Mrs F.. j. Dexter and daughter Miss
Dexter have returned from three
weeks visit in Erie, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Delphy OF South
Vernon recently spent a few days with
his mother on River street
Mrs, Alfred Harris of Leominster.
Mass, has been renewing old friendships
in Hinsdale "A few days.
G. w Slate and daughter. Miss Lucy
Of Omaha. Neb., recently visited the for
mer's uncle, George =. Slate.
The Universalist ladies scored sue
cess at their supper last week. the af-
fair being very largely patronized.
Mr.. and Mrs +. p. Bailey and Miss
| Madyn Stearns returned to Brockton,
Mass, Sunday, after a weeks visit here.
Jubal. young son of Mr. and Mrs.
o. S. Higgins. who was very i'll the first
Of the week, is reported more comforta-
BILE.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Britton of Adams,
| Mass, were guests of Mr.. Brittons pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Brltton, Sun
| day.
Because of a freight wreck in Hatfield,
Mass, the IL o'clock train from South
Vernon was an hour, late in arriving
| Tuesday.
Guests of Mrs. Hart over Sunday were
her mother, Mrs. o. Dauphinias, her little
sister and her great aunt, Mrs. Samuel
| Larches of Wickham. Canada.
About 100 new books have been bought
| for the public library and will be placed
upon the shelves for distribution as soon
as they can be put in readiness.
James O Brien has been in Boston this
! week, looking up novelties and buying his
! fall and winter stock of clothing for his
clothing and mems furnishings store.
Mrs. Charles Wheaton and little daugh-
ter Vivian, of Leominster, Mass, came
Saturday for a few days visit with Mrs
Wheatons aunt, Mrs. L. L. Stearns.
O. C. Robertson and daughter, Miss
! Marion, went Sunday to Boston for a
| few days visit and to meet Mr.. and Mrs
| q RObRrtSOn on their return from a
| European trip.
G.. S. Howe and II. w. Brownell at
tended the Odd Fellows grand lodge
meeting in Manchester this week. Mrs
]. i. Davenport was present at the Re
bekah meeting.
Frank Jeffords of the New Hampshire
Sentinel staff and James Mccormick en-
joyed a few days outing last week by
way of a hunting excursion, returning
Saturday evening.
The Hinsdale restaurant in the pos
Office building has again changed hands
a Mr. Allen of Brattleboro being the
new proprietor. Mr.. Allen has moved
his family into :he tenement over th'
Davis market.
Mrs. w. S. Kimbail gave her LITTLE
son, Walter Stebbins, a party one after
noon last week the occasion being thu
little fellows second birthday anniver
sary. Dainty refreshments were served
and the little tots had a merry afternoon
Much improvement has been made II
! the appearance Of our streets by tn
removal of dead trees and dead and un
slightly limbs from others, movemen
greatly appreciated by all who are in
terested in having more beautiful Hins
dale.
The reunion of the Stearns family oc
Cured Oct. at the homes of Miss M. A
Stearns and j. A. Stearns and Mrs. e.
Gale on BrattleborO street. The childre
of the late Emory and Olive Stearns O
West Brattleboro were present, also a
, aunt, Mrs. A. ]. Fay
The Hinsdale w. C. T. U. held its an
nual meeting Tuesday afternoon wit
Mrs. Locke and these officers wer
elected for the ensuing year: President
l Mrs. f.. M. Bean; vice presidents, Mr.:
Mary Day, Miss Lizzie Sargent and MI
Mary Langille; secretary, Miss Res
! Metcalf treasurer, Miss Lizzie Sargent.
Y miss Petticoats" made it's first ar
, pearance as a play at the Boston theatr
before large and delighted audience an
= was pronounced by press and public on
of the best plays of the season. Thi
great attraction, with the same cast {
characters that opened the piece in Bo:
ton, carrying all scenery and effects fc
its proper production, will be the a.
traction at the opera house Monda
evening, Nov. 4. A special train will
a run as far as Winchester after the pla!
. Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Booth, who hay
: moved into the Universalist parsonag
: were genuinely surprised Wednesda
Z evening when fully SO of their neighbol
!. and friends invaded their new home
{ remind them that they had been marie
l. 26 years and help them celebrate the o,
9 casion. The party met at the Universe
= list church and went to the house in
!" body. Mrs. Booth answered the doorbel
thinking some neighbor had called. A
5 though greatly surprised, both she ar
], her husband were equal to the occasio
: and made their visitors welcome. r.
freshments of ice cream and cake we