Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-27
'HENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 81 1907
HINSDALE, N. H.

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! Vt. -
John Fisher returned to Harvard col
lego this week.
Paul II. Mann has been visiting in
! Vermont this week
Joseph Bell and family visited in West
! port Saturday and Sunday.
! Rev. Father Patrick CahiT has been
| on the sick list several days.
Roy ID. Taylor is spending the week
! in Boston and other Massachusetts ci
I ties
Miss Susie Hanrahan Of West swanzey
visited in town from Friday until Mon
day.
George e. Robertson has been in Bos-
| ION rev days, visiting his sister, Mrs
Gould. u.s.
Miss Mary Talbot is making an ex-
tended stay with her cousin, Mrs. James
o Brien.
Mahlon Knapp, whose Headquarters
are in Springfield, Mass, visited at his
home here Tuesday.
Miss Mary King has returned from
New YORK, where she was employed
during the summer.
Another case of diphlneria is reported.
U"iiu IN the Salter family living over
the McField drug store.
Titus Hancock of New York citv nae
been visiting his parents, MIR. and Mrs.
James Hancock, a few days
w. q. Booth is moving his family from
the Cady house on Prospect street to
the Universalist parsonage.
mrs. George Wllkins's sister, who was
with her several weeks, has returned TO
her home in Wallngford, Vt.
Mr. Bosford has moved his family here
from keene. They are living on the
street known as Lovers lane.
l.
OF Stockton Springs, Me, are visiting MIR
Rouillard's parents at Mountainside.
Miss Christina Robertson returned this
week to Springfield, Mass to resume
her studies at the MacDufiie scnooL
Charles owen and daughter, Miss Min
ME owen, who visited the soldiers home
IN Tilton several weeks. have returned
home.
Mrs. Ellen Denison and daughter, Miss
Lena Denison, of Springfield, Mass, have
been the guests of Hinsdale relatives a
few days.
Mrs. Samuel Hall and child OF Nillers
rams, Mass, spent a few days recently
with Hinsdale relatives. They returnel
home Sunday.
Mrs. d. L. Fisher, Mrs. F. w. Tilden
and Miss Charlotte 5. Slate went Tuesday
to attend the state Universalist conven-
ton in Nashua.
All roads led to the Valley Fair at
Brattleboro this week and as in former
years there was a general exodus from
Hinsdale, with the fair as the objective
point.
Miss Elizabeth Bellevile who Is teach
ing in Rochester, is at home this week.
the schools being closed because of the
Rochester fair. Miss Adelia Belleville is
also at home.
The Universalist society has called
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succeed Rev. w. II. Trickey, who resigned
his pastorate to fake charge OF the SOL
Ciers' home in hilton.
Mrs. Kempton who lived in Hinsdale
with her husband several years ago, leav-
ing here soon after Mr.. Kempton's DEATH
has returned, purposing to make her
home here for a while.
Mrs Norman Knapp attended today
the wedding al Greenfield. Mass, Of Ed
ward Rand of Cavendish. Vt. and Miss
Bessie Dickerman Of Greenfield. The
bride is niece Of Mrs. Knapp.
Mrs. A. y. Bailey. Mrs c. E Savage.
Mrs. NJ. S Leach and Mrs. r. e. Met
calf have been chosen with the pastor to
represent the Congregational church at
the county conference in Gilsum oct 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Stearns and son
Of Somerville, Mass, came Saturday to
visit Mrs Stearns's father. Hon. L. +.
Liscom. Mr.. Stearns returned to his
home the first Of the week. Mrs. Stearns
and son remaining for more extended
visit.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional church will take place at the
church Vestry Monday evening Oct Z
lhis meeting in the past has been held
the first week in January but for good
and sufficient reasons it was Thought
advisable to change the time to the first
Monday in october.
Reuben in New York" drew rather
small audience TO the opera house Thurs
day evening, but enough to a little more
than clear the management. The two
leading characters Reuben and Pansy
We're good; all the others We're only me-
diocre. on the whole it was not up to
the average as an entertainment.
The body of George NJ Phetteplace of
Vernon. who was drowned in the Con-
nectcut river near the ferry crossing
Friday morning, was brought to ]. NJ
Lambs undertaking rooms Friday evening
and prepared for burial. Just how the
accident happened will never be known,
but ii is supposed that Phettepace fell
from the boat while crossing the river
and was unable to save himself The ac-
cident occurred while Everett Stockwell, |
the ferryman, was gone to his break
fast. The Hinsdale authorities were no.
tilted and after viewing the body de-
cided that ii was a case OF accidental
drowning and gave Mr.. Phetteplace, a
brother of the dead man. permission to
remove the body but by some misun-
Outstanding as to the correct proceeding
In such a case the Vernon authorities re-
fused to do anything Late in the after
noon DR.. Foss was sent by the Hinsdale
selectmen to investigate and agreeing
with them that il vas a case of accidental
drowning the body was brought to the
village and cared for and delivered to I'm
dertaker Lamb in Vernon Sunday morn
ing Mr.. Phetteplace was 40 years of
age and unmarried. He was a lifelong
resident of Vernon.