Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Robertson were in
Springfield Tuesday
Prentiss Taylor is home from Tufts COL
lege to spend the vacation.
The Hinsdale schools will close today
for vacato.. Of one week.
Miss Margie and Miss Annie White
were in Greenfield Saturday.
Frank Stearns has been confined to the
| house by illness several days.
The little son Of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
| Watson has been i'll few days.
S A. Esten of Leominster, Mass. was
| in town Tuesday and Wednesday.
Christmas exercises will be held in the
Methodist church Saturday evening.
Rev A Nj Bradley went to Brewster,
Mass, Monday, returning Wednesday.
f. w. Robertson and daughter, Miss Eva
| c. Robertson, were in Philadelphia this
| week.
Mrs Frank Detour of Lynn, Mass, is
| visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs George
| Britton.
The annual meeting of Unity lodge of
odd Fellows will be held next Monday
| evening.
John Small Of Sangerville, Maine, was
a caller at the Universalist parsonage
| Tuesday.
John Roberts, as has been his custom
| in recent years. has gone to Boston TO
spend the winter
Mrs Ella V. Upham was in Keenc Fri
day to attend the funeral Of her aunt,
| Mrs. Fanny Clark.
Mrs. Henry Tacey's illness has been
! diagnosed as appendicitis, and an opera
! ton has been recommended.
! George p. Slate and W. y. Pike have
| been In Concord this week attending the
| meeting Of the state Grange.
Miss Maize Powers, who is teaching
school i'm Montpelier, Vt, is spending the
holiday vacation at her home here.
Mrs. Cate of FAN River who has been
visiting her uncle, f. j. Richards several
| weeks is caring for Mrs H. y Wider.
Mrs +. T. Field. Miss Jennie Field.
/ Miss Hazel Roberts and Miss Florence
| Field were in Springfield a part Of last
week.
Mrs. r. W. Day of Springfield, Mass
was in town Tuesday. called here by the
illness Of her aunt. Mrs. Harriet n
| Wilder
Miss Minnie Forbush, who has been
employed by Mrs Martin in her rl,ilncry
rooms, has returned to her home in
Ludlow. VT.
The local stores have had a very
"Christmasy' appearance Of late. and the
merchants evidently have been dong
brisk business.
Mrs. Nat Butler. who recently returned
from an extended stay abroad. came
Tuesday for a few weeks visit at the
home of her father, C. a. Robertson.
Harold c. Holland has secured the cele-
brated Heagney Wallace singing orches-
ira of Worcester. Mass, for a concert
and dance in the town hall Thursday
evening, Dec. 20 Concert to 8; dane
ing to l.
Golden Rule lodge, F and a. NJ. elected
these officers at the recent annual meet
| ing: W. NJ, w. o. ]. Martin; $ W. r.
A. Weeks; ]. w. F, W Cotton; sec, E. J.
Temple; treas. G. S. Howe: representa-
| tive to the grand lodge, +. L. Williams.
The merchants of Hinsdale who have
| given cash discount or cash cards for
trade have issued a circular notifying
! the public that on and after Jan. l, 1911,
| the cards will be discontinued All goods
bought for cash until then will be sub
! ject to the usual discount.
on Saturday at p. m, the annual
| supper will be served to the Sunday
school at the vestry of the Universalst
| church. Following the supper a short
entertainment will be given and the
! fruits of the Christmas tree will be dis
tributed.
Naomi chapter O. E S, elected these
officers at the annual meeting last week:
7 NJ, Mrs Eva Fay; p, J. w. Field; a. NJ,
Miss Mabel Temple; sec. Mrs. Frances
Latham; treas, w. +. Fay; C., Miss
Florence Field; y. c., Miss Ina Doolittle;
representative to the grand chapter, Mrs
May Richards.
The body of Mrs. Margaret Golden
Hanna, 80, wife of Joseph Hanna of
West Swanzey was brought to Hiusdale
| for burial in St Joseph's cemetery
| Tuesday morning Mrs. Hanna was a
daughter of Patrick Golden of this town,
| and was born in Rockville, Conn, but
| much of her earlier life was spent in
/ ~
| five brothers, Christopher Golden of In
| diana, John of Greenfield Thomas of
| this town, Francis of Holyoke and Jo-
seph of Monson, Mass.
Sheridan Woman's Relief corps elected
| these officers Tuesday, to have charge of
/ its affairs the ensuing year: p, Miss
| Georgianna Scott; S. V. p, Mrs. Susan
| Lynch; j. V. p, Mrs Drucilla Wright;
| treasurer, Mrs. Augusta F. Minis; chap
lain, Mrs. Lizzie S. Davenport; c., Mrs.
| l.. Jennie Cutler; G., Mrs Eta A. Place;
| delegates to the state convention, Lizzie
| S. Davenport and Elizabeth Lynch: al
| ternates Addie e. Dix and Lizzie L.
| Bailey. The corps voted to send IS TO
the Soldiers Home IN Tilton to help in
| the Christmas festivities.
The deer season closed last week
| Thursday with a record OF 20 killed In
| town. More deer were seen on ThursnAy
| than on any previous day during the sea
| son, but DR.. Smith was the only success
| full one on that day. Those who were
| successful, not before mentioned in The
| Phoenix, were James Anderson, a buck;
| Guy Harwood. a doe; Perley Harvey, a
| buck; Win Snow, a buck and a doe; Dr.
| o. L. Smith, a doe; Clayton owen and
Roscoe Breton, a buck. John Higgins
shot a buck and Rex Higgins a buck and
| doe during the seasons hunting in
Chesterfield.
An entertainment for the benefit of the
| flower mission fund of the Sunday school
| was held in the vestry Of the Universal
| list church Thursday evening, Dec. Is.
| Notwithstanding the storm a good audi
| ence was present. The following pro-
gram was highly appreciated: Piano
solo, Miss Madelon Temple; quartet, John
| NJ. Lamb, James G. Snow, Rufus NJ
Langworthy and A. NJ Bradley; duet
| tenor and soprano, John NJ Lamb and
Mrs. Fred Halei pantomme in which the
| participants were f. S. Leonard, Miss Ina
| Doolttle, Mrs S. H. Richards Miss
Minerva e. Burroughs, Miss Madelon
| Temple, Miss Minnie Todd, Mrs. F. s.
| Leonard and Mrs. r. NJ. Langworthy;
baritone solo, James G, Snow; violin So
To- Miss Lamoille Langworthy; farce, "A
family jar" with the cast made up of
James G. Snow, Mrs James G. Snow
Rufus NJ. Langworthy and Miss Clara
| Stearns,