Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
Miss Lena Higginson is i'll.

Mass, visited in town Sunday
Miss Lillian Mead Is spending the week
in Mortified
Miss Christina Adams of Holyoke is
visiting at the Adams homestead
Mrs. j. G. Snow and daughter, Alta,
are visiting in Boston and Dover Mass
Miss Minnie Forbush of Ludlow VT. is
visiting Hlnsdale friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Gould are spending
a few days at Spofford lake.
Miss Sadie OBrien of Boston is a
guest at Mrs. Belinda Moores.
Mrs. S. X. Sabin Is visiting her son in
Bellows Falls.
Mrs. Joseph Bell, who was taken sud-
denly i'll Saturday evening, is improving,
Mrs. j. o. Bergeron is entertaining her
sister, Mrs. Marcia Hartnett of Green
| field
Mrs NJ. D. White and little daughter
went Friday to Springfield to visit rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Taylor left Tues
day for two weeks outing at York
| Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Potter Of Bethel. VT.
were guests at Henry Spauldng's over
Sunday.
Mrs. Lydia Newton entertained a
| cousin from Westmoreland the first of
the week.
Mrs. r. D. Taylor returned last week
from a lew weeks stay in the White
Mountains.
The Turner'S Falls team will cross bats
with the locals at Riverside park Satur-
day, Aug. 8.
Carl Sargent of Springfield, VT, has
been visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
A. G. Sargent.
Miss Bonibel Barrett of Springfield is
visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs
c. ]. Hubbard.
Mrs Stilman Crowningshield of Can
ION, Mass, is visiting two weeks among
Hinsdale relatives.
The knitting club held an all day pic
nc In Hanrahan's grove Wednesday with
few invited guests.
Miss Edith and Miss Emma Lamb of
Orange. Mass, are visiting at their
uncle's, ]. NJ Lambs.
Mrs. E. G. Carey and children of New
YORK city are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. S. Howe.
A mild case of diphtheria Is reported ar
EDWARD Abbott's, where a young daugh-
Ter Is suffering from the disease
Mrs. Nat Butler returned Friday to her
nome IN Boston, after staying a few
weeks at her fathers G.. A. Robertson's.
Mrs. Wilder and little daughter went
saturday to Hinsdale, Mass. for a visit.
Her two sons went the same day to Har-
risville.
Mrs. G. w. Cate and Mrs. C. A. Hol-
iand went last week to Fall River, Mass.
to visit relatives. Mrs. Holland returned
Monday.
Mrs. E. L. Robinson and children Joined
her husband last week in. Lebanon.
Conn, for few weeks visit among his
relatives.
DR.. H. L. Brown. Dr. o. L. Smith and
W. b. Stacey attended a trap shoot in
keene Wednesday, July &c, when DR..
Smith did some fine work
William E. Watson of the Leach wagon
factory force is taking a two weeks va
cation, a part of which he is spending
with his parents in Winchester.
Mrs. James O'Brien and daughter. Eli
leen, returned Saturday from a six weeks
stay at their cottage at Laurel Park and
with her sister in North Dana Mass
Miss Albina Varville, who recently I'M
derwent an operation for appendicitis at
the Montague hospital, returned home
last week. She is making good recov-
cry.
Mrs. Matthews has finished work at A.
c. Hooker's and has returned to her
nome In Fitchburg. She will be succeed
ed at Mr.. Hooker's by Miss Florence
ONeal
MIR. and Mrs. B. F. Adams of Washing
ton, ID. c., are having vacation at the
formers old home, the Adams home
stead. Oliver Adams of Hoyoke also has
been there this week
Miss Mabel Pike and her cousins from
Los Angeles, Miss Ora Hooker and Miss
Eta Hooker, spent few days In Bos-
ton last week, stopping in Keene to visit
while on their way home
Mr.. and Mrq H
Saturday from months stay in the
Catskills. The trip was made by auto
mobile with friends from Brockton, Mass
The return trip included a visit to New
York, New Haven and other places.
A. c. Hooker, who has been i'll, I'M
derwent slight operation Monday after
noon, DR.. Anderson and Dr. Brown per-
forming the operation. Mr.. Hooker's
condition is improving daily, and it is
expected that he will soon be in his usual
health.
Miss Ruth Langille, the 12-year- old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs c. II. H. Lam
gille, went last week, alone, to Boston,
where she was met at the station by her
aunt. Thursday she was operated on for
the removal of her tonsils. Miss Ruth
viii spend several weeks with her aunt
before returning.
Mrs. b. A. Oppenheimer of Springfield
came Saturday to visit several weeks
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.
Bridge, where two of her sons, Edmund
and Harold, have been the past month
Her three other sons, Carl, Richard and
Arthur, are at Y. NJ. C. A. camp In
Norwich Mr. Oppenheimer viii make
occasional trips to Hinsdale during the
summer
The officials of the Boston & Maine
railroad continue taking up the options
ON land which lies in the proposed route
of the new road and with only two or
three exceptions have been able to make
satisfactory terms with the owners and
these, failing any other agreement will
be taken by condemnation. Estimates
place the amount paid the Hinsdale
landowner for the right of way above the
$4,000 mark.
There will be no Sunday morning SER
vice in the Congrega tional church the
next four Sundays, as the pastor, Rev. A
l.. Hill. Is taking his vacation. The
Christian Endeavor society will conduct
the Sunday evening services. The Sun
day school will be omitted during the va
cation. but the Friday evening services
will be continued. Rev. Mr.. Hill and
family expect to go to Maine next Mon
day, to spend the interval of rest with
relatives.
The local baseball team, which has