Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-26

York city,
Mrs. Hugh Sheridan Of North Adams
is visiting her daughter, Mrs w. F.
| Robertson.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. !. Cantlin of Ran
dolrh, VT, has been spending few
days in town.
son were in Springfield, VT, from Fri
day to Sunday.
Mrs. George Holland and daughter
of Brattleboro visited in town a few
days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank White have re-
| turned home after o week spent in
Wakefield, Mass.
Miss Lillian Stacy of Holyoke has
been visiting Hinsdale relatives and
friends this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bcrgcron OF
IIolyoke were visitors Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Dupee.
John Tyler and family of West New
bury, VT, were recent visitors with
Mr.. and Mrs W. f. Watson.
The heavy rain of Wednesday is sure
to benefit many springs which were be-
coming dangerously close to dry.
F. H. Buckley has returned from his
hunting trip to the Connecticut lakes
in the northern part of the state.
Mrs. Frank Tillinghast and daugh.
ter, Miss Hazel Tillinghast, have gone
to Providence, r. l., for two weeks.
| n. G. Smith and Harold G. Holland
left this week on short trip through
Vermont in quest of carload of pc
tatoes.
G. NJ. Wright lost two horses last
Tuesday of paralysis, caused by poison
ing from smut on green sweet corn
fodder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Jeffords OF
Plymouth, n. H., were guests of his
mother, Mrs. Helen Jcffords, from
Thursday to Monday.
Mrs. William Fitzgerald and son,
Delmar, of Bellows Falls, were visitor:
here Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. T. Powers.
Rev. Raymond A. Fowles of Bolton
Conn, will preach in the Congrega
tional church Sunday. Mr.. Fowle
comes here as a candidate.
masquerade ball will be held by
the junior class of the high school il
the town hall Nov. 9. Lyman's or
chestra will furnish the music.
Mrs. A. w. Mead of Amherst, Mass
has been spending a few days in town
Miss Lillian Mead and Guy NORM O.
springfield, Mass, were here Sunday.
Miss Marion Dickerman was givel
a very pleasant surprise party in he
home on Higgins street by a numbe
of her young friends Friday evening.
Duck hunters found an UNUSUAL,
large number of ducks in the lax
Wednesday, also n fair sized flock o
geese. Not many birds were killed
however.
Miss Monte Purcell of Greenfield anC
Mrs. Casper March of Turner'S Fall
have been spending few days will
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
Purcell.
A large number attended the husk
ing bee at Chester Thomas s at thu
Monument last Saturday evening. Ev
leryone enjoyed the party and inciden
tally much corn was husked. Red ear
abounded.
Wantastiquet lodge, Ancient Orde
of Deer Hunters. will hold its secon,
annual entertainment and dance Fri
day evening, this week, in the tow
hall. A comedy in black face feature
by the famous octoroon quartet vii
provide the fun and Lyman s orches
ira will furnish the music for the dance
There will be a Parent Tea cher meet
ing Friday, Nov. >, at 3 clock In tn
grammar school room. Mrs. Leon /
Merritt will read paper on Power
of Organized Motherhood to l3eneii
Humanity. Another paper by Miss Ian
will be read on Practical Methods o
Cooperation Between Home an
Schools. Not only members are invit
ed but all interested in child welfare
The Red Cross dance held in tn
town hall last Thursday evening wa
the most successful thus far of tn
series, the net sum of 1874 being re
allied. 1t was an old-fashioned dane
and greatly enjoyed by the large crowd
Refreshments of doughnuts, coffee
cheese and pumpkin pie were served.
Cards were received here Monda,
announcing the marriage of Miss Eli
ose Hamilton White and William Red
field Bushnell at the formers home il
Old Saybrook, Conn.,, last Saturda,
evening Oct. 20. Mrs. Bushnell is
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. William +
White, formerly of this town, and i
well known here. She is a gradual
of the Hinsdale high school and o
Mt. Holyoke college and is an accom-
plished young woman.
The local high school was not repre-
scented this year at the dairy show il
Springfield in any of the live stool
Judging contests but the neighborin,
town of Winchester sent very sue
cessful delegation. Three of the boy
won first prize as a pig demonstration
team, while another won second prz
in a COW Judging contest. One of tn
girls won first prize in Judging tn
sewing. The above should act as an in
centive to the boys and girls here t.
enter the contests next year.
Seventy-fve singers and dancers il