Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-05-03

pendicitis operation.
Mrs. Levi Howard of WORCESTER,
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. l. Streeter
Mrs. w. F. Robertson and son, Ed.
win, spent Saturday and Sunday in
North Adams, Mass.
Mrs. William b. Stacy of Holyoke,
Mass, was guest few days last
week of Mrs. w. G.. Booth.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Devo returned
Wednesday from Providence, r. L.,
where they had been for n visit.
Miss Lillian Deyo returned Tuesday
from Providence, r. l., where she had
been visiting relatives two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Bailey have re-
turned home, after spending the winter
with their son in Yoaltum, Texas.
Mrs. John A. Fisher and little daugh-
ter of New Haven, Conn, are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Field.
Mrs. Chester Drury has returned homo
from the Melrosc hospital, where she
recently underwent surgical opera
ton.
Several work teams were busy last
Sunday unloading freight cars at the
urgent request of the railroad author
tiles.
Hinsdale 3 three draftees who left
town last Thursday reached Camp Dix
in Wrightstown, n. j., Saturday fore
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bergeron of Hol-
yoke, Mass, were guests Sunday of the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Dupee.
Mrs. E. ]. Temple has been housed
with tonsilitis and Miss Mabel Temple
has been suffering with throat
| trouble
M. S. Mann returned homo Saturday
from the Melrose hospital, where he
had been several weeks receiving
treatment.
Miss lone Proctor gave dance to
\ few of her pupils in F. of A. hall last
Friday evening for the benefit of the
Red Cross.
Mrs. j. P. Cooke and little daughter
of Litchfeld, Mass, came this week
to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Maurice Purcell.
Maurice Purcell is making n good re-
covery from the severe injuries and
bruises he received recently when he
fell down stairs.
Harry f. Jeffords, formerly of this
town, now employed in a Keene drug
store, visited his mother, Mrs. Helen
Jefords, Sunday.
Ralph Freeman 3 sawmill is now To-
Gated in William Royce's meadow, off
the Chesterfield road, being moved
there recently from the Blanchard lot.
Mrs. II. w. Taylor and Mrs. Prentiss
Taylor go to Gardner, Mass, Saturday
to attend the marriage of the formers
niece, Miss Doris Seaver, to Ernest
May.
Mrs. W. J. Dew, who has been spend
ing several weeks with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. p. McCaughern, has been
visiting in Keene with relatives sever
al days.
Rev, Frank w. Whippen of Kingston,
n. H., who was unable to be present
last Sunday, will occupy the pulpit at
the universalist ,aahhHrsh All, coming
Sunday. o''''''"''' '''''' '''" "N1
Rev. John H. Sargent, pastor of the
Congregational church, will preach in
the North Hinsdale church every Sun
day afternoon, and begins his duties
there next Sunday.
Miss Hazel Tillinghast underwent
successful appendicitis operation at her
home here last Tuesday afternoon. DR..
f. r. Lynch assisted by DR.. Ed. La
Chaine performed the operation.
Clayton Stancliffe, who is q black
smith by trade, enlisted as a mechanic
at Keene last Monday and has been
ordered to report at Tufts college next
Monday for a womonths course in
army blacksmithing.
The new owners of the Orren C. Rob
ertson paper mill, who have taken the
firm name of Hinsdale Paper Mfg. Co.,
took formal possession of the plant
last Monday. The executive force Of
the old company remains intact
Julius Boko and Raymond Boko of
this town were among those arrested
on the Saturday evening train from
Greenfield charged with drinking liquor
on the train. They were before rhe
court in Keene Monday and the fine
and costs of each amounted to a little
over $40.
The water in the lake was drawn
WV "0io" thc IVY III Tue danl proper
last Sunday to enable the workmen TO
put the new flash boards in position.
The low water loft, much of the former
meadows exposed and large numbers
Of small fish persisted. Many of the
fish had laid their spawn in the shall
low places and this no doubt was de.
stroyed
Miss Charlotte Piper, who was chosen
to fill the vacancy in the high school
faculty caused by Miss Proctor 8 resig.
nation, finds that because of illness in
her family she cannot accept. The
board has engaged Miss Elizabeth Hal.
loran of Northampton, a graduate of
Smith college, for the position and
she will begin her duties here next
Monday.