The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-23
HINSDALE, N. H.
S194.55 for Red Cross.

Perfect weather was enjoyed for the
opening dance at Island park Friday
evening, which was held under the aus
pices of the Hinsdale Red Cross. The
opening was very largely attended both
by Hinsdale and Bratteboro people and
was an unusually successful affair. Lem
onade, cigars and candy were sold by
members of the Red Cross. There were
233 dance tickets and 2l3 admissions sold
and the net proceeds amounting to $l94 So
were generously donated to the society by
the owners of the park.
Lyman's orchestra furnished excellent
music for the dance.
Charles Policy was housed by illness last
week.
John Marshall has leased the Ira L.
/ Holton place.
Mr. and Mrs j. Carroll Elliot spent the
weekend in Boston.
| Carr Smith of Turner's Falls was a re-
cent visitor in town.
| n O. Maynard was in Leverett, Mass,
a few days this week
| Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sergeant and family
are visiting in Compton
I Some hne strings OF trout are being
caught by local fishermen
| Adam Roeder has bought the H. H.
/ Newton farm in North Hinsdale.
/ Rennie H. Mason has taken position
in Wollaston, Mass, as undertaken.
Il Mrs H. +. Jeffords of Keene spent last
week here with Mrs. Helen Jeffords
Mrs. p F. Amidon and Mrs. Bertha Lis
com were in Springfield two days last
week
Thomas Kelley of Essex Junction, Yer
mont, spentsa few days here with friends
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Stearns have re
turned from Barre, Vt, where they spent
the winter.
Memorial services will be held at tn,
congregational church next Sunday morn
ing at l0.45.
Mrs. Mary Smith has returned hom
from Peterboro after a five weeks visi
with relatives
All the farmers are busy with thei
spring planting. They report hired he'll
as very scarce.
Mark Chamberlain was chosen secretar
of the boys Y. NJ. c. A. for Cheshir
county Saturday
Mrs. Hugh Sheridan of North Adam
| visited here last week with her daughter
Mrs. W. +. Robertson
| Mrs. Burton Holman of Nutley, n. ]
! and Mr.. and Mrs Victor Stcarns of Boz
l ton are at the Liscom homestead
Mrs Casper March of Turner's Falls an
/ Miss Monte Purcell of Greenfield were Wis
tors at Maurice Purcell's last week
Mrs. w. f. Robertson, Mrs. O. |
Smith, Mrs Hugh Sheridan and Mrs. |
+. Jcffords were in Springfield, Mass
Friday.
4 number of high school pupils went
l Mortified Saturday evening to attend Il
cantata given by the Mortified big
school pupils.
III Edward Planter went to Boston Fl
day and enlisted at the navy yard as Sc
man, He expects to be called for duty
i about three weeks.
Mrs j. p Cooke and daughter heve /
turned to Litchheld, Conn, after thr
weeks visit with her parents, Mr.. al
Mrs. Maurice Purcell
Thomas Golden, jr., cut a cash in |
nose with a butcher knife Friday viii
: cutting a piece of tire tape. a SURGE
U. was called to close the wound
u The funeral of Everett A Davis, y,
Il Westmoreland, formerly of this town W
~ held in j NJ Lambs undertaking roor
. Thursday afternoon, Rev j. H. Sarge
: officiating. Burial took place in Pi
!; Grove cemetery.
10 The elderly Mrs s. X Sabn was pal
c. fully injured Friday, when, owing to ia
n. ing eyesight, she fell down the cellar stat
nd She suffered "a broken collar bone, o
ne broken finger and numerous bruises,
gs did not lose consciousness.
.ir The main office of the White-Washbu
IL Co is now located in this town and W
mt be operated in conjunction with the Hi
in dale Paper Manufacturing Comranv, be
re concerns occupying the same buildings a
being closely allied G.. T. Stoehr of y
York, treasurer and manager of both co
as ranes, has located here. Ralph White
the first mentioned company enlisted L
he week for military service
III The May 25 draft for the army tnl
only one young man, Joseph Houle, fir
to this town and nine from Ashuelot d
ed | Winchester. Mr. Houle has been c
ployed as barber by Arthur Lalibcrty
s. past seven years and is verv ooou'ar
rs. goes TO Keene Saturday and then to Ca
Devons Messrs Booth and King, Hi
,yo dalc's previous draftees, who are at
" state agricultural college, write home Il
IN they wore the only enes of ESQ men tn
who ar"iv"d ecnipped with Red Cross G
:. 'itG, which sneaks well for the efficiency
III the local chapter which has thus
-, equipped every man to leave here.
II AMDCDnIE