Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-04
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
TOwNSHBND.'
Election Day.

Election Day.
There was the most excitement over the
election Tuesday that has been known at
freeman's meeting in Townshend for years.
The old and the young were all there, in
Guiding Hollis Nichols, who is "a years old.
and has never failed TO cast his ballot for
governor of Vermont since he became of
age; also Moses b. Forbes, who is 90. We
doubt if any town of our size has two older
voters than these. Through the special
effort of the town committee and the
Young Mems Republican club 243 voted
out of the 293 whose names are on the
check list Quite a number of these who
did not vote are out of town, while others
are ill.
The meeting was called to order by F. II.
Willard at 10 o'clock and the voting contin-
ued until 3, when the box for town represen-
tatve was turned and the votes counted
with this result: Whole number cast,
224 necessary for a choice, 113, of which
j. o. Follett had 172, II. H, Hobrook, 20,
w. Taft, 16, Charles Stratton, 3, scatter
ing, 4, giving Mr.. Follett majority of 120
Notes.-The largest number that has been
given in many years. Mr.. Follett came to
this town in 1849 and settled on the farm
never sought Office and knew nothing of
the desire of the people to send him to
Montpelier until the morning before the
caucus, when he received the nomination
for town representative. Mr.. Follett in
few well chosen words thanked the people
for their kindness.
The following were elected as justices of
the peace: H. H. Holbrook, p. II. Rutter,
E. L. Hastings, o. r. Garfield, n. w.
Wood. The result of the state ticket is as
follows: Whole number of votes cast 243,
of which Grout had 225, jackson, IL,
Whittemore, 8, Populist, l, unmarked, 2,
and one that was voted for all four straight
tickets, giving Grout ajority of POI.
Surely Vermont has set good example
for other states and it should be followed
Mrs. Fl. A. Scott is home from Boston.
Miss Ora Dale is teaching in Newfane.
Miss Nellie Mason is home from North
field.
Ebert Landman is teaching in Wards
boro.
Miss Della Franklin is visiting at Seneca
Miller's.
Miss Edith Batchelder is visiting friends
in Maine.
w. H. Miles is home for two weeks
vacation.
Misses Janey and Ella Hobrook have
returned to New York,
Walter Gage of Fitchburg is spending a
few days with his family.
Henry F. Dutton, jr., is with his grand
mother, Mrs. L. 81. Cathan.
Rev. c. D. r. Meacham is visiting at
his old home in. Newport, this state.
E. l. Kendalrs wife and daughter were
guests of E. H. Fessenden last week.
F, U. Landman has returned to Lewis
ton, Me-, where he is a student in Bates.
The entertainment given by the artists
last Tuesday evening was well patronized.
A goodly number were in attendance al
the picnic given by V. H. Gray, last Satur'
day.
Mrs. Mary Allan DAVIS of Browyn, In
dian Territory, visited Mrs. Ada Barber
this week.
M. A. Sparks is disabled with a lame
back. Willie Sparks is taking his place on
the express wagon.
The Strongs, who have been spending
the summer here, have returned to theil
home in Peakskill.
The Tainhills, who have been here fol
the summer, are spending few days al
South Londonderry.
There will be a union Sunday schoo
picnic at town hill Saturday. The team:
will start from the village at A. NJ.
Mrs. Upham and family of Meriden
Conn, who have been spending the sum
mer at A. A. Mason's, have rerurnrdi
w. w. Holbrook and Mrs. Margare
Watson are availing themselves of the ex
tremely low rates to ST. Paul, Mimi, and
return.
Mrs. A. A. Porter and daughter o
Brooklyn, N. Y, are visiting friends il
town. Mrs. Porter will be remembered a
a daughter of Easac Atwood, formerly o
West Townshend.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Burgess and thei
three children, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwart
Wells, Miss Edith and Master Carol
LOOMS from Springfield are visiting thei
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. M. Ware
A very pleasant evening was that spen
at George Ira Pratt's last Saturday, whel
about 70 friends and neighbors assemble
for a social. Ice cream and cake wer
served, after which the younger ones en-
gagged in dancing.
Miss May Willard is teaching in tn
Houghton district, Miss Follett in No.
Miss Underwood in the upper and Mis-
Whitman in the lower department of No. {
The fve-horse power engine that ha
been running the electric lights and bob
bin factory is replaced by fine 3O-hors
power engine, which will give sufficier
power to run the lights to the resider
part of the village.
D. G. Wilson of Beaufort, S. c., VIII
has spent over 30 years of his life in tn
South, gave very interesting and instruc
i've talk on the advancement of the colore
people since they received their freedom
He told how at that time very few of thel
could read and write, while at the preseI
day you can find them in nearly all ii
professions, also in the mines where it WI
claimed they could not work. They al
proving themselves more than an equal I
the whites. Education is doing wonder
for these people and we should do all
our power to encourage them.