Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
TOWNSHEND.
NJ o. Eddy is in Boston.

Mrs. j. b. Ware is critically i'll.
Miss Edith Aldrich visited last week at
Martin Sparks's.
The prospect is good for a full school
this winter at the academy.
Mrs. Orison Kimball OF Ludlow, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Clara Follett.
Mrs. Wolcott and Miss Follett are to
teach again in our village this winter.
Mr aud Mrs George Arlington of Lud-
low visited at Dea. Follett's last week.
Martin Perry has finished work for J. c.
Taft. Arthur Bemis will take his place.
The snow which came lat week is a re-
minder of what is before US in the near flu
ture.
Mrs. James Folett, who has been i'll II
weeks with nervous prostration, is a little
better.
Morris Ware Is still very III. and his
Mass, is still here.
Mrs A. A. Snow and her sister. Mrs.
Geo. Allbee, visited their mother in Sax
tons River last week.
Fred Meacham is at home after spending
another season at Newport. r. l., as clerk
| in one of the large hotels there.
James Franklin has sold his farm to
| Dennis Jones OF West ToSnshend and will
move into his new house in the village.
/ Loren Hastings, an old resident of this
| town. died at the home Of his son, llol-
! land Hastings, IN Athens, Saturday night.
Cyrus Harding shot bald eagle in the
woods back of his house Tuesday fore
noon. II is now in the hands Of c. II.
Evans TO be mounted.
The trustees Of Leland and Gray semi
nary have bought new furnace for the
building and expect to have it in readiness
at the beginning of the next term of school,
Nov. 80
Miss Adah Barber has returned from
Wardsboro where she has been for mum.
her of weeks with her father. Emmon,
Barber, who has been an invalid for a
long time.
The master Of West River grange ha'
called a meeting for next Tuesday evening
1t is expected that G. w. Pierce of Brat
tleboro will then be present, and all mem
bers are urged to come out.
There will he an entertainment in Acad
envy hall next Tuesday evening, Nov. %
followed by a sociable. Ice cream anC
cake will be for sale. The proceeds Of tn,
evening will be used for the purpose o.
paying for the new furnace. All are in
vited.
A very interesting and helpful fellow
ship meeting was held in the Baptis
church Wednesday in the interests Of III,
Christian Endeavor societies. Rev. G. o
Day of Brattleboro. Rev. Mr.. Smith o
Athens, and Rev. Mr.. Taylor of Jamaici
were present.
| Of I oil nd
nary gave an excellent entertainment a
the close Of the fall term Friday evening
II was a credit to both teachers and schol
ars. Many visitors from out of town wer,
! present The term of school has been
very harmonious one.
Charles Taft is breaking ground for
new house on the corner lot next to Free
Ober's new house, and on the north sid,
of the one that was burned. We wish th'
right man would come and put up hotel
for it is the great need of our village ant
would be paying investment.
Mrs. Davenport died Wednesday nigh
at her home. She came to this place TO
her health about two years ago. Mucl
sympathy is felt for her husband and fam
lily. Funeral services were held at tn
house, conducted by Rev. c. d. X
Aeacham. Burial at Hyde Park, Mass.
During the fall term in No. 9 primar
school, taught by Miss Abbie Z. FOlletl
these pupils had no marks: Harry Sparks
Raymond Starr, Alice Ware, Ernest Cud
, worth, Clara Bailey, Berthe Ober, Ne
Dutton, Bessie Dutton, Ethel Follett
Harold Bailey, George Gale, Flossie Obel
Naomi Taylor, Elsie Taylor and Clar
Taylor had no absent marks.