Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-30
TOWNSHEND.

The academy closed Monday for Christ
mas.
DR.. SWEET has recently been to Lowell
Mass.
George Shine is moving into the Sage
place.
Mrs. Gertrude Baker has gone TO the
Highlands at Winchendon, Mass.
Henry Bailey, after his long illness, is
able to visit relatives in South Newfane.
Lucius Wheeock Of Brightwood, Mass,
is in town, called here during the illness Of
Miss Cathan.
There were many family gatherings in
town Christmas. The largest one being
at A. a. Mason's.
The students Of Leland and Gray have
presented Mr.. and Mrs. Edgecomb with a
very handsome clock.
John and Carroll Robinson of Jamaica.
students at Mt. Hermon, have been in
town calling upon friends.
Rev. Mr.. Meacham has resigned the
| uperintendency Of schools, and Mrs. Orri-
son Follett has been appointed to take his
place.
Mrs. Addie Sparks and Miss II. Fletcher
have been on the sick list Mrs. Gale is
somewhat better. Ethel Sparks has been
i'll. Colds are very prevalent.
Pastor Meacham preached his farewell
sermon Sunday and gave us most ex-
cellent discourse from the text Acts POSI-
32. There were union services.
DR.. Rice and wife have returned after
an absence of several months in Illinois,
and If wishing they were back would have
brought them here they would have been
here much sooner. His friends are glad to
see him and he has resumed his old prac-
tce.
The Christmas visitors in town were
Grace Blood of New York city, Alice Ran
dali of Orange, Mass. Mr.. Robbins of
Boston, Mass, w. II. Gage and Mile
Gage of Fitchburg, Mass, Mabel Gage and
Carrie Mason of Bellows Falls, Asa
Thompson of New York city, Ida Howard
of Orange, Mass, and the three collegians
with the same given name, Arthur Follett
of Yale, Arthur Boutele of Tufts, and
Arthur Batchelder of Middlebury.
A large crowd attended the Christmas
exercises at the town hall Saturday even
ing. The program was of a high order
and well carried out. The cantata, 1.-THE
Festival of Days" for the children, was
written by Mrs. Orrison Follett, and was
unique and delighted all. The anthems
were well selected and rendered. The
drama was excellent. The trees were
loaded with presents, and all felt that the
Christmas of '0S was most pleasant one.
Thanks to the committees.
Madison Watson, photographer of
Bennington and a native of this town, has
published some fine calendars which he
has sent to some of his friends here. The
views represent some of the principal
streets and buildings in Bennington, among
them the "Old Catamount Tavern" which
long ago passed into history. One of the
pictures is Bennington Rifles, company II.
at Chickamauga, Ca, and the new railway |
station at Bennington. All the views are |
very distinct and the work does great |
credit to Mr.. Watson.
Miss Marion Cathan died of pneumonia
at her home in Harmonyville, where she |
and her mother resided. She was taken |
very Ill about two weeks ago, and from
the first was considered critically i'll. Miss
Cathan will be very much missed in the
neighborhood, as she wa possessed of a
cheerful disposition, and had a kind word
for all. Her loss is irreparable to her aged
mother, who is now past 85 years old.
Miss Cathan was half sister to Mrs. Col.
Button of Gainesville, Fla. The funeral
Will be held at the house on Saturday.