Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-25
TOWNRHEND.
Turkeys are scarce in this vicinity.
Mabel Farmer of Chester is in town.

city.
Mrs. Aaron Byard visited friends in
town last week.
Rollie Phillips, who has been seriously
ill., is improving.
Henry Miles is home from his business
to spend Thanksgiving.
Fred Meacham is to teach the coming
winter in West Townshend.
II. w. Bailey, who has been i'll so long,
is much improved in health.
Mrs. Lizzie o. Reed is visiting her son,
Hollis Reed, in Amsterdam, n. Y.
Frank Chase of this town, an amateur
artist, is taking some good pictures.
Mrs. Aldrich Of Westmoreland, n. H.,
visited friends in town the past week.
Edward Batchelder is building an ice
house, and Everett Phillips is doing the
work.
Mrs. Clarence Woodland is home from
the Vermont Academy boarding house,
where she is at work.
The funeral of Miss Esther Lowe was
held at the house at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning, Rev. NJ. f. Hardy officiating.
Miss Gertrude Wiswell If Marlboro, n.
H., has closed her school in Newfane.
She spent Sunday at her uncle's, Rev. NJ.
F. Hardy's.
A granite monument has been erected
the past week by Thayer IL Smith of Bel
lows Falls on the Morris Ware lot in Oak.
wood cemetery.
Miss Minnie Prouty has been recently
called to South Deerfeld by the death Of
her father, Stephen Prouty, who died after
a short illness from dropsy.
Mr.. Stewart of Brattleboro is plasterng
the building that Mr.. Day has been erect
ing for Orrison Follett, which, when fin
ished, will be very pleasant and commodi-
Gus.
Fred Edison has gone to Bellows Falls to
paint the buildings on the Church estate.
Mrs. Edison and daughter accompanied
him to visit Mrs. Edson's parents for two
weeks at Bellows Falls.
The district Christian Endeavor union
will hold meeting in the Congregational
church next Tuesday evening, Nov. 20.
All are cordially invited. An interesting
program has been prepared.
The Currer farm was not sold as adver-
tised. The attendance was not sufficient
to warrant holding an auction. We learn
there were several parties from out of town
looking for the lumber on the place.
After reading Of the number of blossoms
on the same species of plants in the out Of
town news and as they fall below some
in this place. We will say Mrs. Albee Of
This place has a cactus with Is blossoms on
t Mrs. Edwin Harris has one with 4j
blossoms.
THE Townshend Dramatic club present
r3 'hr play, THE Squre's Daughter"
"Wednesday evening Of last week TO full
house The parts were well taken, and it
is seldom that each part is as well com
mitted as it was 10y the actors in this play
\ good sum vas realized
Mrs. Jordan died very suddenly at her
home about three miles from the village
last week from an apoplectic shock The
Jordan family had not lived here long.
They came from Boston and were but lit.
tie known in the village. The body was
taken to her former home for burial.
The seminary closed a profitable term
last Friday. The lecture in the evening
by Mr. Wedge of Rockville, Conn, was Of
high order, and much appreciated by a
good audience. Patriotic songs were sung
by a select choir. We learn the prospect
is good for the winter term OF the semi
nary.
Those who are interested in the "doings'
Of the Vermont legislature would ike TO
know the name of the level-headed man
who did not vote as all the rest did to carry
a certain measure We hope the town he
represented will give him an ovation when
he returns, for we think him as much of a
hero as any who have fought in the Cuban
war.
p. II. Rutter has recently bought in
Pennsylvania and had shipped TO his farm
in Townshend two thoroughbred short
horn calves, Thorndale, Duke of Luzerne,
a grandson of imported Thorndale Rose
10th OF the Bates Cambridge Rose tribe,
and LallY Of Luzerne It'll, a direct de-
scendant of imported Laly Sth of the
Bates Darlington tribe.
The fall term of Leland and Gray semi
nary closed last Friday. The attendance
has been the largest for years and the term
the most successful. The lecture by Rev.
A. p. Wedge OF Rockville, Conn, was very
well attended, considering the stormy even
ing. Mr. Wedge is an eloquent speaker
and held the closest attention Of the audi
ence. He treated his subject in a mastery
manner, and those who were present,
could not but be inspired TO nobler senti-
ments of patriotism.