Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-01
TOWNSHEND.
Col. Franklin is at his home here.
Thomas Crane lost a COW last week.

All schools in town will begin Sept. 4.
Anna Twitchell is home on a short vaca-
ton.
Alice Eddy is at her fathers, Harrison
Eddy's.
Mrs. Watson Of New York city is visit
ing in town.
Miss Annie Wilson of Beaufort, S. c.,
is at Fred Fords.
Chaplin Howard of Meriden, Conn, was
in town last week.
Gilbert Boutelle has bought the Shattuck
farm of William Gale.
A number from here attended the ball
game at Newfane Saturday.
John Howard and family have returned
to their home in Maiden, Mass
Mrs. Cora Winslow of Worcester, Mass,
is at her fathers, Carl Johnson's.
Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Wales are visiting
Mrs. Acsah Franklin of Harmonyville.
Lillian Wilson of Springfield, Mass, is
at her mothers, Mrs. Sarah Wilson's.
Bertha Convey has returned to New York
city after spending her vacation at home.
G. G. johnson was called TO Keene, N.
H., on account Of the illness of his brother,
Abel.
Mrs. Belle Jopson and Miss Myra Ware
of Hartford, Conn, have visited at John
Wares.
A number from this place attended the
Christian Endeavor convention at Athens
last week.
Charles Howard of Winchendon, Mass,
Is visiting with his wife at Mrs. Susan
Thompson's.
Mrs. Wilson and son Hollie have return
ed from Salem, n. Y, where they have
been on visit.
Mrs. Frank Wetherbee and little daugh-
ter of Leicester, Mass, are visiting at
Elliot Wetherbee's.
DR.. j. E. Hare and c. Holland Evans
took business trip to Northampton,
Mass, Wednesday.
twenty-five from here attended We'd
desday the Windham County Baptist asso-
citation held at Jamaica.
Charles Pettitt and wife and daughter
Marjorie of Clarksburg, Mass, have recent
ly visited at Mr.. Bishops.
DR.. James E. Hare, surgeon in the
emergency hospital, Bridgeport, Conn.,, is
guest of the Evans Brothers.
Miss Martha Crane has returned from
she has been visiting relatives.
Carrie Mason has returned to her duties
at Bellows Falls as stenographer for the
Vermont Farm Machine company.
Ray Shine has been quite ILL., Mrs. Will
Dutton is improving; also Mabel Phillips,
who has been III with typhoid fever.
Jennie Holbrook, matron in children's
home in New York city, has returned af-
ter spending several weeks with her par
ents.
There will be communion at the Baptist
church next Sunday and the covenant
meeting will be Saturday afternoon at
o'clock.
Mr.. Moir the music teacher of Cam
bridge, Mass, who has been spending his
vacation here, has sold his piano to Mr..
Miller of Newfane.
The Loyal Temperance legion made An
imposing appearance as they went out of
town with their banner to attend the con-
vention at Newfane.
Mr.. Van Shack from Sandy Hill, n Y,
of the class of 30, and Harry Adams of
the same class were in town this week
calling upon friends.
Rev. C. L. Curtis will return this week
and will bring with him classmate, Rev.
G.. w. Fennell, of Meriden, Conn, who
will take part in the services next Sunday
at the Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Puffer of Athol,
who are taking a carriage drive visiting
relatives in this county, were in town last
week calling upon friends.
The Misses Holmes, teachers in the
kindergarten department in the public
schools in the city of Saratoga, n. Y, are
visiting their aunt, Mrs. c. G. Taft.
Rev. NJ. F. Hardy has returned from his
vacation in New Hampshire. There were
union services at the Congregational
church last Sunday in the absence of Rev.
Mr.. Curtis.
Some of the kind hearted people of this
place went up to the home of Homer
Twitchell last week and lent their aid.
Mr.. Twitchell has been i'll a number of
weeks and under the doctors care.
The Baptist ladies aid society will meet
in their rooms next Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock. They will sew fer Gilbert
Boutelle who was burned out. Supper
will be served at 5 o'clock to which all are
invited to come to partake.
Horace Gale is building an addition to
his house 80 feet wide by SO feet long
This includes kitchen, dining room, wood
shed and carriage house. Everett Phillips
is doing the work. LYME Gale, while at
work stepped on a piece of timber that
few up and hit him on his ankle hurting
him badly. The doctor said while the
bone was cracked it was not broken.
Mr.. Roundy, while driving drove of
cattle through the place on Saturday, was
taken suddenly Ill and went to his usual
stopping place at Bella Brigham's and was
under the DOCTORS care Mrs. Rocendy
and son came on Sunday, aud the son was
taken violently i'll the same as the father
and has been under the DOCTORS care.