Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-03-17

lut VI the evening,
Clinton Franklin is at work in Putney
Rachel Twitchell was in town over Sun
day.
J. f. Edison of Dorchester, Mass, is in
town.
There was good run of sap here Sat
urday night.
Fred Robbins of Boston is at his home
for few weeks.
A thunder storm passed over this village
Sunday evening.
Inez Snow and Annie Sage have return
ed from Newport.
Myra Hobart has returned after an alb.
sence of several weeks,
The Congregational Aid society met at
DR.. Osgood's last week.
The Loyal legion meet with Mrs. Ken
yon Tuesday afternoon.
The Dorcas guild met with Mrs. Charlie
Austin Friday afternoon.
Eta Hobart has closed her school in
Cambridgeport and is home.
Zna Cobb saw seven deer in Romance
Thayer's pasture last Sunday morning.
The Hadassah league will meet with
Mrs. Rolin Phillips Saturday afternoon.
Henry Miles is at his home here enjoy
ing a vacation from his commercial trips
Carrie Mason was i'll at Bellows Falls
last week and her sister Cora went to care
for her.
Mabel Martin was i'll Sunday and her
sister, Mrs. Lila Phillips; took her place
and presided at the organ in the Baptist
choir
Rev. NJ. F. Hardy officiated at the funer-
al of Mrs. Page, which took place at the
West village last Friday. Some from here
attended.
Rev. l.. B. Curtis of South Windsor,
Conn, filled the Baptist pulpit very &C
ceptably Sunday morning, and he will
preach next Sunday.
Seneca Miller is quite feeble. Orison
Folett has been on the sick list; also
Mrs l.. o. Thayer. Lot Barber remains
about the same with no encouragement in
his case Mrs. Annie Batchelder is still
i'll. +. A. Convey has been on the sick list.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union and the Loyal Temperance legion
will hold united social meeting at the
home of Mrs. l.. o. Reed next Monday
evening, March 20, it being the anniversa-
~ of Neal Dow's birthday. The young
people will furnish literary program suit
| able for the occasion.
f. c. Wilbur, Townshend boy, is now
the agent for Deano, Potter IL Co., lead
ing Boston house of imports and whole
sale groceries. After leaving Townshend
in his young manhood, Mr.. Wilbur was
for several years, from 1870 to 1874, with
| A. G. Davenport, then in the grocery
trade in Brattleboro, and has evidently
been successful in his chosen line of bust
ness. His Townshend friends are glad to
know of his advancement,
Principal Edgecomb has been very fort
innate in engaging the services of Miss Ida
NJ. Abbott of Paris, Me-, as an assistant
for the seminary. Miss Abbott is at pres
ent attending college in Boston. She has
had several years experience in teaching
both grammar and high-grade work. Miss
Abbott is well known to both Prof. and
Mrs. Edgecomb and they have pers onal
knowledge of her excellent scholarship,
her ability and worth as teacher and her
high Christian character
The class parts for the graduating exer-
cses of the class of 80 at Leland IL Gray
seminary have been assigned as follows:
Naleolclory, bertna FRANCES NdSej SAUL
tatoIy, Lemuel w. VanSchaicki class ora:
ton, Harry Wayland Adams; class proph-
ecy, Effie May Fisher; class flower, Rubie
Alice Stebbins; class history, Addie
Amelia Twitchell; class ode, Bertha F.
Gage. The class will and presentation OF
gifts is to be assigned later. The first
three parts were determined by rank, the
others, by vote of the class.
Townshend people will be glad to avail
themselves of the opportunity to listen to
"Choice Selection of Readings" to be
given at Academy ball, Townshend, Tues
day evening, March 81, by Charles Frank
Prior, professor of elocution, Chester, Vt
Mr. Prior comes highly recommended and
certainly has very interesting program
There will also be music, vocal and instru
mental, by Mrs. Dale, Mrs. Sage and Mis-:
StoddaTd These are artists we'll known
and to whom it is pleasure to listen. The
proceeds of the entertainment are to be
used for the purchase of curtains for the
} reading room and Office of the seminary
Ice cream and cake will be on sale at the
close of the entertainment by the senior
class. Leland & Gray seminary is surel!
worthy of patronage and all should be in