Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-13
TOWNSHEND.

TOW NSHEND.
Ada Albee of Fairlee is visiting at A.
A. Mason's.
Miss Mary Rock is in town visiting at
Edwin Harris's.
Rev. c. d. r. Meacham is home this
week from Passumpic.
Mrs. l.. j. Sage picked bouquet of pan
sizes from her yard Jan. 3.
There is much illness in town and the
doctors are kept very busy.
Bert Morse, 26, son of Elliot Morse, died
of pneumonia Wednesday night.
Some of the Seminary students enjoyed
a ride to Newfane Tuesday afternoon.
Carrie Allen, who has been working for
viii Holland. is i'll at her home in Jamaica.
The tenement that Joel Day has been
building for Orrison Follett is nov COM
pleted and ready for occupancy.
Jennie Holbrook, matron in juvenile
asylum in New York city, is home visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Hol0rook.
Miss Amelia Hobart, a trained nurse
from Boston, who has been visiting her
sister, Myra Hobart, and other friends in
town, has returned to Boston.
Lefty Gale entertain, party of friends
at her home Saturday evening, Refresh
ments were served, and with music and
games pleasant evening was spent.
DR.. Parker is doing plate work in the
dentistry business at his residence. Be
fore coming TO this place he was dentist
for number of years in Fitchburg, Mass.
The reception that Rev. Mr.. Meacham's
parishioners were to give him this evening
has beeu postponed until next month on
account of the prevailing illness in our
midst.
Winton Gale of Massachusetts, who has
been spending some weeks at his uncle's,
Horace Gales, has returned to his home.
He brought his dog and gun with him and
spent much of his time hunting
Royal Sanderson reports the following
snow fall: During the month of November,
two feet and one inch snow fall during
the month Of December, one foot and :, rb,
inches; total, three feet and line inches,
The coolest day this Year UP to Jan. was
JAN e when the temperature was 20 de-
erees below zero.
Fred Edison has recently bought an in
strument which produces sounds instead of
reproducing them like the phonograph.
Mr. Edison proposes to give entertainments
in the adjoining towns and will give one
in this place We think all who go to hear
this wonderful instrument will feel well
paid for doing so.
West river was badly blocked with ice
last week during the thaw and unless 1t
goes out gradually trouble is anticipated
| i'm the regions of the Salmon Hole bridge.
| The water set back so badly last week be-
tween Mr.. Allbee's and Mr.. Gould's that
| it was dangerous passing, and some teams
| turned back and did not try to go through
on account of the high water
The Parish Visitor" published by Rev.
! Clarence Harris 'of Putney, has been re-
ceived by some of his friends here. One
column of the paper is TO be devoted to the
humane treatment of dumb animals, which
Mr.. Harris says is one of the most negiec-
ted causes in the state. 1t is neglected by
clerygmen and laymen. One good thing
this number says is give the horse and
all dumb animals the kind of treatment
we would like best ourselves were we in
their places"
The Students Debating society at the
seminary discussed the following question
Monday evening: Resolved, That educa-
tional qualification is necessary forvOtng;"
affirmative, Misses Whitman and Sexton
!
After this was an imprOmptu debate: IRE
solved, That women should become mem,
bers of Congress" The dispuants were
affirmative, Misses Clarke and Butler;
negative, Messrs. Bishop and Hardy. BOtt
questions were decided in the affirmative
There was singing by the school and a rec
itation by Josie Taft.
Prof. and Mrs. Edgecomb have been oil
/ ha lief nd m a W. hpa ~
at the Seminary Monday. School is CLOSED
for this week. Mrs. Orrison Follett, {
former teacher here in Leland and Gray
has kindly consented to take Mrs. Edge
combs place until she shall be able to re
sumo her duties in school. The school il
district No. is clostd for a few days OF
account of illness among the pupils. Mrs
Martin Sparks is under the Doctors care
Others who are i'll are Mrs. VIM. Fisher
Mr.. Mason, Cora Mason, Harrison Eddy
ARA Benson, Mr.. Jennison, Harry Spark
and Jessie Kimball.
u The Baptist Sunday school elected tn,
following officers at its annual meeting
Superintendent, L. l.. Hastings; assistan
superintendent, Prof. EdgecOmb; secre
tary, Annie Cooke; treasurer May viii
lard; librarian, Addie Twitchell; assistan
librarian, Gladys Convey; organist, Mabe
, Stoddard. The Sunday school member
, ship last year was 1870, 104 regulars and 2
irregulaIs. There were during the yea
$50 visitors. The average attendance wa
20, with 100 in attendance some Sundays
Roll of honor badges were given out to tn
number of "a for perfect attendance tn
past quarter, one for one year, four TO
two years, five for three years. Holli
: Wilson has not missed Sunday in attend
ance for three years. Miss Alma Barber
r secretary. gave the school an excellent an
painstaking report Il the past year, as di
the superintendent and treasurer.