Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-08-11
TOWNSEND.
A Pleasing Entertainment.


entertainment with her music class land
one that reflected much credit on their
teacher) last Friday evening at Academy
hall. There was a large number in at
tendance, and the following program was
carried out:
Piano duet, Englemann
Piano solo, Prielham
Moroccan ne Salon Hazel Taft Ton,.
Miss Gladys Covey.
Butterfly Hunt, Hlrsh
Alice Dale.
salonstuck, Eilenberg
Ralph Martin.
Krmess, Gurtt
BERTHE Ober.
An operetta, Growing Fairies, was
given by six little girls. Miss Addie
Twitchell was queen and the actors were
Virgie Edison, Grace Bailey, Alice Dale,
Nellie Dale, Hazel Taft and Mildred Phil
lips. All performed their parts well.
After this came tableaux, and the evening
was much enjoyed by all.
Alice Randall returned to Athol We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Charles Cutler is spending week
in Brookline.
William Albee has recently visited at
Eliot Wetherbee's.
Mrs. Aaron Byard is at her daughters s,
Mrs. John Towards.
Madison Watson of Bennington spent
Sunday at his home.
Miss Grace Knapp of New York city is
at George Boutelle's.
The Herman Perry place is being i'm
proved by new piazza.
Mrs. Emma Persons has returned from
Boston; also Grace Thayer.
Mrs. Sarah Wilson and son Hollie are
visiting relatives in Salem, n. Y.
Mrs. Morris Ware and daughter, Ellen,
are visiting in Springfield and Boston.
Martin Sparks and Will Holland attend
ed the horse races at Rutland last week.
Sybil Holbrook, former resident here,
now living in Boston, is visiting in town.
Mrs. Aldrich and son Clarke from West
moreland, n, H., visited in town recently.
Mrs. Benjamin and two daughters, Ra-
chel and Hazel, are visiting at f. A.
Covey's.
Miss Florence Batchelder of Fltchburg,
Mass, is spending few days at j. B.
Derry's.
The question is: Who has the right OF
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the bicyclist?
Leland G.. Cooke came from Halifax
Monday on his wheel to visit his cousin,
| harold Bishop.
Z. NJ. Haynes of Wilmington and his
daughter, Mrs. Norah Adams, are visiting
at Judge Batchelder's.
Homer King is seriously i'll. Madame
Follett was i'll last week. Merrill Phillips's
daughter is i'll with typhoid fever.
The Baptist ladies will serve ice cream
next week on Friday evening on the church
grounds If the weather is favorable.
The people below Harmonyville, begin
ming at Mr.. Allbee's, held a picnic last
Friday on Newfane (Bencasson) Hill.
The two deer recently seen at Newfane
last week may be the same ones seen here
a short time since in A. A. Mason's pas
ture.
Rev. f. S. Smith of Walingford, Vt
while driving through this section, called
on his college mate at the Baptist parson'
age on Thursday of last week.
James Gray of Morrstown, n. j., who
has been supervisor a number of years in
an asylum there, has been on a visit the
past week to his brothers, Charles Gray's
Twenty-four children and grandchildren
| Of Mrs. p E. Holden enjoyed a picnic las
| Saturday at the old homestead The day
was one long to be remembered by all pres
ent.
Mrs. Abby Taft has just returned from
Mortified, Mass, where she has been will
a party of relatives from Saratoga, n. Y.
Chester and Newfane, attending the meet
ings.
A party from here consisting of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Orison Follett, Prof. John Colburr
and wife and Miss Orrie Dale and Arthur
Follett have been camping out at LAX
Rescue.
George l. Lincoln and family are herr
on visit to his cousin, Mrs. Fred Willard
Mr.. Lincoln is superintendent of an indus
trial school in the Indian reservation nea
Buffalo, New York.
J. L. Howard, supervisor of penman
ship in the public schools in Maiden
Mass, who spends his summers here, is il
Putney this week running Mr.. Ellsworth
barber shop during his absence.
Mrs. Henry Twitchel has a most beau
tiful pink hydrangea with mammoth bios
SONS. 1t has been taken to church severa
Sundays, and is greatly admired by passers
by as 1t stands upon her piazza.
Probate court was held here last week
also the examination of teachers, IA il
number. Mr. Ryder was not here and Mis-
Blanche Brigham had the examination il
charge, as she did also at Londonderry.
The Springfield Republican states tina
MacCartney & Co., real estate brokers
have sold for Joel F. and Jennie M. Da
of Townshend a lot, house and lot at A
Auburn street, Springfield, to Laura A
Flagg for $4,000.
Miss Rehan from Long Branch, N. j
one of the artists who with a number {
others of the same profession, with tn
late Mr.. Robinson as teacher, spent tn
summer here several years ago, is now Wis
iting at Charlie Wizards.
A number from this place went Wednel
day morning to Mortified to attend tn
meetings there-Rev. M. F. Hardy an
family, Miss Cora Mason, Josie Taft an
Esther Dale. Mr.. Hardy will take his VI
cation now and will go from Mortified
Nelson, N. H.
A number in this place have receive
personal invitations from Mrs. Caswell
the open air meeting at Bencasson o
Newfane hill next Sunday afternoon at
o'clock, Aug. IS. All are cordially invited