Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-16
TOWNSHEND.
Edward SAWYER is in town.

Edward Sawyer is in town.
Mr.. and Mrs Chauncey Gale spent Sun
day in town.
Grace Gould has returned to her work
in Hartford, Conn.
Rev. L. b. Curtis has been called to
SutIied, Conn, for few days.
Fred Kimball has been in town this
week looking after his sugar place.
Some of the old soldiers here attended
the funeral of Adelbert Stearns at Wind
ham.
May Willard spent Sunday at home.
Mabel Martin spent Sunday with friends
in Jamaica.
Mr.. Bigelow has moved from Mrs. Helen
Obers house to the Capt. Gould place
below Harmonyvile.
Arthur Rand, who has been very ill., is
gaining Mrs. Harry franklin was i'll last
week, also Mrs. Bebee
1t is expected that the ordinance of bap-
tism will be administered next Sunday
evening at the Baptist church.
Mabel and Gerald Albee are spending
part of their school vacation with their
uncle, j. II. Albee, in Cambridgeport.
Russell Aldrich is caring for things on
the Grin Davis place, in the absence of
of Mr. Davis at Newfane, as a juryman.
Mr.. Stiles has bought Helen Fishers
house in Simpsonvile. An auction was
held at the house Tuesday of household
goods
Fayette Cooke has received news of
the death of his brother Sylvester, in Boon
vile, y. Y, where he had lived for many
wears.
Adelbert Mason will carry on Mrs. Thay-
er's sugar place this spring. Russell Blood
carries on Miss Ross's sugar place for the
second season.
The February number of the American
Miller, published at Chicago, devotes
column to an account of II. G. Franklin
81 Company's feed mill The article is H.
Illustrated with two half tone views Of Mr.
Franklin's establishment.
About so of the Congregational Sunday
| school attended the social at Superinten-
dent Randall's Tuesday evening Games
were played, refreshments were served and
all enjoyed the hospitality of the Randall
homestead.
A neighborhood party took place last
week at Cyrus Hastingss, about three miles
from the village. There were about 80
present and all partook of the clam chow
der, which the Hastings know how TO make
TO perfection. A most enjoyable evening
was spent.
There are two numbers of the New Eng
land Homestead missing in the Magazine
club much TO the regret of those who are
reading very interesting story in it. We
wish whoever has got them would start
them along for it is annoying that people
should be so careless about the reading.
Hon. and Mrs. Ira X. Batchelder observ-
ed the Goth anniversary of their marriage
last Monday afternoon by receiving their
neighbors at their pleasant home. Many
from other towns, who saw The item in
The PhuniX last week, wrote letters of
! good cheer TO the aged couple, and the day
was much enjoyed by them. Judge Batch
elder is IS years old and Mrs. B4tchelder
will be 50 in April.
The death Of Mrs. Addie Brayton Of
| Clifton Springs, took place at the home of
her sister Mrs. (. l.. Hastings, where she
came TO visit last October. Soon after she
came she was taken i'll with rheumatism in
its worst form and was great sufferer until
the end came. Mrs. Brayton was a woman of
pleasing personality, and though but little
known here, the sympathy of the commu-
nifty went out more than is usual for her
in her great suffering. The funeral took
place at the house Thursday afternoon.
The death of Charles Cutler took place
at his home here March 5, after an
illness with pneumonia. Mr.. Cutler was
born and lived IN Brooklne until within
two years when he sold his farm to his
youngest son and came here to live. Mr..
Cutler was prominent man in Brookline,
having represented the town in the legis-
lature and held many important offices
Mr.. Cutler is survived by a widow, two
sons and daughter. The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon in the Baptist
church al o'clock, Grand Army men act
ing as bearers. The resident members of
the post attended in a body. Fred Meri.
field of Grafton sang.