Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-18
TOWNSHEND.

Edward Whitcomb visited in town Sun
day.
The Hadassah league met with Mrs. F.
d. Reed this week.
John Nichols and wife recently visited
at William Fishers.
Mrs. John Greenwood recently visited
at Asa Greenwood's.
Miss Annie whtcomb visited her sister,
Mrs. Barber, last week.
Mrs. Edwards has been nursing in the
family of Charlie Austin.
Carl johnson has recently visited his
brother Abel in Keene, n. H.
Matte Crane has gone to Newport, N.
H., to work in private family.
Vene Harding, a young lad Of this town,
killed four foxes at three shots last week.
Herbert Barber has engaged himself for
the season to Orison Follett on the farm.
Herbert Franklin has moved from the
button house into Mrs. Helen Ober's ten
ement.
Mrs. White visited Sunday at Mrs. Abb
by Wizards. The latter remains about
the same.
The seminary students went to Brattle-
boro TO have their class pictures taken
last Saturday.
Will Dutton, who lives about a mile
from the village, saw four deer that came
near his buildings Sunday morning last.
Mrs. Kenyon, Beulah Potter, Addie
Twitchell, Clara Harris and Edith Sanders
were home from their schools over Sunday.
The Dorcas guild are to serve ice cream
to the public on Friday evening of this
week. Such cream as they dispense will
doubtless find ready sale.
Mrs. Margaret Watson, after an absence
of six weeks, has returned from Albany,
y. Y, where she has been in the capacity
of nurse in Mr.. Culver's family.
The cold weather has so delayed agri-
cultural and horticultural pursuits that
| business in these lines booms just now,
and everyone who has land to cultivate is
busy.
G. II. Evans attended the lecture at
! Bratteboro Saturday evening on "Our
Native Birds" by Mrs. Kate Tryon, and
was the guest over Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horton.
A game of base ball took place Saturday
on DR.. Parker's meadow between the vii
| lage and seminary teams. The game
stood at the close % to 10 in favor of the
village team.
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donderry were guests at the Baptist par
sonage over Monday night, driving this
way to Mt. Hermon, where they are to
rest for few days.
Mrs. Florence Holland and Mrs. Fred
Willard are visiting their niece, Mrs. Smith,
in Springfield, Mass, this week. Mr..
Springfield Republican.
The ladies' aid society of the Baptist
church, at their meeting last week, grace
! fully passed a vote of thanks 10 Mrs. Cur
It's for her special srevices in connection
with the Japanese Tea"
Mrs. Mary Watson was on the sick list
last week and under the doctors care. A
| little son of Aston Gushing was poisoned
| by eating poke root. A doctor was called
and he is recovering from the effects.
Rev. Mr.. Elliot, secretary of the Yer
mont Bible society, spoke Interestingly of
his work to the two congregations in the
Baptist church last Sunday. A collection
was taken. In the evening there were
union services at the Congregational
church, and Mr.. Elliots subject was 1.-The
Bible"
The body of Henry Rand who died so
suddenly in Worcester, Mass, was brought
! mere lOT UuIldl. L MS WAS us uhllNt place.
He leaves a widow and two sons, Ed.
Rand of Boston and Arthur Rand of this
town. Mr.. Rand's age was So Funeral
services were held at Julian Taft's Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock.
1t is pleasant to see the fountain play
ing again on our park, and it remains to
be seen whether the water in the basin
will be kept clean or whether all manner
of things will be allowed thrown into it
until it becomes a menace to the health of
the village from its impurities. 1t belongs
to the Park association TO decide.
The concert which was to be given by
the Choral union on Saturday night of
this week has been postponed to Friday
evening, June l. Numerous advantages
of the latter date promised larger success
for the undertaking. Arthur Maynard,
of Brattleboro, leading tenor OF the union,
attended the rehearsal of Saturday night
and inspired all with his singing. He was
guest at the Baptist parsonage over Sun
day, and sang very acceptably at the unicn
church services.
A meeting of the Tau Delta Phi society
was held in Academy hall Monday even
ing, May IA, with the following program
Singing, society; prayer, Mr.. Bickford
debate, Resolved, That intemperance
causes more suffering than war. Afiirma-
tive-Mr. Hughes, Mr.. Dexter; negative,
Mr.. Thompson, Mr.. Burbee; solo, Frank
lin Gage; stump speech, Sequel TO Mttens
in the Summer Time, by George Hardy.
The debate was decided by the house in
favor Of the a. FIJI rtnafiva