Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-19
TOwNsHEND.

Miss Kate Underwood is assisting Miss
Fletcher.
Harlan Winslow has gone to Boston for
a short stay.
G. G. Taft is slowly improving from his
severe illness.
Miss Abby Palmer spent Sunday at
Henry Twitchelrs.
Miss Hannah Livermore visited last week
at Fred Livermore's.
Mrs. Jane Derry has visited friends in
Guilford and other places.
Mrs. W. H. Miles went to Hartford
Conn, last week for brief visit.
Mrs. Courser Of the Townshend Inn is
At Iunbridge Springs for few weeks.
The Congregational ladies' aid society
met with Mrs. Moses Randall last week.
Frank Livemore, wife and son have
been In town visiting relatives and friends
Myron Boutslle Of Providence, r. l.,
has recently visited his brother, Don Bou-
telle.
Mrs. Gertrude Pike and two children of
White River JUNCTION, are visiting relatives
Miss Grace Morse has recently visited
her friend, Mrs Perkins, of White River
Junction.
frank Sparks of Northampton visited
briefly at his unce's, Martin Sparks's,
this week.
The hunters from Holyoke who make
an annual pilgrimage to this place have
been In town.
Charlie Austil's family and Zina Cobb's
people attended, family reunion in STRAIT
ton last week.
Martin Perryis at home this week from
Weathersteld, Where he has been at work
the past season.
Miss Nellie Stoddard of birmingham,
Mass, is home rom her work for a short
stay at her homa
w. H. Miles spending some time in
the absence Of Mrs. Miles with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred Cutler.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Mason have taken
carriage drive TO Gardner and Winchen.
don, Mass, to visit relatives.
Rev. A. A. Smith of West Brattleboro
filled the pulpit 'ery acceptably at the Bap-
list church morning and evening.
The ball game between the Jamaica
team and students here Saturday resulted
to p in favor II the Jamaica boys.
The Pratt family have moved from their
farm which is situated nearly four miles
from the village, and where they have
lived number II years, to Concord, n. Il.
There will be harvest supper in the
rooms of the Baptist church on SATURDAY.
evening OF this week. This will be a free
entertainment y all the members of the
Sunday school. The time is from 8 to o
o'clock.
Mrs. W. S. Holland has returned from
Boston with Inc lot of millinery. The
fall opening on Thursday and Friday of
last week was veil attended. The millin-
er, Miss Carrie Bliss of Boston, who has
had experience n the business, will have
charge.
There will be an open debate al the
seminary hall nSxt week on Friday even
ing. Two OF tie disputants are Arthur
Burbee of Windlam and Leon Thomson
of Grafton, both 1900 graduates. The
two other disputsits will be selected from
among the studnts There will be a
literary program.
A goodly numbT from here after ded
The Baptist state convention held at Brat
tleooro last week and thought it one of the
best meetings of the kind they had ever
|
| given here at the weekly prayer meeting
THURSDAY evening and at the SUNDAY
school an outline was given by Miss Fetch.
er of DR.. Spaulding's fine address on sun
day school work.
Four pupils from Vermont we're elected
class officers by the seniors of Tufts col
lege recently. Arthur NJ. Boutelle of this
town is historian, Kingsbury Foster Of
| Derby Line tree orator, +. l.. Hayford OF
Montpelier chapel orator and F. II. Bene.
dict of Williamstown poet. Edith b.
Kline of Barre Is a member of the class
day committee and Stanley c. Wilson of
Washington chairman of the cap aud gown
committee.
The class Of 1902 gave a very pleasing
entertainment at Jamaica last Friday even
ing consisting OF music, recitations, panto.
mines and series Of attitudes. They
were favored with a very attentive and APP
preciative audience, and a nice little sum
was realized. After the entertainment the
teachers and class were pleasantly enter.
tanned at Mrs. j. @. Roblnson's, and re.
freshments served. 1t was the first ride
the cass has had and 1t was very enjoy.
able one
News was received recently from Park
I. Winslow, Amherst college, 30, from
the Philippine islands 1t was dated Aug.
20, and was over six weeks on its way to
Amherst. Mr.. Winslow is at the head
quarters of the third district department
OF northern Luzon, Dagupan, p. l., aud
is no longer in active service, but acting as
clerk for the acting in erpreter general, and
in district headquarters. He writes: 81
am safe and sound, and have never been
sick. The country here is rich in spots,
and anything tropical may be grown, but
the land is mostly made up of rice bogs.
The natives like money but refuse to work
for 1t. Things are very backward. There
are even cannibals here. There is little
chance at present for a young man to
start into business. The scenery is beau
tiful everywhere, and in the winter months
the weather is glorious. l am pleasantly
situated in seaport town, on the gulf Of
LtngaYen, an arm of the China SEA ~