Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-30
TOWNSEND.
Miss Dunbar has been Ill.

@. II. Evans is in Montpelier this week.
Miss Carrie Mason spent Thanksgiving
at home.
Mr.. Hodgden of the Boston post-ofIice
is al home.
Mr.. Sawyer left this week for his home
In Hyde Park, Mass.
Rev. NJ. r. Hardy preached in Guilford
last Sunday in exchange.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harris have been
recent visitors at Will DuttOn's.
Willie Sparks, wife and child are in
Westmoreland, N. H., this week.
Arthur Batchelder will teach school at
West Townshend the coming winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles are with their daugh-
ter, Mrs, Edith Cutler, for Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Mabel Surprise and her mother,
Mrs. Reed, went to Holyoke Monday for
time.
Mrs. Lucy Franklin will make her home
for the winter with her brother, Horace
Gale.
Hon. James K. Batchelder and family
are expected this week at Judge Batchel-
der's.
Arthur Batchelder is home from Peru
and friend, Mr.. Hovey, is here for the
week.
Clark Aldrich Of Westmoreland, N. H.,
a 1900 graduate, was visiting in town last
week.
Miss Carrie Dexter will be the teacher
of Latin and Greek In the seminary this
winter
Mrs. Thompson is in New York city for
a two weeks visit with her son, Asa, and
friends.
The friends of Wesley Phillips and wife
will be pleased to learn of their safe arrival
at Daytona, Fla, in due time.
Mrs Kenyon is expecting to leave on
Saturday to attend the w. q. T. U. con-
venticn in Washington, D. G.
DR.. Parker and wife left Tuesday for
Fitchburg, Mass, to spend Thanksgiving
with friends.
Mrs. Margaret Watson has returned from
Wardsboro, where she has been some
weeks in the capacity of nurse.
Miss Fletcher has been on the sick list
and was thus prevented from taking her
usual trip away for Thanksgiving,
Blanche Brigham is home from her
school in Gageville for short vacation,
and will return 10 teach the winter term
there.
Congratulations from friends here are
extended to Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Cummings
Of South Londonderry on the birth of a
daughter, Nov. %.
Fred Ford left last week to work at the
Retreat in Brattleboro. The kind wishes
of friends here will follow him. His fam
lily will remain here for the winter.
Harry Sparks, who was injured by fall
ing off a bank some time since, while drv.
ing cows for John Ware, is suff ring now
from the effects and is under the doctor
care. 1t is hoped the injury may not
prove serious.
The correspondent for this column
would be glad If those who 90 out of town
to spend Thanksgiving or those who en-
terrain company from away, would report
and help to swell the Thanksgiving news
for next week.
Miss Anna Twitchell, who went TO Pas
ssdena, California, some weeks since,
writes that she is eating Strawberries and
green peas, and all the garden vegetables
that we hsve here in summer. She Is de-
lighted with the country, and has seen for
the first time oranges, lemons and banan-
mas growing.
Burt Chelis of Claremont, N. H., an
nounces an important auction next Wed.
nesday, Dec. 8, at 8 A NJ, at the E. A.
Convey homestead farm, when he will sell
60 head of cattle, consisting OF cows two
and three years old, heifers and yearlngs,
SO Shropshire sheep, three pairs OF match.
ed steers, six horses, so tons Of hay. pro-
duce, wagons, sleighs, and farming tools.
The sale will take place, rain or shine.
The exhibition of painting given by
Mrs. Curtis at the Baptist parsonage last
week was every way pleasant and success
full. About so called to inspect the work.
In the collection were 32 water colors,
many depicting scenes In this vicinity,
also varied views, etc. Beside these were
oil paintings and about 90 novel articles
such as decorated shells, palm stems, yucca
panels and needle cases; also large and
small vases, etc. A part of this collection
was sent to New York, having been ordered
by director of the Home of Gonzales.
cents to be used in their annual fair In
December. Mrs. Curtis takes the rest OF
the work 10 Connecticut next week to al
orders and for Christmas sale. She en-
joyed many compliments for the pleasant
exhibition and her beautiful work.
The National Temperance Sunday was
observed at the Baptist church with TEN.
perance sermon in the morning and with
a very interesting union service in the
evening, Mrs. Kenyon arranging an excel
lent program as follows Music by the
congregation, "Rescue the Perishing -
scripture by the pastor; prayer by Mr.
Fisher; selection by the White Ribbon
quartet, keep Within the Line;" reclta.
ton by Miss Perry; Loyal Temperate,
legion exercise, conducted by Mrs Kenyon
and Miss Hardy; reading by Mrs. Edge
comb; address by Mrs. Dawson; collection
for the temperance work; selection by
White Ribbon quartet; benediction. Every
number of the program was most interest
ing and pleasing. At the close words o.
gratitude were expressed to all helping II
the fine service, and a unanimous vote o.
thanks was extended to Mrs. Davidson fol
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