Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21
TOWNSHEND.


Fred Smiths.
Ten degrees below was the record
Monday morning.
Mrs. Osgood has been spending
some time at her sons, DR.. Osgood's.
Mrs. Annie Sage of Somerville.
Mass, is at her fathers, James Stod-
dard's.
Miss Florence Sanders is assisting
Mrs. w. L. Holland in her millinery
rooms.
We hear Mr.. Bishop has sold his
place and will go to Winchester, N.
H., to live.
number of Changers from this
place attended the Grange meeting at
Brattleboro last week.
Mrs. Gale has returned after many
weeks absence at her daughters,
Mrs. Henry 1witchell's.
We learn that b. B. Brigham has
sold the house situated near his home
to people in Connecticut.
The winter term at the Seminary
opens favorably with 60 scholars, and
more are coming next week.
A. A. Blood has three singing
schools this winter, one at Newfane.
West Townshend and South Wind
ham.
The Hadassah league held their
meeting in the church vestry Thurs
day afternoon and did Christmas
work.
The Congregational church will give
the members of their Sunday school a
sleigh ride and dinner at the town
hall on Christmas day.
Mrs. Edgecombs sister, Miss Har-
riet e. Fetchett of Auburn. Maine. is
spending the winter with her. Prof.
Edgecomb went to Boston to meet her.
The chicken pie supper advertised
last week to take place New Years
evening, has been indefinitely post
poned, as there is to be a gathering
that evening at Seminary hall, which
was planned during the fall term, but
the ladies knew nothing of this when
they arranged for this supper.
Prof. Edgecomb and wife, who both
have classes in the Sunday school,
Prof. Edgecomb a class of young men
and Mrs. Edgecomb a class of young
ladies', entertained these classes at
their home last Friday evening. Re-
freshments were served and a pleas
ant time was enjoyed.
The members of the Dorcas Guild,
during the past few weeks, have been
making handkerchiefs preparatory to
a sale. This sale will be held Sat
urday afternoon. Dec. %, at the Con-
gregational chapel. The handker-
chiefs are of many styles and mate
rial. All are invited to inspect and
buy.
The burning of the State Normal
school building at Fredonia, N. Y,
last week, in which seven students
lost their lives. is of local interest
here as F. B. Palmer, Phi. D., who has
been principal of the school for nearly
20 years, marred his wife in this town
and has been a visitor here summers
in the past. The students numbered
500 and the cost of the buildings was
100000.
Eugene Bemis, a farmer living
about 31R miles from the village, was
butchering Saturday last for Mr.. Ed
son, a neighbor, when the knife he
was using glanced and cut a bad cash
in his face. He was brought TO the
village at once and taken to the Office
of DR.. Osgood and with the assistance
and several stitches were taken. His
eyesight, it is feared, will be injured
if not destroyed.
w. L. Holland has made ample pre-
parations for Christmas and his store
is well stocked with useful and orna-
mental goods. Mrs. Holland has dis
played in her pleasant millinery
rooms a fine assortment, and has a
great variety of articles to please the
children as well as the older people.
Fred Lewis's store is also gay with
Christmas goods, and we are sure all
can be we'll supplied without going out
of town for Christmas presents.
The Baptist church and society held
their annual meeting Monday even
ing. The following officers were chO-
sen to serve the coming year: Presi-
dent, G. H. Houghton vice-president,
C. Q. Stebbins; secretary, F. w. Wat
son; prudential committee, e. l.. Has
tings, C. Q. Stebbins, Fred Willard;
treasurer, Jonas Allen; assistant
treasurer, r. d. Phillips; wood COM
mittee, Fred willard; bookkeeper,
Mrs. Sarah Wilson; ushers, Hollis
Wilson, Arthur Greenwood, Fred Reed,
Fred Watson.
The annual meeting of the society
of the Congregational church was
held at the chapel last Monday even
ing, when the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Moder
ator, DR.. F. l.. Osgood; clerk Dea. ].
o. Follett; treasurer, Mrs. F. L. Os-
good; collector, Mr.. e. w. Phillips;
prudential committee, Mr.. j. H. Ware
DR.. F. l.. Osgood, Mrs. Chas. H. Will
lard. The comittee reported that all
Indebtedness for the year 1899 had
been met and that there was suffi-
cient money collected or collectable
by Jan. to meet all the expenses of
the past year.
A Christmas exercise consisting of
songs, recitations, etc, will take the
place of the regular preaching service
next Sunday morning at the Congre-
gational church. On Monday evening
the cantata, zone Christmas Eve"
will be presented, after which the
presents from the tree will be distrib-
uted. A fireplace has been planned
so that Santa Claus can really come
down the chimney" The exercises
have been for some time in the hands
of competent committees and a gen
eral good time is expected. All mem
bers of the church and Sunday school
and all others who may be Interested
are cordially invited to be present.
There is a very interesting account
in one of the New England magazines
of 1.-THE Connecticut River Ferry" that