Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-09

Clinton Hescock spent Sunday at home.
Mrs. Rachel Twitchell passed Sunday in
town.
DIR. Ebert Landman has been in town
at Dr. Osgood's.
The Dorcas guild met on Thursday with
Miss Addie Morse.
The Congregational aid society met on
Wednesday in their chapel
Mrs K. Stowell and daughter are visiting
this week at Martin Sparks's.
Five new members were aided to the
Congregational church last Sunday.
Herbert Simpson from Melrose, Mass,
has recently visited his aunt, Mrs. Jason
Thayer.
James Allrich of Nottingham visited
the past week at his brothers, Russell AL
drich's.
Some from here attended the play, "Sag
Harbor," at Brattleboro last Saturday
evening
Mrs Henry Rand and son from Boston,
are in town on account of the illness os
their son and brother, Arthur Rand
Miss Helen ODER has returned home af-
ter spending the winter in Ludlow with
her daughter, Mrs Flora Tyler.
Walter Austin has returned to this place
from Andover, where he has been at work
a number of years for a farmer in that
town.
Miss Abby Follett has returned from
Weston, where she has taught the past
winter, and also for several terms previ-
Gus to this winter.
Mrs. Amelia Gale has returned to her
home here with her daughter, Mrs. Martin
Sparks, after an absence of many months,
visiting her children in Saxtons River.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
of the Townshend Hotel company will be
held at the hotel building on Saturday,
March 10, at 1880 p. NJ. c. II. Willard,
secretary.
Mrs. Annie Batchelder, who has been
very i'll with grip, is convalescing. Mr.
Cutler and Arthur Rand, who have been
very III with pneumonia, there are now
slight hopes at The present writing OF their
recovery. Rollie Phillips was on the sick
list last week.
The Fortuightly club will meet with
Mrs Edith Lowe on Tuesday afternoon OF
next week at o'clock The subject will
be Frontier Life" including a paper,
| Daniel Boone, Miss Blanche Brigham; Sc.
lections from Cooper, Mrs. Edith Rice; Sc
lections from Bristol, Mrs. Della Taft; Sc
lections from Edward Eggleston, Miss Har-
ret Fletcher
| The Goth wedding anniversary Of Hon
Ira X. Batchelder and wife occurs mex
week on Monday, March u, and while no
extended plans have been made to observe
this occasion by the family on account of
the state of Judge Batchelder's health, it
would be pleasing to have the neighbors
and friends come in for short calls during
the afternoon of Monday. The 50th we'd
ding anniversary was observed with large
gathering af relatives.
The Baptist ladies' aid society held their
annual meeting on Tuesday of this week,
aud the following officers were elected {:
President, Mrs. Curtis; vice president,
Mrs. Reed; secretary, Miss Harriet Fetch
err; treasurer, Mrs. Sarah Wilson; direct
ors chosen to serve each three months
were Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Ober, Mrs. Day,
Mrs. Miles, Mrs Twitchell, Mrs. Helen
| Willard, Mrs. Kenyon, Mrs Watson, Mrs.
Convey, Mrs. Hastings, Miss Thompson and
Mrs. Stoddard. The society desire to re.
turn most hearty thanks to the public for
the liberal patronage they received from
those who knew where 10 find good din
ner to satisfy their needs on such a cold,
stormy day, as was Tuesday. We would
extend our thanks as far along the line a:
West Townshend for every year this so
ciety receives patronage from that village
in increased ratio. The dinner was pro
nounced excellent by all who partook.