Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-13
T0WNSHEND.

Elvin Derry has injured his hand very
badly.
Mrs. Gertrude Baker is visiting in Hart
ford, Conn.
Rachel Twitchell is visiting her sister,
Mrs. M. Sparks.
Anna Twitchell is at home from Pratts
| hotel in Vernon.
Very little sugar was made this week up
to Wednesday noon.
Will Dutton and wife of Salem, Mass,
are at d. w. Dutton's.
Wright Phillips was home over Sunday
from Mllers Falls, Mass.
Col Franklin is spending his vacation
at his home in Harmonyville.
Gilbert Boutelle will return to town to
carry on his farm this season.
Guy Dutton has begun on his second
| years work at Dea Stebbins's.
The Choral union rehearsed at the Bap-
fist parsonage Monday evening.
Will Willard of Burlington is here car
ing for his mother, also Sherman.
Arthur Batchelder of Middlebury col
lege is spending short vacation at home.
George Houghton is home from New
York city, where he has been through the
winter
The Fortnightly club meetings have been
postponed until May on account of the bad
travelling.
L. D. Weaver and wife have gone to his
old home, Sandy Creek, n. Y, where his
father still lives.
The chicken-pie supper was a success.
as to the quality of the pies and the num-
Der who partook and the amount taken.
We hear the village school is to be taught
by Miss Eta Hobart, Miss Amy Perry of
Wardsboro and Miss Palmer of Grafton.
Marsh Martin and Newell Jennlson are
carrying on Orrin Davis's sugar place.
viii Boutelle and John Rock have taken
G. G. Taft's.
We hope all will remember the enter
tainment Saturday evening to be given by
Mr.. Frye, the impersonator, who comes
highly recommended.
Mrs. Abby Willard, who sustained par
tial shock of paralysis some more than a
week ago, is still very low and her death is
expected at any time.
The Hodgdens of Boston, who bought
+. l.. Hastings's farm last fall, have taken
possession and the former occupants have
moved into the Zina Cobb house.
Arthur Greenwood and Earl Knapp en-
tertained very pleasantly at the home OF
the latter a company of their friends to a
sugar party last Saturday evening.
b. b. Brigham, while doing the chores
at the barn, fell from the scaffold and in
jured himself badly. He is under the
doctors care. A large cash was cut in the
back of his neck.
Mrs. Annie Batchelder is critically i'll.
7 10 l. L. a
the grip, and Carrie Allen is taking her
place at w. S. Hollands. The grip still
RACES. There are more cases every week
and those who were attacked some time
ago are recovering.
We noticed in last weeks issue of The
Phoenix that Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Derry
celebrated the 50th anniversary of their
marriage at their home in Westboro,
Mass. Mr.. Derry is a native of this place,
and belonged to large family, and some
of his brothers and sisters and other rela-
tives live here at the present time.
j. H. Ware, one of our progressive
farmers, is to make extensive repairs on
his house the coming season. The inside
is to be changed and renovated, the out
side to be painted and a piazza built in
front and a portico at the south end,
which, when completed, will be one of the
pleasantest farm houses in the town, if not
in the county. Everett Phillips is doing
the work.
W. S. Holland, our merchant, and wife
have gone to Boston to buy goods this
week. Later Mrs. Holland will open her
millinery shop, which has been so well
patronized for two seasons past. The ser
vices of Miss Helen Mack have been Sc
cured as trimmer. Miss Mack comes high
ly recommended from one of the largest
millinery establishments in Pittsfeld,
Mass, where she worked last season.
The services of the morning at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday were in
keeping with the occasion, it being "Palm
Sunday" The decoration of potted plants
was very beautiful. A heiotrope belong
ing to Miss Ross was especially fine, the
mass of bloom measuring 20 inches in
width, with nearly the same height, some
clusters seven inches in diameter. At
missionary service in the evening a map
belonging to the state Woman's union
was used, showing places of missionary
work. The service was very interesting
and impressive. Special Easter service
will be held next Sunday morning.