Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-16
T0WNSHEND.

Rev. L. B. Curtis is visiting in Halifax
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis spent Sunday
at Grin Davis's.
The Dorcas Guild met with Mrs. Edith
Lowe last week.
The Hadassah league met this week
with Miss Grace Bailey.
Arthur Mason of Gardner, Mass, visited
at A. A. Mason's last week.
George Bliss, former resident of this
place, was in town briefly last week.
Arthur Boutelle has moved recently into
the Byard house mile from the village.
Miss Frazier from Amsterdam, N. Y,
has been recent visitor at Fred Reeds.
Waldo Edison and family of New Lon
don, Conn, are visitors at William In
galls's.
Mr.. Pettiplace has moved into the tene.
ment formerly occupied by the late Mrs.
Absina Taft.
W. X. Phillips and Miss Della Leland of
Millers Falls, Mass, spent Sunday at Mrs.
May Phllips's.
Mrs. Carl johnson has returned from
her visit OF several weeks with relatives in
Waltham, Mass.
Miss Gladys Convey entertained her class,
1902, very delightfully."- Saturday evening at
her home. Refreshments were served.
John Whtcomb, who has just COM
pleted his new barn and made thorough
repairs on his house, is now having the
roof slated.
Miss Fannie Dunbar has been obliged to
leave her work at Prof. Edgecomb's on ac-
count of sickness and has been at her home
in East Jamaica the past week.
Mrs. G. w. Underwood, whose son, c..
b. Underwood, has been i'll with typhoid
fever at Austin, Penn, has received word
that he is recovering from his illness.
Rev. Mr.. Bickford of South Newfane &C.
cuped the Baptist pulpit Sunday in ex-
chang with Rev. L. B. Curtis and preach
ed an excellent sermon from Psalms XVI. A..
Aston Gushing is making repairs on his
house, putting in new windows, laying
new floors and doing many things to i'm
prove his place. A. A. Blood is doing the
work.
G. II. Evans will lecture upon "Brds of
this Locality" before the Fortnightly club
next Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
Mrs. Annie Curtis's. 1t is hoped that
every member of the club will be present.
The notice of the Hadassah league, which
was accidently omitted by the writer last
week, was pleasant occasion. The salad
supper was excellent, and the program in
charge of Mrs. Edgecomb was interesting.
There were select readings, cOnundrums
and anecdotes. A goodly number were in
attendance, and a satisfactory sum was
realized.
The Baptist Sunday school members to
the number of so paid visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Kidder at their pleasant
home mile and half from the village
last week on Wednesday evening, A cor
dial welcome was extended to their guests,
and delightful and merry time was en-
| joyed. Games were played and refresh
.ments were served. At the close parting
hymn was sung and the company dispense !.
At the parsonage on Tuesday and We'd
nesday afternoons, Nov. 20 and 81, from
to 4:30, Mrs. l.. B. Curtis will give an
exhibition of the art work she has done
this year. The collection comprises oil
and water color sketches of scenes in this
vicinity and elsewhere, also decorated
orange wood and yucca palm panels, nee
die cases with decorated yucca covers
large and small vases, shells, etc. All who
welcome.
Mrs. Marcia Cathan died Nov. 10 al
Judson Derry's, where she had been kindly
cared for more than a year. 1t will be
safe to say, she had many friends and nc
enemies, and before her days of invalidsm
the Cathan house was hospitable one, and
there will be many who will read this briei
notice of her death who will recall many
pleasant visits at her home where hel
friends we're always given a cordial wei
come. Mrs. Cathan leaves one daughter
Mrs. Dutton of Gainesville, Florida.
The spelling match came off Friday
ev ming as advertised, and many we're kept
at home by the weather, but goodly mum
Der attended and took part in the spelling
Mr.. Dexter of Wardsboro, one of the semi
nary students, received the prize,a diction
airy, which was offered TO the one who
stood up the longest. The one next to
Mr.. Dexter was Rev. L. B. Curtis. Cake
and coffee were served and pleasant time
was enjoyed Professor Call looked the
verltable old-time pedagogue and the man
ner in which he put out the words wa'
most satisfactory.