Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-02
TOWNSEND.
The hunters are plentiful.


Chauncey Gale and family were in town
last week.
Mrs. Niles has returned from her visit
In Hartford, Conn.
Mrs. Margaret Watson is nursing the
sick In Wardsboro.
Royal Sanderson reports 80 inches Of
rain fall during October.
Mrs. Courser has returned from her stay
of several weeks In Tunbridge.
Mrs. L. Barber is spending some time at
her fathers, Luther Whitcomb's.
The Hadassah league will serve a salad
supper in Academy hall this, Friday, even
ing.
A covenant meeting will be held at the
Baptist church Saturday afternoon at 8
o'clock.
The Hastings family from Sufiield, Conn,
who have been visitors at the Curtls's,
have returned home.
The debate advertised for last Friday
evening at the seminary did not come off
for some reason unknown to the writer.
Frank Gilchrst is moving into Mrs. Alb
by Wizards house. She will occupy the
upstairs tenement as more convenient to
Mr.. Gilchris's business.
Harry Adams and Miss Twltchell at
tended the wedding reception of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Adams at Windham Satur-
day evening at the home Of Mr.. Adams's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayland Adams.
Fred Watson was quite i'll and under the
doctors care last week but is more COM
Portable at present writing. Prof. Edge
comb was taken suddenly III Sunday. Mrs.
Celia Cutler, who has been III, is better.
Col. Dutton Of Gainesville, Fla, was in
| town briefly last week and Mrs. Dutton,
who has been spending SEINE time here
since her return from Europe, where she
attended the exposition and the Passion
play, returned home with him.
Agents Of Miller & House, of the Yer
mont and Canada nurseries located at
Beebe Plain, p. O., have been in town this
week and have delivered large amount Of
nursery stock. 1t is seldom so large an
amount is brought in by one firm.
A lighted kerosene lamp dropped from
its hanging Wednesday evening at the
seminary, while the weekly prayer meeting
of the students was being held, and but for
the bravery Of Robert Lincoln the building
might have been burned. Mr.. Lincoln
took up the burning lamp and threw 1t out
of door, burning his hands badly and suf.
fering severely from the burns afterward.
The FoItnlghtly club will resume its reg
ular meetings next week on Tuesday after
noon at o'clock with Mrs. Nellie Parker.
The subject of the meeting will be 1.-THE
Early History of Vermont" with these
papers: The Founding of the State, Mrs
| Hardy; Vermont In the Revolution, Mrs.
Parker; Old Laws, Mrs. willard; The
Primitive Tavern, Mrs. Lowe; The Green
Mountain Boys, Mrs. Rice.
DR.. Nash has been improving his place
by painting and repairing his barn and it
would be hard 10 find a more pleasant
home, situated about two miles from the
village opposite the broad meadow, and
his land is under such fine cultiva-
ton as to show to best advantage 10 pass
ers-by. DR.. Nash is q veterinary by profess
sion and the horses he owns are among
the best In town and his friends are made
welcome at his hospitable home.
The Hartford Times has been conduct
ing free scholarship contest since Sept.
8. II closed Oct. % and 10 candidates are
entitled TO q free scholarship. Among
this number Is Earl Z. Wilbur, a native Of
this town and the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Wilbur, who are well known here
as former residents Of this place. The
pictures OF the fortunate ones were given
| In the Times and there was no better look
ing one among them all than young Will
bur. Congratulations from friends here
are extended.
ARA Benson and Marsh Martin have
procured spring OF water on the farm of
Charles Gray, and are now digging the
dit b in which the pipe is TO be laid to
convey the water to their homes
We learn that Simeon BemuS of Ath-
ems, who has bought a building near
the homes we have mentioned, will furnish
the pipe for his share in the water. Mr..
Bemus contemplVtes building a house in
the near future and will move to this place
that his children may have the educational
advantages which the seminary will af-
ford.
An old fashioned spelling bee will be
held in the town hall on Friday evening,
Nov. o. All are invited to take part,
Prof. Call will give out the words to be
spelled, and dictionary will be given to
the one who spells down the school,
Those who can please come in old style
dress. Refreshments will be served. No
admission is asked, but an opportunity
will be given as you leave to contribute
what you think the entertainment has been
worth. The bee will be given under the
direction of Mrs. Wizards Sunday school
class.