Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-13
ToWNsHEND.
VIII Sage has been to Barre.

| Buffalo.
The Dorcas Guild met at Horace Gales
/ last week
Miss Eva Sanders has been a visitor at
| Haynes Sanders's.
Samuel Ewngs has had a recurrence Of
| his old trouble, epilepsy.
Miss Mabel Stoddard has returned to
her work at birmingham.
John Greenwood visited this week with
his father, Asa Greenwood.
Deacon Jonas Allen has returned after
an absence of several weeks.
Hugh Holbrook and wife have returned
! from their visit to Nova Scotia.
Mrs. Sarah Underwood has returned
from her visit to Gardner Mass.
VIII Sparks is taking his fathers place
in carrying passengers to the station.
E. l.. Hastings and wife are expected
home soon from their trip to Seattle.
Mrs. Margaret Watson is visiting her
sister Mrs. Rumrlll, in Springfield, VT
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnard of Brattleboro
have been visitors at Herbert Franklin's
large number from this place attend
| ed the circus at Brattleboro on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Underwood of Westmins-
ter were guests at Charles Gould's last
week.
Clifford Holbrook is in town putting UP
grave stones for Mr. Whitcomb and Mr..
| Follett.
Mrs Dale has been spending some days
the past week at Fred Ford's in Brat
| tleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jopson of New
Haven has recently visited at John
Wares.
The fall term Of Leland & Gray
Seminary opened Tuesday with over 70
Mrs. W. S. Holland is in poor health
and Martin Sparks has been indisposed
this week.
Rev Mr. Harris of Jamaica and his
wife have been recent visitors at Rev.
NJ. F. Hardy's.
Arthur Greenwood has been at home
the past week on account of his father
not being well
Don't forget that the Baptist ladies
are serving ice cream this evening. All
come to partake
c. Holland Evans is attending the
Champlain Kennel clubs show at Bur-
lngton this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reed are visiting
Hon. orion Barber and his sister, Miss
Adah, at Bennington.
J. II. Ware had his silos filled last week.
II men doing the work. This week many
more silos will be filled
Mrs. Henry Rands house is greatly i'm
proved by painting the outside. The roof
has been slated recently
All hearts were saddened by the news
Saturday evening Of the attempted assas-
sination Of the President.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
OF Miss Alkaline Amelia Twitchen to
Henry w. Adams Sept. "a.
Miss Julia Gorham of Putney has been
canvassing this village in the interest of
the Fruber Brothers shoes.
Mrs. Lizzie Barber and daughter Mrs
VIII Franklin, are visiting at Joseph
Cummings in South Londonderry.
Mr.. Hamlin occupied the Congregational
pulpit Sunday and Rev. Mr.. Bailey of
Goffstown. n. H., the Baptist pulpit.
The Baptist ladies' aid society held its
regular monthly meeting on Wednesday
of last week and served their usual sup
per.
Miss Blanche Brigham went to her
school in Cambridgeport Monday this
being her second term in the same dis
trct.
]. A Thomas and c. S Howard Of Merl-
den. Conn. and II. B. Tallman of Provi-
dence. r. l., are guests of Evans
Brothers.
Mrs. Mary Phillips is visiting in Mime
apolis and will visit her two sons, Merrill
and John, in other parts Of the state OF
Minnesota
Russell Aldrich and wife have returned
from their trip to Springfield, Chester and
Andover, where they have been for some
time visiting.
Mrs. II. Il. Call wife Of Prof. Call. has
been elected superintendent of schools in
the place of Miss Alice Cheney, who was
put in for the summer
William Mccoy. who bought the Gould
farm some time since and carried it on
the past summer and boarded at Mr.. ALI
bees Will occupy the house soon.
We would remind all of the notice given
out in last weeks Phoenix of the meet
ing of the Old Home Week association
Saturday evening, to which all the citi-
zens are invited.
The seminary opened with a large num-
Der of scholars the first day. Miss Moore,
the teacher of elocution boards at Prof.
Edgecomb's. Miss Dexter, the assistant
teacher, boards at Mrs Abby Wizards.
Henry Bailey has been busy packing
household goods for the Thompson fam
lily who will move to White Plains, n. Y.
Byron and Miss Celia Thompson are here
and will remain until their goods are
ready to go.
The body of Haley Brigham, "A, was
brought here for burial Saturday night
and the funeral was held at the home of
his brother, Bella Brigham. His young
days were spent here and he worked with
Ezra ingalls, as a blacksmith and after
that had a shop of his own at Simpson
vile, about IL mile from the village Mr.
Brigham was twice married and he was
laid to rest beside his first wife in the
cemetery of ancient date near the JEFF
terson Holland place. He had been an in
valid many years. He was the son of
the late Col. John Brigham who was at
one time man of prominence in this
town.
Miss Emma Alberta Moore. the teacher
or elocution and physical culture at Le-
land * Gray Seminary, will give a recital
at seminary hall Friday evening, Sept
~. Miss Moore will be assisted by Miss
Lenna Thomas of Brattleboro, who is not
a stranger to Townshend audiences
Miss Thomas has been studying vocal
music in Boston for the last two years
and we may feel assured of something
meritorious in the musical line. Miss
Moore will give the following selections
Love Rewarded, Anon
Aux Italens Meredith
Berkshire Romance Height
Court Scene lin costume), Merchant
or Venice, Shakespeare |
Ihe Columbia, Mo-, Herald, in an ac-
count of an elocutionary meeting held at |
stevens College, contained the following |
which will be of interest to the many |
friends of Miss Emma Alberta Moore and |
TO the patrons of Leland & Gray Sem |
mary: THE elocution department has |
been for two years under the able direc- |
ton of Miss Emma Alberta Moore of |
Waltham, Mass. She is a graduate of the |
renowned Emerson School of Oratory of |
Boston. During her course there Prof |