Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-01
TOWNSHEND.
Ware is i'll with the grip.

All the teachers are home from their
schools.
Mrs. Beebee was on the sick list
last week.
Mrs. Walter Gage has returned from
Springfield Mass.
Miss Mcdonald has taken a room at
Mr.. A. A. Masons.
Miss Ellen Ware is at her home here
| from Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Blanchard spent Sunday recent
ly in Sunderland Mass.
The Congregational ladies will serve
| dinner town meeting day.
Charles j. Batchelder of Winhall has
visited in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Reed visited over
| Sunday at Mr.. Bryant's in Winhall
Some from this place attended the
play Way Down East in Brattleborol
Mr.. Blanchard, after ten days stay
in town has returned to Binghamton
Rev. l.. b. Curtis, who has been ill.,
was able to occupy the pulpit last Sun
| day
Mr.. and Mrs. George Aldrich of West
moreland, N. H., are visitors at Willie
| Sparks's.
Mrs. Colburn, Mrs. Orisen Folletts
mother, has come from Newport for an
extended visit.
A. f. Young spent Sunday with his
cousin, Miss Eta Marsh, a student at
| Leland and Gray.
Roswell Whitcomb, who has been
confined to the house so long, is
thought to be in falnng health.
The Baptist ladies aid society will
| hold their annual meeting next week
on Tuesday and will serve dinner, as
they have done IN the past.
We are interested in the good work
the society with the long name is do
ing in Brattleboro and the nearby
| towns, and would bid it God Speed.
Rev. l.. b. Curtis was unable to at
tend the ordination of Rev. w. H.
Thorn at Windham on account of sick
ness. \. A. Mason was appointed
delegate.
Those who have read the proceed
| ings of the Daughters of the American
| Revolution congress held in Washing
ton. d. c., last week will feel no re-
grets. we think, that they are not
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Mr.. Covey. who has recently sold his
t.,
| April !. The Covey family have lived
in town ten years and during that time
have been helpful in the church. They
have also been interested in the
Grange and will be much missed when
they leave. We hope some good
! family may come to take their place.
The Christian Endeavor society held
a very interesting meeting Sunday eve
/ inn tt~ifI A,s31, Nil l.,
very pleasing report of the semi-annual
Christian EndeavOr convention at
Westminster was given by the dele
gates from this place, Miss Cora Mason
and Bessie Hardy. and Rev. NJ. F. Har-
dy gave very interesting review of
DR.. Hills address on Team Work"
The Washington tea given by the
Dorcas Guild was well patronized and
proved a social and financial success.
The hall was lighted by candles in the
old candelabra used in the Congrega-
tional church before the day of lamps.
George and Martha Washington imper-
sonated by Arthur tolett and Miss
Hardy received the guests. The menu
was copied from tea in Colonial
times, and was served by young girls
dressed in the quaint style of that pc
riod. After the supper a short mu-
Steal program was given. Miss Esther
Dale sang very sweetly and Florence
Follett reclted from the old New Eng
land primer in the charmingly sedate
manner of long ago
Walter Mooney has been in town the
past week bringing water at Miss
Fletcher's place, which was found to be
frozen in the pipes, which were laid
to depth of four feet, and the ground
is found to be frozen to the depth of
five feet. The water in the spring be-
ing low and not running with full force
was the cause of the stoppage. In a
nearby town that has a fine system
of water works and where the pipes
are laid six feet deep the pipes are
frozen up and they are now at work
with a steam engine thawing them
out. There has been much discussion
in this town as to the depth water
pipes should be laid and the two in
stances cited prove that six feet is not
deep enough such a winter as this.
when the ground is not well protected
with snow