Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-12
TOWNSHEND.

The Fourth passed quietly here.
Miss AIyra Hobart has returned home.
Carrie Mason spent the Fourth at home
Miss Fannie Derry is working at w. S.
Hollands
Abby Follett is at home from her school
in Weston.
Emma Walsh has returned from her
visit to Boston.
Mrs. Henry Scott of Boston visited in
town last week.
Edwin Sawyer left Tuesday morning
for Hyde Park, Mass
Sadie Whitney is at work at Charles
Hescocks in Newfane.
Mrs Adelbert Gray and children are
boarders at Horace Gales.
George Allbee and family visited in
Winchester, n. H., recently.
Otis Phillips of Orange, Mass, has Wis
tied his mother. Mrs. Mary Phillips.
Miss Hannah Ross of Worcester Mass.
is visiting her sister. Miss Susan Ross.
The funeral of V. II. Gray took place
the Fourth Rev. NJ. F. Hardy officiating.
Josiah Taft and sister, Miss Mary Taft,
visited at Bella Bingham's on Wednesday.
The Hadassah League served ice cream
last week on Friday evening and were
well patronized
on a visit to Mrs. Osgood's uncle, DR..
Andrews of the Mary Fletcher hospital.
The Baptist ladies' aid society met in
their rooms Wednesday afternoon for
their monthly meeting. Supper was serv-
ed.
Miss Jackson. a teacher from Bellows
Falls is spending her vacation with her
grandmother, Mrs Hiram Porter, at Har-
monyvlle.
Mr. Meyer, a music teacher from Cam
bridge, Mass, is here as usual spending
his vacation, boarding at Hiram Porter's
in Harmonyville.
Mrs. William ingalls, was called to Bel
lows Falls last week by the Illness of
her sister who was seriously injured at
picnic by pole falling upon her head.
Our merchant, w. S. Holland, in COM
pany with merchant Landman of Lon
donderry. is appraising the goods at
Glynn's store at SaXtons River. We learn
the Glynns have sold out.
Fred Watson traded his place at the
north part of the town with Bert Chellis
of Claremont, y. H., the past week for
the Covey farm about 324 miles from the
village. He has moved there.
Harry Adams, clerk in W. S. Holland S
| store, went to his home in Windham for
a weeks vacation. but was called back
after one days respite on account of Mr..
Hollands being at Saxtons River.
Miss OKeefe of New Bedford Mass,
| and Mr.. and Mrs Williams and son of
Meriden, Conn, are boarders at \. a.
Masons. Mr.. Williams is at the head
of the industrial school at Meriden.
Samuel Ewings had a severe attack
of illness the Fourth. Mrs Royal Sander
son was Frustrated by a stroke of apo
pleXy on Monday and now lies in a crit
| ical condition. Theodore Rand is fully
| as comfortable as he has been.
The Alletson family from Springfield,
Mass, are spending the summer in town,
| as they have done several seasons before
on the Uncle" Luke Holbrook place
about 2I2 miles from the village, where
they think their health is much benefited
by their sojourn in this locality, which
is elevated with fine scenery.
The Changers enjoyed their annual
strawberry festival at the town hall
Tuesday evening, which proved the most
delightful occasion of the season, the
children and young people belonging to
the families being present. Cake, straw
berries and cream, a song by Alice and
Nellie Dale, recitations by Bessie DuttOn,
and some of the other children, made the
time enjoyable. The others of the busi-
ness committee say that the credit for
getting up the affair belongs to II. o.
Cobb and wife.