Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-01
ToWNSHEND.

this winter.
Edith Sanders has recently spent Sun
| day at home.
Mrs. e. j. Knapp is spending some time
| in Bellows Falls.
Mrs. Florence Holland is visiting her
| mother in Brandon.
There will be preaching at the Baptist
church next Sunday
Lottie Dinsmore is at work at the
| County House, Newfane.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Adams spent Sun
day at Henry Twitchells.
Guy Dutton went last week to work
in Reeds mill at Brookline.
Fayette Cooke has sold his nice pair of
oxen to Nal Bemis of Athens.
Mr.. Eddy from New York has recently
! visited his brother. Francis Eddy.
number from here attended the
| Randall auction at Athens on Wednes-
| day.
Miss Nellie Knobs, a former student
| of Leland & Gray, has recently visited
| here.
Florence Marsh recently visited her sis
| ter, Eta Marsh, one of the seminary stu
| dents
Clifford Holbrook returned home Mon
| day after a stay of two weeks in this vi
cinity.
Mrs. Jackson of Putney has been here
caring for her brother, Deacon Allen. who
| has been i'll.
cattle buyer from Connecticut was at
| John Wares last week and took away a
| large drove of cows.
Mrs. w. S. Holland and Miss Converse
were at Grafton with their millinery
goods two days last week.
Three new members Joined the Chris
| tan Endeavor society Sunday evening.
1,A he
d. 2. Boutele was called to Springfield.
| VT, last week to attend the funeral of
his brother, Hiland Taft Boutelle.
Mrs Simonds of Vernon is assisting
Mrs Theodore Rand and Frank Clark is
| caring for Mr.. Rand in his helpless condi-
| ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. shepardson of Boston,
who have been boarders at the Town
| shend Inn two months, returned home
| last Wednesday,
Prof Edgecomb went to Burlington to
attend the teachers convention which
was postponed until the 21st of November,
and will continue three days.
Mrs Thomas and her sister, Mrs. Nc
Closky, nieces of the late William Joy of
New York city, are boarders at the Town
| shend Inn, and are going about looking up
| old landmarks they were once familiar
| with.
The Grange meeting held here last
week Thursday proved a pleasant one,
| and was enjoyed by those who attended
outside the Grange. There were recita-
| tons. discussions, readings, papers upon
| different subjects. and music.
Mr.. Beebe and Vene Harding Of this
| place and Mr.. Howell OF Schenectady
| who is spending his vacation here, went
last week to Stratton mountain to camp
| out and hunt, but they found more hun
ters there than game. so they only made
a short stop and came home.
Miss Orrie Dale left last week Thurs
day for Beaufort, S. c.. where she returns
as governess in the Wilkins family. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Edith Lowe as
| far as New York. where they will visit
| friends. among whom is Mrs. Lottie May
Brainard of South Orange y. ].
Ormando Derry is in feeble health.
Elva Franklin has been quite ill., Alma
Gale is able this week to resume her
| studies at the seminary which have been
| interrupted by illness. Arthur Green
wood was taken suddenly i'll on Monday.
| Harold Franklin has been on the sick list.
The Changers attended the "husking
bee" at Henry Cobb's farm Tuesday
| evening. \ good number were present
and after the husking they all partook OF
bountiful chicken-pie supper and the
evening was much enjoyed by all. There
| We're some present from out of town.
The excellent harvest supper by the
Dorcas guild was well attended and a So
cial time was enjoyed after the supper.
Every one was asked to guess the num-
Der of kernels on a large ear Of corn
which was suspended in n conspicuous
place. Mrs. Annie Cutler drew the prize.
as her guess proved TO be the nearest
right of any.
The Tau Delta Phi society connected
with the seminary held its first meeting
Monday evening with this program: Sing
ing by the school; prayer. Miss Dale;
duet. Jessie Johnson and Mr.. Allen; reci-
tation. Miss Dale; debate. Resolved. That
the whipping post as used in Delaware
should be continued; disputants-affirma-
tive Mr.. Truesdell, Miss Barnes; mega
tive, Mr.. Dexter. Miss Johnson; singing
by the school; school paper, editors. Miss
Kidder and Mr.. Sprague. The debate was
decided in the affirmative.
One of the feeble engines on the narrow
gauge gave out this week. for wonder.
and the mail train hasn't reached here
until after people had retired for the
night. Beside the inconvenience and in
security that all these happenings give
the travelling public. there is a more Sc
rious side TO ii as far as the transporta-
ton of human life is concerned, for no
dition of things exists, and we think the
tocsin of alarm should be sounded in
towns sufficiently loud throughout all
this valley until better and safer service
is given us.
The Baptist church and society gave
Rev. E. a. Royal, who has preached here
two Sundays, a unanimous call last Sun
day to become its pastor. He has accept
ed the call and will move his family here
in two weeks Mr.. Royal, If We have
been rightly informed, is a native of
Maine, but was in New Hampshire as a
supply the past summer. and the good
work he did while there coming under the
notice of a Vermont minister who was
spending his vacation in New Hampshire
he wrote the missionary of our Vermont
Baptist state convention to secure Mr.
Royals services If he could.
Ten dollars takes a $50 Stearns bicycle
used but little; owner leaving town. 1t
can be seen at Mrs. Wilson's.