Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-10-25
TOWNSHEND.

ToWNsHEND.
Waldo Edison of Woodstock is in town.
Miss Anna Twitchsll has returned
A. A. Blood is doing carpenter work for
Mr. Edison.
DR.. Rice returned from a trip to Bos-
ton last week
Mrs. Henry stowell spent Sunday at
Martin Sparkss.
Fred Watson was one of the jurymen
at Newfane last week.
Deacon Stebbns has returned from his
visit at Nashua, n. II.
The Hadassah league met on Wednes-
day with Miss Stella Gray.
Mrs. lnez Snow has gone to Keene. n.
H., to do homework in a private family.
a number from here attended the auc-
ton of Henry Allen at West Townshend.
Mrs. Florence White spent last week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Judson
Derry.
Dir. Harry Martin of Northampton.
| Mass, spent Sunday with his parents.
MIR. and Mrs. NJ Martin.
Rev L. y. Royal has remained through
the week and will preach again next sun
day al the Baptist church
Col Dutton came on from Gainesville.
Fla, to accompany Mrs Dutton home,
and they left Monday morning
Russell Blood was home over Sunday
from Springfield Vt, where he is work
ing at his trade as a carpenter.
Deacon Allen is quite in. Mrs Sander
son seems to be ON the gain. Mary Ware
and Alma Gale are on the sick list
Mrs. Edwin Harris celebrated her birth
day anniversary last week Saturday by
"a ff ali o,
her
Mrs Zenas Holden from the West was
in town last week calling upon old
friends. She expects to spend the winter
in Canada.
Mrs. David Howard and son, who have
been boarding at the Townshend Inn
some weeks left on Tuesday for her
home in Orange, Mass.
Cards Of invitation have been received
here To the marriage of Walter Austin
of Walpolc, y. H., and Miss Ethel How
| ard OF Andoyer the 3oth OF this month
Miss Flossie Fits of Brattlcboro has
been last week with her aunt, Mrs. Sarah
Underwood, who is IN. \ sister. Mrs
Wilbur, has also been with Mrs Under
wood
VIII SaHderson. after visiting here. left
Monday morning for his home in Savan-
nah. Ga. His wife and son will remain a
OF his mother
Zina Cobb is making repairs on his
house in IiarmonyVile and expects to
leave the Batchelder farm in February.
which he has carried on for some time
and will move back to his old home
The Congregationalists worshipped in
their church Sunday for the first time
since the completion Of the new arrange
ment for heating the house with a fur
mace which is great Improvement upon
the old way.
The Magazine club will hold their an
nual sale of magazines on Friday evening.
Nov !, at the home OF Mrs. Edith Lowe.
The public are invited to come and buy
II is hoped that all members of the club
will be there To talk over plans for the
coming year.
The Tau Delta Phi society held its first
meeting at the seminary Monday evening
and these officers were chosen: Presi-
dent. Mr.. Truesdale; vice president. Alb
bic Starr; secretary and treasurer. Cora
Barnes; executive committee. Ethel John
son. Abbie Starr. George Hardy.
Although the report given in the last
number Of The Phoenix Of the proceed
ings of the state against Frank e. Davis
OF the Townshend Inn is correct, it fails
to convey the right impression to the
reader not understanding the circum-
holding government license to sell Ed
dy's beer, II forbids the sale at hotels and
taverns Mr.. Davis did not understand
this point of the law and sold the beer
supposing that. as he held the license, he
had a perfect right to do so. We are
glad to learn that, although its landlord
was technically a common seller" by
the testimony of many witnesses the
Townshend Inn was proved to be what
we had always supposed it, a strictly
temperance house.
Rev. f. A. Royal from New Hampshire
occupied the Baptist pulpit very accepta-
bly, last Sunday morning. preaching from
the text in l Cor. II: .. He also preached
at the close of the Christian Endeavor
meeting al the Congregational church
in the evening, from the text Luke xiv:
- 49, so. The sermon applied the text to
the character building which was in line
with the subject of the Christian En-
deavor, which was that of Esau selling
his birthright, and a good temperance
meeting was the outcome. The temper
ance quartet sang one piece, and we
think it was made clear to all that they
who indulge in strong drink are selling
their manhood and all that is noble I'm
them for something worse than pottage.
and for that which Injuries both soul and
body.
The st. Adams Daily Messenger Of
oct ~ gives an extended notlce OF the
Bedard-Twitchell wedding which is of To-
cal interest here, as the bride has rela-
tives in this place. The wedding took
place in the Congregational church, when
Miss Florida Emma. oldest daughter of
F. +. Twitchell. and Frederick Spencer
Redard were united in marriage by the
Rev. w. Benham Hamilton, rector Of
st. Luke's church. The church was beau
tifully trimmed with autumn flowers and
foliage. The bride was attred in a rich
gown of liberty satin en- train, and wore
a veil and carried a bouquet of white
roses. After the ceremony a reception
was held at the brides home, when many
guests Joined in the festivities. The
brides father is a prominent merchant of
st. Adams and she is a niece of Mrs.
Moses Randall of this town.
WEST ToWNSHEND.