Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-01
TOWNSHEND.
Baptist Church Roll Call.

The annual roll call of the Baptist
church will take place on next Saturday,
the church bidding it's members to rally
is as follows. As members of the Bap-
fist church of Townshend, ii seems well
that we meet in our church home to re
new bonds of sympathy and brotherhood,
one with another and of devotion to our
Good Shepherd. Therefore. by vote of
the church, Saturday, Feb. >, is to be de-
voted to our annual roll call, and we will
observe the day as follows: \ morning
sermon by the Rev. ID. NJ Jones of Graf
ton. Dinner will be served in the Vcstry,
followed by a social hour. At $50 p. m,
the roll call will take place. We hope for
a hearty response, those unable to come
sending their messages. At this time, let
us. in devotion, remember the financial
to observe the day with us, and pray
that the blessing. of the Lord which
maketh rich may be ours.
Yours with brotherly love,
| GEORGE II. HOUGHrON,
EDWIN l.. HASTINGS. Deacons,
l.. b. CURTIS. Pastor.
The real estate belonging to the VIM.
f. Gould estate will be sold at auction by
+. l.. Hastings. the administrator, next
Tuesday afternoon at l o'clock.
Betty Whitney is at work for w. S.
David Aldrich is visiting his brother,
Russell Aldrich.
sherman Willard visited his mother
BRIEFLY last week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence is visiting her
sister. Mrs. Royal Sanderson.
Mrs. DRY Ober is assisting in Abraham
Howe's family in Windham.
Miss Celia Thompson has returned
from her trip to Orange, Mass.
Cora Winslow of Worcester, has recent
ly visited her father, G. G. Johnson.
Mr.. stephens family from Winchester.
y. H., have moved to the Bishop place.
Miss Hattie Fisher has returned from
(rlilfnrl
Mrs. Lizzie Barber is with her daugh-
is i'll.
{. b. Bryant and wife of Londonderry
are visiting their daughter, Mrs Fred
Reed.
About 5000 cakes Of ice have been taken
from the Jennison pond thus far this
winter
c. H. Evans gave a talk about birds
before the Bird club ut Brattleboro Mon
day evening
1t is thought the springs are low, as the
water has nearly stopped at some of the
houses in town.
The Congregational ladies' sugar social
was well attended and satisfactory pro-
Ceeds We're realized.
Charlie Aldrich of Westmoreland, y.
H., recent student of Leland x Gray
Seminary, will be married soon to a
young lady in Westmoreland.
Mr.. Hughes, one of the seminary stu
dents, received a visit from his father
and sister from Londonderry last week.
They also visited other relatives in town.
Mr.. Tyler of Williamsville has dscon-
tinued his meatcart which has run to
this place for many years, and Mr.. STRAIT
ton, who has been in Mr.. Tylers employ
self
The Fortnightly club will meet next
Tuesday evening with Mrs. NJ. f. Hardy.
IT is hoped all the members will be pre-
sent then. The program for the evening
viii be readings from r. H. Stoddard's
lectures. The subject will be Paris
There are two LongfelOw entertain
ments advertised to be held in town, one
26th of February by the students of the
seminary. We would judge Longfellow
TO be the favorite poet of this locality.
Miss Eliza Burnap was on the sick list
slow are improving. Arthur Batchelder
came home i'll from his school at West
Townshend, and at present writing is
not able to return. Mrs VIM. ingalls, is
suffering from the prevailing epidemic.
Mrs. Edwin Harris is on the sick list.
Edwin Fessenden of this place has an
ancient newspaper printed in Northamp-
ton in 1897 called The Hampshire Gazette.
The size is small and the print old fash
Toned. 1t contains Fast Day proclama-
ton signed by the governor of Massa-
chusetts, Samuel Adams. The names of
Delinquent taxpayers Of the town of
Hadley are published. The paper is dis
it is printed is of different and poorer
quality than that used by our newspapers
at the present time.
A very interesting meeting of the Tau
Delta Phi society was held Monday even
ing, Jan. 2S. The following program was
presented: singing, school, prayer, Esther
Dale; secretarys report; recitation,
Grace Bailey; debate, Resolved, a
spendthrft is more injurious to society
than miser; affirmative Mr.. Hardy,
Miss Florence Kidder; negative. Mr..
Hughes, Miss Mabelle Albee; decision by
the house on the question; singing by
the quartette, Misses Rogers, Convey.
Gage and Allen; paper by Miss Flora
Bems and Mabelle Phillips; singing by
the school, The question was decided in
favor of the affirmative, to >. The
next meeting will be held next Monday
evening, Feb. 4th