Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-18
TOWNSHEND.

Charlie Allen of Jamaica is NlslllhB
at c. @. Stebbinss.
Harlan Winslow is in Boston this
week on a business trip.
DR.. Nashs daughter form the west
has recently visited him.
Ralph Martin has gone to work in
hotel i'm Manchester n. II.
Very little cord wood is being drawn
to the village this winter
George Corey is said to be the pres
ent owner of the Covey farm.
The thermometer registered six de-
grees below zero Monday morning
stephen Bishop of Winchester
y. H.. has been in town this week
Ice in large quantities is being
gathered from Mr.. Jennison's pond
The present amount of snow is a
great improvement on what has been.
Cora Mason went to Bellows Falls
last week to visit her sister, who was
ill.,
Mr.. Peno is the name of the man
who bought the house of b. b. Brig
ham.
viii Boutelle and Mr.. Riggs have
taken a job of chopping for Walter
EDDY.
Mr.. and Mrs. McGibbons of Hart
ford, Conn, are visitors at Charles
Gould's.
A number from this place attended
the annual meeting and dinner of the
Newfane bank
Miss Alice Houghton was chosen
last Sunday secretary of the Baptist
Sunday school.
The Changers have been invited to
meet at c. Q. Stebbins's this week on
Friday evening.
The Congregational aid society met
last week on Wednesday with Mrs.
Ephraim Fuller.
Harold Bishop, a seminary stu
dent, was called home to Winchester
by the illness of his father.
Mr. Nosher. agent for the Glen
wood nurseries. Rochester. y. Y, has
been in town taking orders.
The Hadassah league held their an
nual meeting this week on Friday af-
tcrnOon with Mrs. l.. G. Parker.
Frank Gilchrist and Harry Cudworth
have taken a contract of getting out
shingles and are now at work in
steam mill near Grafton.
Mrs. Bucks funeral took place last
Thursday. The body was placed in
the receiving tomb and later will be
carried to Massachusetts.
Fred Reed is improving his tene-
ment recently occupied by Rollie Phil
lips and will occupy it himself. He
is laying hard wood floors.
Robert Holbrook has lost a valuable
hound, Fannie. 1t has been gone
more than a week and he is puzzled
to knw what has become of it.
The Baptist Sunday school teachers
meeting was held in connection with
the Sunday school board meeting at
Prof. Edgecomb's last Saturday eve
ming.
The place known for many years as
the Willard Simpson place at Simpson
vile, mile and a half from the vii
lage. has been sold the past week to
William Perry of this town.
Miss Carrie Mason of Bellows Falls
after an illness combining her to her
room ten days is able to resume her
duties again as stenographer at the
Vermont Farm Machine company.
The Congregational ladies' aid will
hold sOciable at the town hall on
Friday evening, Jan. %. at which
time they Will serve hot sugar on
snow. All are cordially invited to
come to enjoy it.
George Winslow was quite i'll last
week. Deacon Stebbins was on the
sick list. The Gilchrist baby has
been i'll for some time. Mrs. N. 5.
Watson is reCoveriH from her severe
illness. Samuel Ewings is better.
The teaming business booms and we
notice heavy loads are more common
than exceptional. Some one has said
good rule to go by would be to treat
ones dumb animals as you would like
to be treated We're you in their places.
Rev. j. +. Farrow gave his lecture
on the Passion Play last week on
Thursday evening at Seminary hall.
The lecture was illustrated with fine
views. The weather was unfavora-
bic and not as many attended as other.
wise would. On Tuesday evening of
this week he lectured upon the PRO
gress OF the Coming Century" finely
illustrated, with a larger audience
The lectures were enjoyed by all who
attended.
The Park association held its an.
huaI meeting Jan. I, and elected:
President, A. \. Mason; vice president
/. H. Parker; second vice president
Thomas Rice: secretary. Q. O. Steb-
bins; treasurer, DR.. F. l.. Osgood:
collector, Ii. w. Sanders: prudential
committee, Z. Batchelder. NJ. NJ
Sparks, j. w. Stoddard. The chair
man of the prudential committee re-
ported a spring bought of Z. d. Harris
Tor the association. On account of
the absence of the treasurer there
was no report of the past year. Now
members We're added TO the associa-
ton. DR.. f. l.. OsgCod acted as sec
rotary protein.
The pupils OF the village school in
Miss Perry's department gave her
pleasant surprise the last dav of
school by presenting her with a hand
some glove box. There were %
So holars in Miss Perry's charge and
those having no absent marks were
George Gale, Hugh Phillips. Alfred
spence. Mrs. Call, teacher of the
primary school, was presented with a
lewelry box by her scholars and Prof
Call was given money for a book by
his pupils. The number of pupils in
the latter department was 4O Miss
Calls department numbered Is. Our
village shoots have been of a high or.
der the past year.
WEST ToWNsHEND.
O, R. Garfield is very i'll with grin
Z. c. Harris, who was enough better
to be out last week, is again confined
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