Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-19
ToWNsHEND.


Mrs. VIM ingalls, has returned home.
Mr. Archie Smith spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Adelbert Gray has returned to her
home in Albany, n. Y.
Mrs. John Greenwood visited at Mr.. Asa
Greenwoods last week
The Hadassah League met with Mrs. DR..
Rice Friday afternoon.
We hear the whooping cough has made
its appearance in town.
DR.. Osgood and wife have returned from
their visit to Burlington.
Cora Winslow of Worcester Is visiting
her farther, Carl Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown of Greenfield are
visitors at Francis Eddys.
Mr.. Hodglin has rented the VIM. Gould
place Of Haynes Sanders.
Clara Bailey is visiting at her uncle's,
Mr. Bingham's, in South Newfane.
Mrs. Martin spent last week with her
sister, Mrs. Park, in Willlamsvile.
Mrs. Marggran and daughter Of Derby
Line are visitors at Mrs Walter Cages.
Bonnie Phillips is visiting his uncle.
Wright Phillips, at Millers Falls, Mass.
II. c. Benson, agent for a marble firm.
is in town soliciting orders for the GEM
The O'Brien family of Boston are here
as usual, for their regular summer out
ing.
The Congregational ladies' aid society
met in the chapel on Wednesday after
noon.
Mr.. Sanders, with corps of men, has
begun the building of John Whitcomb's
barn.
VIII Sanderson and family of Savannah,
Ga, arrived on Monday at Royal Sander
sons.
Mary Ware is going to Brattleboro
twice week to take lessons in steno-
graphy.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert LOOMS and chill
dren of Springfield, Mass, are visitors at
Ellen Wares.
Dakota, has been a recent visitor at the
Evans Brothers.
Miss Beatrice Knapp of New York city
is spending some time with her sister,
Mrs. VIII Boutelle.
In the absence of Z. l.. Hastings.
Prof. Edgecomb has charge of the Bap-
fist Sunday school.
DIR. Lahiff, optician, has been at the
Townshend Inn the past week, where
many sought his aid for their eyes.
The Christian Endeavor society is send
ing a box of flowers TO Boston this week
for distribution among the sick in hos
pitfalls.
a letter from Mrs. Meacham tells us
of Mr.. and Mrs Meacham and their two
sons being at Buffalo, taking in the ex-
position.
Earl Underwood wife and child have
returned to their home in Gardner, Mass,
Miss Grace Bailey accompanying them
for a visit.
Mr.. Truesdell, who bought the Col.
Twitchell farm was moving his goods the
past week. He will not take possession
until October LIST, we understand.
Prof. Hamlin filled the pulpit acceptably
at the Congregational church on Sunday
in the absence of Rev. NJ f. Hardy, who
is in Nelson, n. H.. on his vacation.
The president of the Old Home Week
association has appointed meeting at
the town hall next Monday evening at
o'clock. Every committee is desired
to be present and to come promptly at
the time appointed.
Dana Bailey, a lawyer of Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, who has many friends
and relatives in this town. and who re-
ceived his education at Leland d Gray
Seminary, has received the appointment
of judge of the county court there
Mrs. Elisa Broughton of Bloomfield,
y. j., so well known here, sailed the 18th
for Europe with her two sons. her daugh-
ter and niece, Miss Lewis. Mrs. Brough-
ton is a native of this town, is a sister of
Charles Gray, and frequent visitor
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parke Davis, who were
called here by the sickness and death Of
Mrs. Davis's brother, " II. Gray, left
Monday morning for their home in Sioux
Falls, Dakota, and will stop at various
points on the way to visit friends and will
take in the exposition at Buffalo. Mr..
Davis is a Nermonter by birth and a ma
tive of Athens and a prominent lawyer in
Sioux Falls. Mrs. Davis is a native of
this town and her maiden name was Della
Gray. We are always glad to welcome
them whenever they come here.
Mrs. Desdemona Barber Tufts, who died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Win
field Scott, in Olin, Iowa, June Is. was
born IN this town. In her young woman
hood she was fond of study. greatly inter-
ested in literature, and she was very
efficient in church work and in the
school. In 1877 she was married to John
Tufts. who was a son of Rev John Tufts
a Congregational clergyman. They set
tied in Henry county, ILL.,. in 1856. and all
departments of the Congregational church
in Geneseo felt the power of their in
fluence and helpfulness. Two of their
seven children survive.