Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-28
TOWN SHEND.


visitor in town.
Bert Pierce is to be fireman on the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad.
Mrs. Lawrence visited her sister, Mrs.
| Sanderson last week.
Miss Eta Nash, a former student has
been a recent visitor here.
Mrs. Rachael Twitchell has returned
to her home in SaXtons River.
The Grange will meet March Z with
the secretary, Mrs. A. \. Snow.
j. II. Ware started Monday for Con-
necticut with a large drove of cows.
Mr. and Mrs. Stowell of Keene were
visitors over Sunday at VIII Sparks's.
The Baptist Sunday school will have
new singing books, THE Gem of Songs
Mrs Henry Franklin will go to New
fame once a week to give music lessons.
Everett Phillips and daughter have re-
turned from a visit i'm Providence. r. |.
Charles Cutler, Mrs. Fred Willard and
Mrs. Wetherbee have been on the sick
list
Mrs. Lizzie Aldrich of Westmoreland,
n. H., is visiting her sister, Mrs. win
Sparks.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. u. Dickinson and
party of friends dined at the Townshend
Inn last week.
Sidney Farnsworth has moved his fam
lily to Wardsboro station, where he has
a numbering job.
Mrs. Margaret Watson has returned
home from Springfield, VT, after an abb
sence of six weeks.
Elvin Day attended the funeral of his
brother-in-law, w. Britton, in Westmore-
land. n. H.. last week.
The Batchelder farm was not sold but
large number attended the auction and
fair prices were realized.
Miss Moor, teacher of elocution and
physical culture in the seminary gave
her second recital at Athens Friday even
| ing.
VIII Scott, employed on the electric
road between Springfield. VT, and
Charlestown, n. H., recently visited his
. | mother.
, VIII Holbrook and friend were here
last week from Fairfax. Vt, where Mr.
Holbrook has been employed in a cream
cry over a year.
George Shine moved Tuesday into the
Cudworth place which he bought some
! time ago The Cudworth family have
moved to a farm in Londonderry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Gale entertained a
, large company of friends at their COM
! modious home last week.. Ice cream and
cake were served and a pleasant time en-
joyed.
Zina Cobb has moved the past week
. | from lHe BdtCneluer 1arm TO mis- former
home in Harmonyville. He will resume
d. work at the steam mill where he was
formerly employed.
We learn that A. ]. White for many
years resident of this place, has been
appointed letter carrier on the new rural
delivery route extending 20 miles north
and south of Windsor, Conn.
The friends of Rev c. d. Meacham. a
former pastor here, are Interested to
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ded recently to the church in Passum-
t psic, Vt, of which he is pastor.
Several from this place were obliged
4 to stay over night in Brattleboro Sat
turday, and to come up on the freight
n | train Sunday, the narrow gauge train not
waiting for the Boston Il Maine as usual
The persons who arrived in Brattleboro
, | Saturday night too late to make
connections with the narrow gauge
=, | wish to express their thanks to the
railroad company for the Accommodations
which they received on Sunday morning
= The Baptist ladies' aid society will serve
oysters at their rooms next Tuesday
town meeting day, and. as the object is a
good one for which they wish to raise
money, they hope to be well patronized
Another kind of a dinner will be served
e for those who do not wish oysters
= j. w. White of Athol has bought the
William Perry place and will come here
II to live. Mr.. Eager of Brookline has
bought the Clarence Woodland place anC
has already moved to it. Both of these
places are about two miles north of tn,
village on the stage road to Saxtons
River
: \ party was given last week on Tues
= day evening at C. II. Wizards to the
employees of his mill and their families
!, numbering 30 in all. 1t was in honor OF
e Walter Cudworth, who had worked in the
mill 10 years and who has this week NOV
ed TO Londonderry Games were played
II by the younger portion of the company
: Refreshments were served and the even
ing was much enjoyed by all.
An interesting meeting of the Tau Delta
= Phi society was held Friday evening al
II the seminary, with the following pro
gram: Singing; prayer Prof. Edgecomb
recitation, Miss Barnes; singing; debate
Resolved, That Schley was not the hero
of Santiago" affirmative. Mr.. Hughes
a Miss Barnes; negative, Mr.. Truesdell, Mr.
Hardy; paper, Mr.. Sprague, Mr.. Hardy
= The question was decided on the merit.
of the debate in the affirmative.
o The basket ball game Saturday even
ing between the Guilford street team O.
Brattleboro and the seminary team wa:
. somewhat unsatisfactory in some re,
spects. The official score was 10 to 10 il
favor of the visitors, but the home team
assert that the winning goal was thrown
It from out of bounds. For the home team
l. Sprague threw two goals and Hughes
y | one, and for the visitors Stafford two
Briggs and G. Coane one each. Spragu,
% and Coan each scored once from foul
n The following resolution was adopted
lie at the last society meeting of the Congre
p | gational church, when pastor so gen
orally beloved by his people feels IT hi
IF duty to sever his connection with them
8 II is most fitting that they, as a body
Is express to him their regret that he shoul,
g feel the necessity of such a step. There
z fore, We the members of the Congrega
tional church and society of Town
, shend, Vermont, tender to the Reveren,
NJ. f. Hardy the following reso
= buttons: Resolved That his services a
20 a pastor during the past nine years hav
sc been most acceptable to his people an
that they deeply regret his contemplate
departure. Resolved, That citize
y he has shown himself so public spirite
y, and helpful that he has won a place 4
ir the hearts of the entire community whc
e, 1t will be hard to fill. Resolved, that a
m a man We have always found him to b
t. that which is best and highest, a Chris
* tan gentleman. Resolved, That to Mrs
IS Hardy we tender our most heartfelt ap
r probation of the work which she ha
of done in our societies and Sunday schoo
and of her readiness to help in any goo
- cause. Resolved, That seldom does
family leave town whose departure is s
universally regretted