Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-31
TOWNSHEND.
Brattleboro Y. M. c. A. 81, Leland and
Crav 20

Gray 20.
The basket hall game Saturday even
ing between Brattleboro Y. NJ. c. A.
and the seminary team resulted in
victory for the visitors by the score of
81 to 90, after one of the fastest games
ever seen here. The home team was
weakened by the absence of Captain
Barnes, but. owing largely to the fine
playing of Smith, succeeded in run
ming up an Unexpectedly large score.
Brattleboro's greater experience and
superior team work, however, gave
them the victory. Monroe did the best
work for the visitors. The lineup:
Brattleboro Y. NJ. C. A. l.. G. S.
Tufts, Monroe, lg. rf., Smith
Monroe, Tufts, rg. IT,, Sprague
Stafford. c. c., Dexter
Cundiff. If. rg., Harvey
Ferriter, IF. lg., Chamberlain
Goals from field-Smith A. Sprague,
Monroe 8, Stafford 2, Cundff 3, Ferri-
ter 4. Goals from foul-Sprague 3.
Referee, Sparks. Umpires, Wilson and
Hughes. Time, Commute halves.
Captain Monroe of the Brattleboro
team spent Wednesday afternoon and
evening here coaching the seminary
team. The boys played Thursday
evening at White River Junction.
Miss Abbie Palmer spent Sunday in
town.
Mrs. lnez Snow is home from Keene
n. II.
Dennis Jones lost a valuable horse
last week.
DR.. Nash has been suffering with
Quinsey sore throat.
Martin Kane is at John Whitcomb'
after long absence.
f. A. Covey of Springfield, VT, has
been in town briefly
The Dorcas Guild met on Tuesday
with Miss Bertha Phillips.
Miss Bessie Hardy has a good mum
Der of pupils in her music class.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Phillips have
gone to Florida to spend the winter
Mrs. Margaret Watson is visiting hel
sister, Mrs. Rumrill, in Springfield, VT
Heman Perry was 80 years old las
week. Mr.. Perrys mother lived to b,
over 80.
The meetings that have been helC
since the week of prayer have beer
continued this week.
We hope all members of the Bapts
church will respond to the notice of th'
roll call Saturday of this week.
The weekly holiday at the seminar!
for the remainder of the term has beer
changed from Saturday to Monday.
j. C. Taft was i'll last week with ton
solitis. Fred Derry has been i'll witt
pleurisy. Mrs. Celia Cutler has beer
i'll.
Miss Eliza Burnap attended thu
golden wedding celebration of her sis
ter Mrs Prentiss, in Windham, Mon
day.
Sylvanus Hescock of this place ha
taken the agency for the Glenwoo,
nurseries of Rochester n. Y. He vii
canvass this town during the winter.
Fayette Cooke. who always has
good yoke of oxen has recently soil
the valuable pair he has had humble
of years to go out of town, but he ha
bought another pair. We wish all tn
working cattle in the land could be a
well fed and as kindly treated as ar,
MI Cookies.
Since taking charge of this column
we have often heard our readers eN
press their satisfaction when Their
were a good many items, and we wan
to ask the assistance of the communit,
to help make this column interesting
Perhaps you think it is an easy matte
to have full column without material
but | assure you it is not. and it ha
been SO long since anything was hand
ed in we fear we shall forget to sa,
thank you to the first person who shall
bring in any items for this department
The village schools. taught by MI
Fletcher of Essex, VT, and Miss Ami
Cooke of this place, closed last Frida,
afternoon with very pleasing exercise
by the pupils, the two schools uniting
The scholars not only did themselve
credit, but their teachers as well. TIL
pieces spoken were well committe,
and there were songs by Hazel Tai
and Mildred Phillips which were en-
joyed. The drawings upon the black
board We're so well executed as to ind
cate that those who placed them Their
had a good deal Of natural ability il
that line. We think it safe to say w
have had two excellent schools w
noticed, among other things that go T.
make up a good school, the eXcellen
order.
News has been received here of tn
death of Mrs. Albert S. Holbrook a
Pasadena, California. Jan. -. from
heart disease. In 1885 Mr.. and Mrs
Holbrook moved from their home il
Iowa to Colorado Springs for the bene
fit of Mr.. Holbrook's health; Will
there he was member of the firm o
HolbroOk & Perkins, clothiers, and las
fall they moved to Pasadena on &C
count of the failing health of Mrs. Hol
brook, hoping a change of climat
might be beneficial, Mrs. HolbrooI
was sister of Carl Johnson of th
place, and her parents We're resident
of this town a number of years. MI
Holbrook is a native of this place AM
we are very sorry to learn that he /
just now very feeble from severe i'll
ness. Friends and acquaintance her
extend to him their heartfelt sympath
in his affection