Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-14
TOWN SHEND.
Entertainment at the Seminary.


very pleasing entertainment Monday even
ing, when a large audience listened to "a
program consisting of these numbers:
Piano duet Miss Hardy Miss Taft; read
ing LAS the Moon Rose" Eta Davis
reading. Love Me, Love My Dog" Jen-
ME Bemis violin duet. Misses Christabel
and Wiunfred Garfield: reading, "The
Rivals Jessie Johnson; reading Jim
my Hoy Charlie Leroy Williamson;
piano solo Miss Hardy; reading "The
Village Mystery" Annie Gale; reading,
Green Grow the Rushes, o.; violin
duet. Misses Garfield The garden
scene from Shakspere's "As You Like
It. was presented with this cast of char
acters: Duke, Esther Dale; lie Beau. Jo-
sephine Taft; Charles, Flora Bemis Or
lando. Ethel Johnson; Celia. Mabel Sage
Rosalind. Jessie Johnson.
Alice Franklin was at home last week
Mrs. Charles Morse is visiting in town
Miss Nellie stoddard is at home from
Keene.
Everett Phillips and Miss Bertha are in
Providence, II. l., this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. L. Wood visited at
George Shines in Harmonyvile.
Mrs. Ingall is at home again after being
in Bellows Falls number of weeks.
J. H. Ware has sold one of his cream
/
a handsome bay colt
Clarence Snow. after spending several
weeks with his parents. left Monday
morning for New York city.
The evening meetings are being contin-
| ued and Mr.. Dawson. the Baptist state
missionary. is expected here later.
J. c. Taft conducted the funeral of
Eugene Howard at East Jamaica and
| that Of Mr.. Dunbar at the same place
Tuesday.
The junior class Of the seminary spent
Saturday evening, Feb. I, at the home Of
one of their number, Mr.. Truesdel An
/ unusually pleasant occasion is reported.
Letters to friends here from E. A.
Covey state that the family have moved
into the new house built for them since
going to Springfield, Vt. from here less
than year ago.
The friends of Miss Mabel Martin who
has been studying music a the con-
servatory in Boston will be interested to
know that she has received n certificate
to instruct in vocal music in public
schools.
Friends here have learned that Rev.
and Mrs f. A. Slack of Brookine, Mass,
sailed the 12th inst. on the steamer
Commonwealth for Naples. They will
go from there to Alexandria. Egypt, to
remain there some weeks We wish them
bon voyage.
1t is with deep regret that his own
congregation and the townspeople gen
| orally learn of the resignation of Rev.
| NJ. +. Hardy. He has been with us so
many years and has such warm place
in all our hearts that it will be difficult
to fill his place In the community.
The funeral of Mrs. VIII Franklin took
| place at the home of her mother. Mrs
Lizzie Barber Thursday at l p. m, Rev.
NJ. +. Hardy officiating assisted by Rev.
+ \. Royal Mrs Dale sang and Mrs
Osgood presided al the organ. There
were many beautiful floral tributes. and
there was a large attendance Those
/ from out Of town were Mr.. and Mrs Jo-
| seph Cummings of South Londonderry.
+. Whitcomb and sister of Wardsboro.
Rollin White Of Vernon Lora Howe of
Brattleboro, Walter Ware and daughter
Of Putney.
/ The funeral of the late Miss Sarah
| Holbrook took place Thursday at II
a. m. at the home of her cousin. Mrs b
| Il. Brigham. which was the home of the
| Holbrook family the many years they
! lived here Rev. +. a. Royal oftciated.
| assisted by Rev. NJ +. Hardy. Mr.. and
Mrs. David Howard Of Orange. Mass. and
! Miss Celia Thompson of White Plains. y
! Y, Ghe last two named being neices of
| the deceased and Mr.. and Mrs George
/ Bond of Guilford We're among those from
| out of town who attended the funeral.
Mrs. Osgood and Miss Nellie Stoddard
sang
/ The Tau Delta Phi society of the sem
! mary met last Friday evening with the
| following program: Reading Miss Kid
/ der; debate Resolved that the policy of
/ excluding the Chinese from this country
/ should be continued Bemis, Miss
! Alice Barnes, negative, Miss Eddy, Miss
/ Brown; eXtemporaneous speech, Mr..
/ Palmer. The debate was decided on the
merits of the question in the affirmative
! by a vote of II to Q. These officers were
/ elected for the ensuing term: President
Mr.. Palmer; vice-president, Miss Alice
| Barnes; secretary and treasurer. Miss
! Cora Barnes.
\ Card-We, the undersigned. desire to
express our sincere thanks to all those
! friends who in any way assisted during
our recent afilicton. For the beauti-
full flowers furnished a the burial SER
vice of our loved one, and for every token
of love. interest and sympathy we are
deeply grateful May these blessings
| return in four-fold measure in your hour
/ of need.
Mr.. w. ]. Franklin.
Mrs. L. f. Barber
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert l.. Barber.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. S. Cummings.
Mrs l.. \. Franklin.
WEST TOWNSHEND.