Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-31
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
TOWNSHEND.

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town.
Frank Holden visited last week in Cav
endish
Willard Fisher has been in town the
| past week.
Fred Chamberlain was in town over
! Sunday.
The Congregational parsonage is being
| repaired.
Mr.. Brayton was guest Sunday at e.
| l.. Hastingss.
Guy Bardwell visited his father in
| Brattleboro last week.
Fred Ford has been in town for a sew
eral days outing, hunting.
Mrs e. b. Batchelder was i'll last week
and under the doctors care.
The Hadassah League met Wednesday
afternoon with Miss Stella Gray
f. A. Cutler of Minneapolis. Mimi,
visited relatives in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Follett left Mon
day for their home in Pittsburg, Pa.
The Dorcas Guild has bought hand
some new chandelier for the church.
Mrs. Fred Underwood of Wardsboro
visited last week at Il. w. Phillipps's.
Miss Hannah Ross of Worcester, Mass,
is visiting her sister, Miss Susan Ross.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Aldrich are visit
ing in Springfield this state, this week
Mr. and Mrs John Greenwood of Ches-
ter visited last week at Asa Greenwood's
Hon. ]. *. Batchelder visited his faith
er, Judge Ira X. Batchelder, on Monday
Rev. NJ. f. Hardy's family moved last
week to their new home at the West viii
lage.
Fred Martin and family of Putney are
visiting at his fathers, Marshall Mar
tins.
Russell Blood was called home from
Bellows Falls last week by his fathers
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Galloway and fam
lily of Rye, n. Y, are guests of Evans
Brothers.
Charles Newton of Brattleboro is at
A. A. Bloods while he hunts deer and
other game.
Mrs. C. II. Willard returned Saturday
evening from Montpelier. where she
spent the week.
Clinton Franklin and bride of Brattle-
boro spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Franklin.
The students of the seminary will hold
a Halloween social this, Friday, evening
at seminary hall.
Capt. Thomas gave his entertainment
of mystic art to a small audience Sat
urday evening in Seminary hall.
Mrs. A. A. Blood was called home last
the serious Illness of her husband.
The Dorcas Guild met at the Congre-
gadonal parsonage Wednesday to get it
in readiness for the coming pastor.
Miss Mabel Sage of Jamaica comes to
town every week to take lessons of Miss
Cressy the seminary music teacher.
The party of hunters from Amherst,
Mass, who have been boarding at the
Townshend Inn have returned home.
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chicken pie supper next Tuesday evening
in the church vestry All are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Austin and son,
Carlton, and Miss Abbie Follett of West
on visited at ]. o. Follett's last week.
Miss Lizzie Stevens of Brattleboro and
sister. Mrs Carrie Lewis of Winchester,
n. H, spent Sunday with friends in
town.
j. c. Taft conducted the funeral of Mrs
Norman Wood at West Townshend on
Tuesday, and took the body to Chester
for burial.
Miss Bushnell left Wednesday morning
for Chicago after spending the summer
at C. ii. Wizards. Later she will go to
her home in Beloit, Wis.
The lecture Tuesday evening by Miss
Clara Hill, missionary from Africa,
was interesting. She told of the country
and the habits of the people.
Miss Orrie Dale has returned to Beau
fort, s. c., to resume her duties as gov
erness in the family of Mr.. Wilkins, |
where she has been several winters.
Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Bogart, who were |
visitors recently at Mr.. McDonalds, |
have returned to their respective homes |
in Highwood Park, N. j., and New York |
city.
DR.. Holton of Brattleboro has present. |
ed the seminary with a Smith Premier |
typewriter which will be very helpful |
to the students. as typewritng is one of |
the branches taught.
Mr.. ingalls, has rented the blacksmith |
shop to Roscoe Marsh of Cambridgeport |
This shop was occupied by Ezra ingalls,, |
the father, many years, and father and |
son occupied it together over 60 years.
The Seminary teachers who attended |
the teachers convention al Bellows Falls |
report very interesting and helpful ses- |
sion. Esther Dale. Josie Taft and Myra |
Hardy. students, accompanied the teach |
ers to the convention.
Mr.. Vanvolkenburg who lives just over |
the line in Wardsboro shot a deer which |
weighed $50 pounds after it was dressed |
and was five years old. He was in town |
Saturday selling the meat. Just over |
the northern boundary of the town Mr.. |
Turner shot a deer.
The Passumpsic correspondence of the |
st. Johnsbury Republican this week con-
tains the following item: Mrs. C. d. r. |
Meacnam still remains in quite a criti-
cal condition. Her son Fred from New |
York city came last week for short |
visit and her sister from Newbury is with |
her.
Miss Bertha Gage closed her school |
last week in district No. 8. where she ,
has taught number of terms, and re-
turned TO her home in Fitchburg Mass, |
to spend the vacation. Those having no |
absent marks: Maude E. Greenwood, Net |
tie r. Johnson, Ruth NJ. Watson. The |
scholars collected 120 flowers and 1874 |
leaves. Susie Watson collected the |
most, SO leaves and SO flowers Harry |
Ambrose was obliged to leave school last |
week on account of Inflammation of the |
eyes.