Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-30
TOWNSHEND.

Mrs. Florence White was at home brief
ly last week.
Mrs. Helen winslow was on the sick
list last week..
Mrs. Warren Banks is a visitor at Mrs.
Eliza Thayer's.
Russell Blood has returned to his work
at Bellows Falls.
Miss Carrie Dexter has been a visitor
in town recently.
Rev. E. a. Royal preached at Brook
line Sunday at o'clock
Harry Wood and wife called upon
friends in town last week.
Mrs. Celia Cutler is visiting in Massa
chusetts and Connecticut.
Mr.. and Mrs Walker of Cambridgeport
spent Sunday at b. b. Brigham's.
There were many here from out of
town to attend Merchant of Venice"
Mrs. Hannah Hastings of Springfield,
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ann
Carr.
Wesley Phillips and family have re
| turned from a winters stay in Daytona,
Florida.
The heat here last Friday and Saturday
was severe after all the cool weather we
have had.
Howard Rice and bride of Brattleboro
spent several days last week at the
Townshend Inn.
Mrs. Martin has been called to Spring
! field, Mass, by the serious illness of her
son. Ralph, who Is employed in a store
there.
All interested in Old Home Week are
requested to meet at the town hall
promptly at 7.3O o'clock Saturday evening
| to plan for 1t,
DR.. Holton of Brattleboro, president of
| the board of trustees of Leland & Gray
/ Cor fnp rN hnr IN n 10 nj
Merchant of Venice"
Ned Taft of saxtons River came to
| take the pictures of the actors in the
play, Merchant of Venice as they APP
| peared in costume after the play was
| over
Rev. F. Holden of Morris, Conn, is
| expected here to preach in the Congre-
gatlonal church June l in the morning
and at West Townshend in the after
| noon.
| The Imperial Hand Bell Ringers of
Boston have been secured for the grand
concert at the close of the term at Lee
land & Gray Seminary Thursday even
ing, June u. Tickets will be on sale Mon
day evening, June 2, I p. m. at the
! seminary.
When we see how finely the young
naples are looking which were set out
by the students on Aroor Day one year
ago in front of the seminary we can but
regret that the day was not observed here
this year. ana that we could have seen
the row continue until it reaches past
the Baptist church.
If the ladies aid society is not going
TO furnish ice cream more than they did
last summer we wish there was some
one in the village who would furnish a
first class article at stated times for those
who want it badly during the warm sea
! son. We are sure II would have been
hot F1NaV f.f
last week. and it ought to have been
furnished in some way.
| David Smythe of Pasadena. Calf. has
| been spending a few days at the Towns
bend Inn. Mr.. Smythe is an inventor
and has taken out more patents we are
told. than any person in the United
, States and has made a large fortune in
this way He began as a boy to invent
and his latest invention is a machine to
stitch books, and he Is at work on a
machine he is trying to perfect to place
the leaves together to stitch. He has
received many medals The large gold
one from the patent office in Washington
he prizes most of all Mr.. Smythe has
summer home among the White noun
tains.
Arthur Follett. who has been in Buffalo
the past IL months at work in the depart
ment of civil engineering for the Pennsyl'
vania Railroad company. was married or
that city They will live in Pittsburg
Pa, where Mr. Folett has been assigned
work by the above named company. Con
CALCULATIONS and kind wishes from friend:
here are extended to Mr.. and Mrs. Fol-
lett. The groom is a graduate OF Phil
lips Exeter Academy and also of Yal,
University. After his graduation he en-
tered at once upon his chosen profession
at Buffalo. Mr. Follett is held in high
esteem in his native town. where he Il
so well known.
The students of the seminary who hav,
been studying elocution under the drec
ton of Miss Alberta Moor. gave a very
fine rendition of the play Merchant O
Venice" Friday evening before larg'
and appreciatve audience. The many
characters in the cast were taken by thu
following students, some of whom ap
peared in several parts Bessie Hardy
Jessie Johnson Cora Barnes, Eta Cobb
Alice Derry, Hollie Wilson, ,Oren Smith
Harry Cobb. Willie Harvey, Josephine
Taft. Annie Gale, Ethel Eddy. Josephine
, Taft. Ester Dale, Cora Brown, Florence
Kidder. Abbie Starr. Mabel Sage. Lett
singers orchestra furnished music whicl
was much enjoyed. The receipts at tn
door amounted to $500