Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-25
THE VERMONT PHGNIX BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, JULY
TOWN SHEND.

iOWNonENDs
Frank Gray is at work in the steam
mill.
Alice Derry is working at Rev. Mr..
Hamlins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ford are visiting at
Mrs. Dale's.
There were union services at the Baptist
church Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. ingalls, are in Bellows
Falls this week
Mrs. Stella Harris is canvasslng for the
Life of Talmadge"
Miss Grace Wilbur of Hartford Conn,
has visited in town recently.
Capt. and Mrs. Stone of Springfield,
Mass. are visiting relatives in town.
Miss Louise Coates of Brattleboro
spent Sunday with Miss Grace Thayer.
Chaplin Howard of Meriden, Conn. was
a guest at the Townshend Inn this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wales were guests last
week of Mrs H. +. Green and Mrs. Abby
| Clark
United States Consul Marshall Twltchell
of Kingston, Ontario, was a recent visit
! or in town.
Miss Bessie Braley, a former teacher in
! our village school, Is a visitor at Mrs.
Abby Wizards.
Lemuel Hawley of Newburyport. Mass,
visited last week at c. II. WIZARDS and
! Miss Susan Ross's.
Fred Osgood Is able to be out after be-
! ing III some time with what was feared
! to be scarlet fever.
Fred Ford and Edward Dale made n
| fishing trip TO Brookline recently, bring
| ing home 80 large trout.
Clifford Holbrook and sister Mrs. Ida
| Nichols, were In town to attend the re-
union of the Holland family.
Rovo1 Gapdorsop
near the Grafton line, where he has been
! for some time. and is at home.
Miss Gorham, who took orders here
some weeks ago for the Furber shoes,
/ delivered her goods the past week.
Mrs. Henry Twitchell has returned
home after several weeks stay in Brat
tleboro with her daughter, Mrs Harry
| Adams.
Miss Townsend and three nieces. the
| Misses Sullivan and nephew. Aline Sui
! Ivan, from Brooklyn are boarders at the
| Townshend Inn.
Henry Bailey has been painting Mrs.
Clarissa Wares house and doing some
work inside. He is now painting Mar
! tin Sparkss house.
Rev. Henry Goodhue and wife of West
minister West and Deacon and Mrs. f. G..
| Ranney Of Homer, y. Y, were recent
| visitors at Orison Folletts.
The Changers. who have occupied Mas
onic hall for many years for their meet
| ings. have rented the Congregational
chapel for their gatherings for the com
ing year.
Mrs. J. ]. Estey, with Mrs. II. P Well
| man and Mrs. ] e Hall as guests. and
with her coachman drove to Townshend
! last Thursday. and spent two days at
! the Townshend Inn.
There will be an informal meeting Of
] ~ "a nj nr
tho chapel Monday evening. July IS, at s
| o'clock to confer in regard to a pastor
A fun attendance Is desired.
The continuous rains here, although not
so damaging as long the Mississippi river
are severe enough to spoil many kinds
| Of crops. and the farmers are discoura ged
4 about getting through haying. .
Rev. f. A. Royal returned Saturday
evening from the convention of the Bap-
fist Union Mt Providence. r. T., and re-
ports an interesting and inspiring meet
ing. with an attendance of GOO.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Mason and Mr..
and Mrs Alonzo Holland took a carriage
drive recently 10 Bellows Falls TO visit
! Miss Carrie Mason. who is employed az
! steuograuher In the Vermont Farm Ma
chine companys office.
The Holland family held a pleasant
reunion on Saturday at the home of one
of the members, Mrs. Thomas Evans.
who lives now on the Joab Holland place
. where her father, one of the prosperous
| farmers of the town. and n man of ster-
ling worth. resided many years in the
| days when there were no abandoned
| farms" It was here his nine children
were born and reared. and later went out
into the world as useful citizens. Alon-
20 Holland, who is visiting here,
and in whose honor this reunion was
planned has been n prosperous business
man for many years in Winona, MINI.
| Fourteen sat down to one of Mrs Evans s
excellent dinners. and a pleasant time
was enjoyed. and one that will be re-
membered by all the guests present.
We notice in the papers mention of the
death of William c. Wheelock from
paralysis in Chicago. He was the broth
err of Mrs. Thomas Crouch of that city.
There were six brothers. natives of this
town. five of whom went South in their
young days and became wealthy. They
often came to this place. where they built
the fine residence about a mile south of
the village. after the plan of the south
ern planters homes, where they enter
tanned with great hospitality their
friends in town and many guests from
away Their fine horses and carriages
were the admiration of all. Those who
used to know the family have pleasant
remembrances of their generous deeds
| and kindly ways which endeared them "a
this community. and for which they will
not soon be forgotten.