Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
TOWNSHEND.
Seminary Reception.

Seminary Reception.
on Friday last occurred one of those
pleasant occasions for which the semin-
AIRY and town has a well-deserVed repu-
tation. 1t was a formal reception ten
dered Principal and Mrs. Hawthorne
and the teachers Of the seminary by the
trustees. The reception proper began at
SIS, when the people of the town and
the students were formally presented to
Rev and Mrs. Royal Principal and Mrs.
Harthorne, Miss Pettingel. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sellew, Or. and Mrs Osgood Miss Cres-
sey and Miss Grove, who were the re-
ceving line A varied program of piano
and violin music. together with short,
witty speeches by representative men Of
the town, was followed by a collation..
a large number. despite the rain. awaited
themselves of this opportunity and the
evening was pleasantly spent We hope
the relations thus established between
town and school may continue in as
happy a trend as they have begun. The
evening closed with the l.. c. s. yell.
Miss Clara Allen is in town.
Should We not have our streets better
lighted?
Mrs. H. winslow spent Sunday at her
home here.
Mrs. Eliza Thayer and Miss Grace spent
Sunday al their home
Judge Kellogg and Miss Susie Kellogg
We're guests of Miss Fletcher last week.
Clifford Brooks of Pennacook, n. H..
has moved his family into the house with
his father.
How many equinoctial storms do those
who are weather wise incline to say We
are having?
Miss Irene Gleason of Jamaica has
bought out Mrs. W. S. Hollands millin-
cry store.
Royal Sanderson reports the rain
fall during the month of September
81 inches.
The body of VIII Byard was brought
here for burial last week from Chester
field. N H.
The last of the borders at c. Q. steb-
bins's and Walter Eddys have left for
their city homes.
w II. Miles has returned from Hart
| ford. Conn. Mrs. Miles will remain a
| few weeks longer
Guy Bardwen has finished work in
| Bernardston, and has gone to Canada 10
spend a short time.
| Rev. L. a. Royal was away last week
in attendance upon the Vermont Baptist
| State convention at Bennington.
DR.. James E. Hair William p. Logan,
and Fred Baker have been guests the
past week of the Evans Brothers.
Orrin Hughes of Wnhall. who has been
| one of the seminary students here. and
| now teacher in his locality. has been a
recent visitor in town.
| In the account of the Batchelder-Davis
| wedding last week the name of Fray
Ballou as one of the flower girls was ac-
| cidentally omitted by the reporter.
Mrs Danner and two sons. with her
| mother, Mrs. Ellis. left Monday morn
| ing for their home in Beaufort, S. c.,
| after spending the summer in town.
George Shine. our northern stage driv-
| err saw 1--WE deer recently near SaXtons
| River. They We're feeding in a meadow
near the road, and as he came near them
| they bounded away.
| Miss Ellen Ware while on her way
home from church Sunday, was thrown
out of her carriage down an embank-
| ment by the horse taking fright. Miss
| Ware was not seriously injured. but II
/ was a narrow escape.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Twitchell spent
| the cath with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Adams
| of Brattleboro. 1t being the first anniver-
| sary of their wedding. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Wayland Adams and daughter of Wind
ham were present. These were all the
near relatives present.
| There was an Interesting session of the
| Baptist Sunday school on Sunday, Mr..
| Royal having the review in charge. Mrs.
| Sellew, the teacher OF elocution in the
| seminary read the Burial of Moses"
| The primary class. in charge of Mrs.
| Kenyon. gave Rotations, and Mildred
| Phillips sang.
| The death of, Hiram Porter took place
| Monday at his home in Harmonyville,
at the age of nearly IS years. MIR. Por-
| ter had been a resident OF this town many
| years. with the exception of n few years
| residence in Hinsdale. y. II. He was a
| kind neighbor and was true to those to
| whom he protested friendship.
| Asa Thompson of New York city called
| on friends in town last week. Mr.
| Thompson is employed by the Condensed
| Milk company. and is one of their trust
| ed employees in looking after the inter
| ests of the company. He was on his
| way to the White Mountains and will
| take a trip through them before his
| vacation closes.