Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-17
TOWNSHEND.
Farewell Reception to Rev. and Mrs
Hardy

citizen. and at the close of his remarks
presented him with an envelope con-
tanning $22, which represented the
number of years since the anniversary
of Mr.. Hardy's marriage. Mr.. Hardy's
reply expressed the most kindly wishes
toward the church he was leaving for
it's future prosperity, and extending
his thanks to the other church for the
kindness shown him and for the pleas
ant relations that had existed between
the pastor of that church and the peo-
pie. Mr.. and Mrs. Royal received
with Mr. and Mrs. Hardy. The ush-
ers were Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Rand,
Mrs. Osgood and Mrs. Fred Randall.
d. w. Dutton spent Sunday at home
Miss Barrett is visiting at DR.. Rices.
Mr.. Brooks is suffering from rheu-
matism.
Chauncey Gale and son spent Sun
day in town.
Miss Efie Fisher is teaching in the
Carr district.
Mr.. Shepard has moved to Cam
bridgeport.
Robert Greenwood visited his par
ents last week.
Arthur Greenwood has been working
for Orison Follett.
An apple tree on Fred Watson's
farm is in blossom.
Dr. Landman of Danville, N. H.. has
visited in town recently.
Mrs. Prouty of Guilford visited at
d. w. buttons last week.
Mrs. Pike of White River Junction
has been visiting at A. Holdens.
Miss Kate Underwood has been at
Miss Newtons on Bencasson hill.
Mrs. Sarah Underwood has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Fits, in Brattle-
boro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard of Science
tady, N. Y, are at their aunt's, Mrs.
Beebee's.
Mrs. Harry Adams spent last week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Twitchell
Miss Gleason has held her millinery
opening, showing all the new fall
styles in hats.
Mrs. Helen sWetherbee picked sew
eral dandelion' blossoms in her door
yard last week.
The friends of Clark Aldrich are sor-
ry to hear of his illness with pneu-
monia at Ishpenning, Mich.
A. w Wheeler of Canada was in
town last week to appoint agents to
canvass for Christmas books.
Mr.. White is making extensive i'm
provements on the interior of his
house and is painting the outside.
Mrs c. Lewis of New York city and
Mrs. S. Rogers of Highwood Park, N.
j., are visitors at S. E. Macdonald's.
Allen w. Jones and Mr.. Ruby of
Clinton, Conn, are boarders at A. A.
Masons, while here on hunting trip.
Alton Holden has raised four Hub
bard squashes which weigh 142 pounds.
One of the four alone weighed AZ
pounds.
Mrs. Amelia Gale has returned home
after spending a number of months
with her daughter, Mrs. Rachel witch
ell, in SaXtons River.
Frank Lawrence and Herbert John
son are working for j. o. Follett on
the job he has taken in Putney, putting
in the new stone bridge.
Charles Shattuck of Staten Island,
Miss Addie Shattuck and Mrs. Carrie
Smith of Springfield, Mass, have Wis
tied relatives in town recently.
Mrs. C. H. Willard entertained very
pleasantly at her home last Saturday
evening her class of young ladies in
the Congregational Sunday school.
Mrs. P. E. Holden is spending a
week with her daughter, Mrs. F. H..
Pierce, before going to Turner's Falls
to spend the winter with another
daughter.
Apples are so plentiful in this region
that barrels enough cannot be found to
store them, and the steam mill has
manufactured something which takes
the place of them.
| We congratulate the Congregational
church on so soon having made ar
rangements to secure the services of
Mr.. Baker of Burlington, who preached
here two Sundays.
DR.. Osgood has returned from the
medical meeting at Burlington. j.
/ Landman has also returned from
! Burlington, where he went for an OPP
Grafton on his eyes.
The social given at Seminary hall
last Friday evening by the juniors was
I a pleasant affair. A pleasing program
was carried out. Ice cream and cake
were served, and an enjoyable time
was spent.
At the quarterly session of the Bap'
fist Sunday school last Sunday, badges
were distributed for constant attend
ance, Ethel Sparks receiving the four
years badge, and Bernice Phillips the
two years badge. The quarterly re