Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11
TOWNSHEND,

Miss Barrett is visitor at Dr.
Rice's.
The road commissioner began work
on Monday.
Rev. NJ. F. Hardy preached in Graf
ton last Sunday.
Edith Sanders has returned to her
work in Vernon.
A. A. Mason is making repairs on
his out buildings.
Repairs will begin at once on the
Congregational church.
Edison Chamberlain is at home
from Springfield. Mass.
Mrs. l.. Barber is visiting her
daughter in Londonderry.
Mrs Annette Townsend was
visitor in town last week
Miss Anna Twitchell returned to
Bernardston on Wednesday.
Miss blanche Brigham is at home
from her school in Cambridgeport.
The Beebe family will occupy a ten
ement in Mrs. Helen Ober's house.
A. A. Mason attended the road COM
missioners' meeting in Brattleboro.
Mrs. Celia Cutler has been on the
sick list. Benjamin Derry is very i'll.
The students enjoyed a pleasant
social at seminary hall Monday even
ing.
Mr.. Stephens's auction took place
last Saturday with a good number
present.
Everett Phillips took the job of
more's houses.
Rev. E. A. Royal preached at West
Townshend Sunday in the absence of
Rev. Mr.. Hardy.
Mr.. Brown, agent for CHM & Co.,
educational publishers of Boston, was
in town over Sunday.
E. P. Smith and family have gone
to Rutland, where he has a position
with the Howe Scale company.
The trustees of the library held
their annual meeting Saturday. Mrs.
F. L. Osgood was reelected librarian.
Mrs. James Stoddard has gone to
Framingham. Mass, for a visit Of
some weeks with her sister and daugh-
ter.
p. Fleming has been in town to see
about putting in furnaces at Z. B.
Batchelder's, ]. G. Taft's and DR..
Rice's.
Royal Sanderson hands in the fol-
lowing weather report for the month
OF March: Snowfall, l 7-12 foot,
rainfall, 311feet.
Mr.. Edsen will build a barn this
season on his farm in the north part
Of the town. He is drawing lumber
from the mill for that purpose.
Union services were held in the
Baptist church Sunday, and they will
continue to be held there while re-
pairs are being made on the church.
Mr.. Mcdonald OF Providence, r. l.,
will rent the house a mile north Of
the village formerly occupied by the
Gage family, who have moved to
Fitchburg. Mass.
The house j. c. Taft is building OPP
posite the hotel is taking on shape
and beauty. It's design is one OF the
prettiest in the village and it will add
much to the Village when completed,
and the outlook from the hotel will be
much more pleasant than before.
The people in the north part of the
village wish some good people would
buy the Emily Burnap house and move
into il. 1t has been closed a good
W NIT, WIN lut OI tbDc-
ments we don't see why it has not
been sold
Edward Fessenden has received
news of the death of a relative. Mrs.
Augusta Howard Hinckley of Wells.
Maine. Mrs. Hnckley formerly spent
some years in town and was a sister
of Adah Howari who lived a number
of years in the family of Deacon
Samuel Winslow
School teachers have been engaged
as follows Mss Hortense Switzer.
No. l; Miss Eff Fisher, No. 2; Miss
Bertha Gage, No. 3; Miss 0lds, gram
mar school, village; Miss Annie
Cooke, primary department, village.
Mrs. Kenyon wi return to Newfane
and Blanche Br CHAM to Cambridge
port.
The ladies' aid society enjoyed a
very pleasant meeting on Wednesday
of last week with Mrs. l.. o. Reed.
There was good number present in
the afternoon and also at the social
in the evening. The program of the
evening consisted of charades. con-
undrums, pantommes, and a pleasing
recitation was gwen by Miss Grace
Bailey. Cake ami coffee were served.