Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-20

TOWNSHEND.

TOWNSHEND.
Fred Derry continues in feeble health
Ira Pratt has been visiting his parents
in Boscawen, N. H.
e. A. Convey of North Springfield
was in town recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner have been visit
ing relatives in Weston.
Mr. Foss of Alstead, ~ H., was a guest
at Rev. Mr.. Hardy's last week.
Fred Livermore is building a barn. He
and Russell Aldrich are doing the work.
Mr. and Mrs. win Willard of Burling-
ton are visitors at Mrs. Abbe Willard s.
DR.. and Mrs. Nash entertained a few
of their friends at dinner very pleasantly
last week Friday
Mrs. George Goodell, whose husband is
professor in Columbia University, New
York city, was in town last week.
Miss Ambrose, who was called here by
Illness In her brothers family, has re-
turned to her home in North Ferrisburg.
Herbert Johnson cut his hand badly in
the steam mill Tuesday. which will in
capacitate him from work for some
time.
Mrs. Sarah Underwood has been a suf-
ferer from bronchitis but is slowly i'm
proving.
w. II. Miles. a veteran of the civil
war. has just had an increase of pen
sion amounting to 800 a month and $1,000
back pay.
Mr. and Mrs Mynesbridge of Washing
ton, ID. c., came last week to spend the
summer at the place they recently
bought of Charles y. Stevens for sum-
| mer residence.
Miss Grace Thayer of this town. who is
a pupil Of e. II. Miller of Dummerston.
was the reader at an entertainment Civ
en- by Mr.. Miller in Dummerston last
Friday evening
We think many thanks are due Prin-
cipal Edgecomb for bringing so many
intellectual and enjoyable entertainments
to us, not only this year. but during all
his stay among us, and 1t seems strange
that there are any who are not DESTROYS
of being benefited by them.
Mrs. S. j. Smith, who has been boarding
In town during the absence of her hus-
band In the Philippines, has left to visit
In Amsterdam, New York. first visiting in
Halifax where Mr. Smith was pastor OF
the Baptist church three years. He ex-
poets to meet her soon, as the regiment of
which he is chaplain is returning after
three years service.
Joseph Cummings of South London
derry attended the auction and bought
the house owned by the late Miss Emily
Burnap. 1t will be occupied by Mrs.
Lizzie Barber and the house will ac-
commodate another tenant. There was a
good attendance and the household
things sold we'll
Mrs. Strang. sister of Hon. Chancey
Depew, was at the Townhend Inn "A few
days last week. She and her daughter
came to attend the prize speaking, at the
seminary. of the elocution class One
of the speakers was a friend of Miss
Strang Mrs. Strang spent most of the
summer in town several years ago.
Mrs. J. c. Taft received the sad news
of the death of her sister, Mrs. Matte
Cushman, wife of Wilbur Cushman. who
died in New York city June Is. Be
fore her marriage Mrs. Cushman was
student in the seminary here and
was highly esteemed by teachers and
pupils. In her early death great loss
comes to her family and friends. for
whom much sympathy is felt.
Clark Aldrch of Westmoreand. y. H..
Carlton Howe of McIndoes Falls. Miss
Eta Gage Of Fitchburg. Mass. Miss
Landman and father OF South London
derry, Miss Hortense Switzer, Mr.. Thomp-
son of Grafton. Mrs. Charlotte Dewitt.
Miss Coates of Brattleboro, Herbert Hall
and Miss Alice Franklin of Putney. Mr..
| and Mrs George Walker of Cambridge
port, Mrs. Florence White Of Ncwfane.
and Miss May Adams of Windham at
tended the closing exercises of the sem
mary.
The sad news of the sudden death last
Sunday of Mrs. Susan Thompson. c.
wife of the late Asa F. Thompson at
her home in White Plains. n. Y. reached
here Tuesday evening. Mrs. Thompson
| had been resident OF this village for
a number of years where she was highly
esteemed and her leaving about one year
ago for her late home was much re-
GREETED by the friends and acquaintances
| Before her marriage Mrs. Thompson was
teacher for several years in the public
schools of New York city, where her
| father then lived. Mrs Thompson's
death comes as a personal loss to those
| who knew her so well and esteemed her
| so highly for her many virtues The
| funeral services took place from her late
| residence. No. 10 Barker Avenue and
| the burial was at Union, New Jersey.
| She leaves two sons. Byron and Asa
| Thompson. who are business men in New
York city, and two daughters. Mrs
Charles Howard and Miss Celia Thomp-
| son of White Plains, to whom much
heartfelt sympathy goes out at the great
| bereavement that has come to them.