Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-10
TOWNSHEND.

Prof. Hawthorne spent Sunday i'm Bur
! ington.
Miss Ethel Jones is working at David
lEddys in Jamaica.
George Carlton and son were recent
visitors at Martin Sparks's.
Mr.. Cone of Manchester will work for
j. II. Ware the coming season.
Several from here attended the play
at Bratteboro last Tuesday evening
The Dorcas Guild will meet at the
chapel Thursday afternoon. April 16
Holland Wilson and Alfred Spence
went to Westminster to work April 1st
Miss Cressy, the music teacher in the
seminary has a large class numbering
10 pupils.
Miss Edith Sanders has been home from
her work in Vernon on account of illness
! in her family.
We are pleased to hear that there are
| TO be some street lamps at the north end
of Main street
J. O. Follett has returned from Gin
/ cinnati, Ohio, where he went to make
market for apples.
Blanche Phillips is home from Burling-
| ton, where she has been several years at
! DR. Clarke's Retreat.
Osmer Clark and child and Mr.. Clark's
mother have been spending some time
at Herbert Franklin's.
Mrs Aldrich and daughter Helen, of
| the Townshend Inn spent Sunday with
! relatives in Bellows Falls.
Miss Annie Cameron. teacher in
| Springfield. Mass is spending her Easter
vacation with Mrs. Selew.
Albert Brown of Dover has moved to
the farm known as the Fred Livermore
farm, now owned by j. c. Taft.
The Masons entertained their friends
. a f..l
/ ing. y pleasant time was enjoyed.
The Congregational ladies' home club
will serve supper in the chapel next
Wednesday evening, April 10, from to Z.
Miss Elizabeth Rideout. a trained nurse
| from Westminster, who has been caring
for Mr.. and Mrs. d. W. Dutton. has re-
turned home
Haynes Sanders who is building a shed
on his premises, was badly injured by
being struck on the head by the timber
he was handling.
Mrs. Lucy Franklin is SO much i'm
proved in health since her return from
Hartford, Conn, that she hopes soon to
resume dressmaking by the day.
number of the Congregational ladies
met with Mrs. f. b. Batchelder last
week On Tuesday and formed a benevo-
lent society called the Home club.
Mr. and Mrs w. II Miles entertained
few friends last Saturday. it being the
birthday anniversary of Mr.. Miles and of
some of the guests. y pleasant time
was enjoyed.
In the notice of the funeral of d. W.
Dutton last week the writer omitted the
names of the bearers, who were the three
sons and Charles Harris of Saxtons
River, Mrs. buttons brother
Let us remember "Arbor Day" and
who will take Mr.. Hardy's place who
mas done so much by being active in all
ways in the efforts that have been made
toward village Improvement? Let all do
what they can.
Saturday, April 1, it showed hard all
day and was exceedingly cold and raw
and sunday ii was very respectable win
ter weather. The thermometer stood
degrees above zero Sunday morning
and Is above Monday morning.
The old mail box at Harmonyville that
has done service for SO many years and
from which the driver to the station col
lected the letters which were mailed on
the cars, has been replaced by a new one
made with glass door which is a great
improvement on the old one in even its
best days.
The Baptist ladies' aid society met in
their rooms on Thursday afternoon of
last week for their monthly meeting
and served their usual supper, which was
well patronized. and on May Day evening
they will hold "A social at which there
will be a short program. Ice cream and
cake will be served and the small fee at
the door will suffice for all the entertain,
ment.
Mrs. Hiram Porter and granddaughter.
Miss Mabel Hunter. have been in town
to care for the household goods. as Mrs
Porter has sold her house to Col. Frank
lin. She has stored her goods al Harri-
son Eddys where later an auction will
be held. She has returned to Plymouth
y. H. and will make her home with her
daughter, Mrs. jackson, where she spent
the winter
on Wednesday at 10 o'clock a. m. there
was a quiet wedding at the home of MI
and Mrs. r.. b Batchelder when Miss
Emma +. Walsh, who has lived with
them nearly six years, was united in mar
rase to Lyman Gale of Townshend.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
George Baker. After congratulations
were extended to the happy couple by
friends present, refreshments were
served, and they Immediately left town
for Boston, where they will make a
short stay. ON their return they will
live in Townshend.
Martin Sparks has sold his house and
his business-that of carrying the l.. s
mail and passengers to the station and
the express and freight business-to f.
W. Albee of Allendorf, Iowa. In serving
the public for many years Mr.. Sparks
has been faithful and upright in all his
business relations and we shall be fortu-
nate If the one who takes his place proves
as faithful. We are glad to know the
family are thinking of remaining in town
and if they should they will buy of Col !
Franklin the house he so recently bought /
of Mrs. Hiram Porter in HarmonyVille /
where they will make their home
CARD OF THANKS-We take this op- |
portunity of thanking the many kind /
friends who ny kind acts or sympathetic /
words, helped us during the short illness |
and at the death of our dear husband and !
father. Also to those who sent floral of /
ferings and to the singers. 1t is with |
sincere gratitude we will ever remember
our friends and neghbors. In their |
time of trial may they never lack for /
such kindness.
MRS. ID. w. BUTTON,
GUY BUTTON,
NED BUTTON
PERLEY BUTTON,
BESSIE BUTTON.
WEST ToWNSHEND.
V. w. BOYden visited relatives here