Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-16
TOWNSHEND.
'hitney has been i'll.


The Dorcas Guild met last week at Mr..
Turner's.
Mrs Lizzie Barber is visiting I'm South
Londonderry
II. II. Chamberlain has received an in
crease OF pension.
The Hadassah League met today at
Mrs. Macdonald's.
Mrs. Charles Hescock called on friends
| In town last week
There will be no services at the Baptist
church next Sunday
Mrs Musa Skinner has been a recent
visitor at DIR. Osgoods.
Mrs Alkaline ingalls, has come here to
live. She was i'll last week.
Mrs. Henry Twshel is in Bratteboro
visiting at Harry Adams's
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Perry have visited
in Westmoreland the past week
Mr. and Mrs Frank Blood and son spent
Sunday with Mr. Browns parents
MIR and Mrs. Orison Folett have re-
turned from trip to Manchester.
Ethel and Lottie Jones visited their old
home near South Windham Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. II. Willard returned
Tuesday from a visit in Hoosick Falls.
Mr. and Mrs sherman willard were Wis
itors Saturday at Mrs. Abby Wizards.
Sim Cobb and Miss Jenny Mccoy were
visitors last week at William McCoy's.
NJ. Randall visited his niece Addie
Randall in Winchester, y. H., recently.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Boutelle of Spring
field spent Sunday at George Boutelle's.
Miss Lindsey and her Sunday school
class enjoyed pleasant picnic last week.
Mrs. Nelson Winslow started this morn
ing to visit her daughter in Rock Island,
III.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cummings and two
| g children Sunday with Mrs I.
Der.
Inez Blodgett has gone to Cambridge
port to care for Mrs. Hannah Bemis, who
is ill.,
Mrs. \. b. Metcalf has been very III
from tonslltls and a large abscess on her
hand.
Mrs. Bruce Of New York city has been
a recent visitor at her sisters Mrs. a. a.
Boods.
Mrs. Macdonald and children spent Sun
day in Brookline with her sister. Mrs.
Robbins.
Miss Alice Barnes. student in the
seminary. spent Sunday with Cora Brown
in Athens.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Aldrich have Wis
tied in Londonderry, Peru and Weston
the past week.
Mr. and Mrs WIN Sparks and son,
Merit, have gone to Westmoreland to
visit relatives
Mrs. Ida Coombs of Brattleboro visit
ed her mother and uncle at Herbert Kid
der's over Sunday.
Allan Jones, a hunter who comes here
in the fail from Clinton Mass, is stay
ing at the Townshend Inn.
Charles Shattuck Of Tompknsvllle. Sta
ten Island, visited Mrs. Helen Willard
and Park Holland last week.
Miss Lizzie Aldrlch, who has been spend
ing several weeks in town. has returned
to her home in Westmoreland.
Miss Josie Kneeland has returned from
Worcester. Mass. and will take Miss
Wares place in the post Office.
Mr. and Mrs. O. y. Davis have return
ed from Nashua. y. H, after spending
two weeks with relatives there.
j. II. Ware. Newell Jennison and Liv-
eryman j. c. Taft went to Chester Mon
day to attend the Rowell auction.
Merritt Eddy. a senior in Tufts Med-
cal college. has recently visited mis- par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Eddy.
Mrs. Moses Randall is spending some
time with her son, Herbert in Leomin-
ster. Mass. and will visit in Athol and
Winchester.
Miss Orrie Dale left Saturday morning
for philadelphia. and in few weeks she
will go to Beaufort. S. c. to resume her
duties as governess.
The Baptist ladies' aid society will
| serve Il harvest supper from . 10 @ CLOCK
next week Friday evening. oct %. after
which a social will be held All are in
vited
\ number of people congregated by Hol-
lands store to see the cavalry pass
through this place just as the last bell
was ringing for church sunday morning.
We are afraid some were late for SER
vices
Allston Gushing has new steam heater
for his henhouse. which is a modern one.
He keeps a large number OF hens and eN-
poets to be well repaid in eggs the COM
ing winter for the expense of the new
heater.
Asa and Byron Thompson have re-
turned home. Asa has recently bought
an automobile. which he left at Spring
field, Mass. on his way here for two rea-
sons-necded repairs, and the dread of
this community. as many mishaps have
occurred on account of the machines.
| The Magazine club will hold its an
nual sale Friday evening, Oct 80 at the
home of the president, Miss Edith Lowe.
This will be good opportunity for one
to get the best reading at a very low
price, We hope there are many who feel
an interest in the sale and will attend.
Pomona Grange met with West River
Grange Thursday, oct. $. In consequence
of dark. rainy day only two of the
adjoining Oranges were represented, Graf
ton and Dummerston. \ good number
| of the LEGAL Grange members were pres
ent, and the program was well carried
| out
We wish everyone who takes The Php-
nix here would turn to the items from
| Wilmington in last weeks issue and read
of the intellectual treat the people are
providing for themselves the coming
winter. Why can't We bestr ourselves
here and bring about like results? We
are sure it would meet with favor in all
classes.
| one morning a few days ago, as a man
from out of town. going southwark, near
ed the Rutter bridge. his horses became
frightened at something, and as he look
ed through the dense fog he could see an
animal approaching which he became con-
tident was a panther. Running his horses
back to Mr.. Whitney's he reused the
neighhors, who rushed out with guns. BY
this time the animal had come nearer.
land while the man waited to take sure
aim before firing, Mrs. Whitney's large
cat walked up i'm a stately manner,
An emaciated stray dog has been wan
dering about the village and its condi-
ton has excited much sympathy. Women
have gone to their doors with food and
tried to call the dog. but he has gone
away without realizing their good inten-
tons a kind hearted farmer who lived
several miles away, coming to the village,
took the dog home with him, and said he
would give it n good home until the own
j, f. Noonan l6l and no more can be de-