Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-01-23
TOWNSHEND.

Mrs. Adde Adams is visiting her par
ents.
Miss Eta Marsh is working at the
Townshend Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Pierce have visit
ed in Dover recently.
Mr.. and Mrs Roscoe Marsh spent Sun
day in Cambridgeport
Mrs. John Ware has returned from a
visit i'm Fitchburg, Mass
c. NJ. Wilder of Brattleboro spent Sun
day with friends in town.
Mark Ambrose is working for his
brother Homer Ambrose.
Miss Ruby Stebbins is visiting Mrs.
Harry Adams in Brattleboro.
DR.. f. L. Osgood attended the medical
meeting in Greenfield recently
Miss Jennie Underwood has visited in
Putney and Williamsville recently.
Mr.. Goodman of Athol is at the Towns
bend Inn repairing the pool table.
Mrs. Celia Cutler, Madam Baker and
G. @. Stebbins are on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson of Dover were
visitors last week at Frank Pierce's
Mrs. Cora Winslow of Worcester,
Mass is visiting at Carl Johnsons.
Mrs Kirk and Mrs. Lyman Jenison
visited their brother, Il. l.. Stowell, last
week.
j. White and Eugene Wetherbee are
doing wheelwright work at the black
smith shop.
Mrs stevenson gave Il very interest
ing lecture Wednesday evening. 1t was
well attended.
Miss Frances Phillips is home from
Wallngford. this state, where she has
been teaching.
People who did not fill their ice houses
before the thaw are busy now securing
the second crop.
Rev. T.. A. Royal is assisting Rev. NJ.
+. Hardy two nights again at the West
village this week
The board of civil authority will meet
at the town han Saturday evening. Jan.
81, to revise the check list.
Miss Mary Ware is at home from the
New England House. Bernardson, Mass.
where she has been somc time
The Relief Corps met with Mrs. w. II.
Miles last Saturday. The old officers
were reelected to serve another year
The Townshend Inn is now ready for
guests. Mr.. Aldrich, the new landlord
comes with a good record as a hotel
keeper.
The wood lot on Peaked mountain
owned by Everett Phillips. is furnish
ing many loads of wood for different
persons.
The mercury registered 10 degrees be-
low zero Monday morning Tuesday
morning the lowest point registered was
Is below.
Clifford Holbrook has been in town re-
Gently doing work in the cemetery where
the foundations for setting stones were
laid in the fan.
Henry Cobb and Dick Underwood kill
ed a wild animal near Mr.. Cobb's home
over the river one evening last week and
1t proved to be a wild cat.
Miss Mabel Stoddard of birmingham
, is spending a vacation at her home here.
She assisted the Baptist choir Sunday
and her solos were much enjoyed.
J. II. Ware has had consigned to him
from people outside the state but owning
stock in the state, a lot Of live stock
| horses and sheep, which will be sold at
auction next week.
y basket ball team from Bellows Falls
| Will play this. Friday. evening. against
the Seminary team. Last Friday even
ing the Printers from Brattleboro plaved
with the Seminary team and at the close
the score stood 1916.
We hope all will remember the enter
/ tainment to be given next Monday even
ing by the seniors in Seminary hall
when Miss Cressy and Mr. Dugan of
Brattleboro will ne present with others
Z a
cess worthy of the patronage of the pub
lie.
The Hadassah Leagues annual ban
quet was held Friday evening when n
very pleasant time was enjoyed The
privilege Of each member to invite one
guest brought the number present up to
40 who partook of the supper The
| newly furnished room was much en-
joyed on this occasion.
The body of Andrew White. who died
IN Windsor Conn. was brought here
last week for burial Mr.. White was a
former resident OF this place where he
was much respected. He was a faith
full member of the Baptist church and
useful member of the Grange. Mr.
White had been in failing health some
years. He leaves two sons and a daugh-
ter to mourn his loss. Much sympathy
Is felt for the family in their bereave-
ment
The lladassah Leagues annual meet
ing was held Jan. 16, when the following
officers We're chosen: President Mrs
Phillips vice president. Mrs Macdonald:
secretary, Miss Willard; treasurer. Miss
Mason standing committee, Miss Ella
Stebbns. Miss Stella Gray, Mrs. E. a.
Royal. Miss Hope Chase. Mrs Alton
Holden; auditing committee Mrs. Royal
Mrs. Fred Reed Miss Ruby Stebbins !;
reception committee. Miss Florence Kid
der, Miss Grace Bailey, Miss Stella Gray.
At the recent annual meeting of the
fre district the following offers were
elected: Moderator. \. \. Blood clerk,
w. H. Miles; prudential committee. A.
c. Franklin, DR. Thomas Rice, w. NJ
Sparks; treasurer, L. s. Holland; col
lectS, w. II. Miles: auditors, =. H Rut-
ter, DR. Thomas Rice; engineers LIST +.
NJ Wetherbee, I'd NJ. A, Sparks, Sd a.
l.. Rand 1t was voted to authorize the
prudential committee to levy a tax on
the grand list of 1903 sufficient to pay the
oil az Il IL.