Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-29

TOWNSHEND.

Harry Sparks is working in the steam
mill.
Samuel Ewings has not been as well
the past week.
Rev c. r. Hayward of Putney visited
in town last week
Or. Osgood attended the medical meet
ing at Bellows Falls
Mrs. John Colburn Of Newport is visit
ing at Orison Folletts.
Miss Eta Marsh is spending several
weeks in Bellows Falls.
A. A. Blood is at work on the Cathan
piazza at Harmonyville.
Mr. and Mrs. John Allbee visited this
week at Edgar Allbees.
Mr. and Mrs Bryant of Winhal visited
last week at Fred Reeds.
Russell Blood. who is working in Bel
lows Falls, spent Sunday at home.
Marjorie Reed has been seriously i'll the
past week, and under the doctors care.
A number OF old soldiers attended the
memorial services at Newfane Sunday.
Rev e. A. Royal oficiated at the King
Phmpton wedding in Wardsboro Wednes-
day.
Mrs j. Dale was called to Brattleboro
last week 10y the serious illness of Ornda
Ford.
Mr. and Mrs. Orren Davis have visited
the past week in Grafton, Chester and
Springfield
Mrs Clement OF Rutland was in town
last week soliciting subscriptions for the
Worlds Atlas.
Miss Amelia Hobart, a trained nurse
from Boston, is spending some time at
her home here.
The seniors in the Seminary held two
very successful sales of ice cream in the
park last week.
u. G. Bailey and Mrs. L. w. Shepherd
of South Newfane have visited recently
at Henry Baileys.
The tickets for the concert by the Har-
ward quartet are selling rapidly. few
good seats are left.
Miss Ruby Stebbins will spend Memorial
day with her sister Miss Ella Stebbins,
in Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Merrill Hodgkins Of Brattleboro
is visiting her brother Fayette Cook, and
other relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Park and Mr.. and
Mrs Ed. Willard of Williamsvlle were
at Fayette Cooks Sunday.
Zina and Henry Cobb were called to
Wardsboro last week by the serious Ill
ness of their father, Hiram Cobb.
on account of graduation exercises
next week the Baptist ladies aid society
will postpone their meeting to Thursday,
June II.
Guy Bardwell who had measles at
Irving Watson's, is able to be out this
week. Other members OF the family
now have the disease.
!. II. Ware who has a large herd Of
cattle, is buying hay for them on account
of the poor condition of his pastures
from the severe drouth.
Martin Sparks, who has already made
number of improvements on his new
Low Ia bu
dows put in the past week.
Mr.. Grace of Middleblry is working for
Roscoe Marsh in the blacksmith SHOP,
and Eugene Weatherbee is the wheel
wright. All are kept busy and have much
work ahead.
Chimneys have been laid the past week
in Everett Phillipss new house. Mr..
FlaVn and Mr.. Parrot, who have done
this work, will do all the masonry as
soon as the building is ready for it.
Principal Harthorne delivered an ad-
dress before the teachers and pupils Of
Westminster at their memorial exercises
Wednesday From Westminster he went
to Montpelier on examiners business.
We think some of the cool breezes Sun
day and Monday mornings must have
come to us from Montana, with its three
feet of snow. There was a frost here
Sunday night which killed vines and other
growing things.
on May i6 the Chester base ball team
came here to play with the Seminary
team. being defeated 23-l. When the
Seminary team went TO Chester they
added to their team some OF the experts
from the Vermont Academy team.
Haynes Sanders and his three carpen-
tiers are at work al Walter Eddys MAX
ing n creamery out of the old ell of Mr..
Eddy's house. Mr.. Sanders has a sepa-
razor, and sends to market overy two
weeks $50 pounds Of butter of superior
quality.
The people in the south part of the viii
lage had a fright last week Friday
from the burning out OF the chimney in
Harrison Chamberlain's house, occupied
by Irving Chase. There was a strong
wind at the time, but the neighbors rail-
lied. and through their efforts no serious
damage was done.
The Seminary students are very busy
rehearsinG for the prize speaking and
graduating exercises, under the instruc-
ton of Mrs. Greenleaf. who came from
the Emerson School of Oratory, who has
the work in charge, and has shown her
self a faithful and competent instructor
in the short time she has been here.
The railroad stockholders who were
taking their annual trip TO Brattleboro
last saturday must have had a good time
visiting among themselves during their
long wait after breaking down on Salmon
Hole bridge, besides being somewhat
hungry for their dinner when they arrived
at the Brooks House. The narrow gauge
railroad is an interesting study to its pa
irons all along the route.
The examination at the Seminary for
the Masonic prize occurred Wednesday.
The papers have been sent away to be
judged. Rev Smith Baker, d. D.. of
Portland. Maine, will deliver the address
graduation day, and the baccalaureate
sermon will be preached in the Baptist
church May 81 by Rev George b Law
son of Brattleboro, whose pulpit will be
supplied by Rev. L. a. Royal