Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-02-13
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, FEBRU
TOWN SHEND.

'OWNOTlENOs
Deacon Jonas Allen is in feeble health.
Mrs. 1nez Blodgett is working at Frank
Aken's.
Mrs. L. Holden spent Sunday at VIM
Whitney's.
Probate court was held here last week
Wednesday.
John Sparks visited his brother, Martin
Sparks last week.
Mr. stiles and son have taken rooms
at Harrison Eddy's.
Ralph Martin of Springfield, Mass,
spent Sunday at home.
Last week Wednesday evening we had
severe thunder storm.
Melvin Maxwell has been at work this
winter for c. Q. Stebbns.
Mrs. Bishop returned Monday to her
! home in Winchester n. II.
Mrs. Adde Goodel Of windham visit
ed Mrs. y. y. Blood last week.
The Dorcas Guild will meet at the chap
! el Thursday afternoon, Feb. 49,
Misses Cora and Carrie Mason are Wis
! iting their sister, DR.. Parker, in Fitch
/ burg, Mass.
Mrs. Park Holland has returned from
a visit with her sister, Mrs. Harry Mar
tin, in Northampton, Mass.
| West River Grange will meet Friday
| evening, the goth Four persons will be
instructed in the third and fourth de-
! grees.
There was fellowship meeting We'd
nesday at the West village, and, at the
invitation of Rev. M f. Hardy, several
from this place attended.
There will be lecture in Seminary
| hall Feb. is by Rev. NJ. w. Farman, the
chaplain of the. Senate His subject
will be Gen. Phil II. Sheridan"
The Seminary basket ball team went
| Saturday evening to SaXtons River to
play with the Vermont Academy team,
and the score stood 22-1S in favor of the
latter.
We tried to say last week, in speak
ing of badge Sunday, that Hollis Will
| son and BERTHE ODER received the seven
years diploma badge for constant at
| tendance.
y former resident of Somerset. now liv-
! ing in Townshend. says that had he
been living in Somerset at the time of
| the referendum vote on Feb. Sd there
would have been one no vote cast.
Rev Mr.. Lawson delivered his lecture
| Wednesday evening of last week. The
weather was bad that evening, and not
as many were out as there would have
been had the evening been pleasant.
The Baptist ladies aid society will
serve an oyster dinner in their rooms
town meeting day. to which all are cor
daily invited. That all may be suited
there will be a warm dinner for those
who do not care for oysters.
Letters fromm Mr.. and Mrs. Edgecomb
now of Derby, to friends here state that
their loss by fire recently was more
than was estimated by the newspapers.
Their estimate is between 800 and $500,
$500 OF which was in books. They car
ricd no insurance
The narrow gauge has been off duty
! this week. ON Monday number of
| would-be passengers waited at the sta
tion several hours, Among the number
was Mrs Kenyon who is teaching in
! Newiant. There was no mail from the
south from Saturday evening to Tues
day morning.
News was received last week of the
death of Mrs. II. b. Hapgood Of Somer-
vile, Mass. Mrs. Hapgood was sis
| ter of the late Mrs. Ira X. Batchelder
of this place, and visited here every
summer for many years. She was a
| woman Of sterling worth. Her nephew,
+. B. Batcheder and wife went to Peru
TO be present at the burial.
An interesting program. consisting of
| songs, charades pantomimes and shadow
pictures has been prepared for the valen-
tine social which will be given by the
| Dorcas Guild Saturday evening. APP
| propriate and attractive souvenirs will
be presented to those attending. Re
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Friday evening of last week the Brat
uehoro liiEh school boys came up for
ahotler game OF basket ball with the
| seminary team ana al the close OF the
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District Deputy Grand Master George
/ b. wheeler OF Bellows Falls visited
| blazing star lodge No. =, +. Il y. NJ,
/ Thursday evening, Feb. ., and installed
/ the following officers c, w. Cutler, w.
/ NJ; +. y. Dewitt ;. w; DIR. Thomas
Rice, j. w; G. II. Houghton, treasurer;
. G. II. Evans, secretary; r. w. Blood, S
! Sparks. J. s; w. II. Miles, marshal; A