Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-30
TOWNSHEND,

Blanche Brigham has returned from n
visit out of town.
John Dale spent last week Wednesday
with Miss Cressy.
Mrs. Fred Randall was in Brattleboro
several days last week.
Lette Gale has returned from trip to
Springfield Mass.
Mabel Allbee is at home from her school
of 16 weeks in Grafton.
Mrs. Harris has returned from a stay
of several weeks in Bratteboro.
Mrs Clara Blanchard has returned
from a visit in Montague. Mass.
Mabel Farnsworth is working in Sax
tons River for Mrs. d. NJ Walker
Mrs. Grace Davidson spent Sunday
with her daughter, Mrs. Osgood
Mrs. Park went to Brattleboro to hear
Madame Tsilka speak of her captivity.
DR.. and Mrs. Osgood recently visited
at Mr.. Landmarks in Londondonderry
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson are spending
the holidays with MIR. Hutchinson's pa
rents.
Charles Howe has been in the village
this week, doing good work repairing
clocks
Mr. and Mrs. Potwine have gone to
Willamsville. lie is at work in the fac
tory there
Rev. G. II. Baker has returned from
Burlington to visit his mother, who is in
feeble health.
Mrs. Inez Bodgett has been in Wind
ham to care for Mrs. Parker. who was
injured by "A fall.
Mr. and Mrs. f. II. Willard spent sew
eral days in Brattleboro at VIII Smiths,
being there at Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. George Boutele have. left
their farm for the winter and gone to
Yonkers, n. y, to live with their son.
Ormando Derry Of Harmonyville, who
was taken suddenly III In the village from
heart failure and carried home, is better.
very enjoyable time was spent Tues
day evening at Townshend Inn, when 10
members OF the Grange partook of one of
Landlord Burke's excellent suppers
We are glad to hear more favorable
reports of Mrs. Emily Follett's condition.
She is at the Mary Fletcher hospital in
Burlington
Much sympathy is felt for Henry Frank
lin in his long illness and confinement to
his home which dates back to the first
Of September.
Much sympathy is felt for Arthur Bur-
bee, a former seminary student. and now
| "a law student in Springfield, Mass. in
the loss Of an eye.
Christmas eve there was a neighbor-
-
three miles north Of the village, which
was much enjoyed.
The annual meeting Of the Townshend
| Park association will be held at the town
| hall Monday evening. Jan. 2, at O'Clock.
| 1t is essential that there be full at
| tendance.
| The friends of DR. Parker. who was crit
| ically i'll eight weeks at his home in
| Fitchburg, are glad to know that he is
| Nd "a ID,
| expected.
At the annual meeting of the Congrega-
| tional church officers were elected and the
| committee for the coming year consists
Of H. II. Hobrook J. II. Ware and Ed
| gar Allbee.
Blazing Star lodge No 90. F. Il \. NJ.
| eXemplined the third degree at a special
communication last Friday evening. r.
w. d. d. G. NJ, o. r.. Buell. and other
visiting brothers were present.
Remember the roll call at the Congrega-
| tional church Saturday Dec. 81. at 1880
a. m, instead OF Wednesday. as was
! stated last week. Dinner in the town
hall following the exercises in the church.
committee chosen by the Baptist
| Sunday school elected the following Of
| ficers: Superintendent. f. L. Hastings:
| assistant superintendent Irving Chase:
secretary. Fred Reed; treasurer Annie
| Cooke; librarian, Frank Gray; assistant
| librarian. Raymond Starr.
Union services were held Sunday at the
| Baptist church. Mr. Royal preached an
| excellent Christmas discourse. Rev G..
| II. Baker took part in the services. The
music by the two choirs had been care
| fully prepared and was much enjoyed
| Especially pleasing were the solos by Mrs
Dale and Mabel Stoddard. The evening
services consisted OF anthems by the
| choirs.
deer was found on the side OF the
road near Mr.. Wellman's on the road to
the west village recently with one leg
broken 1t evidently had been chased by
dogs. Someone told Mr.. Stewart, engineer
at the Park steam mill. and he went To
II. and We think shot IL either before or
after notifying the game warden The
animal was seven years old, its antlers
would indicate. and had il been in good
flesh would have been of good weight. 1t
was very poor.
Saturday evening Christmas was cee-
brated at the Congregational church with
union services, with a tree laden with
gifts. largely for the children. but in
which all shared. The cantata. Santa
Claus and the Star Queen" for the young
singers was pleasing one, and much
credit is due them for the way in which
1t was rendered Santa Claus in the per-
son of Fred Osgood. appeared in their
midst as one of the features of the can
tata, but did not come down the chimney
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