Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-29
TOWNS HEND,

/ on business.
Miss Cora Mason spent last week in
Bellows Falls.
| Rev +. a. Royal preached in Brook
/ line Sunday afternoon
| Newell Jennson and Mr.. Bugbee will |
cut the grass on the Bemis place.
The Park family have come this week |
to occupy the Dr. Parker house
J. l.. Howard of Maiden Mass, was a
guest at the hotel Tuesday night.
The Hadassah league served ice cream
on the common Friday from to o'clock.
Mrs. Dyer and son of New York city
were recent boarders at Mrs. c. Q. Steb-
bins's
Miss Marybell Colburn of Nashua, y.
H., is visiting at her unces, c. Q. Steb-
bins's
Rev. c. II. Baker exchanged pulpits
Sunday with Rev. H. L. Miles of Brat
tleboro.
The Dorcas Guild will meet with Mrs
c. II. Willard next week Wednesday af-
! ternoon.
Mrs Lakin and daughter of Water
vile, Ne, visited at E. b. Batcelders
last week.
Miss Selma Derby attended the funeral
of her brother, John Derby, in Athol,
| Mass, last week.
Hazel O'Bren of Boston is with her
grandmother, Mrs. Susan Lawrence, dur
ing her vacation
Miss Agnes Temple Of North Cam
| bridge, Mass. a recent visitor at FL
wyn Persons's in Harmonyvile.
Mrs. Harding is improving from long
and severe siege with rheumatism. Ger
trude Cushing is in poor health.
Or. and Mrs Parker were called home
from their visit here to FitChburg. Mass,
by the serious illness Of DR.. Parkers
mother.
All are glad to see removed from the
highway the stones that have lain there
since the building OF the road through
Main street.
Mrs Dale and daughter. Esther. re-
Gently visited at Rev. NJ. f. Hardy's in
East Jaffrey, y II. Miss Dale sang at
a concert while there.
The stephens family are moving this
week to the farm recently bought OF
John Bartlett; Althoush the house is
just over the line in Newfane business is
done in this town by those who have
lived there.
The town Republican committee have
| issued a call for meeting In the town
hail next week Saturday evening for the
purpose of forming "A Republican club
They wish every Republican to be pres
ent to help on the good cause.
John Bartlett has advertised for sale
next week Thursday afternoon, Aug. t.
by public auction. at the farm where he
has lived recently. all his personal
property, farming lDplS, IOuStNOlu bpouSr
etc.
Miss Irene Gleason, who has been the
millincr here some time, has bought a
millinery establishment in Springfield,
Vt, and will go there this fail. We are
, sorry to have her go away from Towns
bend.
The shower Tuesday afternoon was
very grateful, and was the first heavy
rain for some time Vegetation was suf
l ferng. springs and wells Were low. and
the water in sor1e wells had become stale
ana bad. In some places water had stop
+ ped running The humidity had been
hard to bear.
, MIR. and Mrs. Oren Davis attended the
funeral OF Mrs Davis's brother, Ira c.
p Lazelle, in Northneld. Mass, last week
Wednesday, The Grand Army attended
in a body and held short service at the
grave Mr. Lazelle was much respected
in the community where he lived. out OF
10 a family Of seven children Mrs Davis is
the only survivor. \ sketch of Mr.. La
zeles life was printed in last weeks is
e sue Of The Phoenix.
T. Mrs. Emma Scott and daughter, Adele
of Boston are boarding at Walter Eddys
= / Miss Scott with the choir sang a solo at
I each Of the services i'm the Baptist church
e. last sunday. For some time Miss Scott
= has been a pupil OF the late Herbert john
1 son. one of the leading tenor singers of
" Boston, both in church and concert work
When a young man Mr. Johnson COM
q posed the hymns Rock Of Ages Face
t to Face" "Oh, May my Walk be Close
- with Cod The New World" Angels
t Sing on, and many others well known.
n Mr.. Johnson died suddenly last week at
his home in Boston from neuralgia Of
+ the heart.
g The death of Mrs Mary Flint occurred
at her home in New York city July Is.
f Mrs. Flint was native of this town and
h was one OF "A family of nine children Of
Y Lewis and Persis Barber. Most OF her
life was spent here, She was the widow
, of Calvin Flint, one of our most indus
Il trious and successful farmers. After her
> husbands death she and her son. Dorr,
= lived several years i'm Brookline. going
from there to New York city. The son
became "A trusted empoye of the Cushman
bakeries Both Mrs. Flint and son became
e active members of the Riverside Baptist
d church in New York. The burial was here
= in lakewood cemetery Sunday afternoon,
+ July Il, at o'clock. when many friends
; gathered to do honor to her memory Rev.
y +. y. Royal officiated at the service.
The body was accompanied from New
York by the son and niece, Miss Lillian
White. Friends from out of town present
n We're from Brattleboro, Brookline and
Londonderry
John r. Derby of Athol. Mass, Il, died
at the summer home of his son, Frank
w. Derby, at Lake Ellis, near that town,
July 81, after several months illness with
heart disease and complications Mr..
. Derby was born in Manchester, this state,
y and his early life was spent in Towns
bend. His father and mother both died
n when he was young At the age of p he
went to Orange, where he was employed
e many years as a carpenter and also in
I. the New Home Chase Turbine and Rod
ney Hunt factories and for ten years was
,, engaged in the furniture business with
l. his son. He retired from business five
a years ago, about the time of the death
II of his wife The Athol Transcript re-
$ fers to Mr.. Derby as IAN excellent type
of citizen honest and faithful in every
thing enjoying universal respect and es-
teem." He leaves two sons, +. w. Der
by of Athol and f. l.. Derby of Cambridge,
and two sisters, Mrs. George w. Howe of
Orange and Miss Selma Derby of this
town. He was a 32d degree Mason.