Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-02-26
TOWNSHEND.

Emory Jones has started out with his
saving machine.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Ford and daughter
are at Mrs. Dale.s
Mr. Buck hasNbeen taken to the Re
treat at Bratteboro.
Mr. Allen of Stratton visited last weeK
at Russell Aldrich's.
Why can't we have the Lyman Howe
moving pictures here?
Horace Gale has recently lost good
colt, which was hooked to death.
Frank Clarke of Westmoreland, y. H.,
has been a recent visitor in town
Mr. Coane and son, Dwight, are visit
ing in Londonderry and Manchester.
Mrs. Eva Lawrence Of Westmoreland,
n. H., is visitor at Royal Sandersons.
Miss Elizabeth Lawrence of Houghton-
vile is caring for her sister, Mrs. Sand
erson.
Mrs. Harry Franklin and children have
gone to Brattleboro to visit Mrs. Annette
Townshend.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Allbee left last
week, after visiting here and i'm Brook
line, for their home in Farlee.
The Congregational Womans Mission
AIRY society met with Mrs. f.. b. Batch
elder on Friday of last week.
Hannah Hastings. who died at the Re
of Mrs. c. H. Hall of this place.
We have heard that William Perry. "A
nephew of the late TIeman Perry, has
bought the farm so long occupied by his
uncle
one of the deep drifts from the high
winds, on the road to the station, tipped
out passengers and baggage one day last
week.
Aston Gushing has had his new engine
put in place readiness for So wing wood
and doing other work. He also has
new creamery.
Mr.. Edison has rented his farm to Fred
Smith and will work for NJ V. Brooks
through sugaring and after that will go
to Boston to work
News from the hospital i'm Fitchburg is
that Mr.. Mccoy is doing well and that
unless something new sets in he will not
lose his limb. was feared at first.
The Baptist ladies' aid society will
furnish an oyster dinner on Tuesday
town meeting day. The wants of those
who do not care for oysters will also be
supplied.
Herbert and Walter Rand spent sun
day with their grandparents. Mr.. and
Airs Theodore Rand, both of whom are
inNaids and confined to their beds most
of the time
sunday morning the thermometer reg
istered eight degrees. BY night it was sc
degrees above zero We are sorry for
those whose cellars have frozen and who
have lost their vegetables
Orchard post met Saturday afternoon
at Harry Twitchelrs on account of the i'll
ness of Mrs. Twitchel who was not able
to go from home to meet with them.
Mr.. Twtchell is a member Of the post
Mr. and Mrs W. II. Miles attended the
tenth wedding anniversary Of their daugh-
tor, Mrs Fred Cutler, and husband. on
Saturday evening which was celebrated
| by Brookline people, about 80 being pres
ent.
Miss Bessie Bailey, the eight-year old
daughter Of Henry Bailey. who with his
family moved to Brookheld Mass, about
a year ago, has recently taken the prize
in her Sunday school class. which num-
! bers As, for the best work done.
We hope the lecture to be given upon
Palestine by the Rev. Mir Houston will
he all We expect. and we hope the towns
people will give him a good house, for it
| is not often we hear much about this
country and We are sure it will have an
| interest to Bible scholars.
George Shine has been on the sick list
Henry Tripp is driving the northern stage
for him. Mrs. Sanderson is seriously i'll.
| Fay Bridges. one of the seminary stu
| dents, is home seriously i'll. Charles Gray
| is in feeble health this winter and has
been confined 20 the house most of the
time since Christmas
Mrs. B. +. Brigham entertained very
| pleasantly on Monday at an afternoon tea.
| party in honor of Mrs. Jennie Taft of
| Buffalo. y. Y, who was visiting in town.
The company consisted of the old friends
| of Mrs. Taft who is native of this
town, and received her education here
! at the seminary and was formerly
| teacher in this and other towns before
| her marriage to Otis Taft of this place.
The town report is out. The auditors
| are Chaunccey c. Harris, William s Ho-
| land. and Fred l.. Lowe. The warrant
for town meeting will be to elect town
officers, a library trustee. cemetery COM
| missiOners. one for lakewood and one for
| Maple Grove and Round Hill. to see if
the town will buy snow roller: to vote
| on the license question; to see II the town
| will vote to raise money by tax to pay
| all the debts and liabilities of the town;
and to transact any other business that
! may properly come before the meeting,
Rev. L. Grant Houston will deliver at
the town hail. Thursday evening
| March 3, under the auspices of the
| ladies' aid societies Of the two churches
| his lecture entitled THE Land of Moses"
| He has been engaged as a lecturer sew
| eral years and comes very highly rec
he was arranging for the lecture. by his
genial disposition and ready wit. The
| lecture possesses great educational value.
| Music will be furnished during the even
| ing. a small admission fee will be
| charged. Let all read the local posters
| for information.
With some of the Vigor with which
Washington crossed the Delaware a good
portion of our citizens succeeded i'm get
ting over the bad roads Monday evening
to celebrate his birthday in the town
by the Dorcas Guild. The singing reci-
tations and games We're all appropriate
to the day. The quartet of young girls,
Misses May Howe, Silvia Derry, Hazel
Taft and Nellie Dale received much
well deserved praise Miss Alice Dale
also pleased the audience with her violin.
In addition to the Rotations which were
all well given, a reading by Miss Flor
erce Follett was an interesting part of
the program. The prize for the best list
of presidents was won by Nellie Dale.
After the march and choosing of part
ners according to the states and their
capitals refreshments of salad, sand
wches, cake and coffee were served
Several dollars were added to the fund
the ladies are raising for repairing and
charging the chapel.
WARDS8oRo.
NJ. Black of Springfield, Mass, called
on friends in town Wednesday.