Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-09
TOWNSHEND.

lnefe were OU pupllS at lhc SShhihdig
the first week.
Almond Marsh spent Sunday at home
from Hartland.
John Bartlett has gone to visit relatives
in Cambridge, n. Y.
Mr.. Dana of Beaufort, S. c., visited at
Mrs. Dale's last week.
Henry Dutton has visited his brother in
Harmonyvle recently.
Herbert Lvermore of Athol has been
spending a few days in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Wheeler of Putney
spent Sunday at j. b. Derrys.
Miss Carrie Mason of Bellows Falls Is
spending her vacation at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Miles attended the
soldiers reunion in Jacksonville.
Mrs. Jopson of New Haven, Conn,
visited last week at j. II. Wares.
Mrs. George Cooley and child of Clare
mont are visitors at Royal Sanderson's.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Willard of Put
ney visited recently at Mrs. Abbie VIII
lard's.
Mrs. Blanche Prince Of Boston is visit
ing her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Phillips
Mrs James Bardwell and daughter of
Brattleboro were guests over Sunday at
Fred Reeds.
Mr.. and Mrs. White of New Haven,
Conn. have been recent visitors at Mr.
/ Ma cdonald's.
Edward Tannahill of New York has
| been spending the week with his mother,
| Mrs. S. j. Tannahill.
! Mrs. Rumrill of Springfield, this state,
attended the reunion at her sisters, Mrs
Margaret Watsons, last week.
! Mir. and Mrs. O'Bren and daughter of
4 Boston left this morning, after spending
a few weeks in Harmonyville
The Baptist ladies' mission circle met
| last week Thursday afternoon. The sub
ject of the meeting was Africa.
\ base ball game was played Saturday
between the Grafton and Townshend
teams The Townshend team won, IS to
H.
Mrs. L. c. johnson of Winona, Mimi.
| favored the congregation at the Baptist
church Sunday with a solo, The Lost
Chord"
Mr.. Martin. who bought the Harris
place mile north Of the village, recent
~ has added an ell to the house. making
it much more convenient.
Through the kindness of f. T. Randall
and others a service was held at the
Holland schoohouse Sunday afternoon,
preparatory TO reopening it,
Mrs. a. d. Reynolds. of the Reformer
force, BrattlebOro, and her daughter, at
tended the concert last week. and We're
guests at the Townshend Inn
Mrs Nash and son and daughter of
Worcester have returned home, after
| spending several weeks with Mrs. Nash s
mother. Mrs. Helen Wetherbee.
Miss Booth, an artist from New York.
who has spent the summer in town, left
| this week for her home. Miss Booth
painted some fine landscapes while here.
The delegates appointed by the Baptist
church to attend the association at Wind
ham this week are c. .. Stebbins Mr..
! Truesdel George Houghton, Mrs. A y.
Blood and Miss Fletcher.
family reunion was held at the home
of Mrs. Margaret Watson while her son,
Mattison, was at home from San Jose,
Cal. Mr.. Watson Will take in the st.
Louis fair on his return trip.
The trustees. assisted by the senior
class, will give a reception at Academy
hall Tuesday evening, Sept. 10, to the
faculty OF Leland and Gray seminary. A
cordial invitation is extended to the pub
lie.
Miss Bean. one Of the artists who has
spent the summer in Townshend, enter
tanned her friends recently with archery
and a supper by Roaring brook. Miss
Ora Dale won the first prize in the arch
cry contest.
Mr.. and Mrs f. b. Batchelder and
Mr. and Mrs. a. a Mason started Tues
p day afternoon for Minnesota The Batch
elders will visit their son, who is in a
bank in Granite Falls, and Mrs Mason
has three brothers in Winona and ORR
tonna They went by way of Montreal.
The Congregational ladies' mission cir
Gle held their meeting with Mrs Baker
last week Friday. Sixteen persons were
= present. There were readings from the
T book. The Leavening OF the Nations,
which We're profitable and interesting. Al
, the close light refreshments were served
= on the lawn.
Mrs. James Reed and Mr.. Lester OF
Buffalo y. Y, have been guests the past
, week at the Townshend Inn. Mrs. Reed
, is a granddaughter of the late Gen. Sam
r uel Fletcher, one of the early settlers OF
this town. and history says a man Of
o great prominence. Mrs Reed attended
. the reunion of the Fletcher family II
e Boston Aug. 81, to which all the descend
n ants of Robert Fletcher We're invited.
The Oberln News contained a notice
Q of the death of Henry Pomerory OF Pitts
!, field, Ohio. He was a native OF Newfane
c and married Miss Alvira Bethany, for
= merly OF this place. They had family o.
d seven Children, of whom four are now liv-
ing. He was a charter member of tn,
e Pittsfield Grange. and remained a mos
= faithful and valued member all through
a his life. The community mourns the los!
Il of valued citizen, a genial friend and
h kind neighbor
y John Dunton, Lyndonviles centena
$ rian, celebrated his 1920 birthday ami
[, Versary Saturday. He has been spending
I three months. together with his daugh
d ter Lorinda, at Princeton, Mass will
II his other daughter Mrs. Elias o. Hast
: ings, formerly Martha Dunton. Mr.. Dun
ton recently suffered a serious fall be
ing badly bruised, but his condition il
now improving rapidly and he is look
ing forward with pleasure to returning
II to his home in Lyndonvile. Mr.. Dun
ton is a native of Townshend.
IT ]. c. Taft, Mrs. Abby Taft, Mrs. Kat
= Burchard and Miss II. A. Fletcher drov
to SaNtons River last Saturday and dine,
l. at the new hotel, which is fine building
l. in all its appointments and very well kept
d 1t is lighted with electric lights. Tn
town is much improved since we wer
l. there last. We noticed some handsom
: new residences and the concrete walks
II Its electric cars which run every hal
If hour give residents the best of railroa,
service; we felt like congratulating then
a. on the fact that they did not have to TAX
m their lives in their hands every time the,
l. boarded the cars. The fine service tn
r. electrics give them has doomed the tow
wonderfully and we think that good rail
road service would be equally beneficial
TO this village, and We are hoping that il
the futllra m baV N ri