Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-23
TOWNSHEND.


his barn.
w. II. Miles was in Dover last week
| on business.
Mrs. Jane Derry has gone to saxtons
| River to live.
REV. e. A. Royal preached in saxtons
| River Sunday.
Russell Blood has been at home from
| Bellows Falls
VIII Boutele is moving into the Har-
rson Eddy tenement
Bertha Phillips is visiting her sister,
| Mrs. Prince, I'm Boston.
Mrs Clara Blanchard has gone to Mon
| tague for short stay.
The Hadassah league met last week in
| the vestry of the church.
Miss Martha Crane has returned after
a visit i'm Springfield Mass, and Putney
| The roll call at the Congregational
| church viii take place next week Wed
| nesday.
Miss Eva Aldrich of Westmoreland has
| returned to be with her sister, Mrs. VIII
! Sparks.
The young people in town have formed
a Reading club Scott Is the first author
! they will take up.
The Changers will hold their annual
| oyster supper on Tuesday evening Dec
| p, at Townshend Inn.
| Mr.. Macdonald, who came home from
| his work in Providence. II. J., on account
of Illness, is improving.
Dora Durham is working at Orison Fol-
! let's, taking the place OF Era Austin,
who has been there some time.
The ladies' mission circle of the Congre-
| gational church will meet with Mrs. Abby
! Taft next Wednesday afternoon
Next week Saturday afternoon there
will bc a covenant meeting at the Baptist
| church. and on Sunday communion
The snow rollers have reached town.
| and they will reach the limits Of the
town in their work north and south.
The seminary students had an enter
tainment the closing evening OF the term,
giving a play and holding a social after
ward.
Union Christmas services will be held
! at the Congregational church tomorrow
evening. with music and interesting ex-
| ercscs.
People living below Harmonyvile are
| wondering why they cannot have the
| rural delivery as well as those at the
north part OF the town.
Rev Henry \. Goodhue. our former
pastor. preached two excellent sermons
Sunday morning and evening in the alb
| sence Of Rev. George Baker.
The seminary closed it's long term last
Friday, and Principal and Mrs. Perkins
| have gone to New Haven and Shelton,
Conn. to spend the vacation.
Miss Smith. one Of the teachers at the
seminary, has gone to he home in Win
chendon, Mass, to spend her two weeks
vacation. Miss Lane will remain here.
Mrs Herbert Johnson of Saxtons River,
accompanied by her sister Mrs. Rich
ardson Of Milford Mass. visited their
parents Mr. and Mrs. Brooks. last week.
West River Grange will meet at the us
| ual place Friday evening. Dec. 80. Every
member is requested to be present at this
| time, as there l. business to be transact
| ed.
Mrs Lizzie Barber has gone to London
derry, and will spend most OF the winter
| with her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Cum
mings. and at her fathers. Luther Whit
| combs. In Wardsboro
Rev Mr.. Beeman OF Jamaica occupied
| the pulpit at the Baptist church Sunday
and preached an excellent sermon from !
Colossians, 81. lie also gave a good
talk at the Sunday school session.
Mrs Hugh IIobrook has returned from
| Prof. Newton's in Andover, Mass, whore
she has been several weeks on account
! of the serious illness of her daughter,
Mrs. Newton, who Is now convaicscent
The ladies Of the Congrega tional socie-
| ty met at Or. Osgoods last week and
| enjoyed pleasant meeting. telling In
| rhyme how they earned their dollars. We
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production eXcellcd all others In merit.
The sale held at the town hall Satur-
day afternoon and evening 10y the Daugh-
| tiers of Dorcas, with "A bag sale by the
| Dorcas Guild, was very pleasant affair
and great success From the variety
Of fancy and useful things presented.
| everyone could find something to suit
herself or friend.
We are sorry the waterpipes are frozen
which bring water TO the corner OF West
street where 1t was such a convenient
watering place for animals. and we hope
none OF them will go thirsty on account
of II. Human beings can take care OF
| themselves. but the brute creation are
the sufferers every time I'm the lack Of any
supply.
\ parish party was held at the home of
f. h. Batchelder Wednesday evening. Dec.
! II. About 60 people were present and all
enjoyed the evening in a social way.
Mr. Livermore was present with his phon
| ograph, which all enjoyed. The Dorcas
Guild served cake and coffee. This is the
| first of a series OF free socials which the
| Guild will give at different homes every
month during the winter.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
church took place Monday evening, and
| the officers to serve the coming year are
as follows President, G. H. Houghton;
vice president c. Q. Stebbins; secretary,
| Fred ID. Reed collector. \. A. Mason; pru-
| dental committee, T.. l.. Hastings. c. @.
Sebbins, r. ID. Phillips; treasurer, f. l..
Hastings bookkeeper, Mrs. Sarah Will
son; auditor, Fred II. Willard ushers,
| Frank Gray. Raymond Starr. Hollie Will
son, Raymond Truesdell.
Ossian Doolittle Ashley, SO. who died
at his home i'm New York Friday, was a
| native of this town. He was connected
with the stock exchanges of New York
and Boston many years and In 1887 was
elected president of the Wabash West
ern Railway company, now a part of the
present Wabash system. and in 1889 he
| was elected president of the Wabash Rail-
road company in which office he contin-
ued until he was elected chairman of the
board in 1901 At the time of his death
| he was also a director of the New York,
Ontario & Western Railway company and
of the Consolidated National bank of
| Boston. Mr. Ashley was captain of the
| Boston Tigers" which was organized in
1898, and during the civil war he inter-
| ested himself in military affairs in New
| York. In 1862 he was elected lieutenant
| colonel of the Thirty Seventh Regiment,
| n. Y. n. G., and was subsequently its col
| onel. Mr., Ashley leaves wife, three
daughters and a son. who is dean of the
New York university law school.
| WEST TOWNSHEND.