Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-22
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBoRO, FRIDAY DECE
ToWNsHEND.

Robert Greenwood is at home.
The air is full of Merry Christmas"
Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence has returned
| home.
Fred Willard has returned from Mont
pelier.
Cyrus Farmer has been recent visitor
| i'm town.
Herbert Kidder is visiting his sister,
Mrs Goodell, in Keene.
The Grange served the annual oyster
supper last Friday evening.
Can't an effort be made TO light the
street in the north part of the village?
Matte Crane is at home from Putney,
where she has been at work five years.
The Dorcas Guild held a successful sale
of fancy articles and books Tuesday
| evening.
Bert Ober has left his work at the meat
market and is attending school at the
seminary.
Col. Franklin, Mrs Fayette Cook and
| Mrs Fred Willard have been suffering
! from rheumatism.
The basket ball team of the high school
| from Brattleboro will play with the SEM
| mary team tonight.
Ray Shine worked last week for Edgar
Allbee and this week has begun work in
c. II. Wizards steam mill
We hear that a new saw mill viii be
erected later on the Manning place, to get
of the lumber in that region.
Jennie Mccoy, who is employed at the
hotel is at her home in Londonderry, on
account Of having whooping cough.
The winter term of school numbers
more pupils than usual and more are ex-
pected than in the fall, when 70 pupils
attended.
The Home club Of the Congregational
society held their last meeting Of the
season with Mrs. Hattie winslow last
week Thursday.
Harry Pierce is at home for time,
after travelling in New York state in the
| interest of a photograph company, which
enlarges pictures.
Some OF the Navajo Indians will be
made more comfortable this winter for
| the efforts OF the Woman's Baptist Mis-
sion society in this place.
Townshend is not the coolest place there
| is, for we learn from last weeks papers
that when the record was eight and 80
below in other places 1t was only one
below here.
The seminary will be closed next week
| while the new furnace Is being Installed.
The building has been uncomfortatAy
| cold for the students during the recent
cold weather.
The roll call at the Baptist church will
take place Saturday, Jan. 6. Dinner will
be served for the church and society,
| instead OF just the society. as the notice
last week stated.
Mrs. Van Schaick Of Hoosick, N Y, Is
visiting at her fathers, Charles Austins,
in Harmonyville and Mr.. Van Schaick
will come here the last OF this week to
spend the holidays.
The seminary basket ball team played
| Friday evening with the ex-high school
| team OF Brattleboro At the close OF the
game the score stood Sc 10 6 in favor OF
| the seminary team.
Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell Davis were in
| Jacksonville last week to attend the we'd
ding reception which took place after the
Davis Butterfeld wedding. The bride
| groom is "a brother Of Mr.. Davis OF this
place.
Some OF the members of the magazine
| club complain that they are not receiving
their reading as they should. Some OF
| the magazines are not coming when they
are due. We wish each member would
see to II that faithful service is given in
this respect.
Mrs. Amelia Gale recently had her
photograph taken, and five generations
are included in the picture-Mrs Gale,
her daughter. Mrs. Rachel Twitchell: Mrs.
| Twitchell's son. Charles Twitchell; Mr..
| Twitehell's daughter, Mrs. Maud Stroud,
and her infant daughter.
The annual meeting of the Congrega
| tional church was held Monday evening
]. II. Ware was moderator and J. o.
Follett clerk. Mrs. Osgood was chosen
treasurer; Fred Randall. collector; II. II.
Holbrook. J. H. Ware. L. II. Allbee, pru-
dental committee. The prudential COM
mttee are also auditors.
The Christian Endeavor society has
| elected the following officers TO serve six
months President Miss Hope Chase;
vice president, DR.. F. l.. Osgood; secre-
| tary, Nellie Dale; corresponding secretary,
| Mrs. George Baker: treasurer, Miss Stella
Gray; chairman Of lookout committee.
Mrs. William Blood; chairman Of prayer
meeting committee, Alice Dale; chairman
OF social committee. Mrs. c. H. Baker;
| chairman of music committee, Miss May
Howe.
At the annual meeting OF the Grange
the following officers were elected:
| Master, Fred Willard: overseer, Harry
| Franklin; lecturer, Mrs. +. b. Batchelder;
steward, r. n. Marsh: assistant steward,
| Mrs. H o. Cobb chaplain. Mrs. w II.
| Miles: treasurer, DIR. +. L. Osgood gate
| keeper. ]. o. Follett; secretary, Mrs. F.
L. Osgood; Ceres, Mrs. Fred Willard;
Pomona, Mrs. r. n. Marsh; Flora, Mrs.
Matte Turner; lady assistant steward.
Mrs. Lyman Gale; organist, Mrs. Harry
Franklin
The annual meeting OF the Baptist
church took place Monday evening. Dea-
con Stebbins was moderator and the fol-
! lowing officers were chosen to serve the
coming year: President, Deacon Steb-
bins; vice president, Fred willard; sec
rotary, F. d. Reed; collector. Fred Will
lard; prudential committee, r. d. Phillips.
A. A. Mason, F. d. Reed; treasurer, f.
L. Hastings; bookkeeper, Mrs Sarah Will
son; auditor. A. A. Mason; ushers, Stella
Gray, Bessie Dutton, Ethel Sparks and
| Raymond Truesdell