Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-03-16
IOWNSHEMD.

May Howe IS visiting In Bratueboro
this week.
Mrs A. B. Metcalf is at home for
few days stay.
Miss Florence Marsh is spending the
week in Newfane.
The school directors held a meeting and
organized last Monday.
The robins have been spoken of but the
crows are more in evidence.
f, neighborhood party was held at Frank
Stevens's Wednesday evening.
Betty Whitney has been working a
week at E. II. Fessenden's.
The Hadassah league will meet with
Mrs. r. N. Marsh on March %.
Mrs. F. L. Lowe entertained the Dorcas
Guild last week and the society was well
represented, 20 being present.
The Woman's Home club met at the
chapel Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs Ralph Snyder Is entertaining her
sister and husband from Maine.
Miss Christie Park and Charlie of
Brattleboro are at A. r. Parks.
Mrs. Hopkins of New York is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. II. w. Lewis.
Blazing Star lodge Of Masons worked
the first degree Wednesday night
Mrs w. A. Eddy has gone to ST. AL
bans to visit her aunt, Mrs. Holbrook.
]. II. Ware and his hired men are run
ming his own sugar place this season.
Mrs. Park Holland will entertain her
neighbors and friends Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Don Boutele visited this
week at Arthur Wellmans in Brookline
Harry Sparks is driving the northern
stage this week in place of Mr.. Carleton.
Mr., and Mrs. w. II. Miles are spending
few days in Brookine with their daugh-
ter
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home after visiting her sister, Mrs. Royal
Sanderson.
e. II. Fessenden, who has been on the
sick list and housed several weeks. was
able to be about town Monday.
f. A. Williams of Harmonyvile soon
will move his family to the Belden farm
about five miles south of Brattleboro
Miss Mabel f. Howard visited last We'd
nesday at Earl Knapp's This week she
is with her aunt and family in Adams,
Mass.
Union services were held at the Con.
grega Honal church last Sunday evening
Rev. Mr.. Meacham not being in his usual
health
Charles Willard and WIN Scott have
sold their cider jelly and are shipping II
this week to the Saxtons River Jelly
company
The Monday Night club was entertained
at the home OF Mr. and Mrs F. l.. Lowe
March u. The readings were from Edgar
| Allen Poe.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Gale and son, May
ward. of Saxtons River. visited Mr.. Gales
mother and sisters at Martin Sparks's
last Sunday.
Things have queted down somewhat
/ since town meeting. but there is an oc-
casional post norton Of the proceedings
at the corner store.
Mrs. J. c. Taft and Miss Hazel Taft
went to Brattleboro Thursday, Miss
Hazel remaining for short visit with
Miss Josephine Taft.
Will Blood has sold his stock Of young
cattle to Edward Durham, as they re-
quire too much OF his time when he is
occupied in the mill.
Miss Cora Buell.. who has been work.
ing for Miss Fletcher. was taken Ill this
week and left for her home In Land
grove Wednesday morning.
Robert Cushman is one OF the busiest
! boys in town and at last report had en-
rolled himself as one of the working
force at Wizards mill for the vacation
week.
Did some one ask II L. d. Lowe had
| changed his name to Cephas? No he has
not 1t is the same as ever-Ieslie and
he is not town agent but fence viewer No
l. with capital +.
Mrs. Harry Franklin of Harmonyville
Will entertain the ladies of the Dorcas
Guild on the first Wednesday afternoon
| in April and their husbands will be pres
ent in the evening
The Dorcas Guild will give a social at
Seminary hall next Tuesday evening
Frank Lawrence will be present to enter
tain with his graphophone. Cake ice
cream and homemade candles will be for
sale ALI come and have good time.
~ nd
Der of friends to her home Tuesday even
| ing as a surprise visit to Mr. Rand, the
day being his birthday anniversary. The
time was enjOyably spent socially. and in
playing games. Refreshments were
served.
1T is the early bird that catches the
worm is proved again. Figuratively
speaking, F. D. Reed is one of them this
year, having made between FIVE and six
hundred pounds of maple sugar which
sold at from is cents to 25 cents per
pound.
The Congregational church society at
their meeting voted to release Rev G..
II. Baker April l. Mr.. Baker will leave
the last of the month for his new home
and occupation that of supervising edi-
tor of daily paper published in Aber-
deem, South Dakota.
A novel way of making maple syrup is
being carried on at Charles Wizards mill
the apparatus for making cider jelly being
used with the addition of a galvanized
iron inner pan, the boiling being done
entirely by steam. The syrup manu-
featured in this way is of very fine quail
ity.
West River Grange will meet Monday
| evening, March 49, The program follows:
Music by Grange; paper. Mrs. Plumb
recitation, Ernest Hodgdon; singing,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Franklin; read
ing. Mrs Miles; reading, Fred Os-
good; singing, Hugh Phillips; question,
Resolved, That the Grange is a benefit
to its members and also TO the COM
munity''; singing, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Cobb.
c. d. Beebe may be a good road COM
missioner for all we know, but he is not
the man for Townsnend this year. We
want first to give Frank Martin a chance,
as he is the man elected to the Office
Mr.. Martin has been in town about two
years, having bought when he came the
Emily Harris place, about three fourths
OF mile north of the village. If there
is as much improvement in our roads
during his term OF Office as there has
been about the land and buildings which
he now owns and occupies, we shall have
occasion to congratulate ourselves on
having secured so capable man.
We had almost as many visitors in
town last week as come to us a week in
midsummer. Among those to receive
| cordial greeting We're several old semin-