Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09
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Mrs. Flora Reed OF Townshend Is. I'm
Wardsboro for weeks visit
George Austin Gale and Miss Annie
Gale spent Sunday in Chester.
Mrs. Mary Phillips is visiting her son,
Wright Phillips, in Bellows Falls
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Ambrose and Miss
Anna spent Sunday In Bellows Falls.
Remember the "tip-top' supper to be
given by the men this evening in the Bap-
fist vestry
The womans Home club will meet
next Wednesday, Nov. IL, with Miss
Susan Ross
Hadassah league win be entertained at
the home Of Mrs r. d. Phillips Friday
afternoon, Nov 16.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Martin have Wis
tied relatives during the past week in
Londonderry and Jamaica.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sperry OF Cavendish
and Mrs c. V. Bryant OF Londonderry
visited Tuesday at f. ID. Reeds.
c. NJ. HobrooS who was IN town last
week. has put in foundations for stones to
be set up soon in the cemetery.
Sickness seems to be prevalent among
the children at the north part OF the town,
none OF the cases being serious however
Royal sanderson reports the rainfall
for october 2h inches; also that the
sun was invisible seven successive days.
H. j. Wilson of the Dewitt Grocery
| CO., Bratteboro, came to spend Sun
day with his mother Mrs. Sarah Wilson.
Mrs. Ellen Plumb and Miss Mary Plumb
drove to Westminster Saturday, remain
! ing over Sunday with Mrs Plumb's
! brother.
Misses Alice and Laura Ware entertain
| ed IL of their young friends from the
north part OF the town at their home Mon
! day evening.
Royal Sanderson has received from his
| son in Georgia a barrel OF sweet potatoes
and is kindly inviting his neighbors TO
| sample .Iem.
Raymond Beebe has changed his place
| OF residence to Bellows Falls where ne
has position with the Vermont Farm
Machine company.
Frank Davis of Newfane was in town
Monday with a handsome matched pair
| of bays raised by Lawrence Of West
! Townshend. aged four and Ave years.
George Cook, who was In New Hamp-
| shire for medical treatment, has re-
| turned to his home with his sister Mrs
| A. l. Saxton He is, somewhat improved
! in health
| ing her sister Mrs. Ward. in Guilford
returned home Saturday, remaining un-
I'll Tuesday. when she left for London
| derry and Weston.
Two auctions are billed for the
near future, that Of Dennis Jones on
the 10th and Of l. d. Lowe on the 18th,
/ when live stock, farming tools, lumber
and household goods will be sold.
Raymond Brown, who worked at the
| hotel during the summer. left town Mon
/ day. He has gone TO BaldwinsviIle
| Mass, where he has work, Herbert Stone
! formerly OF this town, having secured for
| him the situation.
Mrs. F. d. Reed received news We'd
nesday OIL the sudden death OF her uncle
Anthony Harrington. in Providence, r.
l., where he was staying on business.
| Mr.. Harrington was a frequent visitor in
town and will be remembered by many.
| Col. Henry Dutton. who has been Ill
| at his summer home in Harmonyville
was attended recently by DR.. Gardiner. an
eminent specialist OF Providence, r. l.
/ Mr.. Dutton was somewhat improved last
week and able TO make the journey to
his home in Gainesville. Fla.
The freshman class of Leland & Gray
seminary were wearing smiling faces
| Tuesday morning along with the new
| class pins which, by the way. are very
neat productions of their kind. being OF
silver and nearly heart-shaped with the
front In the class colors. old gold and
blue. done in enamel, and L. G. S. across
| the face,
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! town, known many years as the Lowe
| farm, has been sold this week to Dennis
| Jones. who will soon occupy IL. The re-
| cent owner, Leslie Lowe. spent his entire
| life on the place. and his father. Lodi
wick Lowe, owned and occupied 1t be-
| fore him and built the brick house now
standing in good repair.
| Z. NJ. Spencer OF Jamaica formerly
with L. r. Barnes in the local meat
m haC n fish qfa
route through town. coming Wednesdays,
| The present week he was unable TO Sc
! cure a supply OF oysters on account OF the
| severe storms that have recently pre-
vailed along the coast. proving disastrous
/ 10 the fishermen, but he expects to MI
! all orders in the future.
| II. II. Chamberlain reports that a fine
/ heifer which was In the pasture about
| two miles from his house was shot during
! the open season for deer and left to
! starve to death by the valiant hunter.
| The shot broke the animals jaw and tore
| her tongue. which was so swollen that
it prevented the heifer from eating or
| drinking. 1t may have been three or
| four days before Mr.. Chamberlain was
informed OF the heifer's condition. when
| he went TO the pasture and killed her
The Townshend base ball association
! will present the three-act drama. 1.-THE
Squires Daughter" in the town hall Wed
/ nesday evening. Nov L. Cast OF char
! acters: Squire Hawkins. member OF Con-
| gress. A. L. Rand; Josiah Brown. from
the country, Eugene Cudworth Albert
Read, not beyond redemption F. II. Law
renee; Fred Dudley, a lawyer. r. w.
Blood; Francois, descendant from Napo-
leon. w. NJ. Sparks: Mrs. Hawkins. head
| OF the family Mrs. A. l.. Rand: Stella
! Brown. able to take care of herself. Miss
Lizzie Aldrich; Lila Hawkins, the squire's
| daughter, Mrs. +. II. Lawrence. Music
/ will be furnished by Dugan ana Leitsinger
OF Brattleboro. Curtain will rise at 8
| O'Clock
! Mrs. r. A. Kenyon, who is still de-
tanned in Rhode Island attended the
National w. c. T. U. convention al Hart
! ford, Conn, last week, having a seat
| with the Vermont delegation by virtue OF
her office as state secretary of the Loyal
! Temperance Legion branch. During her
weeks stay there she was entertained at
| the hospitable home of Eugene Wilbur, a
! former resident Of this village. She
writes OF visiting Prof Smythe. former
principal OF Leland & Gray seminary, who
is now teacher OF sciences at the Hart
ford high school. also OF spending a day
with Mr. and Mrs. Sellew, who with their
| two boys. are living at East Hartford.
| Mr.. Sellew being principal of the East