Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-03-09
TOWNSHEND.


Mrs e. w, Phillips visited in Newfane
this week
Ray Shine is Ill with tonsilltis and under
the doctors care.
Mrs Margaret Watson is in windham
caring for the sick.
Miss Rubie Stebbins has been visiting
Mrs. Harry Adams in Brattleboro
e. II. Fessenden has been i'll with grip
and was not able to attend town meeting.
Hollie Wilson of Brattleboro came Sat
uruay night to spend Sunday with his
mother.
Miss Myrtle Marsh has been staying a
few days in Newfane with her siater,
Miss Eta Marsh.
Edwin Persons of Harmonyville has
been appointed station agent in place of
%. L. Hastings, resigned.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shaw of Windham
recently visited their uncle and aunt,
John and Isadore Whitcomb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corser entertained a
number Of their friends in a very happy
manner at their home Tuesday evening
Mrs. Inez Blodgett, who has been away
part of the winter has opened her
house to boarders from A. e. Parks
mill.
Charles Evans. who has been spending
the winter months in Frogmore, S. c.,
has arrived home, much improved in
health.
Mrs. Emma Clark, accompanied by her
granddaughter, Nella Clark, Of Hinsdale,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Herbert
Franklin
Invitations have been issued to the
stockholders of the Townshend Inn to
be present at the annual meeting of the
corporation on March 10 at 7S0 p. m.
Mrs. Estabrook who has been at e.
II. Fessendens assisting about the house,
was taken III Tuesday and J. c. Taft
carried her to her home in Wardsboro.
Mrs. E. A. Kenyon left Tuesday morn
ing for her annual visit of several weeks
with her mother and sister in Bristol,
r. !. She viii stop en- route at Woon-
socket and Providence where she has
relatives.
Mrs. o. w. Follett has received an in
teresting letter from her cousin, VINO is
one OF the mechanical engineers employed
on the Panama canal. He likes the work
and finds things much pleasanter than
they are represented in the newspapers.
Following are the names of the new
members of the Y. p. S. c. E., received
last Sunday evening: Frank Bickford,
Hugh Mack, Henry Rowe. Earle Martin,
Royal Scudder, Bernie Phillips. Ethel
Jones, Alice Ware, Florence Marsh,
Florence Ober
Clarence Snow, n native Of this town,
VINO for some time has been connected
in different capacities with the Brooklyn
Eagle, recently received his third pro-
motion, with increase of salary, and now
stands next to the head manager. He
has bought house in the city.
The winter term of school at Leland
and Gray seminary ends today. The
term has been extended one week on ac-
n ~ s4.-N.-
when the new furnace was put in. There
will be only one weeks vacation. the
spring term beginning March 20.
Mrs. Rosetta Howard Wood of Newfane
died at the home Of her brother. Arson
Howard. in Mortified, Mass. and the body
was brought here for burial Tuesday She
formerly lived on the place now oc-
cupied by DR.. Nash. Mrs. Woods father
built the house, and his grandfather
was one OF the first settlers OF Towns
bend.
A pleasant neighborhood party was
held at the home OF Miss Harriet Fletcher
last Friday evening. when Frank Law
renee entertained the guests with his
new photograph. He mas some fine rec
ords and his phondgraph is one of the
best we have ever heard. Mr.. Lawrence
has kindly entertained parties at his
home and at the homes OF a number OF
his friends.
The ladies' aid society held their an
nual meeting Tuesday and elected the
following officers: President Mrs Trues-
dell; vice president, Mrs. w. H. Miles;
secretary Miss Harriet Fletcher; treas
urer Mrs. A. A. Mason; directors, Mrs
J. II. Ware, Mrs L. Dutton, Mrs S.
Wilson, Mrs, A. Greenwood, Mrs. F. II.
Willard, Mrs f. L. Hastings, Mrs. c.
w. Cutler and Mrs Margaret Watson
he
vertised had to be given up. as no oys-
tiers could be obtained from any source,
but hot dinner was served and enjoyed
by large number, the receipts being
about $12.
The town meeting Tuesday was the
most interesting meeting in several years
The young voters were on the war path
and gave everything a lively shaking up.
More than the usual number Of voters
were out, about 100 being present out Of
200 in the town. The school report by
Rev. G. Fl. Baker, superintendent, was
given much attention. DIR. Rice, as
health officer. called attention to the
fact that the school building in No.
Is unfit to be used for school purposes.
1t was voted that the taxes be paid to
the town treasurer, and that so cents
on dollar of the grand list be raised
for town purposes.
Last oiluIudN night NHt mouse owned
and lived In by Lyman Gale about two
and one-half miles north of the village
caught fire from a burning chimney and
very likely would have been destroyed
but for the ice storm which was then
prevailing Mr.. Gale. living alone and
being deaf did not know of the Chin
ney's burning until he saw the light out
side on the snow, and II being his custom
to lock the door before leaving that part
OF the house, he did so and went upstairs
to fight the fire. Carl Johnson, seeing the
light from the fire, went to the house and
upon finding the door locked broke in and
rendered valuable assistance in saving
the building.
The people of Harmonyville always have
est part of the walk to and from the
village has been the long hill, because
of the deep shade from the trees on the
high bank above. Many a warm day they
have breathed a sigh of relief on reach
ing that part of the walk and escaping
for a while the hot sun. There were many
expressions of disapproval when the men
repairing the road took the loads OF
earth from that green bank because it
was handy and left two great unsightly
holes to mar the beauty of the place
We consoled ourselves with the thought
that in two or three years the vines and
new growth might partly conceal them.
But how can we console ourselves for
the cutting down of that welcome shade?
Is it all to go or can the tree commits