Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-01

T.. u. lan0nan, formerly OF lnlS lOWut ID
principal After four years of work Rev.
]. j. Hull, financial agent of the insti-
tute, has raised a fund of $4,000, and 1t
is expected that this will be increased TO
$4,000 which will be paid over TO the
school next month as permanent endow-
ment fund.
Next Wednesday evening comes the
prize speaking contest and a very pleas
ing program has been arranged as fol-
lows: /, "Sombre," Miss Alice Warei 2,
How Jim Turner Broke up the School"
Miss Bessie Dutton; g. "Herve Riel,'
Miss Cola Martin; 4, "Ole Mistis." Miss
Nellie Dale; 5, "Toussaint fOverture,'
Edward Culver; 6, Silence" Miss Hazel
Taft; Z, "Lasca,' Miss Lena Landman;
8, How the Capn Saved the Day" Miss
Ethel Jones; 9, "Old Soapy," Miss Irene
Corser; 10, Kentucky Belle" Miss Sadie
Holden
Word was received Tuesday from Mrs.
T.. A. Kenyon, who has been with her
mother and sister in Bristol, r. l., sew
eral weeks, that the death of her mother
occurred Monday morning. She had been
in fairly good health since Mrs. Kenyon
had been with her and had been about
hor usual duties Monday morning. she
arose at and was engaged about pre-
pairing the breakfast when she was sud-
denly taken with difficult breathing. The
doctor was hastily summoned but she
never rallied and died at o'clock. The
funeral was held Thursday.
A very remarkable hen has just been
heard from, being in the possession of
Mrs. E. NJ. Chamberlain. About two
years ago all the fowls on the farm were
disposed of with the exception OF this one,
large Plymouth Rock hen, and since
that time she has ruled the roost without
dispute from any Of the feathered tribe
over a week ago n nest was found
late in the afternoon containing one egg
which was removed. The following morn
ing on looking in three full sized eggs were
discovered IN the same nest. few days
later two more were deposited in one
day. Now as Madam Plymouth Rock
happens to be the only hen on the farm
and no other fowls being in visiting dis
lance she gets the credit.
Considerable inconvenience was ex-
perienced Monday by those who had
gathered at the railroad station at the
usual hour for the morning train south
bound and found in account of heavy
landslide in Jamaica the train would be
delayed several hours. When IL finally
came IT was past o'clock and much val
liable time was lost in waiting. The room
at the station used for such purposes is
all right on a pleasant summer day, when
a traveller can circle it instead of going
in, but when the rain is falling in tor
rents and the air is chill, a more dis
agreeable, knocked to- pieces kind of
place is not TO be found and in plain
words it is a standing insult to the thrift
and neatness of the residents Of Towns
bend
good-sized and appreciative audi
ence filled Seminary hall Tuesday evening
to listen to the entertaining program
arranged by Miss Cressy, teacher OF the
piano. and so admirably carried out by
her pupils. Those who nave been privi-
legged to listen to previous recitas note
vi nj ha
her instruction have made from year to
year. While all deserve mention Miss
May Howe called forth especial notice,
rendering two selections "Serenade," by
Jensen, and 'Scherzino." by Moszkowski,
with remarkable accuracy and entirely
from memory. Miss Cressy's vocal Sc
lection. while not set to music. was lis
tened to with much interest as she told
Of the new method of teaching music TO
beginners and Of the perfect understand
ing which is acquired by those under in
struction. vote Of thanks seems due
Miss Greasy for affording the people of
| Townshend the pleasure OF hearing Mr.
and Mrs. Brasor of Brattleboro.
Sunday services at the Congrega tional
church appropriate to Memorial day were
not largely attended on account OF the
heavy rainfall which continued without
/ intermission throughout the day. Rev.
/ A. Edward Martin OF West Townshend
! spoke III very interesting way OF the
| heroes to whom we owe so much and OF
/ the record they leave 10 posterity He
! spoke very feelingly OF the two members
| OF Birchard post who had enrolled over
yonder during the past year. Henry
/ Twitchell OF Townshend and Col. Twitch-
| ell, United States consul at Kingston.
! Canada, both OF the same name, but not
Of the same blood. both lying in Towns
! bend cemeteries, on whose graves flowers
! will be placed by the Grand Army for the
| first time this year. The ever beautiful
! selection Of music, sleep. Peacefully
| Sleep" was rendered by the united choirs
/ of both churches. The congrega ton
Joined at the close of the service in the
grand old hymn, America"
A short but severe thunder shower as
any known here in years passed over
! this town Friday evening between Z and
s O'Clock. number had gathered in
! the post Office waiting for the mail to be
sorted and several were assembled on
| the veranda in front of w. r. Sparks s
store when a crash OF thunder and bolt
! of lightning came instantaneously and
with such startling report that all were
| for a minute half stunned. Several felt
a sensation similar to a shock from an
electric battery. One little chap of seven
| years who was in the crowd at the post
office was so badly frightened that he set
up such a screaming that several minutes
! We're required TO reassure him, and he
was afterward heard TO declare that he
| was going to have a lightning rod on
him. 1t was found later that a telephone
pole near p. H. Rutter's was struck the
bolt following a guy wire to an elm tree
from which the bark was torn, thence by
baTbed wire fence to a butternut tree
probably there entering the ground Al
the same time a light was blown out in
the central telephone Office and the wires
somewhat disturbed.
Clearance Sale.
! Miss Grout offers all her millinery
stock for sale at lowest prices, wishing &c
dispose of the stock within two or three
| weeks. All untrimmed hats sell for 25C
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